I agree. If you doubt this, just go over to the Critical Roll forums and say anything that isn't complimentary to the brand of D&D they are selling. It's being managed as an industry and aimed at a demographic. The fact that Forgotten Realms is D&D instead of just one its settings, and the way that they are essentially trying to make people believe in the idea that Hollywood voice actors want to play with you illustrates the way this is all being staged for consumption. I liked it better when D&D was something that was more about the actual players than an idealized version airing on YouTube.

Quote from: Ewan;1043754Of course I don't seriously think you mean that feral kids or robot nannies are really the way to go,

I'm quite pro-robot parenting. I expect human adults will have little involvement in child rearing in 100 years.

And we'll probably be a better species.

Quote from: Krimson;1043756For one, the magic book written by primitive dead people doesn't work.

I'm effectively anti-religious and I can't blame the magic book.

Humans fucking suck and they'll proclaim their virtue and adherence to the magic book, then do everything against the teachings in the book, and if caught, they wave the magic book around demanding everyone forgive their sins. That's the not the fault of the book or its authors. That's incurable hairless ape assholio syndrome.

Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1043806Fuck you to death with a fence post in the ass, that's what.

Is that in Two Corinthians?

Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1043806I had deleted my Ignore List and tried to make a point of not using it any more.

Excellent! Fuck ignore lists! They're weenie bullshit.

Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1043806Think of the insult to my wife, an ordained minister, in your little oral diarrhea.

You've told us locals use the phrase "prairie nigger" to describe Native Americans.

If your wife is dealing with that level of assholio, I'm sure "magic book by dead primitives" isn't gonna shake her.  

Quote from: Christopher Brady;1043855That said, AL is changing hands in about a month.

What does that mean??

Quote from: Spinachcat;1044256I'm quite pro-robot parenting. I expect human adults will have little involvement in child rearing in 100 years.

And we'll probably be a better species.

[video=youtube_share;VqwL7GnxiI0]https://youtu.be/VqwL7GnxiI0[/youtube]

https://www.nextnature.net/2016/10/robot-nanny-adult-responsibilities/


Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I have no doubt that I'll have the option of robotic RPG players before my final day is done.

If a robot can be a nanny, it surely can learn to play D&D!

Quote from: Spinachcat;1044341I have no doubt that I'll have the option of robotic RPG players before my final day is done.

If a robot can be a nanny, it surely can learn to play D&D!

You can program the robot to actually show up to the game on time and with its character sheet.

Quote from: Spinachcat;1044256I'm quite pro-robot parenting. I expect human adults will have little involvement in child rearing in 100 years.

And we'll probably be a better species.

Sarcasm? Otherwise, that's the dumbest fucking thing I've heard in a long time. Just in the past decade alone we've become a worse species, mostly thanks to technology replacing people and most definitely because of the cancer known as social media.

Quote from: Ewan;1044344You can program the robot to actually show up to the game on time and with its character sheet.

But does it use an iPhone or an actual sheet of paper..?

Quote from: Graewulf;1044398Sarcasm? Otherwise, that's the dumbest fucking thing I've heard in a long time. Just in the past decade alone we've become a worse species, mostly thanks to technology replacing people and most definitely because of the cancer known as social media.

Don't forget Video Games and Rock and Roll music.

Quote from: Brad;1044400But does it use an iPhone or an actual sheet of paper..?

You can program it to use either, as you prefer;).

It also won't whine about its Traveller character dying during generation.

Quote from: Ewan;1044417It also won't whine about its Traveller character dying during generation.

Because it would have read the book and know that it's not possible under the current edition that we're using;).

Quote from: AsenRG;1044425Because it would have read the book and know that it's not possible under the current edition that we're using;).

Heresy!





But for real, I actually do use death during chargen in Traveller.

The way I see it, game-play begins when you finish rolling your initial UPP and make that first choice about service/career.

Quote from: Ewan;1044435Heresy!





But for real, I actually do use death during chargen in Traveller.

The way I see it, game-play begins when you finish rolling your initial UPP and make that first choice about service/career.

Well, that's a houserule/optional rule you're using, then. Unless you're still running Classic Traveller:).
You could certainly program your robots for CT, as well;)!

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