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Thats such a great idea! I have the same problem, fantasy names often sound too... fantastic to me. Like not based on any culture, just random syllables slapped on to each other. Translating to languages like esperanto or klingonic is inspired.

Sorry I misunderstood you, I thought you were speaking of indie videogames. In the TTRPG scene I fully believe the complete desinterest by many actors in AI no matter the area.

Do you know that in fact from their dev teams too? Or das "any" interest exclude interest in source code development or "business" text generation like emails, newsletter etc.

I know how it was used in Expedition 33, but if I understood the example correctly it, it wasnt about using AI art in the finished product, but using gen ai in general. Thats why I brought up Expedition 33 or the source code, because I feel some people don't realize how widespread in existing...

I LOVE the Monster Overhaul, its such a great and flexible source.

I wonder if they should declare usage of AI if the programmers use it. Because I can guarantee EVERY modern videogame will have source code that was written with help of generative AI. In general its definitely lessen my want to buy, but its not all gloom and doom. Expedition 33 used AI too and...

I see similar notions in a lot of online discussions and I always wonder ... who cares except the DM? Its not like a player sees the statblock and will complain "but he is only a guard captain". Yes, it is a kind of powercreep, but this is not a balanced competitive multiplayer video game, so...

I've also read a few books in the holidays (technically most of them still 2025, but who looks in that old thread anymore, right? :D): Spiral, the sequel to Ring by Koji Suzuki The meta media horror of Ring gets elevated to a new level. Unfortunately the first half is almost a repitition of the...

Inspired by you: 53 books read - 18,889 pages Most read genres: 14 Thriller 12 Literary 11 Mystery 10 Horror 9 Fantasy 83% fiction, 17% nonfiction Most read authors: 5 John le Carré 3 Stephen King average rating 3.97* (biased though, because I don't rate DNFs and I had a lot of DNFs)

Thx for confirming in D&D what is the same problem in every online forum: Active members massively overestimating their alignment with the general audience & customership.

Ok thanks, that is good for my expectation management for the upcoming books. I especially like Nynaeve! I am really glad we get now POV chapters in this book (only a few though) and I am always looking forward to them. I love her banter and her passionate hate towards the Aes Sedai - while...

For me its more a bug honestly. I read tons of manga/anime and a) I dont need these tropes in novels b) these kind of tropes are only appereant in the "mid" ware of anime/manga. All these Isekai with generic artwork are full of these tropes. I only accept them if they are in some form...

I still havent heard it! I dont listen to radio and most of my presents were ordered online. I was on one Christmas market, but it was a more traditional one with classic christmas and church music (I'm in Germany). But friday is my last work day and I will have much more time to go on christmas...

Thats true but its not just the outcome, the calculation itself happens with values that can't be measured. With cars we at least could measure their impact, we just weren't aware of all the impact factors. Bentham was no mathematician and needed help by others. I don't think any sane...

I started Wheel of Time #2 and I am already 60% done with it, its a bit shorter than the first one. Unfortunately its a bit of a letdown. Its still an enjoyable read but the magic of the first book is a little bit gone and SHONEN-ANIME has entered the thread! No seriously, so many scenes read...