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Probably already mentioned: The big problem I see is the pagecount eaten up designing every important NPC twice and printing those stat blocks. As an extreme example, Laeral Silverhand is fully statted out in the D&D 3e sourcebook Waterdeep: City of Splendors. She is two full pages long. Now...

The earlier Bond films, like the song "Blurred Lines" and Pepe LePew cartoons, can be used as object lessons: how _ not_ to behave / treat women. Although I did like the Roger Moore -era Bond film where a sex kitten type invites herself into Bond's bed while he is out; when he gets back and...

My group will eat just before play begins (because some of us are coming straight from work to FLGS). No alcohol, because FLGS. I must live a fortunate life; I have never had anybody resort to violence over an RPG in my presence.

I would be unhappy with the vaccine manufacturer(s) for selling product that does not actually allow me to stop 'walking on eggshells' about catching the germ.

How many people (by headcount, or by percent of audience) have to be in the group "I saw and liked the earlier movies but I didn't like this one" before it becomes the movie that has a problem, instead of the audience that has a problem?

I think the WotC staff had decided to make the Zhentarim a "playable organization" for 5e (along with Harpers, Emerald Enclave, et al) and to do that they had to remove the Evil gods who motivate / meddle in Zhent affairs. So Bane had to be demoted and de-powered. The other two gods I think...

If you had no swashbuckler already, I would have said that. Arcane Trickster is good for keeping enemies occupied while you whomp on their friends. Assassin sounds like it will fit into this group, if you all adjust your Plan A to give your character a Surprise Round.

I would give the Command'ed NPC a saving throw for every square that hurt them. They ought to stop or recognize the danger.

This sounds like an invitation to run my 3e characters through a Bardic Reputation Enhancer a few times and send back the resulting legends.

Solid as a rock. Might even get the Wood Elf 'hide behind a tree' racial ability, but for hiding against stone surfaces.

The public sees the multiple layers of Administration that absorb most of our School Tax money before it gets to the classroom. So far there is no good answer how to distinguish (from outside) between needed management and squandering of resources. Some time soon now this tangent will move...

Rooms where you can practice with whatever Tool Kits in which you are proficient. Map Room (or alcove in the Library). Spell research labs / facilities. A wing where the 'hired help' can stay, in modest comfort.

One of the very last 4e Living Forgotten Realms modules (I've forgotten the name) involves negotiating with an orc tribe to decide to sit out an upcoming war. Your PCs are sent to persuade a tribe "join us against the outsiders". The possible ways in the adventure to persuade the tribe to...

Bette Midler or Glenn Close could play Lorraine Williams. Especially if you want to take this movie down the campy route, and slather on 'villainess' makeup.

Does the NPC have a Plan? Strategically, minions and cannon fodder are supposed to fight and get beat, but BBEGs or Godfathers are supposed to be working toward some goal. And tactically, my best fight as DM came when I worked out three turns of what the Dragon would do ... and after I got...

If this drug pans out - or whatever does pan out - it is not going to be an 'orphan drug'; it will be going to mass market. It won't stay highly-expensive. And as a matter of setting expectations, 'people can buy it off the shelf like you do aspirin' is far better than 'here are an obstacle...

Original Dungeons and Dragons 46 - 2 = 44 Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 51 Basic Dungeons and Dragons 50 + 1 = 51 B/X Dungeons and Dragons 50 BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 53 Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 47 Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 50 Classic Dungeons & Dragons 51...

That is a neat idea, but the resulting BarrenWorld will be Athas-adjacent; it will not be Athas. Part of the tragic majesty of Athas' backstory is that the ruination of the world was started on purpose (although the end was not intended), it did not happen because of a naturally inevitable force...

President Reagan was dealing with an already-existing union, not an effort to start a new union. The situations do overlap, but I think not enough to make a good analogy. Neither Paizo nor the employees have "infinite" resources compared to each other, so neither can adopt scorched-earth tactics.

Is this an invitation to get into a one-ups-man-ship contest? I'm so old school I helped build our little red one-room schoolhouse.