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Then flee in terror as the AI decides that you're nothing more then additional raw material for the system. If you're lucky it might forcibly upload your consciouness first. Or maybe that's not lucky. Seed AI is dangerous. Potentially more dangerous then every other bit of technology and...

And people would still line up and pay Whufie to eat food grown in the ground, picked by hand, and prepared by Gordon Ramsay. That's why you need Rep. Because if you're not someone people give a crap about, no one will want to be in the same room with you. Mr Ramsay won't want to do the favor of...

But commerce is not the same in a post-scarcity economy. Both market and planned economic theories are based on the premise of material scarcity. By definition a economic system based on the sort of automated manufacturing we're discussing has, for practical purposes, no material scarcity. They...

Frankly, I can't think of a single thing in 4e that some other game (and often an OGL/d20 one at that) hasn't done before. So I don't thin 4e really has any innovations. Still a fun game for those that like what it's doing

That was the basis of Asgardian weaponry in Stargate. Also: * Plague. * Flash crowds/riots. * Heat. Lots and lots of heat.

Because a cornucopia machine needs input. A realistic form needs the molecules or elements. A magic form needs matter. Both need power. Both also need more of both then they output, even if only by a little bit. Even if those are functionally non-concerns, prioritizing the distribution of it may...

Honestly? The effects of a cornucopia machine based post scarcity economy far exceed what you've thought of (and a lot of what you brought up would likely be wrong). In most cases, your plan of sitting home not doing anything would probably keep you fed, clothed, and entertained, but not much...

I agree with the argument that it social skills require appropriate use of modifiers, but also that static DCs are usually the wrong basis. All of these should really be opposed rolls, and need appropriate modifiers and GM adjudication along with appropriately limited scope. To make use of the...

One potential solution is to remove hard and fast time cycles for resource refresh. My game of choice (outside of the combat round) operates almost entirely on a 'nebulous' time scale. Abilities are per combat, per scene, per adventure, or per session. Some things operate on a 'per day' time...

It's hardly a complete shut down. Frankly, I feel there's for more meaningful options then in 3.0. It also shuts down all participants equally, while making them all flat-footed. There's a number of ways to get free actions of consequence. Quick Draw, Fencing or Flail Basics, Contempt...

Personally, I think Fantasy Craft hit it decently. Full round opposed Athletics check, with the victor getting to do something from a list of actions. The rules take up a little over one column and cover multiple opponents and let the grappler do all sorts of stuff. It doesn't directly allow...

Celery and celeriac.

While true, it's somewhat misleading. Personally I find a half-pound wedge (about $7.50) of Beemster (well, Wegman's, but it's made by Beemster) Five Year Gouda will feed my group of eight nicely. Now, I admit that there are fruits, nuts, and water crackers also involved, but it's not that bad...

At the risk of being scorned... ;) I also find that some dried fruit and some nuts paired with some nice intensely flavored aged hard cheese in thin curls/peels. Stuff like five year gouda, four year cheddar, etc. The key is to find cheeses with really intense flavor so that curls made with a...

Ignoring stuff from the shelf, salsa is just as healthy as hummus. More healthy depending on what you're looking to avoid. Pico de gallo has fewer calories and less fat then hummus, for instance. Paired with some baked tortilla chips it's a great healthy snack for a party or game.

They list Robotech, but again, just because they list an influence doesn't mean it's actually there. Let's see. Variable Fighters: Nope. Well, I suppose they might be in a later source book I don't have, but still I feel confident on this. Military victories are inherently Pyhrric: Well, all...

Once again proving that TV Tropes is absolutely worthless. :erm:

Macross? Where the heck do you get that? I don't see Cthulhu or the Migo being swayed by the power of pop music and love. The Guyver and EVA influences are pretty obvious, but I see nothing Macross like in the game at all.

Frankly, what you have there is a weaker version of Check Fire/Zen Archery from Spycraft 2.0. Try this, combining those feats and the one shot trick from the same game: Sniper Shot Whenever you roll a ranged attack and miss by 4 or less, you may cancel the attack. The attack causes no...

*shrug* There's no meaning to the order.