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In the first case they're a bit tired, perhaps strained. The second they're reeling but still in a fight. Not much different than how you would model a boxing match, some hits hurt but don't knock you out but they do wear you down so that the next hit is a KO. Good grief, not this again...

I have rare documentary footage of a sneak attack by one of the savage beasts taking out a young girl. Caution, not for the feint of heart!

Nobody has anything as simple as a 14 intelligence either, but it's still a useful construct as a tool to help define your character. Meanwhile I do think humans evolved to see patterns not just pareidolia (seeing images in objects) but also to organize our interactions with the world around...

But that's what I was talking about - HP and AC do exist in the world, they are diegetic. Turns are just a simple abstract way of representing action that is also diegetic. You don't have to view them as diegetic as I do, your choice. We just disagree on what diegetic means it has nothing to...

That's assuming you don't accept the difference between simplified abstractions and reality. People do, indeed fall unconscious or die after taking damage. A person wearing armor is more difficult to damage with melee weapons. One way to handle combat is to have rounds, again a simplification...

One way of describing a person's personality is to discuss their "frameworks", basically how they interpret the world around them. Two people can look at the exact same situation and view it totally differently, one may look at a guard hitting a citizen as enforcing proper respect for authority...

Well he did, indeed, repeat numbers gathered by other internet randos so it's got to be true!

So I did watch it (waiting for something else and I can replay at 1.5 speed). His whole spiel seems to be based on annoyingly implying that he has insider info and "Taking an upfront payday just to continue to run the game they're already playing is a no brainer" at around 4:40. Then he goes...

I judge podcasts based on how often there's flame explosions and facepalms on the thumbnail. ;) So no, I didn't watch it. Did you read the article that said that their entire advertising budget for an entire year is a bit over $500k a few years ago?

Speculation from a podcast isn't exactly proof.

You know they pay them millions base on what, exactly? Because while I can't find any current information, this link they didn't spend anywhere near that for there entire advertising budget. On the other hand, getting any factual information on this topic is a crapshoot.

One tangent in this thread is the concept of evil gods and evil organizations. I think very few people truly believe they're evil, even many sociopathic mass murderers likely simply don't really understand why others would consider them evil. Meanwhile people that worship evil gods likely...

You don't have to perfectly create an entirely new perspective, personality and morality in order to create a character with a different perspective than yours. Inhabiting a different person's perspective is a big part of why I might use alignment for my character. If I'm playing someone...

According to Perkins and Crawford they were considering retiring, which makes sense considering that they were there for a long time and had gotten the 2024 version out the door while having input for future direction. There wasn't a lot to challenge. So I see no reason to say they were...

From the DMG "A minion is destroyed when it takes any amount of damage."

They've been pretty open that they're sponsored in the past and by whom. I would assume most of their money nowadays comes from ads based on number of views. Of course none of us have insider information, I just don't buy the whole "The only reason they're using D&D is because of payments from...

I assume yet more "bribery" conspiracy theories? Because they can't just enjoy playing D&D, think its better for the long run campaigns CR is known for, DH is still a new system and by doing a rotating cast they can do D&D and DH both? Nah. Must be bribery.

The tangent came up because someone stated D&D was just like MS and Windows. Except they have very little in common because MS used all sorts of anticompetetive practices to establish and maintain their dominance in both the OS and web browser markets. WOTC may have won the popularity contest...

My point is that people sure seem to keep trying to say that D&D is in spite of the system. I disagree. The brand has a lot of advantages but no matter how much brand recognition you have, no matter how much you spend on marketing, it doesn't matter in the long run. Brand recognition, nostalgia...