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    The state of Post-OSR content

    If you don't understand the difference between tongue-in-cheek satirical parody and trolling, try doing that (sic) before posting.
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    The state of Post-OSR content

    I'm sick and tired of these "candy spells" invading our games all for the sake of placating some fragile player's ego. Players are such special snowflakes, they're all "unhh... magic doesn't do what I want it to. I'm going to just invent my own spells. Nyah nyah nyah!" It's not how the game is...
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    Comments on Reviews.....and art

    Yeah, top-down minis is the way to go on VTT. Roll20's free selection is ass though. Be careful though... that guy has a double-bladed sword. And are those Asian weapons I see? Squeen might have an aneurysm.
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    Comments on Reviews.....and art

    Yes, but those are technical illustrations and diagrams - not art by definition, per se, which requires a modicum of expression to be involved. They communicate factually, not as expression, because their job is to convey information rather than emotion. Much as a plumber doesn't express...
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    Comments on Reviews.....and art

    The thing being overlooked, IMO, is audience. With the exception of pieces meant to show directly to the players (as a tool), module art has a very specific audience - the lone Dungeon Master. But the middle of a technical document meant to guide a DM through an adventure for their players in an...
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    The state of Post-OSR content

    Yup, comparative pricing is where it's at. Considering that a 3e Ioun Stone that grants a +2 enhancement bonus to a trait is valued at 8,000gp in the DMG, and that a bonus to a single skill is much more restricted than one to a trait (whose bonus would apply to all the related skills attached...
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    Comments on Reviews.....and art

    This sounds like the set-up to a joke. Admittedly art is subjective by nature, but I think you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who believes that electricity is art... maybe if arranged in some sort of arcing display, sure, but just wiring houses and servicing power lines is a functional job...
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    Comments on Reviews.....and art

    I think art is meaningful from a layout perspective (just as a general good practice of layout design, art is an imperative along the same design lines as principles like spacing and alignment). From a DMing perspective though, I've never found art to be all that helpful unless is was art...
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    New Year's Adventure Design Contest - The Lair

    REMINDER: due date coming up in a week!
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    The state of Post-OSR content

    I'm gay.
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    The state of Post-OSR content

    Uh what...? No.... that's not "my own interpretation" of the term - that's how the English language defines "by the book" Definition of by the book : by following the official rules very strictly https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20the%20book Or perhaps you'd like to argue that...
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    The state of Post-OSR content

    He's ignoring me; I am not ignoring him. I see people say silly things, I make a comment... and Squeen is oh-so-much a rich source of silly things (statistically, it's a numbers game with him - you wait, and he will provide something in his next one or two book-sized posts). Fucking...
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    The state of Post-OSR content

    Being angry that others are inventing their own classes and saying that it's ruined the game is like being angry that people are using the ocean to surf and waterski because "back in the day" people only swam. It's like, calm down bud, it's a big fucking ocean...
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    The state of Post-OSR content

    How did you come to that conclusion? The term "by the book" has always meant following something to the letter of what's written as if using a script (hence, "book"). That would be rules, not pillars - pillars are nebulous concept of guidance, not a book to be followed.
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    The state of Post-OSR content

    It's definitely one of those "think outside the box" spells, alongside the likes of Prestidigitation/Thaumaturgy, Ventriloquism, Magic Mouth, and illusory magic in general. Always a fun choice.
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