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    Today, 09:26 AM
    Morrus created an article The Gemini: A Brand New Class For Your 5th Edition Game in // D&D and RPG News Updates Help
    New on EN5ider, the 5E Patreon. Gemini are warriors that evade, confound, and attack by creating dangerous magical multiples of themselves or copying a foe's techniques. A brand new character class for your 5th Edition games! By Mike Myler; illustrated by Indi Martin.
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    Yesterday, 06:17 PM
    Morrus replied to Bummed Mordenkainen's Limited Edition PRODUCT RECALL
    We have a thread already on this. Closing this one. Feel free to repost in the existing thread.
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    Yesterday, 06:16 PM
    Morrus replied to Harassment Policies: New Allegations Show More Work To Be Done
    I don’t agree with the inane, semantic argument that tolerance means we have to tolerate intolerance. I even put that in the site rules. Don’t post in this thread again, please.
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    Yesterday, 04:58 PM
    Morrus replied to D&D Has the Biggest Playerbase, So Why is it the Hardest for 3rd Party to Market Too?
    It’s not an officialness ranking system. WotC sells books to the customer. Sometimes a third party will also sell books to the customer. There isn’t really a first or second party in common parlance; a third party publisher is a third party to the relationship between IP owner and customer. It’s just a colloquialism.
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    Saturday, 19th May, 2018, 06:16 PM
    Morrus replied to My Wormhole Map: Traveller
    My fictional gravity shield stops your fictional gravity beam. Turns out it’s not hard to conceive. ;)
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    Saturday, 19th May, 2018, 01:01 AM
    Morrus replied to Balancing Party Buffing Spells
    They have to stay within the area. This isn't clear enough in the current book, but the v1.2 update will make it clearer with double cost for lasting effects outside the area. A MAG score of 16 is epic enough to allow an all-day invisibility.
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    Saturday, 19th May, 2018, 12:47 AM
    Morrus replied to Avenger's Infinity War *Spoiler* Discussion
    He's Hans Gruber, rather than the Joker.
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    Saturday, 19th May, 2018, 12:36 AM
    Morrus replied to Can i get peoples opinion my magic item
    It's abilities aren't related to its goals. It's an anti-dragon gauntlet with no anti-dragon abilities. It's a suicide gauntlet.
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    Saturday, 19th May, 2018, 12:30 AM
    Morrus replied to Avenger's Infinity War *Spoiler* Discussion
    I don't know what that means. I watched a film. I didn't expect anything, and I haven't read the comics.
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    Friday, 18th May, 2018, 10:12 PM
    Morrus replied to Avenger's Infinity War *Spoiler* Discussion
    We’re not missing it. The movie is. That’s not a thing in this film.
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    Friday, 18th May, 2018, 09:59 PM
    Morrus replied to Avenger's Infinity War *Spoiler* Discussion
    Agreed. He’s not portrayed as mad, or called “the mad Titan”. I don’t know the comics, but the movie does not display an irrational protagonist (and he is this movie’s protagonist).
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    Friday, 18th May, 2018, 05:59 PM
    Morrus created an article The Lawmaster: The Iconic Bike of the Judges in // D&D and RPG News Updates Help
    The iconic bike of the Judges, the Lawmaster motorbike is a formidable piece of equipment. Armed with the Cyclops Laser and bike cannon it provides a Judge with enough firepower to deal with almost any situation. The bike’s computer allows it to run independently, so it can be used as a decoy or even to tackle perps head on while its rider can concentrate on other tasks. Check out this preview...
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    Friday, 18th May, 2018, 11:31 AM
    Morrus replied to Charging spells and combat
    Attacks aren’t automatic successes against unaware targets, only helpless ones. If the target is not willing, an attack roll is required in all four cases.
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    Wednesday, 16th May, 2018, 12:12 AM
    Morrus replied to Morrus currently absent
    Thanks guys. My flying visit home is over — heading back up there again. I’ll be away for a bit. Don’t break anything!
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    Tuesday, 15th May, 2018, 08:11 PM
    Morrus replied to List of monsters confirmed in Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
    There are both devil and demon archfiends in the book.
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    Tuesday, 15th May, 2018, 05:18 PM
    Morrus replied to O.L.D Help with encounter building
    Yeah, so you try to equal the MDP total without having any individual foes more than two MDP higher. So for your party, throw 25 MDP at them is a fairly easy encounter, as long as you don't have any single foes which will stomp them. A leader 2 MDP higher can work. So a leader at 7 MDP and four others at 5 MDP.
