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I'm 56. The thing I've noticed most is that my verbal word recall when I am GMing a game is getting harder. I'm trying to describe a...

That was my point. A lot of time detail comes out when its relevant, and otherwise gets elided. Yeah, but, bluntly, when you're not...

Notably, there's some evidence that addictive behavior runs in families, and sometimes expresses as substance abuse and sometimes other...

On another forum: Half the membership reads newspaper hit piece. Swallows it hook, line, and sinker, and start going off about the...

We were walking around Wind Cave (in the Black Hills) and had this guy turn our loop hike into a funky-shaped out-and-back hike. DO NOT...

NPS has no chill Feelin' hot hot hot! No matter the time of year or activity, it’s important to stay hydrated and drink before you feel...

Nothing like responding to a post you already responded to...

Not when the needed dice are non-standard and out of "print"... Or when players can't be arsed to learn a d6 conversion table that's...

My guy with low bandwidth often forgets he has push-to-talk on...

I love rolling physical dice, but even more, I love everyone being able to see the role. Not to avoid cheating, I'm not worried about...

I'm using Discord these days and have thought about that, but I suspect I'd just have people who regularly forgot to push. :P I didn't...

In a manner of speaking. I have pre-planned. I have improvised. I have not felt any different about the results. Neither felt more or...

Agreed! If the presence is fixed, then the roll could, in principle, have been rolled at any time. I could do it years in advance...

The problem is a lot of rules consider "resolution" just in terms of success and failure, without spelling out what those mean.

You'd like to think, but that seems to be the first place a lot of people's brains go on a failed climb check unless the system...