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We have a local/regional chain (Market Basket) which doesn't do self-checkout at all. Their 12 item or less express lanes are pretty good. They're known for focusing more on employee wages, development, and careers than other supermarkets. I had the Family Ties theme song leap to mind...

Did you run through the combat sequence step by step with BOTH sides acting in each step, as the example of combat implies, or did you have EACH side separately go through the combat sequence, one side doing everything and then the other side doing everything, as the rules instruct? I've seen a...

Your paraphrase "keep good records of in-game time" is distinctly less strident and directive than "YOU CAN NOT HAVE A MEANINGFUL CAMPAIGN IF STRICT TIME RECORDS ARE NOT KEPT." I think the text supports my description very clearly. I quoted him from pages 12 and 37. I could cite a lot of...

'78-'79 even. Although I've run a meaningful open table campaign while being substantially looser with the timekeeping between groups than Gary describes.

I will be less creative and quote to confirm. :)

Of course. That doesn't contradict my point, though. Even when saying that the DM can change things, Gary had firm opinions on how the DM had best understand the rules before changing them, and what rationale should be used for changes. But putting his name on it as author meant he took...

Well I know that you're thinkin' about me (ow!) 'Cause your curiosity has been piqued I may be 42 inches of sexy But I'm 69 feet of freak -Scanlan Shorthalt

This part makes sense to me. This bit surprises me; I read Gary as extremely prescriptive in many parts of the 1E PH and DMG. He definitely says you can and should customize the rules once you understand them, but he also spells out best practices and modifications to OD&D play procedures and...

This is related to the OP, but formatting like this (short bulleted descriptions and using bold, all caps headers, etc.) are a bit of a different concept than the three motifs and sensory guidelines ideas. I do really like this kind of layout and information presentation, though. Necrotic...

But in the joints? I had a bit of Graston-style scraping done in PT, with one of those dull blade tools, but it was muscular/fascial release work, not to a joint.

Found a couple of quick references. https://pollsandinsights.com/hospitality/diet-coke-a-beverage-with-surprising-demographic-divides/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2013/11/13/gender-contamination-why-men-prefer-products-untouched-by-women/

That was my whole point. Diet Coke is more bitter, so the flavor profiles would imply the opposite demographic split. But the actual split and marketing is based on the naming and branding, not the flavors.

Dr. Pepper Zero is the only canned soda I keep on hand routinely. And 2L bottles of Coke Zero. But 90% of the time I'm having lemon seltzer, so I go through diet soda quite slowly.

Which is kind of hilarious considering how more bitter beverages like whisky or beer are often culturally considered more "manly", but in this case it's the word "diet" being considered more feminine than the word "zero", regardless of the actual flavors. Pure marketing to cultural conditioning.

Kaor! As Willie pointed out, cutting the alcohol from N/A beers does mean they're normally lower calorie than actual beer. People aren't expecting beer to be sweet, so there's not so much sugar. Mocktails OTOH... There's a very distinct bitter tang to Diet Coke for me which isn't present...

I dig the double scout idea. That's pretty sweet.

Better than Paksenarrion?

But Critical Threats are a 3.x mechanic! ;) (And Menace is a Magic: the Gathering keyword/creature ability).

My understanding is that the GMF has broken out of stasis and started getting things done since Paul Stormberg took over from Gail as Chair in 2020. I don't know if they've released any comprehensive updates about the finances or what's become of the funds which were originally raised back in...