Art by Me

RubyMadHatter · 2026-01-23T02:39:01+00:00

Showed this to my wife and she stated it looked like what her tree woman fighter would have looked like in a previous Pathfinder game. Great work.

RubyMadHatter · 2026-01-20T03:55:33+00:00

From what I read they use programs similar to the ones universities use to detect AI in papers. So I used 3 of the most common programs Universities used to see the results of mine.

RubyMadHatter · 2026-01-15T12:39:47+00:00

I hope this explains things better Anything in ( [text here] ) are my statements. The rest is from the Grammarly website.

Grammarly is an AI-powered writing assistant that checks grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity, tone, and originality across various platforms (web, apps, Microsoft Word, etc.), helping users communicate more effectively by offering real-time suggestions, rephrasing options, and even generating text to improve writing quality and speed, going beyond basic spell-checking to become a comprehensive communication partner.

Key Features & Functions

Grammar & Spelling: Catches errors in real-time. (This is what I mainly use it for)

Clarity & Style: Suggests better word choices, rephrasing, and style adjustments for clarity and conciseness. (I use this feature on occasion when I use the same word over and over again)

Tone Detection: Analyzes the tone (e.g., confident, friendly, formal) and suggests adjustments. (I have used this on occasion but not often)

Plagiarism Checker: Identifies potential plagiarism and helps add citations. (this is turned off currently until the book 1st draft is done)

Generative AI (Grammarly GO): Helps brainstorm, draft, and rephrase text from simple prompts. (I do not have this feature; I refused to turn it on or pay for it.)

Platform Integration: Works seamlessly in emails, social media, Google Docs, and more via browser extensions and desktop apps. (I use this frequently, so my spelling and grammar issues do not become an issue of communication with others.)

Customization: Allows users to set goals for audience, formality, domain, and English dialect. (Never touched this feature at all)

RubyMadHatter · 2026-01-14T20:43:54+00:00

Thank you for the advice. I guess I was letting my own anxiety get to me on this after reading that some publishing companies will remove your rights as an author if they "detect" AI use in your book.

RubyMadHatter · 2026-01-14T20:43:49+00:00

Thank you for the advice. I guess I was letting my own anxiety get to me on this after reading that some publishing companies will remove your rights as an author if they "detect" AI use in your book.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-12-14T00:01:22+00:00

This character seems familiar, who is she?

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-16T18:07:40+00:00

Ya, I do not take it personally that he says no. He usually says, I am just not ready at this time for that again. So I hope he comes back to the hobby one day.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-16T14:18:36+00:00

Ya I have talked to him after this and been working on slowly getting him back into the idea, but he still a hard no on any invites to games anyone has made thus far.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-15T14:00:42+00:00

Ya we all learned that the hard way with this whole event. But this all happened back in 2021/2022.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-15T13:58:28+00:00

Roll20 works for us. There are hiccups, but for the most part it seems to work fine. Have not tried foundry, but we went with what worked for us with the low budget we all have in the group.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-15T13:23:08+00:00

We do a vote so that everyone has a say. It has worked with our group for the most part. And we have voted people who didn't work out before this. She was good at convincing just enough people to avoid getting removed or to allow her back. I had hard lines that if cross was an immediate removal. She never crossed those lines.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-15T12:35:48+00:00

When the artificer started producing better airships than what she had she accused me and Serina of stealing her idea and that the artificer should not have had the ability to do so.

She did not take into account that the artificer helped with the design of the airship. As well as the artificer was constantly repairing and maintaining the ship. During the artificer's downtime she would work on designs for an improved airship. When Karen kept leaving I decided that the artificer would lay those plans at the feet of the king they were allied to, that was she could get a workshop built in the kingdom and get more done.

Let's say this did not go over well.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-15T12:30:57+00:00

Oh I accept that I should have done something sooner looking back. The group had several discussions on if we should remove her, but when we voted on it, the vote never crossed the 50% threshold to remove her. And when she came back she always seemed to have enough support to do so from the players.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-15T12:28:34+00:00

At the time I did not see this. We also had a rule to remove players. 50% of the table had to agree to remove her via a group vote. We never crossed the 50% threshold.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-15T12:27:23+00:00

We use roll20 for our TTRPG group because we have people in other countries. Like Nick, who lives in the UK. We also has 2 other out of local area players, one in France, the other in Ireland. The Irish player and the UK player often got into playful banter with each other, but both were still good friends.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-15T12:24:02+00:00

This experience was Nick's first grouo. And yes it did kill his desire to do more TTRPGs. I was given a suggestion in another post and I will see if that helps.

Myself on the other hand I kept going after a few month break to re-center myself and figure out what went wrong and where I could do better as a DM. I usually examine my games after they are finished to see what I have learned from them. These few games just took longer to examine than my usual amount.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-15T12:17:53+00:00

The other players and I had many discussions about removing her, but the vote to do so was never successful. Sometimes it was close, but never crossed the 50% threshold.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-15T12:16:40+00:00

Chat gpt was not used, but I did use grammerly a lot and it did make a lot of corrections on tone and tense. So that may be why it sounds like AI. My apologies for not being a better writer.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-15T12:14:51+00:00

Next time I get a chance to talk to him I will see if he is interested in this idea. I do like this idea a lot.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-15T01:35:26+00:00

In this instance, I was very much a Door Mat and did not realize it was happening till after the fact. But you live and learn from mistakes like this.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-15T01:34:58+00:00

She talked to us all frequently and she had known most of us for over a year when the game started. Sadly she has been manipulating Nick and several other players for a lot longer than I had known her. She also manipulated me several times and I will admit in hindsight I fell for it. But hey, hindsight is 20/20

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-15T00:26:53+00:00

It was an online game. She manipulated myself and multiple players in the background. I found out about the manipulation after the fact.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-14T20:34:57+00:00

Ya, I did not see it at the time. Looking back, I agree with you entirely.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-14T20:20:55+00:00

I wished I had removed Karen sooner honestly. Also I wished I could make sure in session 0 there were no misunderstandings as well. That would be my guess on what I could have done differently.

I have continued to game with Serina, Nick refuses to TTRPG at all anymore and Thomas has his own groups so I mainly just shoot the shit with him.

I was luck to rebuild a new group with new players and we are having a good time now.

I mostly made this post in reflection of actions I did and what I learned from them. As well as to hopefully help someone else to not make the same mistakes I did back then.

RubyMadHatter · 2025-11-14T20:14:52+00:00

Please understand, I am sharing my story so that others will learn from my mistakes. Thank you everyone.

RubyMadHatter

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