Great! Now, no matter what the plot demands, at least one party member will be having fun!

Technically no matter how many free actions are taken, a round always takes six seconds. So if you take the cry action enough times the density of your tears will make a black hole and destroy all the enemies.

The mage casts Chill Touch, just to spite you.

It's probably because whenever spellcasters are being compared, a Wizard comes in and says something like "we're the only ones who had to work for our magic", as if finding a powerful entity and convincing it to make a not horribly skewed bargain, learning to commune with the land itself, or following the orders given by a deity isn't "work".

And don't Bards also have to study their magic?

And both are equally cool in their own way

Depends on the friend group, honestly. I can see scenarios where people aren't ready to have guests half an hour earlier than expected.

Though, this is why communication is important; if you ask the host if 30 minutes early is preferable to 15 minutes late, you'll get the answer that works for them.

If you "run Shadowrun" by "replacing the rules entirely" you aren't running Shadowrun. You're running a different system with Shadowrun's setting.

Oh yeah, the setting is fine, but the rules of the RPG itself are tough to get into.

Ehh... it's definitely not an entry-level TTRPG. I've tried playing it once and bounced hard, though it was partially the fault of the GM...

It's very crunchy, and complicated, and the rules aren't laid out very well. Maybe now that I'm more experienced with TTRPGs in general I might have more fun with it. I remember doing some silly stuff that was a lot of fun, it was just bogged down by mistakes and misunderstandings and rules, and the way things are set up can often divide the party in a way that isn't fun (the net, for example. Anyone not net-capable basically gets a lunch break whenever you're doing anything in the net).

I've only heard one statement about the Tom Cruise reboot; "The most interesting thing about that movie was the trailer they mistakenly released without any audio"

So... not glowing reviews.

Why would you use ChatGPT to emulate a word processor? You get all the functionality you need without ever hitting enter.

Just make sure to watch out for the potted petunias that follow.