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I can also the point that this thread is about 4,000 posts too long and we should have moved on a long time ago. Emulating real life is...

Of course my reaction to that is "Have a system that provides more." I've never considered GM intervention a good substitute for rules...

Consider that the last time that was common was probably, oh, I want to say 30-40 years ago now? So yeah, you've got to go two-three...

A stopped clock is right twice a day. But it doesn't brag about it on the internet when it happens.

I'm extremely cynical of the lines here being as clear as you seem to be suggesting they are with any commonality. Even more so that...

I tell you the truth; I think you have to like other elements of 3e a whole lot to last long enough to build up that kind of...

Where do I find value in RPG products? 1) in yoinkable content I can apply to a game I play a lot and/or to variety of games. 2) in an...

Yeah, Bob is consistently trying to be a good person, and knows right and wrong when he sees it, mostly. I loved that one of his...

Some of it may be that even before people started playing with AI, there's been a pretty large amount of fantasy artwork out there...

Its not like when generating fantasy heroes that being good at what you do isn't a fairly natural tendency, so even those who are not...

Over and above the issues of power creep and alpha striking (which doesn't require a lot of mini-maxing at those levels to drop into)...

You can certainly find lower calorie meals now--though I suspect if the restaurants were willing to use lower fat-ratio ground beef, low...

Well, there will be no more "buying a house" posts from me in this thread. Because from now on it will be "having bought a house"...

So, the hamburger is a sandwich? Do you have hamburgers that aren't ... ah, I see, two entries up. Thank you.

I try not to be dogmatic about it in the TTRPG space, but I don't think you could describe those as the rules to a game accurately.