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    Monday, 14th May, 2018, 11:27 PM
    Morrus replied to Advance reviews of MtoF?
    Give people time to read the thing! :D
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    Monday, 14th May, 2018, 10:35 PM
    Morrus created an article Monsters & Backgrounds: New Pathfinder 2 Updates! in // D&D and RPG News Updates Help
    Over the weekend, Paizo posted two new Pathfinder 2nd Edition blogs. The first looks at backgrounds, with three examples (Blacksmith, Street Urchin, Pathfinder Hopeful); and the second looks at monsters and the way they are built in the new edition of the game. Monsters! The Bestiary has over 250 monsters. New signature abilities to differentiate things like bear owls and tigers. Tiger now...
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    Monday, 14th May, 2018, 10:08 PM
    Morrus created an article Another 10 Mordenkainen's Tome Questions! in // D&D and RPG News Updates Help
    Earlier today I answered ten questions about Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes. I have some spare time right now -- so I'll answer another ten questions. First ten questions, one question each, don't ask me to list reams of content or locate a single keyword in a 250-page book I just got, and remember this isn't an essay assignment. Below is a handy-dandy summary of the answers to the previous set of...
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    Monday, 14th May, 2018, 09:58 PM
    Morrus replied to Monster/NPC Creation OLD vs NEW
    Yep, OLD will have the same system as NEW in its 1.2 update. You can freely use the NEW system now, as it will be the same.
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    Monday, 14th May, 2018, 07:25 PM
    Morrus replied to (WOIN -OLD) Questions
    1. Hang on for the 1.2 update of OLD -- there's some minor tweaks coming. 2. Anyone who moves to attack you; doesn't require the exploit be used.
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    Monday, 14th May, 2018, 05:21 PM
    Morrus created an article I will answer 10 questions about Mordenkainen's Tome in // D&D and RPG News Updates Help
    A many of you know, I am only back in town for a day from my leave of absence, so I'm doing a big flurry of catch-up work. I found the below waiting for me when I got home today. I will answer 10 questions about the book (for now at least) as my time is *very* limited right now. Pick your questions wisely! Maybe more later, depending on a lot of things. Ask your questions in the...
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    Monday, 14th May, 2018, 05:11 PM
    Morrus replied to I will answer 10 questions about Mordenkainen's Tome
    That's 3 questions. I don't have much longer! :)
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    Monday, 14th May, 2018, 05:00 PM
    Morrus replied to I will answer 10 questions about Mordenkainen's Tome
    They don't mention physical appearance, no.
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    Monday, 14th May, 2018, 04:58 PM
    Morrus replied to I will answer 10 questions about Mordenkainen's Tome
    There's a bunch of Tielfing subraces, each linked to a Lord of the Nine Hells. And discussion on diabolical cults, personality traits/ideals/bonds/flaws. The whole first 30 pages or so deals with demons, devils, etc. I'm not immediately seeing Aasimar anywhere, but that doesn't mean they're not mentioned.
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    Monday, 14th May, 2018, 04:37 PM
    Morrus replied to I will answer 10 questions about Mordenkainen's Tome
    This is what I see as I page though (bear in mind I've literally just got the book, so might miss something): Elf subraces -- eladrin, sea elf, shadar kai Dwarf subraces -- duergar Gith race, plus subraces -- githyanki, githzerai Gnome subraces -- deep gnome Tiefling subraces -- Asmodeus, Baalzebul, Dispater, Fierna, Glasya, Levistus, Mammon, Mephitopheloes, Zariel Deep Gnome feat --...
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    Monday, 14th May, 2018, 04:14 PM
    Morrus started a thread I will answer 10 questions about Mordenkainen's Tome
    A many of you know, I am only back in town for a day from my leave of absence, so I'm doing a big flurry of catch-up work. I found the below waiting for me when I got home today. I will answer 10 questions about the book (for now at least) as my time is *very* limited right now. Pick your questions wisely! Maybe more later, depending on a lot of things. Ask your questions in the...
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    Monday, 14th May, 2018, 02:56 PM
    Morrus replied to Morrus currently absent
    Thank you, guys. That's very kind. I'm back home for one day, so I'll try to catch up on as much work as I can before heading back up to Bristol.
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    Saturday, 12th May, 2018, 10:58 AM
    Morrus replied to Morrus currently absent
    Hi guys, So a quick update. I won’t be around for a while. My mum died suddenly on Thursday morning, and I’m up in Bristol with my dad and brothers. If you have anything which needs dealing with, Umbran and Danny are about for forum moderation stuff, darjr for tech stuff, Angus for publishing stuff, Chris Helton for articles stuff. (edit I’m adding those contact details to the first...
