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You might want to mention to your DM that the quality of your play experience is suffering, and see if she/he can do something more direct about it in-game from his/her end. For your part, it might be that you need to jump tables once again, or even gracefully ask the other player directly...

I really like the analogy of this version's Strahd hearkening to Jessica Jones's Killgrave, mentioned very early on in the thread. IMO, the difference between this 5.0Strahd and the Strahds of the past is that this one seems to be a complete and utter narcissist. Of course he should conquer...

I can't tell whether this is sarcasm or legitimate, but honestly it truly needs to happen. Really. This entire article reads like someone saying, "No, I didn't offend you! See? You just didn't read between the lines to infer the right stuff!" Does anyone know how that just makes it WORSE...

Then that needs to be explained at the beginning in the setup text. That simple sentence, "These are desperate people doing anything they can to preserve their family from disaster," would do it. It should be clear that's what the function of the town's perceptions and prejudices are there...

They desperately need a less generic review system. What works for Amazon doesn't work for everything. And they need a search mechanism that has more topical search options rather than the few they have and keywords. I feel the website itself undermines the capacity of consumers to use it...

Most of the material going up on DMsGuild.com is class-based mechanics or short adventures. But for some DMs, there's enough of that to go around. They're looking for a context in which they can use those mechanics and adventures. They're looking for information that can dovetail into the...

Playing in Organized Play renders lots of intangible benefits that you get by participating. 1) Oftentimes it is a player's bridge to a larger community, where they can make contact and interact with a larger pool of players that they may potentially decide to play with on their own. 2)...

Prosfilaes, please let me know when your family's ownership of their farm reaches 95 years, because their monopoly of usage will expire, and society tells me they're impinging on my liberties. Their corn crops haven't been the greatest lately, and really they're letting the whole property...

Your entire argument is based on the fact that the consumer's desires are more important than the creator's. Bottom line, it's not their stuff to share. The desires and "actions of the average person" are irrelevant--it's not their stuff. Laws are already being debated and contemplated that...

So let's say you and your family worked all your lives to build a beautiful and fabulous house, well known in its small community. You go on vacation, and your next door neighbor decides to use it for a party while you're gone. "You're not using it!" he says, "And I'm not charging anything...

Your definition of "reasonable" may be very different from others, as well as "control". And you're simplifying creativity to "information." It's not the same thing. It's not simply data. And the effectiveness of Intellectual Property as a construct and its capacity to "serve" is working in...

A book using using the efforts of others is a bit different than candy. A character isn't a recipe. The original developers of those characters are using them to make a living. You can't make money off of them without their permission, because that's the way the developer survives. It's not...

I don't understand how this is different than licensing. Licensing is legal--you just have to go through a legitimate process to get permission. A creative (or creative entity) deserves to have authority over how and whether their IP is being used by others. Period. You're suggesting a...

Bleh. Not a fan of fandom-inspired IP rip-offs. I've seen the desire to express one's fandom in other industries, and ultimately it's just an ego-thing. "Look what I've done! Isn't it neat? Aren't I creative?!" I've seen things blatantly and tragically "adjusted" to avoid IP concerns and...