The term "rubber duck debugging" means talking out loud about a problem you're facing in your program. If you aren't able to talk about the problem to another person, it's just as helpful to talk to a prop—traditionally, a rubber duck. It's a common term within software engineering.
I've been kicking around the idea of writing my own table-top RPG game. Ever since I started running my own D&D games, I have had ideas about how to change the rules to make them better; or at least make them a better fit for the kind of game I enjoy running. However, I don't have a lot of experience with different TTRPGs. I needed some inspiration—someone to pitch me ideas and let me judge them against my own assumptions.
AI was the perfect tool for this.
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