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    Thursday, 10th May, 2018, 10:33 PM
    Morrus started a thread Morrus currently absent
    I will be out of commission for a bit. Please be patient, as I will be unable to deal with anything for a while. No ETA on my return, but I hope it isn’t too long. I won’t be able to respond to messages or emails for now. If you have anything which needs dealing with, Umbran and Dannyalcatraz are about for forum moderation stuff, darjr for tech stuff, AngusA for publishing stuff, Christopher...
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    Thursday, 10th May, 2018, 01:02 PM
    Morrus replied to Purchased Gold
    Sorry, 97mg! I wasn't actively monitoring this thread. I only saw this comment because somebody kindly messaged me. If you need my attention, it helps to tag me. Could you resend your email? I can't find one which references gold or gp in the last few weeks. Thanks!
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    Wednesday, 9th May, 2018, 05:24 PM
    Morrus replied to My Wormhole Map: Traveller
    I published a supplement about Trappist. Each planet populated, all developing within sight of one another (although not reach).
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    Wednesday, 9th May, 2018, 05:15 PM
    Morrus replied to Player Responsibility for the GM's Fun??
    In any group activity, it's everybody's equal responsibility to ensure everybody else is having fun. Nobody's an employee in this situation. I'd certainly agree that people have responsibility for themselves, too. To an extent, that responsibility is not so much "ensure everybody is having fun" but more "ensure you are not ruining anybody's fun". "Equal" doesn't mean "a lot" or "a burden";...
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    Wednesday, 9th May, 2018, 04:50 PM
    Morrus replied to Advice About Game Reviewing
    I'm not sure an individual review would have much effect on anything anyway - most people who read reviews read *lots* of reviews (though it depends on the product -- for an electronic product such as a TV or a laptop, people research them in great detail; for a book, not so much). Only an avalanche of bad reviews would really have a notable effect. Each review contributes to the overall buzz,...
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    Wednesday, 9th May, 2018, 04:43 PM
    Morrus replied to My Wormhole Map: Traveller
    I took that and ran with it. This is all the *named* stars (I decided that would be my filter - if it had been given an actual name, I'd include it). Ignore the setting specific info on top of it, but the stars are all accurate.
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    Wednesday, 9th May, 2018, 04:01 PM
    Morrus replied to [+] Plus Threads
    There's the opposite line of thinking, though. If you start a conversation with some friends about X, and the conversation naturally drifts to Y, rebuking them and demanding they stay on topic is unusual behaviour. That's just how conversations work; people don't own them. The idea of the + threads is that CapnZapp wants to be able to change that dynamic and say "I own this conversation, and I...
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    Wednesday, 9th May, 2018, 12:08 PM
    Morrus replied to Avoiding Initiative
    As I indicated, I do not feel the same way. That's certainly how one typically rolls for initiative. :)
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    Wednesday, 9th May, 2018, 10:55 AM
    Morrus started a thread Show us your favourite character sheet
    Any game. For example, I really like the Numenera sheet -- I'm a sucker for an arty sheet.
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    Wednesday, 9th May, 2018, 12:03 AM
    Morrus replied to Advice About Game Reviewing
    Sure. There are always exceptions to everything, and I'm sure a game could be so bad that there's no point playing it. But it stands as a generally good guideline.
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    Tuesday, 8th May, 2018, 09:19 PM
    Morrus replied to It's The Official 2000 AD RPG Character Sheet!
    Superpowers (or mutations) can be found in NOW, and 2000 AD also has mutants.
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    Tuesday, 8th May, 2018, 04:58 PM
    Morrus replied to Advice About Game Reviewing
    Reviewing is difficult; I can't do it well (which is one reason why I don't write reviews) and to really review something a reviewer needs to spend time with it. That makes reviewing quite a time-sink -- especially if you have to spend time with something you don't like. That's why a lot of reviews tend to be 'recommendations' -- it's a lot easier to spend time with something you like than with...
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    Tuesday, 8th May, 2018, 02:14 PM
    Morrus replied to Judge Dredd maps
    That sort of thing is quite hard to come by. Fantasy maps are super common, but modern and future ones not so much. I've been buying all the Starfinder flip-mats. They're not perfect for portraying Mega-City One, but they're the best option I can find right now. I'm keeping my eyes open though. Also, some of the Heroclix maps are quite useful. Warlord Games has the license for 2000 AD...
