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A guide to the material worlds of the multiverse? (As opposed to a manual of the planes.)

There is a tipping point where a creator gets “too big” for anyone to be able to edit their work. In the book world, the editor holds the power initially. “You’re going to cut this stuff or we’re not going to publish this book.” But at some point the author becomes famous enough that they can...

Yeah, it seemed like she’s identified it for what it is and now has it under control or at least has some coping mechanisms in place (like building that bike). But man how many of these guys are basically orphans? It seems like La’an, Nyota, and Erica have all lost their parents (and at least...

I didn’t think so. Now, “What is Starfleet?” is powerful! Using Umberto’s doco as a framing device is clever and effective, providing us with an intimate look at our protagonists at work (and occasionally at play). It’s uncomfortable to watch at times but also quite beautiful at other times. I...

I guess I'm thinking more the generic D&D art rather than the setting-specific art. Like the stuff in the core books and the brown / blue faux leather supplements (not the historical green ones).

I started with 2e. I would point to the Complete Paladin's Handbook as evidence of D&D's medievalesque leanings back then. 99% of the art in that book depicts people dressed in medieval European fashions engaging in medieval European activities. The content of the book is also geared toward "how...

You might want to update your OP then cos that’s not how it comes across.

Like in Discworld!

Honestly, I'd love to get these books ... but international shipping is so prohibitive now. These days, I either buy stuff locally or I just don't buy it at all.

They seem to be a bit confused as to who actually bought the game, though. I got an email with that offer that assumed I’d bought the first book. I had registered my interest, but when I saw how expensive the book plus international shipping was going to be, I didn’t actually buy it. And yet...

To build on this, Neverwinter will have societal prejudice against people from Luskan, regardless of species, due to the long history of bad blood between the two cities. Hate the Luskanite because he’s a pirate who’d rob his own mother blind not because he’s an orc or a tiefling or a wererat.

In your OP, you asked for people’s thoughts on whether AI programming is a problem. You didn’t specify you only wanted people’s anti-AI thoughts. 🤷🏻 I have my reservations about AI as well. I worry about the ethics of it, and I worry about the environmental damage the massive data centers are...

Here’s a feel-good story involving AI: How eight seconds of scratchy audio from a VHS tape gave a mum back her voice This lady has regained a version of her voice thanks to AI after losing it to a disease years ago.

Sure! I’ve always loved snow peas but not because I feel posh eating them! I just like the crunch and the flavor. (I also dislike regular peas and have no interest in ever trying mushy ones.) Anyway, that’s getting rather off-topic! Sorry!

As an aside, I'd never heard the term "mangetout" before Wet Leg introduced me to it with a song by that name on their new album. (Despite NZ being more British than the USA, they call them snow peas here, just like they do back home ...)

I don't know what that means ... but I'm guessing if I play New Vegas I will? EDIT: Watching the teaser again. In the scene where Lucy wakes up in that room, there's not just a Giddyup Buttercup by the bed, there's a box of Sugar Bombs cereal on the desk! It looks just like the boxes you can...

Are there any super mutants in New Vegas? So that guy who says he knows everything is in the New Vegas game? Gotcha. Maybe when I'm finished my latest Fallout 4 playthrough, I'll redownload New Vegas and give it another go.

Wowzers! There's a lot to unpack there. At 2:07, there are multiple BoS airships! IIRC, if you ask Captain Kells in Fallout 4 if the BoS has other airships, he says there were some more rudimentary ones out on the west coast years ago. I guess they're still in operation. Or else the east coast...

Mind you, I have not seen Alien 3 or Alien: Resurrection. I have also not seen the AvP movies (except for clips on YouTube). As you probably know from other threads, I'm not a big fan of the original Alien. I do, however, like Aliens and Alien: Covenant, and I can sit through Prometheus. I'm...

I wonder if something will happen with Ortegas' brother at some point. They can't have introduced him just so he could annoy his sister by flirting with Uhura, and because he's making a documentary of multiple Enterprise missions, he is going to be a recurring character, even if he's not in...