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I think it's best practice to use "they" until the matter is clarified, both to avoid getting it wrong and also to avoid assumption from...

I'm drawing a parallel between dismissals of player guided exploration as "mere color" and the no true Scottsman dismissal of...

This is very much of an issue of framing though. The sentence "I failed to climb the cliff in the time I needed" is not an...

I'll just note there isn't a direct correspondence between the kind of game I like to play and like to run, however. There's some...

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...