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    Tuesday, 8th May, 2018, 02:11 PM
    Morrus replied to [+] Plus Threads
    They're not really a thing (yet) as only one person uses them; they could potential organically turn into the "semi-official" (i.e. polite) option of people used them, but that wouldn't be a "rule" as such.
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    Tuesday, 8th May, 2018, 10:39 AM
    Morrus created an article Pathfinder 2's Armor & A Preview of the Paladin! in // D&D and RPG News Updates Help
    It was a long bank holiday weekend here in the UK, and I sent most of it in the (rare) sun eating BBQ; there were two big Pathfinder 2 blog posts which went up in the meantime. The first dealt with armour and shields; the other was our first look at the new Paladin class! Armor now affects Touch AC; each has a different bonus for AD and TAC.
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    Tuesday, 8th May, 2018, 12:04 AM
    Morrus created an article It's The Official 2000 AD RPG Character Sheet! in // D&D and RPG News Updates Help
    We've got a big preview of the upcoming Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD tabletop roleplaying game today! Take a look at the official character sheet! The core rulebook will contain versions for Judges and for other characters. This is the Judge sheet; the sheet for Perps and Civilians is slightly different. SaveSave
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    Monday, 7th May, 2018, 11:13 PM
    Morrus created an article Villain Spotlight: Ezekiel (5E) in // D&D and RPG News Updates Help
    New on EN5ider, the 5th Edition Patreon! Ezekial is a minotaur gifted (or maybe cursed) with intelligence and cunning beyond that of most of his kin. Ezekial is the leader of a small band of thieves who are on a crime spree stealing priceless artifacts and rare tomes of knowledge. This article describes Ezekial, his goals and personality, a description of his band of thieves, and lists possible...
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    Monday, 7th May, 2018, 09:07 PM
    Morrus replied to Dungeons & Dragons has 15 Million Players in NA Alone; Storyline Is "The Da Vinci Code meets Gangs of New York"
    Indeed. A healthy skepticism of important things. Applying that energy to something as inconsequential as this is the opposite of “important”.
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    Monday, 7th May, 2018, 05:49 PM
    Morrus replied to How Long Before the Digital Dam Breaks?
    It doesn’t say they’re free. It says they’re on the path to it. While it is a highly contentious and topical subject, an individual’s user data has very little value to a non-criminal. Like a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a cent. It’s pretty close to free! This stuff only has real value when it’s in enormous quantities.
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    Monday, 7th May, 2018, 05:09 PM
    Morrus replied to Making a camp
    We finished that campaign. This is more inspired by it.
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    Monday, 7th May, 2018, 02:14 PM
    Morrus replied to Making a camp
    Equipment, or lack thereof, could give advantage or disadvantage. I’m not sure how you’d determine whether a party was adequately equipped without getting micro-managey about gear. And if the gear is easy to come by, then they would have advantage all the time. I guess gear would be the norm, no average or disadvantage. No gear for disadvantage, superbly equipped for advantage.
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    Monday, 7th May, 2018, 01:08 PM
    Morrus started a thread Making a camp
    On this bank holiday Monday, as I light the BBQ again, I’m musing about D&D rules. I want to make a sort of rule where when a party camps down in the wilderness for a long test they make some kind of group check as they all contribute to the camp, and the result in some way determines how good the long rest was. Maybe even a really good roll means everybody wakes with inspiration, and a...
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    Monday, 7th May, 2018, 12:44 AM
    Morrus replied to Dungeons & Dragons has 15 Million Players in NA Alone; Storyline Is "The Da Vinci Code meets Gangs of New York"
    Of course they didn’t survey Seattle. What a silly thing to say.
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    Monday, 7th May, 2018, 12:37 AM
    Morrus replied to Harassment Policies: New Allegations Show More Work To Be Done
    To clarify, I’ve never hosted a con.
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    Sunday, 6th May, 2018, 12:17 PM
    Morrus replied to Question about Magic and defence in OLD
    Yep!
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    Saturday, 5th May, 2018, 10:57 PM
    Morrus replied to Dungeons & Dragons has 15 Million Players in NA Alone; Storyline Is "The Da Vinci Code meets Gangs of New York"
    D&D *did* go away. Like properly. Stopped being published. Lots of people kept playing it, nonetheless. Then WotC bought TSR and announced 3E, and this website was born. The OGL means that D&D can’t go away ever again. Whatever happens, some iteration of D&D will always be possible.
