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[overgeeked]

Some people really want to remove the referee from D&D and it shows.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Me, October-April:

Me, otherwise:

Yeah my area got the most rain it’s ever gotten on record, this year. Like it rained every day of late winter into spring, sometimes for days without stopping. The rivers and canals are full to bursting. It was awesome.

 

[aramis erak]

I don't get why so many people are down on MSG. I used to think it was some weird chemical and was surprised to find out it was just a naturally occurring salt. Turns out the complaints about it causing headaches and other ailments are mostly nonsense.

It's one of the top 10 items on the list of edible migraine triggers. Top 5 (not in order) inclue red wine, tomatoes, and fresh bread. ISTR MSG being about #9 on the ranked listing given me by my last neurologist.

For a few grams of raw tomato will bring on a migraine in about 30-40 minutes. MSG will exacerbate a migraine if I have one going, but not start one.
I can't eat fresh pizza from places that don't rest the shells; 30-40 minutes after, and it's migraine time.

Before the case of meningitis that brought on the migraines, my favorite food was, indeed, supreme pizza on freshly made shells/crusts... Now? most artisanal pizza is no-go... Followed closely by a wide variety of Japanese dishes, often loaded with MSG. (Locally, the Japanese restaurants I've gone to don't add MSG, but make it available as a condiment or add-on.)

 

[MGibster]

I can't eat fresh pizza from places that don't rest the shells; 30-40 minutes after, and it's migraine time.

What does resting the shells mean?

 

[CleverNickName]

Lifelong PEC migraine sufferer here. I know that everyone's experiences are different, and no two migraine diagnoses are the same. But I've been treated for these headaches for 30+ years, and I've been examined and treated by six different specialists...and I've never seen monosodium glutamate described as a "migraine trigger" on anything other than Internet blogs and articles of dubious origin.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Lifelong PEC migraine sufferer here. I know that everyone's experiences are different, and no two migraine diagnoses are the same. But I've never seen monosodium glutamate listed as a migraine trigger on anything other than Internet blogs and articles of dubious origin.

The whole "MSG/Chinese food gives people headaches" urban legend has a very unpleasant history.

Parmesan cheese, for instance, is loaded with MSG, but it's not an issue for anyone but the lactose intolerant.

 

[haakon1]

One should read the thread before posting.

Ain’t nobody got time for that.

 

[TerraDave]

For all its many, many faults, I have to admit: 3rd Edition D&D did some things right.

• I never had a problem with Level Adjustments, they were the easiest way to balance certain species.
• I hate the word 'species' outside of a sci-fi game. It should always be 'ancestry.' This isn't a 3E topic, but I will never let this go.
• The "favored class" mechanic was a good way to keep multiclassing from going too far off the rails. If you hated this mechanic, odds are good that you were part of the problem. >_>
• Prestige Classes were basically subclasses that could be picked up by any class--they weren't locked behind specific classes, and gave you something to work toward.
• Monster templates were so cool, and useful, and fun. I can't believe they stopped using them.

3.0 really bugs me. It felt close...so close. But 3.5 (and PF) did not move it in the direction it needed to move.

 

[CleverNickName]

The whole "MSG/Chinese food gives people headaches" urban legend has a very unpleasant history.

Apparently it all started with a letter written to a medical institute by some random guy (not a doctor) in 1968. It was intended as a joke, but the media got ahold of it and conflated into some kind of legitimate "study." I saw a documentary about it, and the so-called "Chinese restaurant syndrome."

 

[haakon1]

It's generally bad to design a game specifically for new players. If the game is interesting and good, they'll figure it out.

Bad for the game, but makes sense to the MBA’s.