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"My client is innocent! Sure, he's made false promises, but who hasn't? We all have a soul, might as well sell it for the right price."

Rivers of London, by Ben Aaronovich. Police procedurals involving the magic division of the Metropolitan Police. The main character is a huge nerd. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith does an excellent of bringing them to life in the audiobooks. They're not 20+ hours, but there's quite a lot of them so far...

You know, I don't actually remember Godfather III being so bad. I remember lots of people saying it was bad, mostly because of Sofia Coppola, but I found it a lot more enjoyable than II. (I suppose this should go in the "Unpopular Opinions" thread.)

It followed the books in that it was totally overpowered in actual play. WoT only works if you're heavy into the roleplay, with very little combat or skill-based challenge, because otherwise channellers blow non-channellers away. Even at very low levels. The whole "you need to be circumspect...

The 10-level Grappling Joke Jester Prestige Class is actually more optimised than taking the feats separately.

They've provided jobs for thousands of archeologists.

Today's useless trivia: in Dutch law, this is referred to as an actio pauliana. It's a pretty big deal.

I believe that aliens have already found us and enslaved us. They call themselves Supreme Beings, Great Ones, Those Who Must Be Obeyed. We call them cats.

It makes me happy that at least a tiny portion of the vast sums I've spent on RPGs down the decades might have done some good.

Nothing screams "professional" like getting your legal advice from YouTube.

Not that I've read either of the books, but I get the impression that even AI would give them a miss.

Strongest or strangest, my vote is Spelljammer. Any reason why Darksun isn't listed? The potential controversies inherent in the setting, or just because you forgot?

I'm not sure whether it's officially set in the same world, but his short story "A Year and a Day in Old Theradane" is another hit and definitely matches the tone of the Gentlemen Bastards.

There used to be a text adventure up on the BBC site. I never managed to escape from getting crushed when the house is bulldozed.

The Dark Is Rising sequence.

D&D works best if it's about chucking dice, having fun with friends and taking neither the game nor yourself too seriously.

So BSoD might mean Bad Spirit of Dave?

B.S. of D.: Blue Screen of Death? Brown Shirt of Deutschland?

Water solidifying and then melting away?! Oh no, the end is nigh! Well, perhaps if you're a snowman.

Everyone should read MERP for the critical hit/fumble tables, if nothing else. They were a thing of beauty.