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At this point in time, there’s no profits to maintain: most AI is not profitable, and are running billions in the red. And they’re still throwing money & resources at it in ways that are disruptive of other markets for goods (like certain computer components), services (like water & electric...

Mod Note: Expanding on the above, the history of this family of threads does not include limitations on whose deaths get mentioned. Even the passings of ruthless dictators have been posted in prior iterations . Or, TL;DR: no gatekeeping, please.

Go Team Venture!

I don’t think so, considering: 1) many AI developing companies are fighting against compensating copyright holders for AI scraping because it “would bankrupt them”, and some have already paid big settlements, I don’t think so (like Anthropic’s $1.5B agreement). 2) many of the highest profile...

Everything created by humans starts with an idea. If you can’t expound on anyone else’s idea ever, you get stagnation.🤷🏾‍♂️ So the starting point- for me, at least- is attribution. Acknowledgment of where the idea originated is the moral baseline. The second stage would be compensation, if...

Well, while you’re correct that you can’t copyright ideas in general, you’ve missed the fact that you also can’t copyright game mechanics in particular. So one (partial) answer is that the law doesn’t recognize copying a game mechanic as plagiarism.

Once upon a time, I could have helped. But I haven’t done anything pro-level in decades. Be sure to ask anyone who says no (politely) if they know of anybody else who might be interested or might know someone. Networking is your friend! Also seconding @Celebrim ’s idea. I have recommended...

Forgive me, but the mention of the Shadow Mastiff/Barghest sent my mind down the road to a twisted version of the Scooby-Doo gang as the minions. With Scooby being one of the above, the Renfield analog would be smart, like Velma. “Daphne” could be a seductress kind of vampire spawn, found in...

Mentioned here before (in other threads)- I was involved in a GURPS:VtM playtest, and my Brujah PC was Malkavian crazy. He, too, though he was a superhero- a cross between The Tick and Blade. Yes, this was in an otherwise serious game. Yes, it still worked. Given who D20 is, their take will...

I just sent that one to some people I know.

Gardening/yardwork Tip: if you have vines near a wooden fence, you need to keep a close eye on the fence’s condition. We’ve been in this house since 1998, and originally, we had a big trellis of crossvine near the back alley section our wooden fence. When it was in bloom, it looked great and...

Mod Note: Hello new poster! 1) Toxic? No, people are just expressing why they will or will not buy said product. 2) Libel? No, they’re saying things that are true and backing them up with evidence. So no deletion will be forthcoming. 3) Hate speech should not be tolerated. Agreed, but...

Ours was one type up until recently. The city just came through and replaced our sidewalk, which necessitated them tearing up about a 6” wide strip on either side of where they were pouring. I do not know what kind of grass it was, but it “don’t look right”. If nothing else, it’s not as...

I could definitely use HERO for most of this, but it absolutely does not have real morality mechanics. You could, however, implement them as Disadvantages (possibly at the campaign level), but YOU (the GM) would have to figure out how you’d want to model them.