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"Fail backward" would be, "not only did you not succeed, but now things are worse than if you hadn't tried at all." You want a disincentive to trying things? You got one right there.

With the qualifier that there is no objective "makes sense", yes. The lengthy discussion of a single example has largely overridden the fact that there are nigh infinite other scenarios to choose. Don't like the cook? Make it some other complication.

So media would tell us. But then, media tells us that if someone is using a silencer, a gunshot won't wake someone in the next room, or sleeping next to the target... There was a time when lockpicking became a bit of a hobby, you could buy kits, and boxes covered in locks to practice on. I...

For acute lethal radiation exposure in the real world, typically you have minutes to hours. The victim is typically dead in 3 days, depending on treatment availability.

So, it is important to remember what fail forward was designed to prevent - stalling during a session of play. There are GMs who say, "the players have to find another way," but haven't actually designed other ways into their scenario, or who say "no" when players suggest alternatives, or who...

If you can wrap them up from a hospital bed, sure. Lethal radiation exposure doesn't leave you walking around fine until you drop dead. It gives you radiation sickness that keeps getting worse until you die.

So, there are two questions: 1) Are there fewer physical game books, overall? 2) Are game lines smaller? As we have seen in the replies, these are not the same question. I think that, in general, yes, game lines are smaller. I don't know if there are fewer overall books, though. As has...

Right after we gave ourselves the concept of pedantry, I reckon.

Within the character builder, that's good. But, if you run a search, I expect it will continue to present the mix of results. A checkbox for that on the search would be valuable...

Mod Note: I would suggest agreeing to treat folks with less condescension going forward, and spend about 300% less energy defending put downs of other people's styles of play.

I am running a one-shot of it this weekend, and I am hoping to get the players deep into the flavor...

I have not yet encountered a need to abandon play early due to rules or setting discomfort on my part. But then, reading on these boards for years has taught me that many folks here are incredibly picky, at least compared to me. And you all run games that are way more about you than my games...

"Lies, damned lies, and statistics," sir. If the testimony is paid for by someone who has a vested interest in the result, that's a problem - it introduces a survivorship bias, as any testimony that contradicts the preferred narrative will be filtered out.

It occurs to me that in the variable delay between payment and receipt of goods inherent in crowdfunding efforts, this thread might better use the question, "What is your most recent TTRPG acquisition?" I most recently got Hit Point Press' Field Guide to Floral Dragons. The day before that, my...

This thread is not about quantum mechanics, so I will keep my rebuttal brief: As an example - Einstein came up with several things he felt would be absurd results of quantum mechanics - quantum entanglement being a major one - that experiment has shown to actually happen. That, of course, is...

Around here, at least, anything non-alcoholic fits in the "soft drink" category.

IIRC, Coke is also generally reported as "less sweet" than Pepsi. Not that there's a meaningful difference in the amount of sugar in each.

Generically? Typically "soda". The image does not contain enough information to tell whether it is Coke or Pepsi, or even whether it is cola or root beer... Oh. That one is actually dangerous. The difference between Tylenol and Advil matters.

Correction - most of human knowledge depends on the consensus of many authorities, not the statement of one. The Argument from Authority is an informal fallacy, and it happens when an authority who lacks relevant experience is still used as evidence. As someone mentioned above, when Neil...

I see the point. And maybe I'm going to be a bit picky here, but i think it is in line with your later comment about understanding things... I don't know that prep has ever seemed "playful" or "fun" to me. When I've done a good job, the feeling is best described as satisfying, and when I am...