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In any case, the original rule (d4 rounds) was not dissociative; dragons apparently needed to rest between breaths. Whether or not a specific monster in 4e's ability were dissociative would depend on the ability and the monster. Obviously, it would apply just fine to a dragon's breath, and...

Thank you for clarifying your position. I definitely disagree with you. You are using dissociated in two entirely different senses. Alexandrian: Decisions are dissociated from the characters and events in the game. You: A specific choice of how a combat mechanic should be implemented has little...

A tautology is likely to occur when you try to treat a definition as an argument. That has already been discussed upthread. The definition is, abstractions that become dissociated from the imaginary world of play. The argument is, "This is something that has been observed to occur, and...

Like, when someone says, "I attack the orc," what follows is an abstraction of combat. Everything in an RPG is an abstraction of some kind. For instance, when you roll a Sense Motive check, there aren't separate tables for reading facial wrinkles, or comparing their hesitation in speaking with...

Our first introduction the the dwarves in the Hobbit presents Thorin as a boring and pompous raconteur. The other dwarves make up a song about mistreating Bilbo's dishes and household goods.

No, that is not a dissociated mechanic. There is no feinting mechanic, for one thing. Feinting is simply generalized into to-hit rolls. That is not dissociated, either, since people who shoot for the eyes do not always hit them. In fact, it's safe to assume people are always shooting for the...

Ask a boxer. Eventually, too much is just too much. Another example would be someone who manages to knock themselves out in the shower in one go; obviously, they didn't have many hit points to begin with. Another example would be Boromir, or apparently, Blackbeard the Pirate. The issue is not...

Such as a now-defunct LGBT-friendly Yahoo! group for gamers.

<flynn>Until next time, then.</flynn>

Doh! I saw one at Half Price Books the other day. EDIT: Incidentally, em-cee-double-u-oh-dee sounds a great intro for an old school rap song.

Why do we need a mechanic that says would someone looks like at 1 hp? It says 1 hp on the character sheet. If a player asks, "How badly hurt does Pogo the Clown look?" that's a valid question. 1 hp is pretty badly hurt. "It looks like a bad scrape or a thrown rock would finish him off," would be...

Who said anyone needed to depart from Actor stance? WhatI said was that Actor stance was negatively impacted by the ability. You can, of course, continue to soldier on, making whatever rationalizations you need, but you are doing extra work. You are, of course, houseuling again, which was the...

Your example is made of straw. Someone down to their last point is not as spry as when they woke up this morning. Ziggy would easily discern Joe was in bad shape, most of the time. It's true, D&D doesn't have rules for crippled limbs, specifically. However, Joe would not be impaired until 0 hit...

If I find a word inadequate, I coin a new one that suits me. However, ... you are of course wrong. :) Emphasis mine. There are two things you should know. First, grammar is a pet subject of mine. However impressed you may be with Strunk & White's, it is decidedly a text to mature beyond...

Linguistic is "of or relating to language." I meant "of or relating to linguistics." Plus, linguistical is an accepted variation of linguistic anyway. Hence, linguistically, rather than linguisticly.

I agree that the evidence has not been furnished that this is a different of kind, rather than degree. I agree that the evidence has not been furnished that 4e as a whole is a different game of a kind, rather than to a degree. I do think that the identification of the problem some people have...

Well, it wasn't me. S&W are exalted by being recognized, not by being expert. I consider debunking S&W no more iconoclastic than calling into question Dr. Phil's expertise on relationships. Much as with Pluto's planetary status, the brontosaurus, and the oft-misunderstood "the exception proves...

The presence of goodwill may mean an "excuse" isn't needed. If the nicest person I know snaps at me, I assume something is bothering them, not that they've turned evil. Admittedly, I would never have seen the Anakin-becoming-Darth-Vader thing coming using that rule.

Just out of curiosity, is it against forum rules to make sexist defenses of mass rape? I don't want to point any fingers or accuse anyone specifically, but it would be helpful if you clarified for me the board policies on this specific topic.

They're named after their founder, a legendary hunter, 99th of his line.