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Why did my mom disappear when I came out? She's trans parent.

This right here. My job is to help people change. They must want to though or it won't work. There is a meme that says "I don't know how to convince you to care about people." Some of my patients don't want to change and they are fine with hurting others. In that case my job (well more my...

I made 2 posts replying to Ulorian regarding the value of engagement which they haven't responded to, or dare I say have ignored. I am thinking their position is less "I don't ignore people so I can learn from them" and more "don't ignore me so I can tell you how it is." It is tough to he...

When writing house rules I would suggest keeping 2 things in mind: How will this play at the actual table? As you said, you're looking at the internet and theory crafting. Is that how it will actually be played? People say stuff like being 'pushed away' and not 'pushed directly away' means you...

Your stance is firmly that people should be listened to so that we can learn and grow. Please tell us, how have you learned and grown from interacting with people in this thread? You've given out quite the lecture, but have you learned anything? People have taken a lot of time to teach you...

What do you think it would take to shift your perspective? Truly. You're lecturing her on what to do when faced with discrimination and hate. Do you think you have the most experience here? Do you think you've thought about this more than she has? Does this have a real material effect on your...

I appreciate it. You're not talking over women. It's exhausting to be the only one speaking out. More voices = good.

Yeah. Regarding #3, something I think a lot of people don't know is that there is sometimes a phenomenon that happens in families that hold discriminatory views when someone in the family comes out as queer. Of course often that family member gets ostracized, but sometimes they are accepted as...

Yeah. The sorts who argue this sort of thing largely are either actively harmful or are just viewing it as some sort of abstract philosophical 'difference of opinion' rather than the reality of literally harming and killing people. They are so far removed from the impact that they fail to see...

It wasn't just a product of his time, it's a product of our time too. There is a lot worse going on right now that is championed and when we look back on it, we will hear the same 'it was just the culture of the time.' We aren't quibbling over what was the best language to use, the ideas were...

I wouldn't call them rivals. The other TTRPG companies all benefit from WotC. I would say D&D's biggest rivals are things like hobby board games and Warhammer and such.

The default expectation of 2014 was that you could not purchase magic items like that. You are of course allowed to play it however you want, but when you do so stuff like this is left open. Prices were an after thought in 2014, and since that is the system they didn't do much to change that...

I think the idea is to end up having stats that you didn't plan for. Sure you end up with a super high intelligence that matches the Wizard but you're not actually going to use it as well. There is an ogre with the headband in BG3 that is quite fun. Where it breaks is being able to choose it...

Yeah. There are a lot of things that break in the game if the players get to choose magic items. Thief Rogue with a Necklace of Fireballs is really cool if it is an unexpected find. Less cool if it is planned. The 19 stat items are the worst culprit of this. Imagine having 10 in your main...

Reliable Talent is really good, unique to the Rogue, and now comes online sooner.

I don't think it is good design to just make more classes either. Make some new subclasses with Ranger flavour? Sure. We got the Scout right and they could lean in more on that with both Rogue and Fighter. A Fighter with the right background can already have the flavour of a spell-less Ranger...

I thought it was very likely we would get a sequel until this news. They want to grow their brand and well reviewed movies will do that. Looks like after the success of BG3 maybe they are thinking that money is better invested in video games.

There are 12 classes. I want some of them to be for the minority who don't like what the majority like.

I'm assuming that Sage Advice was made prior to October 2024? You will need to disregard all previous Sage Advice if you're using a revised ruleset.

There are 100 pages of magic items. 172 to 352 is cosmology, treasure, and bastions which all interest me as an experienced DM.