Definitions
Wiktionary
- slang, derogatory pointy-haired boss, an incompetent micromanager.
Etymologies
- After the character in Scott Adams' Dilbert comic strip. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Therefore, most of the content from the PHB is open content.”
“I'd call the PHB with MBA's who done all this to us a bunch of short-sighted idiots, but chances are they met their short term financial goals and are living better than me now.”
“This is the definition of Chaotic good in the PHB 3.5.”
“Something as simple as getting Malcolm to keep track of initiative values and Tara (the power-gamer) to keep one finger in the PHB to look up obscure rules for both the DM and the players.”
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“Because the modern RPGer is too assimilated at the internet rpg mechanics … I for me … cannot think that an rpg that has no advice to make “rpging” (and tells you in the PHB that you have to buy miniatures and tiles) can be considered rpg.”
“Like what ever happened to the Half-Orc, Why does the Steelsky Liberator on pg 65 of the Forgotten realms players guide have Half-Orc as a required race for that paragon path but the race does not exist anywhere as of yet (crosses fingers for PHB 2 4e)”
“This means that the change in playstyle support has other secondary effects felt outside the printed pages of the PHB.”
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“You have “everything you need to play” in the same sense that the D&D PHB provides “everything you need to play,” but this game seems very low on setting detail and adventure seeds.”
“Just checked the 4E PHB and was disappointed to see that rolling your scores came up as the third method you could use.”
“In fact, in my 4e PHB readthrough on this site, I see a lot of good things in 4e.”
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alexz The 'Pointy Haired Boss' refers to Dilbert's pointy haired boss who has his hair in two spikes like a set of devil's horns. Dec 31, 2012