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There it is. Grog buddies in a tobacco scented basement? Go for it! As a general piece of advice for new players…that is not universal. A lot of this too is about priorities. I crave challenge as a player and don’t want to just do story…I want to have to make hard decisions in combat at...

He helped improve my GRE score for sure :) I also as a kid looked stuff up that I did not understand. His unique style made me reach a little. I appreciate it.

I have 4 degrees and have spent more time in school than is healthy. But I gotta say…just because someone is not “polished” does. It mean a lot to me. In particular I don’t care if someone is using the appropriate style outside of academia. If a self taught person has picked up a large...

I play 5e now. I played a ton of 1e from the 80s until 3rd. I have an alternative perspective. I think taking in all the weird stuff over editions and years has made me a better DM and player. The well of weird, cool and sinister has been dug deeply! The other thing is once you realize how...

Whether I stay with 5.0 completely or partially, I am going to get a big bolder with this. I guess I need to hear it. When it’s my turn to dm I add more monsters vs beef them up. Sometimes the latter (I bet) is more granular. Its an art and not a science I think, much like 1e when we just...

Hahaha it tastes good to me!

I pour a significant amount of hot sauce on pizza! And pasta for that matter! Franks red hot is not too far from buffalo :D

That is disturbing actually. For psychology in particular…I got a gift once from a professor by way of the book “the mismeasure of man” And it was good for anyone doing research to read: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mismeasure_of_Man

I went from no way! to yes! To wait and see… Or most likely, half in and half out. The art is really good but a lot is not to my taste (of the samples I have seen). I really like the covers though!

Yeah—-not a favorite movie but the chaos and jumping to new places is a fit! I also selected it. Along with Arnold’s conan and Excalibur…and maybe some Peter Jackson…

Ironically, we did not worry much with 1e….which we played with wild abandon. Then again nearly every fight was worrisome!

I have mixed feelings about some of this… We played BECMI a couple years back for a lark. We play 5e now otherwise. And it was fun! But long term…I really like the new toys as a player. I just do and I admit it. I also like the durability characters at times when I DM so I can turn up the...

This is my hope but I think the DM just has to turn it up themselves n most cases even a middle levels.

They will look fine comingled on the shelf!

Yes. I played a blade boon warlock last night and played another up to about 8th. And NOT hexblades even. Yes that has been my assessment all along

Ouch!

Yes and the foreword in the 1st Ed phb also includes examples of Mary from the office. I do not think the game was predicated on only male players… But Gygax surely stereotyped based on his limited sample when saying the game would not keep most women’s interest. (Things change—-we play 5e...

Contrary to my previous belief and nature…you can unfollow a thread, get quoted and tempted…and still decide not to do it. Also recently, you can have an employee say something stupid and just let stupidity hang in the air…until it wilts under its own weight.

Of course! It’s almost delusional to not acknowledge we don’t tolerate the same things now

I am not defending anything. I don’t have a schtick. Just intellectually dishonest to take history without context and suggest it was so bad that it was not partially a product of different norms. I play the game with my daughters so I am not pining for less respect for women. Just...