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  1. Cordwainer Fish

    OSR BrOSR

    For some reason, the trade paperback - which is not a limited edition hardcover and thus is more affordable - has a different title.
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    Do All of Your RPG Maps Now Belong To Judges Guild? ... and more?

    All you people gaming on projective spaces are infringing on my mathematical rights and will be hearing from my metalawyers.
  3. Cordwainer Fish

    Do All of Your RPG Maps Now Belong To Judges Guild? ... and more?

    So he tied an onion to his belt, which was the style at the time...
  4. Cordwainer Fish

    Do All of Your RPG Maps Now Belong To Judges Guild? ... and more?

    Prior art begins with honeybees and Descartes.
  5. Cordwainer Fish

    What does it take for an RPG to die?

    I dunno, what does it take for them to finally cancel The Simpsons?
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    I tackled that annoying NPC.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Anyone else dislike the "keyword" style language of 5.24?

    A little like how I've toyed with the idea of a dragon [1] whose personality was dependent rather than antisocial. "Won't you please look at my hoard?" [1] All dragons are JRRT dragons.
  8. Cordwainer Fish

    "I think Hydrogen is a rare element" and other science facts.

    Hey, once you go salamander you'll never go... never mind.
  9. Cordwainer Fish

    "I think Hydrogen is a rare element" and other science facts.

    Yep. One of the exams in one of my astronomy classes had "why won't they work?" as a question. Professor was expecting one answer, I gave him two and a half.
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    WotC WotC (Mistakenly) Issues DMCA Takedown Against Baldur's Gate-themed Stardew Valley Mod

    And as flexes go, "they haven't murdered any union activists lately, that we know of" is a pretty sad one.
  11. Cordwainer Fish

    GAMA's Communications Manager Declares Organization 'Broken'

    "Someday, someone's gonna have to explain to me the virtue of a professional response." - Pres. Andrew Shepherd, sort of
  12. Cordwainer Fish

    D&D General Arby's branded polydice sell out in less than 2 hours

    I was always partial to their turkey myself.
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    D&D General Arby's branded polydice sell out in less than 2 hours

    It's a chain that mainly flogs sandwiches of thin sliced meat. Its food is somewhat sad but not nearly as sad as McVomit's. Their potato cakes (basically hash browns squished into something that holds its own shape) are okay if you like a lot of grease with your salt. And yes, Horsey Sauce is...
  14. Cordwainer Fish

    D&D 5E (2024) Anyone else dislike the "keyword" style language of 5.24?

    Romance is a thing for cattle and love-play. Rules need to be written in a formal specification language and algorithmically proven to be consistent. (Yes, this means they must not be capable of supporting arithmetic.)
  15. Cordwainer Fish

    D&D 5E (2024) Anyone else dislike the "keyword" style language of 5.24?

    The controlled vocabulary is a greater human accomplishment than the printing press.
  16. Cordwainer Fish

    WotC WotC (Mistakenly) Issues DMCA Takedown Against Baldur's Gate-themed Stardew Valley Mod

    See also Quellcrist Falconer on why to make it personal.
  17. Cordwainer Fish

    D&D General Doing Tragedy in D&D

    "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die." - Mel Brooks
  18. Cordwainer Fish

    D&D General Matt Colville on the “Forever DM”

    The first rule of Debate Club is you never stop talking about Debate Club.
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    WotC WotC (Mistakenly) Issues DMCA Takedown Against Baldur's Gate-themed Stardew Valley Mod

    Plus, when I don't care I don't hit PTT, I spin the dial.
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