Recent content by Dire Bare

Wow! The artwork on the cards looks great! But, not a fan of how WotC handles Secret Lair drops anymore, so I'll have to pass despite the cool art.

Perhaps I should rephrase. Keith Baker has stated he wasn't making enough money for Keith Baker and he wanted to focus on creator-owned projects where he felt he could earn more. Source: Keith Baker. Well, I'm too lazy to search for the quote. Feel free if so inclined. EDIT: Nevermind, looks...

Yeah, that's what I meant. Skill decay will remain a problem, even as tools improve.

When I was a kid, we memorized multiplication tables and had to learn math without calculators (they existed, I'm not that old, we weren't allowed to use them). Today, my students cannot do math WITHOUT a calculator. Progress? That said, there are some fields or tasks where AI does not...

Cool. I'll be there for it!

Thanks, put so much better than I did! :)

Do we have an obligation to view bigots as complicated humans who are not all evil all the time? No, but (IMO) it's the better way to view such folks, both ethically and practically. Again, that doesn't mean there are no consequences for bigoted behavior. It doesn't mean you shouldn't cut...

Yeah. :( Industry has spent big money trying to convince us all that individually, if we just "reduce, recycle, and reuse" we can make a difference . . . while failing to actually build systems that effectively recycle our waste. We need systemic change at the societal level which takes...

It's tough right now in Minnesota, to be sure. And mad respect for those organizing, protesting, and doing what they can to help neighbors who are the most affected. Your anger and frustration is justified, as is that of your community and your local and state politicians. Your pushback...

Sure. That goes for a lot of societal issues. Politicians and institutions often push individual solutions rather than affecting real societal change. But being open to the idea that bigots are people too and can change, IMO, doesn't really fall into that. And small changes at the individual...

Okay. You're right, kinda, changing the mind of one bigot doesn't "solve" racism. I don't think anybody is under that illusion. Heck, "solving" racism and bigotry isn't something we're likely to achieve anytime soon, no matter what we do. Humans have been prone to bigotry since Day 1. But...

I'm sure Baker is well aware of the contracts he signed with WotC. I wouldn't worry.

There are definitely some folks who deserve to be in the "bad" column, for sure. But "drawing lines" is problematic. And as other posters have pointed out, we need to be vigilant and vocally opposed to racism and other forms of bigotry. But writing folks off as evil and irredeemable isn't...

I appreciate you including your "character planning" sheet. I've been thinking of working something similar up for my afterschool D&D club . . . I'm just going to steal yours! :)

Well until somebody does some google-fu and looks it up . . . I didn't get the impression that Baker was "tired" of Eberron, but tired of putting so much time and energy into something that couldn't pay his bills as a writer. And part of the reason for that situation is that he does not own...