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With statistics like these, one might get the impression that advancing in IRON DM is a challenge, or something.

When your enemies are effectively infinite, space isn’t really a luxury you will have for long. Even if you never get backed up against a wall, eventually you're going to get flanked. Spears are a terrible option, because they can only attack one zombie at a time. Napalm, on the other hand...

Oof. Looks like I have the worst ratio in that list. Perhaps I’ll rectify that next year. It is, after all, my 20th anniversary. It would be kind of a shame to sit that one out.

While this thread is still active, I want to remind everyone that there is now a newsletter (of sorts) you can subscribe to so you will be notified when the next IRON DM Tournament is recruiting. And maybe the spin-off, too, whenever that happens. If you’re interested, ask @el-remmen about it...

Out of curiosity, how many is it for you? I’ve lost at least two. Maybe three?

It’s a step up from losing more second round matches than anyone else. These things are bound to happen when you’ve been around as long as you have been.

Coming from @el-remmen, I’d take it as a burn on @Wicht. Coming from Wicht, I’d take it as a burn on el-remmen. Coming from me, I would just be stirring the pot. Coming from @Iron Sky, it’s probably just a coincidence.

Judgement for the IRON DM 2021 Championship Match: Gradine vs. Wicht We come at last to the final showdown. Two seasoned veterans — each an experienced IRON DM — vie for this year’s title. As one could expect, given our contenders’ pedigrees, the adventures presented are both exceptional in...

Except that the moment he did things differently, he would create a variant timeline. The original (from the perspective of the episode) would continue on as scheduled. It’s that original timeline that concerns the Ancient One.

It’s not a statement of the concept. It’s a reinforcement. And a reasonably subtle one, at that, given that they aren’t specifically calling out the implications these failed universes will have on the multiverse at large. Other than the Watcher’s comments that saving them would somehow mean...

It isn’t a waste if the purpose is to drive home the idea that there real stakes in the multiversal adventures to come. They probably won’t be able to explore that facet very thoroughly in the movies.

Interesting take, to be sure! In my campaign within The Dream, the question of whether or not to wake the Dreamer was the major philosophical divide. The Dream was gradually being consumed by a nightmare, but nobody could really know what would happen if the Dreamer was wakened. Many...

I like my zombie stories to be about inter-personal conflict, as per Romero’s films. This episode wasn’t very much of that. But the zombies were slow and lumbering, as they should be, so that’s good. Fast zombies are boring. Why even bother making them zombies at that point? Conclusion: this...

Glad your brother’s okay! Hope all is well before long!

Judgement for the 3rd-Place Match: Neurotic vs. el-remmen Before I get into the critique of these entries, I want to emphasize for the authors and audience that I have had much more time to analyze these entries than the contestants had to write them. That’s important to keep in mind, because...

Just to establish a baseline: I don’t think any non-MCU versions of the Hulk or Pym-tech are relevant to understanding what’s going on in the show. MCU Hulk has never been shown to have powers remotely equivalent to some of the comics. As for the resizing device? I don’t think it’s any...

Chapter 8 of the DMG, under the section on Exploration. There’s also a chart with that info on the Wilderness DM screen. Not sure about other DM screens.

Really? It seems much more like if Superman was killed by a kryptonite bullet to me. There’s nothing normal about Pym-tech. Also, Endgame establishes that the Hulk can survive the use of the infinity stones solely because the primary type of radiation they will release (gamma) is exactly the...

I don’t think you and I are operating within the same language. Specifically, when the Ancient One EXPLICITLY describes the reason something cannot be changed as being because it would prevent that change from being possible, that change is what a paradox is! That’s not an opinion; it’s an...

Her exact words: “Without her death, you would never have defeated Dormammu and become the Sorcerer Supreme, and the guardian of the Eye of Agamotto. If you erase her death, you never start your journey.” This is the reason she gives for the point being absolute. Her words, not mine. That...