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DnD OGL 1.0/1.1

It wasn't intended to ban homebrew.

It was intended to force homebrew to follow their ideological limitations...

But mostly it was intended to make any IPs developed with their systems into their IPs, and to give them a chunk of the profits for whatever books companies like Paizo or whatever might sell.

Video Games: The General Discussion & Community Thread Number Two

I don't think it would work all that well as a running joke. I don't trust folks to do it subtly. It would get annoying as fuck if they were cracking too many jokes about "what do you have to say on the matter Link" and "ohhh the strong silent type" and that type of shit. I wouldn't mind if they went with like non-word noises and body language though.

Maybe get a Morgan Freeman type narrator to explain what Link is probably thinking or talking to folks about. Or say stuff like "Now he must have felt scared and very alone there, on the top of Death Mountain, but Link, well, he did t let that stop him."

Regarding Halflings and their Status in Star Wars Canon

In the J J Abrams new trilogy you get a Fellowship of Halflings and some old dusty ass Jedi and a few scruffy looking nerf herders all getting together to keep the Space Unobtainum away from the bad mean Darth Villainous. Because reasons.

That scene where the Trillenium Hawk opens up its bay doors and all the Halflings go zooming out in their x-wings (get it? It's not capitalized because they're small) to scatter so they're harder to catch, that scene, had me cracking up.

DnD OGL 1.0/1.1

They stepped back from a lot of that agenda almost immediately right after the reaction to that leak. Bunch of folks quit DND Beyond. Enough that they made the page for closing your account stop working to prevent people from quitting. And then did the same to the Google Store page too.

They've kinda undone the immediate damage now, but companies like Paizo who are already in a position too and big/small companies that want to be sure their IP is secure will likely stick with the idea of making their own systems.

They done goofed.

Video Games: The General Discussion & Community Thread Number Two

I agree about OoT probably being the best pick to base a Zelda movie or show around. I also agree about casting and soundtrack.

Wherein I Go Into Unnecessary Detail On My Perspective

Casting for existing characters should be aimed at bringing those characters to life, either via live action or a sound-alike or just a voice fitting the general character profile. You are making a movie in this franchise because it is massively successful as it is. It's not your thing, it's a pre-existing thing. If you want to make your thing then make your thing.

You don't cast Ron Perlman as Link. You don't cast Christopher Walken as Zelda. I would generally not want to see Famous Actor/Personality/Musician cast unless it was just a virtually perfect fit. I don't want Beyonce Zelda because that would be Beyoncé, not Zelda. I wouldn't even want someone in her level of celebrity in the film because regardless of the role it would be a distraction. Same with Chris Pratt or Chris Hemsworth. Don't cast them as Gorons or Gannondorf or whatever. Just don't cast them.

Same with music basically.
This isn't Guardians of the Galaxy or Minions or Shrek. Those three mixed in real world popular music of one era or another to great effect. Pharrell Williams kinda sucks ass anyway, but none of him. Doesn't matter if they're great, and Beyoncé dos have a great voice. Shit don't fit. No Nickelback either. No fucking Evanescence. No Jay Z. No Ariana Grande. None of that guy who did Old Town Road. No fucking Bob Denver. No RATM. No Inon Zur. No Hans Zimmer. No Tiesto. No Bad Bunny.

You could use some sparse sound clips or new tunes that are evocative of classic Zelda sound clips. There are plenty of soundtracks from the games to pull from. Maybe some Gaelic or English folky instrumentals like acoustic type shit. Hell maybe some cool ass Traditional Japanese instrumentals at some point. Japanese drumming, there's a word for that. Maybe Māori or something. Just not Current Year Big Hit. I don't need a new Eminem Rap about the Triforce.

I'd prefer a show because that way they could either do multiple seasons for the Youth/Adult Link. Or you just have a very easily laid out One Season banger of a story. 10 Episodes. 3 Episodes as Kid Link, 3-4 Episodes as Adult Link and then 2-3 episodes wrapping things up. With a little fleshing out it's a pretty established Hero's Journey.

Feature Request Thread

That's a great idea IMO

King of the Hill: Boiled Mountain Dew Electric Boogaloo II

"You know what," Dale said squinting despite his sunglasses and hat,
"At least Luanne is doing good."

He drew the rest of the cigarette in one long suck, shook his head around with his hands like you might shake up a dang ol' giant 8-Ball, if you had an 8-Ball that big for some reason, and blew it out in another long ass breath. Ever since they took all them good ingredients out the cough syrup and the Four Lokos and all that he needed something stronger than good old nicotine and Dew.

Light-headed now he continued on,

"I never liked Lucky much. Sounded like some kind of fruity Seattle guy. Or like Portland. Or Santy Franciscy or something. Squirrelly little fucker. And I'll tell you what, toward the end Hank,"

He looks off into the middle distance again. His repertoire of cool guy moves is very limited. It's basically Middle Distance Looking and Not Looking At Explosions, but with Hank here running the propane and propane accessories business there aren't too many explosions.

Anywho, Dale continued on looking all dramatic like,

"Toward the end there Hank I don't think Lucky liked Luanne much. He wasn't a big fan of her no more. She's in a better place now Hank. She'll turn it around I reckon. She came home, back in Alamo and making friends. Shit these day she hangs out with Only Fans. Heard her talking about it. Spends all day with them most every day."

Bill looks as though he has something to say for a second, but then he just does a creepy Bill Dauterive laugh, slams the rest of his Alamo, and hurries into his house about as fast as he's ever moved.

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Good point actually. They weren't colonizing they were basically strip mining. And tearing down their magic tree of life like Fern Gully. I don't get the Vegeta reference, but I thought he was one dimensional and cartoonish as a villain. You don't have to try to make every villain one viewers can easily side with, but that guy was just over the top IMO

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