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virgil wrote:
Korwin wrote:Dont you know there is no D&D after AD&D?
That still doesn't make the "damn weeaboo thesaurus" accusation any less stupid. You don't need high-falutin' book smarts to the school of magic match the name of its own specialist. Even then, negging anyone involved in D&D for use of synonyms is just...what? This is a game that included four distinct variations on the guisarme along with its plethora of polearms and the random harlot table.
Well, yes. But you are arguing with shadzar...
So not making sense is normal.
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virgil wrote:Are you retarded?
Are you seriously asking shadzar this question?
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was Shocking Grasp a cantrip in 4e?


Does magic missile actually fire 3x packets at lvl 1? What's the scaling beyond that? +1/lvl, +1/odd level have been bandied about on various fora.
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Ferret wrote: have been bandied about on various fora.
Did you just... why the fuck would you use "fora" as the plural of forum. Please tell me you made a typo or are being 'ironic', rather than actually thinking that "fora" is a reasonable term to use.
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You're not suggesting that there is one true way to spell all words and that all others are wrong, are you?
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fora

It's fora if we're speaking Latin, or if we're being generous, using it in the context of public speaking.

Though really, fully assimilated words like 'forum' should follow the rules of English and not that of the old language. If it's a Latin neuter that's either not assimilated or predominantly used in scientific context, I can see the argument for retaining the Latin rules; like using bacterium, datum, or agendum.

It is a living language, however, so getting overly particular shouldn't happen. Remember the whole "ain't ain't a word" business?
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I accept your explanation of the datums. :)
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English steals words from other languages on a regular basis. I don't even worry about that any more. That's why I'm okay with stealing a word (forum) and then pluralizing it in the English way (forums) OR just stealing the plural from the original language (fora). What I'm not fine with is taking a word and pluralizing it in a third language before bringing it into English (octopi).
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Octopuses? Octopodes? [edit]octopusies! [edit2]*remembers this is not the subject of the thread, apologises for derailing, stops.
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Ferret wrote:was Shocking Grasp a cantrip in 4e?


Does magic missile actually fire 3x packets at lvl 1? What's the scaling beyond that? +1/lvl, +1/odd level have been bandied about on various fora.
Shocking grasp was a level 1 encounter power I believe. I don't think there's any at-will touch attacks for 4e wizards, everything is projectiles and blasts.
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Fwib wrote:Octopuses? Octopodes?
Both are fine, yes. But good point. I too shall stop derailing.
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Data is a word that is both singular and plural. "Datum" isn't an English word in general use at all. You can say "The data shows that you're an asshole," and while some assholes will get mad at you for saying it, it's actually technically correct.
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"Data" is more common primarily because "datum" is almost never used. In much the same way, we refer to hair more often than hairs, but they (correctly) retain distinct meanings.

But above and beyond that, the meaning was clear; criticizing someone's playful use of words in a word-based meduim makes you look deeply silly.
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For all the discussion of words and languages and such: http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=55427
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https://twitter.com/christulach/status/ ... 2316247040

Organized play guy said something about THAC0 being a variant rule in the DMG. Can't find the original quote (Heard it from a friend of a friend), but this is the best legit reference to it I can find.

yay.......
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Krusk wrote:https://twitter.com/christulach/status/ ... 2316247040

Organized play guy said something about THAC0 being a variant rule in the DMG. Can't find the original quote (Heard it from a friend of a friend), but this is the best legit reference to it I can find.

yay.......
FUUUUUCK that's some grade-A stupid.
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Isn't THACO mathematically equivalent to the system in 3e and 4e, just with the numbers expressed in a confusing way?
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RadiantPhoenix wrote:Isn't THACO mathematically equivalent to the system in 3e and 4e, just with the numbers expressed in a confusing way?
Yes.

The only argument I've ever heard to keep it that wasn't "I love the 80's" was "It keeps people who are dumb from playing the game". This is not a good argument.
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Krusk wrote:
RadiantPhoenix wrote:Isn't THACO mathematically equivalent to the system in 3e and 4e, just with the numbers expressed in a confusing way?
Yes.

The only argument I've ever heard to keep it that wasn't "I love the 80's" was "It keeps people who are dumb from playing the game". This is not a good argument.
I was trying to argue, "it's not a houserule, it's the same rule written a different way"
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But "it keeps people who are dumb from playing the game with me" does have a certain appeal...

I'm more concerned about this DMG-as-hackers'-guide idea than I am about thac0 though.
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RadiantPhoenix wrote:
Krusk wrote:
RadiantPhoenix wrote:Isn't THACO mathematically equivalent to the system in 3e and 4e, just with the numbers expressed in a confusing way?
Yes.

The only argument I've ever heard to keep it that wasn't "I love the 80's" was "It keeps people who are dumb from playing the game". This is not a good argument.
I was trying to argue, "it's not a houserule, it's the same rule written a different way"
yes BAB is THACO just with AC going up not down, and a limit to AC @ around -12.

Some people have no need for ascending AC jsut for the sake of bigger numbers, because math works in both systems as they are the same.
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I certainly don't need to have math nicely laid out for me, but I certainly prefer it, as does anyone not needing to show off their basic arithmetic skills.
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I'm pretty sure 99% of the things people love can be described with a sentence that begins "it's not something I need, but..."

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shadzar wrote: yes BAB is THACO just with AC going up not down, and a limit to AC @ around -12.

Some people have no need for ascending AC jsut for the sake of bigger numbers, because math works in both systems as they are the same.
You don't need descending AC to have a hard cap. There's nothing wrong with saying "the highest possible Armour Class is 32," which results in easier math and a hard limit on the difficulty of hitting creatures. 3rd edition D&D didn't cap AC (partially due to increased to-hit bonuses compared to prior editions), but that doesn't mean THAC0 is the only way to implement an AC cap.
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