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The problem is that mechanics are only going to get you so far there; if you don't go in with a character prone to act in a superheroic...

That describes an appalling number of jobs at the end of the day.

You're preaching to the choir, buddy; I love me some Not-D&D games. (It's one of my favorite weekly articles here on EN World, in...

By evaluation of conversations I've had over literally decades. If that's not good enough for you, feel free to disregard me, but don't...

I think it is rather obvious that the frequency of character death is pretty significant contributor to how annoying a player having to...

That would be a fertile area of investigation; we could do more of that, and less of trying to find the angle that allows us to declare...

I have known that I am okay with mild funky cheese in the context of hot sauce for decades. But it is pretty specific and limited. If...

This comes across as either "whataboutism" or a simple failure to realize that humans aren't 100% consistent. I, personally, have no...

Sure. I use the shorthand d&d to refer to certain d&d play styles because I don’t know what else to flipping call them that won’t take...

This contention though is a big irritant to me. It is dismissive that I do not choose my games for reasons. When I say I like a game...

While its a bridge too far for me, you won't hear me say its not a consistent position. Though I'm not sure I think the proper term is...

Ironically, I thought PrCs were one of the best ideas in 3e; it was just the execution was often, shall we say, lacking.

For what its worth, I'd have characterized your arguments the same way you do here. :)

The only problem with that is that at least some genres, its probably impossible to limit some decisions mechanically. Someone who is...

I suspect he's arguing with people for whom it is important that they're kidding themselves. I think that's a bad way to argue, but...