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This reminds me of that old argument around scaling DC's. You can scale DC's (Difficulty Class), but then players never feel like they have gotten better at anything because the difficulty keeps scaling with their power level treadmill. Or, you can lock in DC's at fixed intervals, and once...

Thank you for letting me know, I never got to check out the 5e version.

This is a pretty common feature in many OSR-styled games. Its included in some form in games from Cairn to Electric Bastionland to Shadowdark. Not really a full-blown OSR fan since I like crunchy systems too, but I do like their pragmatic approach to running the game. No need to roll unless...

I once tried to start a Rappan Athuk campaign, but the layout of the maps was a bit confusing (to me anyway). Honestly, I tried wrapping my head around it and after a long time trying to figure it out, I realized that I was probably better off making my own megadungeon. The problem is that (at...

Honestly, a lot of artists I know are talking about leaving behind Adobe for alternative solutions. Thankfully, a lot of free competitors to photoshop are around (I personally prefer GIMP, its free, and 2.10 has no auto ai tools of any kind whatsoever). Some artists I know are contemplating...

Opt-out options are a cop out, allowing companies to deflect blame to artists. If they were actually interested in treating artists fairly it would be an opt-in system. Furthermore, tons of companies offer opt-out options that are never enforced. There is currently no law forcing companies to...

I do agree that the term may be problematic for laying down solid definitions (another thing that is also challenging in discussing ttrpg's as well). I surely don't want to add more confusion or anything. I am just pointing out that it is a term in common use within the spheres of ai technology...

Perhaps then, it might help to lay down some solid definitions of what ai is. You are, after all asking that folks be literate. Though it does seem like this is a dig aimed right in my direction, thanks i guess? As i showed in my previous posts, there are a wide variety of ai models. "Narrow"...

Ignore this if you like, but it takes a very long time to publish a ttrpg. Many take years to complete. Countless sleepless nights lay behind me as I have labored endlessly on my own artwork, writing, and layout. I am not doing this for money, I am trying to create the best game that I can with...

I placed the word hidden in quotations, not the article I posted, which clearly states evidence for the case that there is indeed a problem, its called the Explainability problem. I feel like you didn't read anything I posted in my previous reply. I have posted quotes and sources from experts...

Hi folks. In the spirit of solidarity, I am presenting evidence from experts in the field of AI, in the hopes that we can better understand exactly what current ai models are, and how they work. Yes, they do consist of layers, but the larger and more complex the model, the more "hidden" layers...

For sure. For the purposes of clarity, I will not try to speak for other independent publishers like A5e or TotV, as they likely have their own positions on the subject, and they might have their own perspectives on where they stand in the industry, and they deserve to be heard (if they want to...

I was a lot longer than a month, the leaks started in November. What the hell does this bolded part even mean? Maintenance of what terms? what are you even talking about here? "Validation by a more current management" is about as obtuse as you can get. The current management put the 1.1 OGL...

I am no longer working on 5e projects because I won't give any more support to a system that reinforces a dnd-only monoculture at the expense of everything else in the industry. I kind of feel like I am repeating myself at this point. Mamba sums up the rest of your responses very well. I...

Well, there are some distinctions that need to be made here to address that: 1. The SRD, whether wotc likes it or not, created a net effect, where everyone speaking the same "code" has the benefit of making that game the leader by being the most ubiquitous. Ryan Dancey addressed this during the...

Lets hope so. I really do hope that this is all behind us.

I do agree that this is the outcome most likely to happen. DDB & their vtt are being modeled as a walled garden, so it surely fits the model to restrict access to their platform. I think, however, that from their persistent attempts to destroy the OGL over the past two decades, that I would be...

We are indeed living in strange times. Automation is nothing new, but what IS new is the rate of acceleration. Previous automation would phase in, taking time to phase out workers that are being replaced, giving them time to adapt to the changes. The current pace is already faster than any...

No i do agree, I was just pointing out that from what I see, they can still potentially pull the rug out from underneath 3pp's in the future. They could potentially release another poison-pill OGL/SRD (less likely given the backlash from the original OGL 1.1 release), but they could also...

Dude, I have extensively covered how to both detect ai images and the risks involved in using them in previous posts. I was responding directly to a poster who posted ai art, and I gave a quick response as to that subject. I have already provided some pretty extensive explanations on the...