I went into the live action movie willing to give it every possible chance, but I have to agree here. They made fundamental alterations to the character of the Major to the point where she is literally not the same character, a state of affairs that spread to the rest of Section 9. And while I certainly expected a few…

You left out Stand Alone Complex in your assessments, which would slot in nicely as providing what is essentially a police procedural series based in a cyberpunk future, complete with all the politicking that could be expected, with additional philosophical frameworks (the emerging intelligence of the Tachikomas, the…

Your username does not help your case. If anything, it directs people to ignore your comments based on what it portrays about your beliefs.

I’d argue that this was the first time you really see Mark Hamill the Actor, because his performance was so excellent. It’s a shame his career has been so largely spent in voice acting, because if he can put out emotional performances like he did in this movie...

If you recall, hybrid creatures are a grand tradition that is thousands of years old. Things like gryphons, minotaurs, chimera, and so on. The staples of ancient myth right through to the late 1800s.

People seem to have this weird belief where things becoming accessible to other people somehow means that they can’t also enjoy it (not limited to disability). Personally, I blame StickyKeys.

There’s a lot of the SMB Super Show that isn’t canon. It’s not a great source.

You can’t have a sack of MIXED mice, not in the South! They need to be a matched set.

Interesting idea, but it does appear that the games all occur in a small space and at a fairly slow speed, which seems to make GitS a poor franchise fit.

“The abolition of private property is just about the worst idea ever.”

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Spelljammer was interesting, but I was always a Planescape man, myself. No reason to discard a perfectly good setting with an old system, of course, though you have to be really dedicated to put in the work converting things. And yeah, I’ve always firmly believed that the rules are there in service to the story and…

Thank you for the clarification! So the German laws fall more under “capricious” than “indiscriminate,” good to know.

The trend towards more races and classes started in 3rd and became downright silly in 3.5, which began to suffer from pretty bad imbalance issues. I can’t vouch for 4th, but Paizo’s Pathfinder has largely avoided the issue while keeping the spirit intact. It’s a fun gameplay philosophy, but it can lead to decision…

I know, right? WotC were directly responsible for 3rd and 3.5, but they were then sold to Hasbro (for that sweet MtG money), who pushed them to make 4th. 5th was a reaction to the reception of 4th, when Hasbro loosened the leash a little. It’s a little reminiscent of the last few years of TSR, when they were…

You’re not familiar with the progression. First, the current regime is replaced with a tyrant. THEN the tyrant is overthrown. They never got past part one, primarily because the tyrant typically isn’t afraid to oppress the working class with the military. The Qing Dynasty and the Romanovs don’t count, they were merely…

Eh, communism never really got to the “overthrow the tyrant” stage, as tyrants generally don’t approve of being overthrown, regardless of their professed ideals. An idea can’t fail if it hasn’t been allowed to start.

If you pay much attention to Chinese media, you’ll discover that they don’t mind violence, as long as it’s directed towards the right people.

Because prime rib exists.

It’s one of the things that Paizo is doing that WotC should really take note of. All the main Pathfinder rulebooks are $10 PDFs, and people with subscriptions get free PDFs when their books ship.