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Today, 08:23 AMI believe that the proposed scenario is similar to that of Psycho-Pass. In Psycho-Pass there is a system that is capable of monitoring everyone's...38 replies | 2497 view(s)
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Yesterday, 10:28 PMMechalich replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsQuite. Fundamentally, there's a huge problem with Seasons 7+8 of Game of Thrones in that the show hands Danaerys the victory at the end of Season 6,...438 replies | 19084 view(s)
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Yesterday, 10:02 PMThe real issue is that in most fantasy settings, even shockingly low-magic and low-power ones, it can be all a surprisingly low effort enterprise to...4 replies | 185 view(s)
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2024-05-30, 08:23 AMMechalich replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsIndeed, and it's doubly annoying because the show actually does have a means available to justify Daenerys going mad in the finale: following Euron's...438 replies | 19084 view(s)
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2024-05-30, 12:32 AMMechalich replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsAgreed. It's important to recognize that while Owen, Beru, and Luke are the only organic people on the farmstead, there's also a dozen-plus droids...438 replies | 19084 view(s)
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2024-05-29, 09:53 PMMechalich replied to a thread What in-world explanation do you use for "adventuring party sizes"? in Roleplaying GamesNot exactly. The key point here is that the reason potential adventurers are hanging around in taverns is not that they're looking for work but...46 replies | 3037 view(s)
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2024-05-29, 09:36 PMMechalich replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsThe key is the difference between political, societal, and technological change. Political change can be rapid and immense while inducing very little...438 replies | 19084 view(s)
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2024-05-29, 06:55 PMYou should probably make the treasure roll before the obstacle roll, since if the tomb has already been looted the looters presumably interacted with...3 replies | 535 view(s)
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2024-05-29, 03:16 AMMechalich replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsI don't think the problem is exactly that GRR Martin's knowledge of medieval history (or rather medieval English history since ASOIAF is explicitly...438 replies | 19084 view(s)
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2024-05-29, 12:18 AMMechalich replied to a thread In what worlds wouldn't you bet on a D&D Wizard 20? in Roleplaying GamesI think this is less limiting than it initially appears. If a 20th level wizard is the most powerful individual in a setting (or just most powerful...35 replies | 2716 view(s)
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2024-05-28, 10:40 PMMechalich replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsThey show up more often than that, but you have to read the wrong class of work (ex. low-quality YA fiction) to encounter them with great frequency....438 replies | 19084 view(s)
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2024-05-28, 04:59 PMMechalich replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsGame of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire has its morality skewed by an existential threat, something revealed in the very first scene. The ice zombies...438 replies | 19084 view(s)
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2024-05-28, 04:07 AMMechalich replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsThe Sword of Truth books have sold ~25 million copies, putting the series roughly on par with the Outlander novels and ahead of well known stuff like...438 replies | 19084 view(s)
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2024-05-27, 11:24 PMMechalich replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsThe thing about the Sword of Truth series is that it's an allegorical polemic using a fantastical setting, like Narnia. However, unlike Narnia, where...438 replies | 19084 view(s)
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2024-05-27, 08:21 PMMechalich replied to a thread In what worlds wouldn't you bet on a D&D Wizard 20? in Roleplaying GamesIt's easy to convert between games, because everything has already been quantified and you're just balancing different sets of numbers against each...35 replies | 2716 view(s)
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2024-05-27, 04:23 PMThis is broadly how HP Lovecraft's Dreamlands work, with the entire point of The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath being Randolph Carter finding his way...9 replies | 1138 view(s)
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2024-05-27, 03:34 PMMechalich replied to a thread What in-world explanation do you use for "adventuring party sizes"? in Roleplaying GamesThere have been, in history, periods of time when adventurer-type people proliferate. Game-designers are actually aware of this and tend to set a lot...46 replies | 3037 view(s)
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2024-05-27, 05:00 AMMechalich replied to a thread What in-world explanation do you use for "adventuring party sizes"? in Roleplaying GamesRight, and an adventuring party can be thought of as the smallest operational unit of any military force. 4-6 people is actually a perfectly...46 replies | 3037 view(s)
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2024-05-27, 03:54 AMMechalich replied to a thread In what worlds wouldn't you bet on a D&D Wizard 20? in Roleplaying GamesNot just damage translation, to really make any sort of serious comparison its necessary to go further and establish a shared baseline between...35 replies | 2716 view(s)
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2024-05-26, 04:07 PMMechalich replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsYeah, and she doesn't even have control over the dragons until after the Meereen plotline concludes, which has yet to happen in the books. She can...438 replies | 19084 view(s)
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2024-05-25, 07:42 PMHe lost a son in the show, but Ieyasu had nearly a dozen sons (one of whom did in fact die around the time as the events of the novel). Hidetada...74 replies | 6090 view(s)
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2024-05-25, 07:19 AMIt's important to at least address the Sekigahara Campaign, since that's critical to the development of certain characters going forward. This...74 replies | 6090 view(s)
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2024-05-25, 05:25 AMI would submit that the reason GNS theory and the terms associated with it continues to see discussion in the TTRPG space is simply that while it may...57 replies | 4817 view(s)
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2024-05-25, 05:08 AMMechalich replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsBased on what we know from the books, the most likely reason she goes down the Mad Queen path is that Young Griff 'steals' the throne out from under...438 replies | 19084 view(s)
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2024-05-24, 09:03 PMSekigahara was arguably decided by a series of factors, with the novel, and season one of the show, emphasizing a single one: the choice of several...74 replies | 6090 view(s)
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2024-05-24, 08:16 PMMechalich replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsI find this a strange belief, given that GRR Martin has not made significant progress on ASOIAF in over a decade and is 75 years old. The chances of...438 replies | 19084 view(s)
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2024-05-24, 05:23 AMThe finale shows Toronaga/Ieyau's prediction of what will happen at Sekigahara, and, that prediction would hold, assuming nothing unforeseen...74 replies | 6090 view(s)
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2024-05-22, 06:07 PMI'd call it terrifying. KOTOR II is one of several pieces in the Legends EU that is actively against the core structure of Star Wars in terms of...655 replies | 31801 view(s)
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2024-05-20, 06:12 PMMechalich replied to a thread Girl Genius XXXIII: Plotting, ranting, and menacing the countryside in WebcomicsThe timeskip happened all the way back in 2013, eleven years ago. Girl Genius began in 2000. We are fast approaching the 'more content post-timeskip'...61 replies | 3910 view(s)
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2024-05-20, 04:18 PMMechalich replied to a thread What work cemented the visual look of western dragons? in Media DiscussionsThey never stopped appearing, they stopped being called dragons. The reason is heraldry, which was obligated to define what the various animal...111 replies | 4189 view(s)
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