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Cake day: September 29th, 2023

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  • Slightly off topic, but it just dawned on me that the youngest generation might not have as universal of a childhood compared to some before.

    Like, everyone in school knew what SpongeBob was. Maybe you didn’t have a TV or you didn’t like watching it, but you knew the characters and the general gist of what happens in the show.

    With kids on such giant platforms like YouTube, there’s so much variety, I wonder if the “brand recognition” will be as strong in 10 years.




  • I see, I missed that tidbit of the conversation. My bad.

    I don’t see myself caring if Hasbro tries to require a “subscription”. Like I said, none of the gaming I’ve done with DND has been through any legitimate channels they offer, I’ve got the PHB and DM guide on my phone and all the games I’ve played are either homebrew or stolen PDFs that work exactly the same way a “subscription” would.

    I have been interested in checking out Pathfinder, but honestly don’t care enough to push my friend group towards it. If anyone approaches me with a PF game I’ll join, but not going out of my way to find one.


  • so I would hope that they would want to switch just to get away from Hasbro.

    I’ll say this as a relatively newer player, I don’t care about the company that made the game when I’m trying to find something to play. As a player in 2 campaigns and a baby-DM for another, I think the only money I’ve paid that hasbro would get anything from is a Nolzurs mini I bought before I started making my own.

    I’m not saying that people shouldn’t look outside of DND for other RPGs, there’s a ton of other great platforms out there, just trying to offer some perspective. I don’t think the average DnD player really gives a crap about Hasbro (again, not saying they shouldn’t care, just that they don’t), let alone have a desire to change platforms based on the manufacturer.














  • This reminds me of my grandpa, who gave me my first pocket knife when I must have been 6 or 7. I was really into making bows and arrows out of twigs and branches I’d found in the yard, and he gave it to me simply as a tool for a hobby I’d formed. Everyone freaked out at first, but he taught me how to use a knife safely and I don’t think I ever cut myself (as a child anyways. I’m a reckless adult).

    If we stop teaching kids to be afraid of stuff because of what might happen, and instead teach them about how things work and the consequences of misusing them, I think we’d have less people afraid to use the stove in their 20s.