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Also, one good thing about physical copies (at least for fairly mainstream and popular games). If you buy them, flip trough, don't like... -
TheSword replied to the thread What's Your Price Limit?.They’re terrible value for you, because you aren’t playing the game. If you were playing the game they are amazing value. Even a...
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TTRPG books are massively undervalued. The profit margins are non-existent, and creators get paid less than minimum wage for a book...
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TheSword reacted to Retreater's post in the thread D&D General How Do I Help Mentor a GM Making Rookie Mistakes? with
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Points taken! Thanks for all the input. It's definitely put my gripes into perspective. I think I'll just sit back and go with the flow... -
TheSword replied to the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien.My dad read the hobbit to me when I was about 8 years old. Riddles in the Dark was a formative experience. I tackled Lord of the Rings...
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TheSword reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread So you're done with D&D but still want to play D&Dish fantasy... with Like.
Frankly, when I'm done with D&D then I'm done with fantasy for awhile. I don't see a huge advantage to transitioning to a whole other...
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TheSword reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread D&D General How Do I Help Mentor a GM Making Rookie Mistakes? with
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Caution: things that would be bad habits for me are sometimes strengths for others. I'm going to be blunt: I think most of the OP's... -
TheSword replied to the thread D&D General How Do I Help Mentor a GM Making Rookie Mistakes?.Yeah, it’s the first campaign, there’s time. Flexing the rules is a natural part of young people learning a system. My god, I think back...
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TheSword replied to the thread D&D General How Do I Help Mentor a GM Making Rookie Mistakes?.This is not advice for a typical DM though. If she’s a teenager (or as close to it as possible) trying to run a game for the first time...
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TheSword reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread D&D General How Do I Help Mentor a GM Making Rookie Mistakes? with Like.
One of the great benefits of being old is that I’ve screwed up enough to know that I am wrong about things a lot more than I realize...
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TheSword replied to the thread D&D General How Do I Help Mentor a GM Making Rookie Mistakes?.Honestly if it’s her first canpaign, get over it. She has to find her own style and approach. Give feed back at the end, not as you...
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TheSword reacted to Morrus's post in the thread D&D General How Do I Help Mentor a GM Making Rookie Mistakes? with Like.
I think you don't. Let her make her mistakes. We all made mistakes when we started (and still do). Compliment her on the stuff she's...
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TheSword replied to the thread Itch.io is shadowbanning or deleting NSFW and LGBTQ content.I guess with these things, enforcement isn't required if there is a 'chilling' effect. If itch.io think that it might become an issue...
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TheSword reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Itch.io is shadowbanning or deleting NSFW and LGBTQ content with Like.
They do actually talk about payment processors: You can search on that text if you like. So payment processors are seemingly not being...
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TheSword replied to the thread Trying out WFRP 4e - Ubersreik Days and Nights [+].The second session is complete. A few in the group said how long a fortnight seemed to take between sessions so I offered to run weekly...
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