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Gemini is getting pretty good at doing comic book pages. I had an idea for a satirical comic called "Xanathar, Inc" about a dystopian...

Its one of those things in the variation of human perception and imagination. Since I've got middlin' severe aphantasia its always an...

Oh, same here. I haven't touched an instrument in a few years, and I almost entirely played by ear when I played in garage bands.

Mechanical options within the field of operation the skill covers. For example, you could construct a subsystem for climbing that dealt...

I was able to read music many a year ago, but I suspect that's a skill that is long gone.

I've gone on record as suggesting this is the problem with most skills outside combat (and sometimes within) in general in most games...

Since the above poster reminded me, I'm kind of a sucker for monster books.

My wife had one of those on her prior laptop as I recall.

Unfortunately, I've drifted away from CRPGs, so most of those I know only by reputation; I own and played Solasta for a while, but...

I'm old enough I don't want to supply my own elbow grease, and just because I've got a lot of systems doesn't mean someone hasn't done...

There's also simply having a modest amount of skills and either having progressive costs (so a little goes a long way at first and then...

Probably the best I've seen (for me) is Starforged. It uses a jump drive so you can explore. I think what makes it and it's predecessor...

I also have to note plenty of post-apocalypse settings have had partial recovery at least in part. Arguably two of the (at one time)...

The post-apocalypse is my favorite genre in which to game, whether it just occurred or is still occurring, or as a backdrop to a present...

Though illegal, when done in an ethical and non-destructive way, urbex can be fascinating.