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Ehhh... I knew about this guy ages ago. Its a classic trademark trick since they do expire you can in fact legally obtain the name from patent and trademark office.

So what you are saying is that we should go back to At-will mechanics for all the classes because I don't mysteriously forget stuff just because. After a while I usually am able to recall it instantly without any memorization. And yet no character class in D&D ever came close to actually...

What the were you thinking I was referring to what I said Germanic gnomes? And that is why I said play a Dwarf because its as plain as daylight that the Gnome in D&D really primarily was inspired by one source which is where why earlier on you saw this quote: EDIT: Also if you are going to try...

Hey guess what. There is an easy substitution for Gnomes just going by the PHB 1. Its called a Dwarf. I'm not entirely sure why previous editions decided that having two races from Germanic mythology which kind of overlapped in terms of concept was a good idea which is probably why they got...

Why? 3E is an aberant game compared to previous editions. 4E in general was a heck of a lot more closer to the original game.

No for pretty much anyone who is an avid reader will probably agree. RPGs are the only area where I have seen Gygax's writing style get praise instead of being slammed as being ostentatious drivel.

No. Its worst in AD&D because the rules are obscured through flowery ornate language that shouldn't be there in the first place. In order to first be able to tinker with something one really must have a clear understanding of the rules which of course the way Gygax wrote wasn't entirely clear...

Yeah but generally florid has negative connotations because it generally means overly ornate.

No. All of my engineering textbooks are guide books because I wouldn't be a good engineer if all I did was regurgitate facts. On top of that using pretentious language results in poor communication like you so amply provided me. I seriously doubt you actually wanted to call Gygax's writing...

Dancy is a bit out of the loop is he. I've seen tougher markets gain far more traction and popularity than D&D in the 1980s present day. Markets that have an initial investment of 100s to 1000s of dollars ,have little to no retail stores, and due to the nature of the hobby no distributors. And...

Your example falls apart when a lot of team sports have more in common with their non competitive sports. Hockey is usually associated as a variant of ice skating. Polo is generally associated as an equestrian or a swimming event. I'm not entirely sure about rugby but if you stopped and...

Yeah the justification is that ability scores are a .... stupid idea with which any example that one can come up with is completely wrong. It does though. As much as your mind probably can't comprehend it the act of swinging a sword requires a lot of thought to it probably to the same point of...

Actually it was a knee to the face. Its apparently a rather common injury when one does acrobatic like stunts that I didn't know of until years later. For me I took a Judo throw really horribly and ended up basing my nose right into the knee cap. Kind of makes the whole experience versus...

I'm not entirely sure because I'm basing the criteria that a boxer can do worst than what I've self inflicted on myself. I've cold cocked myself in a manner that actually cracked my nose and started draining fluids out of it in a manner that I never actually knew was physically possible. No...

There were multiple injuries that I was thinking of. Concussions were the obvious one though if one were incredibly unlucky you can just flat out die from cardiac arrhythmia from such an event which has been documented to happen and is actually a pretty common way for young kids who play sports...

You are in the same boat that he is in terms of ignorance. I'm talking about concussions. Seriously, how could you not know about that one when it was the plot line to a Rocky movie and has been all over the news. I've knocked myself out before in the most direct manner possible. You won't...

Are you dumb? Are you :):):):)ing insane!!!!!!!! Do you have any idea how stupid this sounds anyone who knows how medicine works? One solid hit in the right spot from a professional boxer and you are out for monthes on end with the distinct possibility of long lasting damage and cognitive...

There is no difference between technobabble and jargon. In fact in the field of engineering the long standing joke is a device called the turboencabulator where its nothing more than a babbling stream of techncial jargon. The joke actually got started in time magazine.

You do realize that the term you are looking for is jargon right. Seriously scientists and engineers don't just make up words for exclusivity. We generally tend to make fun of how stupid it is and its pretty dam stupid.

You just listed a bunch of games where the setting and the rules are intertwined. Now show me where Dungeons and Dragons did that with its double digit settings and don't show me a setting book. I like Planescape but I really don't like the philosophical underpinnings of that setting. I think...