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I think both movies are very much a product of the years they were made. Arnold's version was made when the USA was in the middle of a "Tough on Crime" thing. Coupled with one guy, Ted Turner, having near control of cable TV at the time(*), not hard to imagine a future where the main TV...

Mountains in summer can be HOT! I would withhold judging her outfit until you have heard the current weather. Also possible she is a cold area girl journeying to a warmer area. Things that would cause some girls to put on Arctic Winter gear might be bikini season for others.

Possible there is something else going on. If he has a new significant other, that person may want more then one Sunday a month. Stress leading to addiction issues can cause a reassessment of life activities(one of our long time players is dealing with this and has stepped away from in person...

IANAL but some will depend on the bankruptcy laws in the State where filed. They can vary and are one of the reasons companies will pick one state over another to be their corporate HQ. A big part will be how the consignment contracts are written. But bankruptcy often lets the company get out...

Yep. In early versions of RPGs, targeting Familiars, Animal Companions and Paladin Warhorses was great sport. Much easier to volley the Familiar with Magic Missiles then attacking the Wizard. Succeed and force a save vs death roll or similar. Later versions made the animals less...

One solution for the 'hard to retreat due to action economy' is to grant the retreating party a special retreat surprise action where once the decision is made to pull back, the retreating party gets to act now. Not that unrealistic as the sudden change in tactics could well cause a brief bit...

An alternative to forcing the party to retreat,(which may be impossible if there is a raging barbarian or similar involved), is to roll the PC's morale check hidden, and if the result is fail, in your best GM is god voice, mention that it is obvious that the party is losing this one, might be...

I am including the wizard in the "didn't bring the right spells to the party list". DR often works against spells. A fire specialist will be mostly useless fighting a fire resistant/immune critter. Also, kiting may not work if the BBEG has a +2 Composite Long Bow of +4 strength backed up with...

If a character has invested in being very good with a 2 handed battle axe, why punish them repeatedly? One aspect of the game encourages specialization, then another aspect makes that specialization mostly useless. You can accomplish the goal of shifting the balance of an encounter with the...

One question a designer should ask is does a mechanic make the game more fun, just add complexity or worse, sideline one or more players during an encounter? Example is the Damage Reduction system in D&D type games. Early versions had a few monsters that needed silver or magic to hit. But...

For those work place folks that say "I would like to play...", bring some character sheets to work and see if you can get them to sit down over lunch and fill out a character sheet. If they are not willing to spend 1 or 2 lunch hours doing a bit of educational prep work, pretty safe putting...

A group I am playing with is using a VTT as a play aid due to our gaming site not being suited for a physical table. Many times we the players wind up sitting around while the GM takes an hour or more to prep for the day's session. Each of the last 3 sessions have involved a 15+ minute pause...

The Midnight setting by Fantasy Flight is a rather bleak setting where Evil has won and much of the character's activities is just staying alive and there is little chance that anything they do will change the overall world events. Similar to if the hobbits failed to destroy the One Ring and...

A classic example of an encounter where the critter shouldn't be killed is the ST-TOS episode, Devil in the Dark. The one with the Horta that is disrupting critical mining operations. Of course our heroes beam down and start shooting at it and people die. Eventually one(Spock) realizes that...

This was pointed out by an illustration on page 10 of the AD&D PHB. A dunce wizard vs one with brains. On the page describing Intelligence. The next page has a drawing of someone tripping over a banana peel on the page describing Dexterity. A fair number of the illustrations in the AD&D...

My views roughly align with Snarf's. Except that I consider PF2 a variant. The ORC version is a direct result of Paizo wanting to "License Proof" themselves after the latest Hasbro "Let's modify the license terms" experiment. But the core D&D mechanics are still there. The classes, 6...

One thing to add to the list - the GM not having stuff ready. Sucks when the game halts while the GM preps an NPC or map. Or the map doesn't match the scenario because the GM couldn't/didn't find the proper map. Also not finding a decent token for NPCs and continually using one of the default...

The PF1 Ultimate Equipment guide mentions the Handy Haversack has 3 storage pouches that function like a bags of holding. 2 smaller side ones and a main pouch. The PF blurb on bag of holding mentions if it gets pierced by a sharp object like a spear, everything inside vanishes somewhere...

Computer monitors are also getting cheaper as long as you aren't going for the latest 'gaming' version. Can sometimes find old versions in thrift stores for cheap. Dell Ultrasharp monitors come with a stand that lets you easily raise/lower the monitor. If you already have a laptop at the...

The Pathfinder 1 version is the Handy Haversack. You can pull the desired item as a move action with no attack of opportunity. Such things are almost required gear once you get to the place in your career you can afford one. Assuming your world/area has such things.