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At the risk of embroiling myself in this particular debate, I would have some questions... We know that: The prisoner has these magical tattoos, to telepathically coordinate agents throughout Faerûn and beyond (presumably when she is outside her cell) Each cell is permanently blanketed in...

If we really want to understand why people are behaving a certain way, I think we have to take one step back to some assumed premise that there's a rational reason for that behavior that can be deconstructed and solved for at that level of analysis. Keep trying to hit one's head against that...

Is that a fair inference to make? Or would it not be better to engage directly with what the poster actually wrote? How do you know that for sure? If you don't know for sure, why don't you just ask from a place of curiosity and fact-finding?

I am not @Maxperson and I don't mean to pick on you @Steampunkette but "This is a whole lot..." statement, at least to me, reads like an unfounded interpretation or assertion of the intention or state of the mind of basically some person on the Internet that you hardly know. And I think there...

I can't remember what the book was, but one posited that some forms of societal transformation (maybe a paradigm shift in the sciences, I don't recall) historically was only manifested after the old guard with their old ideas basically retire from that sphere of influence. So ya maybe, we just...

I predict that by page 3 of the comments of a "+ No Forge Talk Please" thread, there will be an argument about defining what is and is not Forge talk. I like the idea hypothetically, I am just wondering how one would clarify for everyone what language is not part of the + thread

That's a good one, allowing the PCs to be part of her redemption arc. Very helpful, I probably would not have thought of that myself.

Oh I am sure I could salvage it, time permitting. I'd want to facilitate a heroically "good"/morally correct outcome. Also would need to reduce the DC 19 Insight check to deduce the tattoo is the key or (better yet) not make that single check a contingency to winning (in lieu of aiding and...

(Replying because you quoted me... if not relevant, then please disregard) Hypothetically, for sure. In my game, none of the PCs have Keen Mind feat and have not shown any interest in that, so this would be irrelevant. Agree, and would never claim otherwise. Hypothetically yes. In my game...

I agree too I think, in the sense that if we strip out alignment (which has floating definitions), then that's one less meta layer to argue about. Theoretically, the advantage would be to make it easier/faster to reach some sort of agreement (or agreement to disagree) when you're not caught up...

Edit: Nevermind

What do you mean? I was not actually suggesting that the adventurers should do that.

I don't recall if this was already discussed upthread, but is there an equivalent of carrying a sign above your head that says "I want to talk about blah-blah which I think is worth studying" and those with a sign above their head that says "I want to talk about yada-yada which I think is worth...

@Oofta firstly thank you for the tone of your post. I highly appreciate it! This I can actually sympathize with! I've noticed this myself. I did have an academic idea, and I haven't stress-tested it, and it may not be right for your table and not intended to be prescriptive for you, it's just...

100% The Joker being sent Arkham Asylum multiple times only to escape multiple times and torture countless innocents (and to repeat this over and over and over again) is ultimately to sell more comic books, not to abide by some moral principle. When framed as an ethical decision within the...

To be even more meta, we can't even agree on defining what are the correct ways of discussing the correct ways of defining things. One person will say X is not a good discussion to have and Y is, and another person will say X is a good discussion but Y is not. It's very confusing!

For one thing, I don't have enough time in my day to prioritize to rewriting published adventures to my satisfaction. Similarly, I also don't want to make precious time to rewrite my thoughts just for you specifically, no offense! If you wish to reconcile with my POV based on what you've...

If you say so, but please don't quote me with a quibble on usage of the word "magitech". You can pick an argument with everybody else who used that word here

Sorry, why is that Evil? Were all the adventurers in Faerun also Evil when they extrajudicially killed (aka murdered) Evil NPCs? If adventurers are not Evil, then why is it that the Lords Alliance is Evil if they executed criminals, whereas adventures are not Evil when they pillage or...