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Similar to every other game that is not a war game - however you want, because this is outside the intented design scope. I could homebrew you a ships cannon that kills PCs in both SD and DnD 5e even if it doesnt make sense. Although I think a higher level DnD character SHOULD survive a direct...

Yes, but it OP implied exactly that, that was my point. AI did not got sold directly to the users, but via the buzz/hype. The general hype "talk" was the sale pitch.

Funny I also recently delved into a completely new sports for me - Basketball. I was just in the mood for a team ball sport and I am annoyed by football - its the everyman sports in Germany, but the league is so boring. I remembered I enjoyed basketball as a kid because one of my best friends...

Everywhere because everyone is trying to sell AI. You are both right in that regard. Although the argument of "art will be accessible" is definitely outdated and rarely seen anymore, because - and that is what @aiouh is probably getting at - its naughty word. But it was definitely a very common...

Its always a bit tough when friends recommend stuff that you turn out to not like at all - although I personally want that friends tell me when they don't like my recommendations, often quite interesting talks emerge from that.

It is quite easy, but I would suggest to try out a few games without mods and homebrews stacked upon on it because the simple core game is the main pull factor and it is too easy to hack something that is not really SD as intented anymore. And than add iteratively systems and rules for areas...

I can recommend Hollow Places (see below), but it is a very specific kind of horror. There is not too much gruesome stuff happening, its more about an uncanny place (without spoiling too much) that gets explored. Also a big no-no for many readers who don't like her books is the humor. There is...

Definitely! The dangers of AI are there, but they have rarely anything to do with super intelligence.

If its any comfort to you: we are lightyears away from real superintelligent AI - contrary to what the tech bros and hypefluencer are trying to sell us (or on the other hand doomsayers like the authors of this book). Current AIs are very high-scaled and sophisticated statistical models for...

Isnt that mechanic a general mechanic that works outside of combat too? But even if not, it is a different mechanic. I precised my point, that combat vs sport is mainly about balance, about symmetry. In combat as sport combat is symmetric, balanced and all your options are present on your...

Hm. On the one hand I like your ideas. On the other hand I wonder - is it actually a third missing mode or is it a complete different category? The former two modes are concerned with mechanics, mainly balance. Combat as war means unbalanced combat, players need to use every dirty track. Combat...

Agree, but this makes me a bit disappointed about Andy Weir, to bring the topic back To Hail Mary: The book never felt to me like one of those kind, as others pointed out, it put science instead of violence as primary conflict resolution in the focus and hits so many other spots. I am still...

I find it always so weird when well-spoken people assume they can write/act with "politics removed" not realizing their own deeds are full of politics. Its such an easy bias to overcome and I always wrongly assume that educated people know about it.

I chime in here: I think I personally would loved to be oath more than just a limitation - break it or lose abilities. I don't know what exactly. Or maybe in combination with holy quests: The paladin must always have one quest ongoing and when he succeeds he gets some sort of bonus or feat or...

I've read the first "The Expanse" volume. The first chapters were some of the strongest I've ever read - I was INSTANTLY hooked. So good. I also enjoyed how effortless the worldbuilding was woven in the tight and fast-paced plot, exposition done right. But in the middle it kinda lost its steam...