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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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I suspect in the case of the people I'm talking about, there are whole elements in superhero settings they wouldn't be able to engage...
Jul 3, 2025
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RPG Evolution: What Do You Mean, "Run"?
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I think this is at least slightly overoptimistic. I've seen people tell gaming stories where it was clear that all it did was make them...
Jul 3, 2025
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Which is probably why these conversations are so often laced with incredulity.
Jul 3, 2025
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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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I've seen people get sticky about players defining, even fairly broadly, NPCs in the village their character grew up in. Its really...
Jul 3, 2025
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You also need to watch out for people who are prone to not pushing back on things they may be dubious about, or worse, people who...
Jul 3, 2025
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Some of the most extensive optimization I've ever seen was in superhero games, where the genre conventions run from low to no lethality...
Jul 3, 2025
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It is, but sesh 0 is no foolproof plan either. It wont project you from a trojan horse because the person is acting in bad faith...
Jul 3, 2025
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[Apple TV+] Murderbot Adaptation (No spoilers)
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Yeah, I knew Skarsgard was a good actor, but I had no idea how well he'd end up engaging with the titular character. I also think...
Jul 3, 2025
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I'd suspect its more or less a realism/intuition issue. With most weapons there's a blunt element that could be engaged (flat of the...
Jul 3, 2025
Thomas Shey
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If I didn't want system to serve the game purposes, I'd go back to freeform roleplaying.
Jul 3, 2025
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Also, we are not talking about you cooking dinner for your family with modern grocery stores and cooking equipment. This is a...
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Folks just so you know, bad logic bugs me even when my "team" uses it. I will point it out even if I agree with the overall position of...
Jul 3, 2025
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Sure, "jerk optimizers"/munchkins absolutely do thrive in easy games. That's why Monty Haul games tended to be associated with them...
Jul 3, 2025
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The first half of that's easy to do, but the second not so much, especially given how schematic a lot of non-combat mechanics in a lot...
Jul 3, 2025
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There's a problem in some games that its not clear what to do with prisoners. If you're in an ongoing travelling adventure, or one...
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