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    Saturday, 5th May, 2018, 10:09 PM
    Morrus replied to Avenger's Infinity War *Spoiler* Discussion
    Do they only work when Thor turns up? I thought the implication was that there were loads of giant dwarves forging stuff and an active star, but Thanos killed them all last week and turned off the forge. They didn’t all just hang around for millennia waiting for Thor did they?
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    Saturday, 5th May, 2018, 09:24 PM
    Morrus replied to Harassment Policies: New Allegations Show More Work To Be Done
    The rules about those terms may be (relatively) new, but the ones about arguing with moderators and posting in threads you’ve been asked not to are 20 years old. I know you’re aware of them.
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    Saturday, 5th May, 2018, 09:12 PM
    Morrus replied to Harassment Policies: New Allegations Show More Work To Be Done
    Welcome back. Probably should have checked the rules before trotting out derogatory terms like “social justice warrior” and “virtue signalling”. Don’t post in the thread again, please.
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    Saturday, 5th May, 2018, 09:07 PM
    Morrus replied to Harassment Policies: New Allegations Show More Work To Be Done
    A lot of those people are from elsewhere and have joined just to comment on this thread. They aren’t representative of this community, I promise. The community is awesome (with a handful of exceptions!) and I promise any event I hosted would have a strong anti-harassment policy.
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    Saturday, 5th May, 2018, 08:56 PM
    Morrus replied to Harassment Policies: New Allegations Show More Work To Be Done
    Eh? I published the article. What leads you to believe I would not believe you if you said you were harassed at an event I hosted? I was rather hoping I was giving the exact opposite impression. For the record, you would be believed.
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    Saturday, 5th May, 2018, 08:04 PM
    Morrus replied to Dungeons & Dragons has 15 Million Players in NA Alone; Storyline Is "The Da Vinci Code meets Gangs of New York"
    .... because...?
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    Saturday, 5th May, 2018, 07:13 PM
    Morrus replied to Avenger's Infinity War *Spoiler* Discussion
    I think that’s what the first Avengers film was called here in the UK. To avoid confusion with the Avengers stuff in the 60s.
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    Saturday, 5th May, 2018, 07:10 PM
    Morrus replied to Avenger's Infinity War *Spoiler* Discussion
    I wonder why everybody doesn’t have Mjolnir+ level artifacts. According to giant Tyrion, it only takes a few minutes and one guy to make one when the forge is running.
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    Saturday, 5th May, 2018, 06:48 PM
    Morrus replied to Harassment Policies: New Allegations Show More Work To Be Done
    Requiring victims to be action heroes is a bit much.
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    Saturday, 5th May, 2018, 04:22 PM
    Morrus replied to Dungeons & Dragons has 15 Million Players in NA Alone; Storyline Is "The Da Vinci Code meets Gangs of New York"
    I always figured a good way to do it would be to ask “have you ever rolled a d20?” on a popular cereal packet. Although you’d need to know it was a representative brand of cereal!
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    Saturday, 5th May, 2018, 03:58 PM
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    I don’t know how much effect that would have. It’s not like superhero RPGs are the biggest names right now.
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    Saturday, 5th May, 2018, 10:21 AM
    Morrus replied to Looking for a future (or modern) race track map.
    There was a new Car Wars released not too long ago (IIRC). I wonder what that has in terms of maps. Modern and future maps are much harder to come by that fantasy maps. I try to to grab them when I find them even if I don’t have an immediate use for them.
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    Saturday, 5th May, 2018, 10:12 AM
    Morrus replied to Dungeons & Dragons has 15 Million Players in NA Alone; Storyline Is "The Da Vinci Code meets Gangs of New York"
    Nonsense! Looking at my gaming group, I can tell you with absolute certainty that 0% of D&D players are American!
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    Empire Strikes Back did that too. I think there’s room for long form storytelling in the movies.
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    Sarcastic responses to moderation are not acceptable. Please do not post in this thread again. If you feel any posts have broken the rules, please use the report post button.
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    Unacceptable. Do not call people names.
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5E and Star Trek Adventures - usually default Faerun, though we do Darksun and occasionally homebrew.

