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  1. Vael

    Spoilers The Marvels (Spoilers)

    I liked it in theatres and this is the first post Endgame MCU movie I've rewatched and it was just as fun second time 'round. Solid chemistry between the three leads, and I appreciate that it was a brisk runtime ... I'm so done with overly long movies.
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    The Fantastic Four Casting and New Release Date Revealed by Marvel Studios

    I kinda agree with one podcaster who said the issue with Pedro is that he's a very warm presence. Even at his most cold or distant, there is a warmth to Pascal, it's how he manages to humanize the Mandalorian ... and warmth is not a word I'd use to describe Reed Richards. But then my limited...
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    D&D 5E (2014) 5e Players: How often have you been allowed to use 3PP?

    We've yet to not allow a 3rd party option, but tbh, I don't think any have been particularly great experiences. I've played the Maverick Artificer and felt really limited, but I'm not sure if it was the subclass or the Artificer chassis itself. We had player try a Dragoon (Final Fantasy class)...
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    D&D 5E (2024) WotC Reveals The Confirmed Release Dates of 2024's D&D Slate

    If nothing else, the Vecna adventure sounds like an upper tier campaign. Well, given that we really won't have all the revised books until 2025, I should stop procrastinating on another 5e campaign I've been thinking of running.
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    What if you threw a baseball at nearly light speed?

    I love the explosion sounds
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    G/N/S epiphany

    Most of the time I've seen G/N/S theory, it's being used to dress up a subjective opinion into pseudo-scientific fact. So it's not "I don't like this game", it's "This game is objectively bad because it is too G/N/S."
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    Cookin again

    @CleverNickName ... you didn't make the puff pastry?!? Fail /jk No, seriously, that's impressive. I once helped my Dad do a Beef Wellington many years ago (minus the foie gras) and it was an ordeal. But the results are impressive.
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    Digital vs physical media which do you prefer?

    A mix ... and both for certain content. I really prefer comics in paper, as much as apps try and help, reading a comic digitally (unless it's a webcomic) feels wrong. RPGs ... I want both. I want the book to flip through, but I need PDFs because I would rather have a tablet or laptop with all...
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    Recurring silly comment about Apocalypse World and similar RPGs

    I'm not disagreeing, just want to point out that this is a problem with all RPGs, players wanting to push the button on their character sheet and get confused when there isn't a button. Happens when they don't see the exact skill they want to use or such. And with PbtA games, having such...
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    What is, in your opinion, the single WORST RPG ever made, and why is it so bad?

    The one that broke me was Blood Of Heroes, an attempted reprint of a DC superhero system. First, I've decided that any point buy system that practically requires a spreadsheet is a problem. Second, you shouldn't actually spend all your character points as they are also a metagame currency to...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Next playtest speculation

    I'd expect some sample monsters, mainly a mix of new ones and NPCs, especially if there are any changes in how a statblock is formatted or such. I'd also hope for a second pass at the bastion system. Given the PHB is supposed to be out in May, if we don't see any material for it this month, I...
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    New Star Trek Cinematic Movie Coming to According Deadline

    User ratings on RT are too easily bot manipulated, but I generallly find the critic rating at least noteworthy.
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    Terrible sequels

    Also the only Twilight I have ever seen ... that was a bad date.
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    Single System Monogamy

    No ... but I do end up coming back to some. I like FATE and 5e a lot, and have bounced off a lot of other systems. I kinda liked Exalted, but admit that I kinda smooth-brain it (as in I am totally that player that still doesn't quite know how to calculate the dice pools and often needs help with...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Deck of Many Things was worth the wait

    Still have to dig into the actual content, but the cards are sooo pretty. I actually slid them back into the plastic wrapping to keep them pristine after checking I didn't get duplicates or misprints. Might have to get sleeves for them, the gold border and foiling are really nice.
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    New Star Trek Cinematic Movie Coming to According Deadline

    I actually think I like Beyond the best out of the Kelvin movies. As it's the one that really gives us the Kelvin cast as the crew of the USS Enterprise. The Yorktown station, aside from the name (just doesn't feel like the name of a station, should be a starship), is actually quite beautiful...
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    What if Earth suddenly stopped spinning?

    ... The video isn't that long folks, and does actually answer some questions in the thread.
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    Terrible sequels

    There's also, I find, a bit of a high from seeing it in the theaters. No pause button, no checking social media and the ... event of being in a movie theater still changes the atmosphere. I liked Star Trek Into Darkness when I saw it in theaters. It wasn't great, but the cast were engaging, the...
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    New Star Trek Cinematic Movie Coming to According Deadline

    Andor is excellent, one of the best sci-fi series I've seen, so good pedigree. But I'm not keen on going further back in time, and ... the list of failed Star Trek and Star Wars projects is starting to rival the number actually made, so I'll wait until I get a trailer.
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    Terrible sequels

    X2 still stands (despite the director) as one of my favourite Superhero films, so X-Men 3 is definitely a precipitous drop in quality for me. Amazing Spider-Man 2, I still like Andrew Garfield more than Tobey Maguire and so between ASM2 and Spider-man 3, I think I'll go for this one, although...
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