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The story of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 is a tragedy of American history: a cautionary tale of class bias, social anxiety, and... -
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It is with some measure of irony that in this month’s editorial Ian Livingstone asks “when will we see a British RPG on the scene?” It’s... -
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I launched my first session at my local public library, and I’m pleased to report it was a success. But it was not without a few bumps...
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Whizbang Dustyboots replied to the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer.The amount of collaboration in professional writing is hard to convey to people who haven't done it. And that's before you add the... -
Lanefan reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with
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Sure, sure, there are just some conversations here that have left me with the impression that some people think compromise is a one... -
Whizbang Dustyboots reacted to FitzTheRuke's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
Aside from a general blame on WotC (as folks are keen to do), even if you had read the credits, you wouldn't know who to blame. It's...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+].Example: I add a PC-playable Necromancer class. You-as-player have always thought the very idea of playable Necromancers to be dumb as...
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Whizbang Dustyboots reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
Personally, I thought the last season was fine. Not great, not terrible, but inoffensive and entertaining enough for what it is. Which...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+].Well, yes; to me that's always been the default way to do it. Recruiting players first and then spending weeks/months designing the...
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Whizbang Dustyboots reacted to Gradine's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
This. I've found that the people who nitpick any possible wording of the way things are written to declare the most outlandish possible...
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Mecheon reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
A lot of it is almost certainly a case of trying to trim wordcount to make room for all the new art, and the folks doing the trimming... -
Whizbang Dustyboots reacted to mearls's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
I think they are very different. I would characterize online discourse as very academic. It focuses on the rules text and procedure. It...
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Whizbang Dustyboots reacted to mearls's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
The difference between online discourse and the playtest results was mindboggling. I believe that people who are very online about...
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Whizbang Dustyboots reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
To be fair with the Hellfire Club thing, that logo is just excellent design and branding, and is also directly connected to what is...
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Whizbang Dustyboots reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
On the upside, when I see bad posting, that lets me know to avoid future posts!