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5E and Star Trek Adventures - usually default Faerun, though we do Darksun and occasionally homebrew.

If you're looking for games in the Southampton area, the guild of roleplayers is worth checking out - friendly and supported by the wonderful EN World!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1444839072226535/
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Tellarite Security Officer - (Star Trek)
Corvus - Human Necromancer (5E) - DEAD
Krusk - Half-Orc Mountian Druid 4 (5E) - DEAD
Jenthine Pyrex - Fire Genasi Fire Sorceress 5 (4E)
Kraloq - Half-Orc Warden 13 of the Raven Queen (4E)
Kosjoth Uxisk - Kobold Paladin 5 of Bahamut (4E)

Monday, 23rd September, 2013

  • 03:58 AM - Challenger RPG mentioned Phototoxin in post How to Teach a GM to be a Player?
    @amerigoV : Ha ha, I bet there's a pretty good story to that 'never trust an undead' bit. I think the idea about giving the GM some administrative tasks is great. I'll definitely pass that solution on to the DM who gave me the idea for the article. The DM in question has said I'm a royal pain as a player and that's something I can't totally disagree with. However, this idea is excellent. Thanks! @Phototoxin : I'm like that as well in spades. Also, as a GM I like to reward the players who contribute to the 'story' of the game even if they're a little loose with the rules and campaign setting when they do it. I guess that could just be my 'style' of game mastering. You're not alone, anyway. @Neonchameleon : You're bang on with this suggestion. I'm kind of kicking myself for missing this option. I think that's a great idea. I've been meaning to check out 13th Age for a while now anyway, maybe this is a good excuse to take the time to learn the system. I agree with you about the collaborative advantages of world-building, but in the position of the player in those games, I didn't feel it was my right to question the DM shutting my input down. That said, I can't exactly say I'm a basket of roses as a player either. Regardless, it's a great suggestion. Thank you. @Sir Knight : That's pretty cool. I think it would be really neat to game with a few players who'd all had some experience wit...

Tuesday, 14th May, 2013

  • 01:55 AM - Quickleaf mentioned Phototoxin in post How to make D&D more political?
    Phototoxin My words of caution: Do the players want politics and intrigue? I ran a game of D&D which had significant political intrigue. However, only one player really paid enough attention and was invested enough to enjoy and exploit the political side of the game. So I adjusted to a bit more of a rail-road generic fantasy adventure and they enjoyed that much more. :)

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Sunday, 11th March, 2018

  • 05:28 PM - Henry quoted Phototoxin in post Will Pathfinder 2nd Edition Be Based on D&D 5E?
    It's good to have competition, it's also good that it's not massively litigious 'ohmygerd they stole our idea to use d12 as barbarian hit points!! SUE SUE SUE!' As long as no one decides to make their system use a proprietary d23 or something we as customers should benefit. That’s the kind of thing the OGL meant to prevent - so that in addition to more gamers flowing into D&D and back out to other similar games, and back in again (the “rising tide floating all boats”) but also that similar good ideas come to the surface and get re-used. I wish WotC themselves would use it more, but even as it is, a 5e customer would not have too crazy of a time going over to Pathfinder 1e because of all the same touchstones. Now keeping all the different bonuses straight is a different story, but a 20 STR in Pathfinder does mean the same thing as a 20 STR in 5e, and a Barbarian/Rogue multiclass is made the same way (albeit with drastically different means). I do hope the basic concept of advantage sees ...

Thursday, 8th March, 2018


Monday, 22nd January, 2018

  • 05:01 PM - jgsugden quoted Phototoxin in post Rumor: Hasbro is "prepping" to sell Wizards of the Coast in 2021.
    Can we start proper rumours? Like how Morrus is not a human, but a robot powered by an undead hamster in a little wheel where his spleen should be?Please don't joke about this stuff. It is a serious medical condition when it does happen, and if it were to happen to Morrus, he might be tempted to eliminate any of us that know his secret. So obviously fake news.

Saturday, 23rd December, 2017

  • 12:47 PM - Jennifer Fuss quoted Phototoxin in post Here Are Your Official Top 10 Most Anticipated Tabletop RPGs Of 2018
    Will I'd also want to know why VtM5 would be better/worth getting compared to V20 The rules will get an overhaul to reflect and include more modern design elements. The V20 has been a rather very conservative, sensible adaption and consolidation of the previous editions. Which is why there was some discussion when White Wolf decided to declare the V20 an edition in its own right. In regards to the V5 they did introduce the will to implement a mechanic to track hungriness opposing to bloodpool, implemented Vice/Virtue and composure, work with compulsion and tweaked the mechanics with stuff like critical successes and messy successes. The setting will be overhauled and brought into the year 2018. It will be described in a fashion that should be accessible to beginners and hence start out with the 7 clans from first edition and later on more clans to be added. There will be advancements to the metaplot like a second (secular) inquisition happening as well as modes of play that try to conside...

Friday, 22nd December, 2017

  • 01:52 PM - Wednesday Boy quoted Phototoxin in post Advice on running a noir setting
    The issue with creating situations where there's no great outcomes only less bad ones is that it can be jading for players... It can be harrowing because how do you succeed where the setting/world is stacked against you? Eventually you will fail, and failing is something players don't like! Forget it, Phototoxin. It's Chinatown. I entirely agree with what you noted and I would reiterate what you said about knowing your players. One guy in my group wants his characters to have decisive victories every time and like you pointed out--only "less bad" endings would be jading and frustrating for him. On the other hand, I personally find it more interesting to get put through the wringer and pyrrhic victories can be satisfying for me (provided they involve good storytelling and I don't feel like the whole game was pointless). So knowing your group's tolerance for failure and "less bad" endings will help you push the envelope as needed.
  • 12:34 PM - TrippyHippy quoted Phototoxin in post Here Are Your Official Top 10 Most Anticipated Tabletop RPGs Of 2018
    Will be interesting to see how VtM balances out against Kult. I've not heard of the latter but a quick scan of their KS makes it look interesting at least and possibly with more angles to explore than VtM. I'd also want to know why VtM5 would be better/worth getting compared to V20It may be worth noting that: a) Kult, more than any RPG ever written, is not something that you should let near children. I'm not even joking - there was a parliamentary motion to actually get it banned in Sweden during the 1990s. It's not just something that requires a strong stomach with gore and the like (although there is that), but it is deliberately transgressional in a religious, emotional and intellectual sense. The setting is based on Judeo-Christian Gnostic beliefs, which means they have adapted real world occult ideas into the game's setting. It's broad mythos is actually a dark mirror reflection of the Cthulhu Mythos, in a way, as rather than suggesting humanity is insignificant - it suggests they are un...

