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The more AP I watch, the less it resembles actually playing an RPG.

We can only afford 1 service. Choice is an illusion. If the deal goes through we would have access to at least 20 HBO shows we didn’t...

I can't imagine this will result in a better experience for viewers. There have been a lot of big bets on shows to capture the market...

Netflix has triumphed in the bidding war for Warner Bros. and HBO, announcing a deal that could combine two of the three biggest...

Well, the point is definitely not to make realistic planets. My understanding is the planets are really only a few dozens of kilometers...

My understanding is a bit of both. They are simulating a galaxy for folks to explore, and also want interesting gameplay.

Let's talk about map design for dungeons in D&D. What works, what doesn't. What promotes good exploration play versus what hinders it...

You can make up a lot of things on the spot as the GM and pass it off, especially if you're skilled. The players won't know if you fudge...

I would make the argument that the disclaiming of decision-making, specifically authorial decision making (the creation of the next...

Sure, I would agree with most of that. But assuming those arbitrary choices still produce some kind of functional output, I still think...

Once? Almost certainly not. Rarely? Again, almost certainly not. If it is only the weather? Again, probably not really. But, if we...

How much of a difference depends on a lot of things, mostly player psychology and how much illusionism is used. Probably not much...

In specific, perhaps not from this exact thing (though maybe, depending how a GM presents things). In aggregate, yes absolutely: the...

But it also isn’t trying to model anything either, other than making something planet-like. There’s a difference between a computer...

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