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Take cars. They achieved their basic form and function by around 1920 if not sooner, and from then until about 2005 all we saw were...

I suppose it depends who you're talking to. Some folks have pretty strenuous disagreements without feeling either party is rude. Some...

I think that Matt's point is that if you're part of a community, it's because you like the thing. If you get too negative about it, you...

I think the difference is that the pineapple thread is obviously offtopic. He focuses on communities built around a specific thing (in...

I'm confused. I took part and I agree that the conservatism thread was highly productive and did a great deal to clarify my own...

Here's an important point to remember in large online spaces: To any given reader, in some ways you aren't an individual. The generic...

I think this is common in many "artists". I have a family member who is a great artist, but they refuse to "sell themselves" thinking...

You can. But not if you frame it (even if just to yourself) as an attempt to sway folks from their starting position! Not all...

Player, 10 minutes before the game starts: I'm at a dinner that's a little behind, I'll be a teensy bit late. Expect me at 7:15. That...

Well the person who wrote it recommends using a bennie system to over ride some dice rolls so that you're more likely to generate a...

I find value in conversations even if the other person is not willing to change their mind, because the act of discourse will help...

Criticism is good, and life wouldn't be worth living without disagreement.

I had 4/5 pcs being able to cast it. CR13 with crappy wisdom save may as well have been CR 0. Wall of Fire approach/flee spam...

I haven't watched the final video yet, but I caught Matt doing a draft version over on his Twitch channel. I think what we have here is...

Our Hexploration Decks Kickstarter ends at 10:30pm US eastern time today! (Oct 30th.). So if you're interested in cards of ideas to help...