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Ah, more whataboutism. Gotcha!

As a current teacher . . . purposefully adding struggle to tasks is not effective for learning. But, we do have a growing problem with students not being able to handle things that are hard . . . they are more likely to just give up on a difficult task than pre-pandemic . . . so, trying to...

Wow! I like it! Kudos for WotC to be willing to change up the trade dress, logo, and art style of the setting. That's a bit risky!

That reminds of of a Tom Morello story, the guitarist for Rage Against the Machine. He was once called out for Rage getting too "political" . . . if you know anything about this band, "political" is a part of their DNA from their first released song. MCG has been supportive of LGBTQ+ issues...

I think the current political climate in the US certainly has some folks thinking they can get away with publicly being terrible. But as Goodman is learning, it's still not a good idea to let the world know you are a bigot or are willing to work with bigots.

Ah . . . I still don't get it. That's okay.

The wonderful line from Austin Powers, "There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch," isn't an example of the Paradox of Tolerance. It's humor based on folks ability to compartmentalize, consider themselves not-racist, and yet...

Look more closely at the airship image. Elemental ring is in the back! Of course, it's still okay if you don't like the new art direction. EDIT: Ninja'd by @Von Ether and @Paul Farquhar!

Not blithely accepting abuse is living in an Ivory Tower? Okay.

I've faced this exact issue. Stopped doing business with the contractor immediately, and let the central office know why.

They really should have led with that statement. Damage is done, this will hurt the kickstarter and Goodman's business overall. How much so? Time will tell. I'm okay with the idea that all Judge's Guild profits go towards refunds on the earlier, failed kickstarter. Some folks here see it as...

I am LOVING the shift in art direction for Eberron. The zeppelin style airship is pretty slick! The new warforged is fun too!

Tough spot? Nah. It's not tough at all to avoid working with antisemites and other hateful people. City State, on its own merits, is an excellent choice for the OAR (Original Adventures Reincarnated) line. But for obvious reasons, one Goodman would have been wise to avoid. There are still...

There is not a comparable product. There are plenty of other "city" sourcebooks, but none that have the nostalgia factor that City State of the Invincible Overlord does. But for me, I will pass on this unique product. Supporting a company run by antisemites is not something I'm willing to do...

Never ascribe to malice what can be explained by incompetence. I doubt Judges Guild intentionally embezzled the kickstarter funds. But rather planned and implemented the project so poorly, they failed to deliver. Either way, a good reason not to support the company again, in addition to the...

Well, it was Judges Guild who failed to deliver on the City State kickstarter, not Goodman Games. Goodman Games has a pretty good track record getting product out as promised, I fully expect this campaign to fund, and if funded, deliver. And it's the current owners of Judges Guild who are the...

Yeah. Excusing someone from abusing an employee and close friend as "just the way things were back then" doesn't hold water. People know better now, people knew better then. Was it more common back then? Probably . . . don't care, it's still wrong.

Heh, well, I meant fans, not business partners Gygax screwed over. But, yeah.

Yeah, I'm feeling the same way. Goodman Games puts out good work, but this is disappointing. I tend to get Goodman, Troll Lord, and Frog God confused at times, as they all operate in the "old school feel, modern rules" genre of TTRPGs . . . and also seem to willing to ignore problematic...

I don't think they are oblivious . . . but I'm beginning to think they don't care. Or don't care enough. Which is disappointing. The original City State of the Invincible Overlord is an old-school classic that would be a lot of fun updated to modern D&D. But I don't need it that badly, not...