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So how did your wife respond to your suggestion? Did she think that looking at Shadowdark, et al. that way would help her enjoy it more?

I think you and I have very different ideas on what constitutes a dumb teenager error. :) Can I give you some advice? Please don't tell me how smart you are, as subtle as you might think you're being. There are many intelligent folks out there, and thinking you are smarter than most... that...

That's pretty stupid. But honestly, this is teenagers since the dawn of time. Were you not one of those once?

Oh dear... :)

Of what.

Sorry, just saw this now. What you're suggesting is the ideal. In reality, you're up against human nature. People forget things. Life interrupts, and they get distracted and they skip steps. Or they're dealing with something that's over their head, and they take the shortest path that gets them...

Is it possible the purchase site is built using a generic online shop framework (e.g. Shopify) and that tipping option is just a configuration item that is turned on by default? i.e. the tip request may be inadvertent

Wayne and Shuster! I loved these two growing up.

The true in my area as well. One of my areas of interest is building science. I've purchased a few homes over my lifetime, and some of the feedback I've gotten from home inspectors is of the WTF variety. Aside: in my area, and I'm sure in many places, making an offer on a home conditional on a...

That speaks to me.

Yeah, but jumping onto something that's already been jumped on... not your best foot forward. Regardless, the post you're responding to is a bit over the top.

The OP does the very thing that you're saying didn't happen. Not following your logic here. I agree with you that 'Trends, tendencies, and shifts are things too'. There is a way to state 'I see a trend/tendency/shift' without resorting to hyperbole though.

@Quickleaf in the initial post, it's stated that the group has five PCs, not four. Also, @ECMO3 , did you include crafted items in the set of 100 recommended items by level 20? If not, how many items did your crew accumulate between found and crafted items? I think that info will give folks a...

He literally worked on 4E. You'd think he know what the motivations behind the design were. I liked 4E too. No need to brand someone an infidel because they say 4E has video game influences... particularly when it's one of the actual designers! Wow...

I started playing D&D when I was 12 in the fall of 1982... there was a club at school started by one of the science teachers. So when this cartoon came out, D&D was still pretty fresh and new. I was a bit old to enjoy it fully, but I did watch all the episodes. I appreciated that it was like a...

It was a summary, not an expurgation. My statement made my feelings on the topic clear while respecting your ideas. No sweeping statements or jabs were made; went quite the opposite direction actually. We clear now? tldr; don't worry about it

You seem to be arguing against a point I wasn't trying to make. You'll notice that I did say despite me feeling that playstyle being a slog i.e. the effort and mental gymnastics not being worth the payoff, I respect the fact that there are folks who think that it's enjoyable for them. tldr; I...

Exactly. This is the illusion of choice, except with the veil drawn across the DM's eyes instead of the players'. You're playing a game! By definition you can't get 100% verisimilitude. And why you'd want that anyway is beyond me... but I understand and respect that everyone has different likes...

I have a copy of this thing, stored in plastic bins along with all of my other 70s -> 4E stuff. Wow... I had completely forgotten about this boxed set.

I'm a software engineer. I find ChatGPT or Perplexity AI or similar a huge step up on Google searches. If I don't recall the finer details of e.g. configuring an AWS SNS topic policy or want an overview of a barely familiar topic e.g. using CQRS in a DDD architecture, a quick search phrase and...