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Thomas Shey reacted to dbolack's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
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When I worked for Sun, I was stunned they didn't track sick days. They trusted you not to abuse it. Even if it was a mental health day... -
Thomas Shey reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Clearly not true fo the vast majority of humanity’s existence. We’re biased by writing and durable artifacts. (This is of course a...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread ChatGPT lies then gaslights reporter with fake transcript with Like.
This seems like as good of a point as any go back to a critical disconnect about most of these AI threads. When people talk about AI on...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread I think it is time for a break..I'm not sure I did it to recapture the joy so much as just needing to break from fatigue in it. I did that for about a year at one...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Though in practice, with a point build system its hard to really talk about this distinction since point assignment at start is...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Depends what you mean and where you start counting. PC-playable non-humans did have parallel processes as of RQ3. Random encountered...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
cough union cough
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Thomas Shey reacted to Ryujin's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
The problem is that not everyone knows their rights as an employee so even when the law forbids something, employers still get away with...
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Thomas Shey reacted to RealAlHazred's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Oh, they're headquartered out of Ohio so they can get away with anything. For instance, they're their own health insurance provider, so...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I think similarity of PC and NPC stats/builds simply isn't an old school vs. modern discussion. It's more closely related to...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Yeah, perhaps. It is just something I like regardless of what school it is. Though I totally get what you mean by 3e, and it certainly...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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Well, come on. How can anyone not be annoyed with the discussion of post-9/11 policy priorities with regard to…oh, this isn’t about the... -
Thomas Shey replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.The problem with this as I've mentioned before is that players usually know the mechanics to at least some extent, and knowledge of the...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.The one that comes immediately to mind is Outbreak: Undead, but I think I'd argue Red Markets leans fairly heavily into that, too...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I'm asserting an observable fact. Note "some"used in that second sentence. I can't speak for how common it is, but I can absolutely...