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That’s on a school-by-school basis. Some private school teachers are very well compensated indeed.

Ahhhh, state schools! Did you know that in most states, the highest-paid state employees was a coach or athletic director? https://deadspin.com/infographic-is-your-states-highest-paid-employee-a-co-489635228/

Like most editions of D&D- even my preferred 3.5Ed.

My main issue with 4Ed combat was the ephemeral modifiers. That created its own kind of complexity. Nearly every round, you had to recalculate your bonuses & penalties because they had such short durations. I watched players- usually the more casual gamers- struggle to track plusses and...

I don’t have a complexity preference, I have a preference against unnecessary complexity. And IME, unnecessary complexity usually manifests itself in overly wordy explanations, confusing jargon and verbal imprecision, not mechanics. It can show up in mechanics, too, though. I’ve seen games...

Keeping the politics to a minimum, here’s some key factors I’ve seen in the different levels of the American education system: 1) Public schools’ curriculums and funding are controlled at the state and local levels, and the funding side is often driven by property values. For a long time, that...

Mod Note: 1) You’re new here, so you might want to take a closer reading of the rules. Responding to moderation text in thread is against them; but you’re getting a pass this time. 2) FWIW, ENWorld has had LOTS of discussions about racism & bigotry in RPGs in general, in D&D in particular...

Made one, but never got to play him.🤷🏾‍♂️

I wish I could, but I’m the one who has to get Mom’s wheelchair in & out of the SUV…which is probably how I got the bruise I the first place.🤦🏾‍♂️

Complicating matters is that my left arm is mostly useless at the moment. I’ve had a nasty deep bruise on my left palm for a few weeks now that causes pain & lack of grip strength in my middle & ring fingers. And today, I pulled a muscle at the bottom of my left shoulder blade. IOW, I’m...

Slightly more than that, but not much. The problem is that so much of the precipitation was icy. Not a lot of people here with chains (even we don’t have ours anymore). Looking out my back door, most of the stuff on our porch and driveway has melted, but the downhill alley we’d immediately...

The ones that get the most play for me (in no particular order): The Crow Heavy Metal (1 & 2) Strange Days Miami Vice (1 & 2) 1984 Judgement Night Godzilla (The American movie) There’s been a few video game soundtracks I’ve heard that I’d consider buying a CD of, but most of them are ultimately...

Two of the things I liked over the editions was the inclusion of the Sorcerer and Warlock as new kinds of spellslingers. I didn’t care for the mechanics of the Warlock until the 4Ed version came out, but I thought the core idea for the class was solid. I also appreciated that 4Ed...

Amusingly, I have a bunch of movie & TV scores & soundtracks in my CD collection.😁

I used to read & collect TONS of comics up until the late 1990s, then pared it back to a few titles. I don’t think I’ve bought any since the end of the 20th century. I still look at the images & so forth online because Supers is my favorite RPG genre, but I’m not buying anymore.

There used to be a time when I could hum the music to my favorite games. I can still hear those tunes in my head. But 99%+ of my gaming the past 10 or more years has been on mobile devices, and I usually play those with ALL the sound off.🤷🏾‍♂️

Also, not everything is sepia toned.

I’m snowed-in in Texas. There is no “at the office” until tomorrow at the earliest.

I’m a black dude, an army brat born in Louisiana, and who has lived in a number of places. I’ve lived most of my life in the American South- including Texas since 1982. Someone asked me why I don’t move away from Texas and all the racism. I responded: 1) I’ve never lived anywhere wherever...