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Monday, 19th May, 2014

  • 09:36 PM - Nellisir quoted Phototoxin in post GSL 4E
    I want to stick these adventures on a/my website for people to enjoy. [quote] Good. [quote]I intend each 'adventure/module/delve/whatever' to consist of the actual PDF, a file with images of the maps and then another file with the monster blocks in it. Is this sensible? Sounds like a lot of files and a lot of hassle. Why can't it be one file? I'm trying to arrange a 2-3 column format (proving more difficult than it sounds!) in word and then convert it to PDF. Are you trying to do a 2 or 3 column format, or a 2 column format on one page and a 3 column format on another page? If you're doing different kinds of columns, you need section breaks. Or set up text boxes the size of your intended columns. That's a bit of a hack, though. The first 3-4 bits form a newbie DMs guide 101 from level 1-3, giving some nice hooks in a generic world. Then there's another set of 1-5 without as much hand-holding. Is a "bit" a module/delve/adventure/whatever? Also what is the best way to produce dungeon maps? ...

Wednesday, 7th May, 2014

  • 12:27 AM - Nellisir quoted Phototoxin in post GSL 4E
    So I'm trying to write up some adventures into a more 'other people' friendly format, with the first few specifically aimed and new DMs. My concern is that under the OGL you can't give page numbers or provide stat blocks for anything that exists (as well as reference/use the special monsters like mind flayers or beholders) So if I write a 'tactical encounter' / combat encounter I can't give page references e.g.; 6 goblin blackblades (MM1pg 55) 1 Aspect of Lolth (MM3 pg 666) nor can I reproduce stat blocks. Is there a practical solution to this or have I totally got the wrong end of the stick? There is no "OGL 4e". Do you mean the GSL?

Tuesday, 6th May, 2014

  • 08:18 AM - Mike Myler quoted Phototoxin in post N.O.W. Wishlist!
    Survivial Horror - zombies/whatever a la Resident Evil or whatever Something with a clue system (like gumshoe?) for CSI or murder mystery type games? We've talked about Intrigue rules (which would certainly include something like that!) but development is super early and action takes precedence; N.O.W. will kick teeth out first and if there's time and room, include a means to find them afterward. :D

Thursday, 6th March, 2014

  • 04:22 PM - Dungeoneer quoted Phototoxin in post will 4.0 succeed?
    My current though is to simply pillage the bits I want from 13th Age - escalation dice and so on. 4 is great, gamey enough but not like in 3E and loose enough but not as loose as AD&D. I just hope that character builder will survive in some format. My other slight annoyance at 4E was the constant major rules shift - MM1 monsters weren't balanced properly, (play testing anyone?), then the later rare/uncommon magic item rules and changes there. These should have been figured before release! Better late than never! :p I think in any reasonably complex game system there are going to be some things the devs just don't get right. I'd rather that they have the option to take a mulligan than be forever locked into a ruleset that has issues. For instance, the second batch of 4e monsters were such a HUGE improvement that I won't even use the old ones.

