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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    AD&D 2E, Wonderland Zizis rouses a Sleeping Knight.
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    Swords & Spells, or: Coming of Age (Being a Sequel to Duergar & Daemons, itself a Sequel to An Adventure in Five Acts) [Final Update] [25 Jan 2026]

    And here's the pdf. As always, readers are advised that some naughty words edited out for the thread are still in this pdf and that, on occasion, its text differs from that in the thread for various reasons. Thanks for reading.
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    Swords & Spells, or: Coming of Age (Being a Sequel to Duergar & Daemons, itself a Sequel to An Adventure in Five Acts) [Final Update] [25 Jan 2026]

    Swords & Spells, or: Coming of Age Part VIII: SWORDS & SPELLS, part II: The Fall of Mim For a moment, the chevalier’s audacious strategy seemed to be working: Mim’s missiles are scattered, his regulars pinned by their Alliance counterparts, and with his cavalry in disarray, the center of the...
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    AD&D 2E, Wonderland (16 Jan 2026) "Curiouser and curiouser," Zizis cried.
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    Swords & Spells, or: Coming of Age (Being a Sequel to Duergar & Daemons, itself a Sequel to An Adventure in Five Acts) [Final Update] [25 Jan 2026]

    Swords & Spells, or: Coming of Age Part VII: SWORDS & SPELLS, part I: The Grande Battle In which Navarre still hasn’t fully recovered from his duel with Sir Tigranis, and has to start the proceedings with only thirty-five hit points; SWORDS & SPELLS rules are used for the battle on the green...
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    How Often Does Google AI Actually Generate A Response?

    Insofar as I have come to understand how an LLM works, there is nothing until you feed it a prompt, and there is nothing after that. In effect, it always bases its answer on your prompt only, and on its "memory" of your current "conversation" with it--i.e., how it has your earlier prompts...
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    Swords & Spells, or: Coming of Age (Being a Sequel to Duergar & Daemons, itself a Sequel to An Adventure in Five Acts) [Final Update] [25 Jan 2026]

    Swords & Spells, or: Coming of Age Part VI: Banners in the Firelight, or: More Conduct Unbecoming In which the session starts with a brief recap of the last session, and it is agreed that Sir Suvali pays Wandering Bandolo one hundred gold pieces to begin looking for a living heir to the throne...
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    AD&D 2E, Thirteen Bells, or: Echos of Yesterday (9 Jan 2026) Zizis has two silver rings.
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    Swords & Spells, or: Coming of Age (Being a Sequel to Duergar & Daemons, itself a Sequel to An Adventure in Five Acts) [Final Update] [25 Jan 2026]

    Swords & Spells, or: Coming of Age Part V: Bonfire on Apple Island, or: The Brief and Glorious Tournament of Sir Eber In which it would appear that the conversation about who will vote for whom in the King’s Council seems to have led to our noble heroes knowing that there will likely be five...
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    Swords & Spells, or: Coming of Age (Being a Sequel to Duergar & Daemons, itself a Sequel to An Adventure in Five Acts) [Final Update] [25 Jan 2026]

    Swords & Spells, or: Coming of Age Part IV: The Duel, or: The Unseen Measure Day 188, continued: Our noble heroes have disembarked and made their way to the camp of the gathering Nisibis army, where they are presently enjoying a drink. “Messieurs,” the chevalier says. “We must apprehend the...
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    Swords & Spells, or: Coming of Age (Being a Sequel to Duergar & Daemons, itself a Sequel to An Adventure in Five Acts) [Final Update] [25 Jan 2026]

    Swords & Spells, or: Coming of Age Part III: Fire on King’s Lake Day 185, continued: “Surely we can all agree that sinking Mim’s barges will weaken him?,” the chevalier cuts in. “We will disrupt his supply lines, he will lose his hold on the rivers and King’s Lake, he will lose revenue and men...
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    AD&D 2E, Thirteen Bells (19 Dec 2025) And the clock struck thirteen.
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    AD&D 2E, Thirteen Bells (5 Dec 2025) Zizis retrieves her silver ring.
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    Swords & Spells, or: Coming of Age (Being a Sequel to Duergar & Daemons, itself a Sequel to An Adventure in Five Acts) [Final Update] [25 Jan 2026]

    Swords & Spells, or: Coming of Age Part II: Barges and Brigandage, or: Highborn Hands in Deeds Unbecoming In which the DM has informed our noble heroes that it is late in the afternoon of day 181 when Sir Eber, Navarre, and the chevalier reach the point where they are to meet Sir Oengus and Sir...
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