james_davis_nicoll: (Default)
james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2020-08-21 10:56 am

WHY

DO PEOPLE INSIST ON ADDING DETAILS TO ROLEPLAYING SETTINGS THAT UNDERMINE THE ESSENTIAL REALISM OF PEOPLE FIGHTING DRAGONS BY THINKING HARSH THOUGHTS SO ENERGETICALLY LITERAL FIRE SHOOTS OUT OF THE CHARACTERS' FINGERTIPS?
thatdawnperson: (jessica)

[personal profile] thatdawnperson 2020-08-22 02:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I too lose immersion in settings that take seriously armours that focus blows into the sternum or leave huge swaths of flesh utterly without protection.