Tuesday, 4th March, 2014

  • 03:48 PM - (Psi)SeveredHead quoted Phototoxin in post RP-ing and Evil Cleric (Faerun)
    Cyric is insane, how do you even know what to do? I appreciate that lies, strife etc fuel him but other than randomly cause havok or even organisedly cause it WHY do it ? Worship of Cyric makes no sense to me. Loth - seriously a genocidal crazy spider queen demon thing who is racist and xenophobic should have died off ages ago. But her fear based society of 'better than you' drow make sense. But again escaping that fear and tyranny should happen. Most drow are born into her worship. They have no choice. Shar - My favourite deities (mainly for the fact that she opposes the mary sue god aka Mystra) - but it seems like all her followers would just be horrifically depressed and/or nihilistic. Nuke the world - then what? People who have nothing to loose ? Is Shar actually trying to destroy the world? Talos - What lead me to this - he's chaos/anarchy/weather/storm/lightning etc - I can see priests instigating rebellions and smiting things to show strength but also to appease talos ...
  • 03:45 PM - TwoSix quoted Phototoxin in post RP-ing and Evil Cleric (Faerun)
    Talos - What lead me to this - he's chaos/anarchy/weather/storm/lightning etc - I can see priests instigating rebellions and smiting things to show strength but also to appease talos which is more 'neutral // good' Why would you worship him in any major way? I realise that power is good, but so is fireballs from Lathander! Because NPCs don't powergame their own lives. You worship Talos because you grew up in a barbaric culture, at the mercy of the elements, and the tribe's wise man taught you that making offerings to the Storm Lord would grant you power and protect you from the storms. Lathander? Who's that? To a large extent, Evil gods probably recruit from the cast-offs of society - the outcast, the abused, and the damaged. And, frankly, they're not going to be short on potential recruits - even the benign nations of the FR setting tend to be either monarchies or have a very strong mercantile bent, and in either case this means that there is a fairly small privilidged group and a much...
  • 03:39 PM - delericho quoted Phototoxin in post RP-ing and Evil Cleric (Faerun)
    I'm trying to get my head around how I'd roleplay an evil cleric. This is more of a hypothetical as I usually DM but it's something which has niggled at me for a while. Aside from Bane who has military/law/organisational aspects and Azmodeus who is similar (though less overt) I can see very few 'evil' deities which could be i) openly worshipped (as opposed to appeased) and ii) would have any rational, sane followers given that good/neutral deities *mechanically* offer the same benefits. But in a world where the local parish priest* can literally cure cancer this has to be taken into account *ok probably a bishop, but still.. It's the motivations - why do these things, especially as wise/semi-intelligent beings? When good or neutral gods give you as good a powers and blessings as evil ones why worship (in a major way) evil ones? To a certain extent, it's probably a good thing that you have a hard time understanding what might motivate a person to Evil. :) However, in an attempt to...
  • 02:19 AM - Storminator quoted Phototoxin in post RP-ing and Evil Cleric (Faerun)
    I'm trying to get my head around how I'd roleplay an evil cleric. This is more of a hypothetical as I usually DM but it's something which has niggled at me for a while. It's the motivations - why do these things, especially as wise/semi-intelligent beings? When good or neutral gods give you as good a powers and blessings as evil ones why worship (in a major way) evil ones? Because the good and neutral gods have rejected you? They give you zero powers, because they've looked into your heart? Cyric is insane, how do you even know what to do? I appreciate that lies, strife etc fuel him but other than randomly cause havok or even organisedly cause it WHY do it ? EVERYONE worships Cyric. Everyone lies. It's just his priests admit it. Because they're better than everyone else. Loth - seriously a genocidal crazy spider queen demon thing who is racist and xenophobic should have died off ages ago. But her fear based society of 'better than you' drow make sense. But again escaping that fear and tyr...
  • 12:01 AM - Ahnehnois quoted Phototoxin in post RP-ing and Evil Cleric (Faerun)
    But to it's logical conclusion evil is self-defeating. I just don't get the mentality behind such charactersTo its logical conclusion good is also self-defeating. My perspective on these things is that anyone who isn't true neutral (which is to say, a rational person who takes into account everything he can and makes the best decision he can) is deluded, either by someone else or by some internal schism. In the context of evil, that suggests to me a few things. Some evil might be based on prejudice; somehow the cleric has arrived at the belief that certain people are inferior, even though they are not. Perhaps he had a few nonrepresentative experiences in early life and jumped to the wrong conclusion, or maybe the bias was imparted on him by a specific individual or culture in general. Many evil religions I suspect are overtly deceptive. The deity is selling some greater truth that supposedly hold the key to his followers achieving some goal (eternal life, or at least, a good afterlife, ...

Saturday, 1st March, 2014

  • 06:54 PM - ggroy quoted Phototoxin in post What tv shows do you own on Dvd?
    I don't even own a TV just watch on laptop. These days I don't use the standalone dvd player anymore. I usually rip the dvd content to the computer's hard drive, and either watch it on the computer or I connect the computer to the large screen tv (via hdmi from the computer's graphics card). Though I still watch blurays using a standalone bluray player (or PS3), largely because the bluray file sizes are huge and a waste of hard drive space. One bluray movie can eat up 25 to 50 gigabytes of hard drive space very easily. (In contrast a dvd disk only eats up around 8.5 gigabytes or less). Also it takes over 40 minutes to rip a bluray disk's content to the computer, while ripping a dvd only takes around 11-12 minutes. (At least on my computer setup).


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