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I’m not sure I’d refer to expressions of fantasy archetypes (and staying in those lanes so everyone was useful) as class favouritism. A strong wizard would do more with a dagger than a weak wizard but any wizard reliant on a dagger is a foolish one. Far better to rely on the party muscle and...

There can be new definitions, hence lich’s phylactery. You are defining it as “careless appropriation”, it is not in fact, it just is, that’s a value you and some others ascribe to its use. The “baggage” also just known as history of the word is irrelevant to it in this context. The critiques...

Far from it. I’m not changing anything in published books or endlessly hand wringing if a word is appropriate or not, or trying to come up with a new word as the proposed change feels a little flat. As I said, do what you wish for your table, it’s of no consequence to mine, phylactery it was...

Being a different definition of something, it doesn’t need to add to understanding or definition of something else. There’s no requirement to. Huh, what’s a liche’s phylactery? Huh, a place where they keep their soul. Awesome, I’m good. It doesn’t eliminate the history of the word true. Good...

Really? I’m nonplussed by that. I’ll have to mark the date I learnt that whilst I eat my date on my date with my partner. Since I’ve been sat here, I’ve had to crane my neck to see a crane flying overhead passing a crane at a building site. Earlier, I found my dog likes to bark at tree bark and...

It’s not bad though, it’s how languages (particularly English) work. They change, become corrupted in form or meaning and we use them. If some were to question whether it’s bad or not, that’s not appropriating or what you do with it is bad, that’s them judging it so. If They wish to be moral...

Well this thread has been endlessly entertaining - who knew a word having multiple meanings in different contexts could cause such strife? Word appropriation is not a bad thing, if one is uncomfortable with that and English is your first language - there's some bad news for you. It is why it is...

I am curious as to where this is going to leave Herolab as are there not now two services Paizo has partnered up with effectively offering the same thing?

That chip on your shoulder seems to be weighing heavily on you. No one is laying a claim on clever tactics. They are just trying to explain to you that’s what a big part of the game is. Skilfully manipulating the fiction means just that. As in most games, there is back and forth between GM and...

You do realise sub cultures are a thing right? Since we are in a gaming sub culture, the context to which this is subordinate to is known and so ”culture“ can be correctly used. Being a fan of something is recognised as a culture, there are many papers on fandom cultures and sub cultures. It’s...

These are the logical continuations of the initial arguing points . If you accept the argument that Orcs have problems, this is the absurdity you open the door to. Then we have the “trope problems” of barbarians as a class (certainly far more problematic from a rw perspective than fantasy...

Ok, let me explain this to you. I get all of that. I’m well aware of all and I deplore that, and stand against that and stand with those who suffer from this Don’t for a second think otherwise. This is not the same as fictional monsters in D&D. So spare me the attempt to reach for moral...

A valid criticism. I’d respond: To a great extent, I already have touched on those points across a number of posts in the thread. The quoted parts do express much of what I touched on in a more detailed and eloquent (within the context of that particular back and forth) way and to take the time...

Cheers for the tip :). Apologies for any confusion caused by not adhering to forum convention. A lot of what I write is in snatches of free time on mobile.

You’ll find that remarkable number of your questions addressed to me as of late are easily answered by actually reading my posts in full, rather than reading selectively. It will save you missing statements such as “this is a quote from another discussion”, “[whilst I don’t agree] with the tone...

Indeed, many authors have, as another Redditor pointed out much like you have, for example, citing the fantastic works of authors such as Ursula LeGuin. The poster responded thusly (which, I agree with the general sentiments if not every specific, or the tone necessarily,but I shall quote it in...

(Emphasis mine). Excellent, glad you agree with my point that it’s what we bring to it, the subjectivity, not an innate problem with an orc itself. On a less glib note, of course, you’re right, there are bad actors in the hobby, just as there are bad actors in any community. Thankfully, the D&D...

These are a collection of truly appalling quotes when applied to people, and are out dated racial views of people of different ethnicities. There’s no question that this view has no place in a modern world, and should not be applied to people. But again, the link lies on the assumption that...

Except that’s not how society works and cannot work. Because that’s naively assuming that what is “relevant” (and bear in mind, as already stated, I’m using relevant here as an ersatz word, it is a diminishing one that I feel doesn’t accurately describe the concept I’m expressing) one group is...

My apologies, I missed the words alt and racist in that when using that language when typing so understood why it’s been received like that and not my intention (I was initially confused as to why you were asking me to be polite regarding alt right racists) People keep bringing up that quote...