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@Shkshkshk @196 Do you have means by which to report potential bullies? Because I can only imagine a bully thinking this way.

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars Of those:

* A bus stop
* A restaurant
* Maybe a park, I haven't timed it?

There's also a convenience store (with no associated gas station), which while expensive has proven handy in emergencies.

@phase @psion1369 Some of the issue is simply that a lot of people don't have the slightest idea that D&D is a single example in a larger category called TTRPGs.

For most people outside the hobby, "TTRPG" draws a blank stare, and "RPG" conjures thoughts of video games. "Like D&D" gets some superficial comprehension.

And then there are the people who drive the rest of us nuts calling *ANY* TTRPG "D&D", whether it bears any resemblance or not...

@AngryCommieKender As far as I'm aware, that happened far earlier than the era you cited. I've heard that people were calling them "T$R" and "They Sue Regularly" in the early 90s, before the general public exploded onto the Net.

@AngryCommieKender @Susaga Eh, I wouldn't really call TSR's issues in "2.5"/late 2e similar to the issues surrounding the cancellation of the d20 System Trademark License, the 4e GSL, or this past January's OGL debacle. For one thing, the game never officially had an open license before 3e came along. For another, late TSR's woes had more to do with their reach exceeding their grasp.

@vdonnut @[email protected] An interesting article, but not directly related to the intended topic of "post your utility items".

@Yora There were three absolutely fundamental problems in D&D 3.0.

1: Threat range stacked endlessly. Worse, some 3.0 non-core material had weapons with a native 17-20 threat range, or 19-20/x3.

2: 3.0 Haste was not only unlike TSR-era Haste, but was eminently abusable by spellcasters. Use 3.5 Haste instead, full stop.

3: Polymorph Other did not have any chance of changing the personality of the recipient, meaning you could permanently turn your fighters into giants and such risk-free.

@Shkshkshk @196 ...If you do that to my old laptop specifically, will that make it less flaky, or is its tendency to freeze these days a hardware problem? 😜

@Eagle0600 @Velynt Or its 5e-based successor, Everyday Heroes.

@eerongal @slyflourish The column pickings there have shriveled over the years in favor of their forums. The main column there that still matters is Designers & Dragons.