Recent content by broghammerj

Name your top 3 things that turned you off and top 3 things you would like them to do? I'm genuinely curious.

Was thinking of warforged. One could perhaps have them forge their offspring and imbue them with some form of magic, energy, or must have some component gifted from their parent. If the replicants in blade runner reproduce biologically like bladerunner 2 or they consciously decide to...

I got banned on another thread so I am trying to tread lightly. I also am not dismissing your feelings of offense. I accept that your perspective is valid. To me you have actually defined why race fits perfectly for the tropes of DnD elves, dwarves, etc. If you take common DnD tropes that...

My buddy is a PC game designer. He was brought on in later stages of development for an unpublished game. The games basic premise was to travel to an island and compete against others to retrieve archeological items. They playtested it and a person in the group criticized the premise which...

You don't think making the black skinned elves, evil couldn't be interpreted as racist in and of itself? I'm sort of chuckling at the example you decided on. It depends how far you want to take this level of personal offense and perceived need for inclusiveness. Dwarves, drow, violent...

I think WotC is virtue signaling. "the action or practice of publicly expressing opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one's good character or the moral correctness of one's position on a particular issue." It allow WotC to say, "Hey look at what we are doing to make the game more...

My random thoughts: The term race isn't inherently racist but I can see why some see it is problematic. There are a lot of things that could be viewed as problematic: dwarves, the evilness of dark/black elves, etc. Species is not less problematic. The term species is equally dangerous when...

All, I need some help. I'm interested in dming a Fall of Delta Green campaign from Pelgrane Press. Would like to do this online as it would incorporate friends from various places I've lived (Iowa, Detroit, Kansas City) into one group. I can't seem to find a platform to run the game. I...

I have three boys: 5, 8, 10. All are very advanced readers. My five yo can read at the 3rd grade level but lacks comprehension. They all have an interest in fantasy stuff like LOtR movies, two oldest have read Harry Potter, etc. We play Zombicide Black Plague so I think miniatures will help...

Look at the top 20 movies in that list: Harry Potter- 8 films LOR-6 films Chronicles of Narnia Oz the Great Powerful Thor Dark World Cinderella Alice in Wonderland Maleficent Most of them are based on wildly successful book franchises that are already well established with fans (LOTR, Harry...

I have only been to Gen Con twice in 2014 and 2015 so my perspective is somewhat limited. In 2014, WOTC had they had their own play area and small display of books with the debut of 5.0. I have to say I was underwhelmed. I saw some drow actors, a few cool statues, and access to some of the...

Some alternative ideas and/or variations to think about: 1: King made some sort of Faustian deal in which he can bear no or limited children. He has traded the immortality of successive generations for the immortality of a long life. This fixes your heir problem with multiple wives. Perhaps...

Sounds interesting. I still think that the Dragonlance series would have the best opportunity to put DnD on the map (FYI, I have not seen the animated movie). It has all the makings of a great movie and is pretty much an amalgam of all the great cliches in novels and film. I also think it is...

A few random thoughts as a lapsed DND gamer (hated 4E and life got more complex with kids around 2007). I didn't do any playtesting but have read a bit about it here and there. 1. I am excited about this edition. Fan involvement couldn't have been handled better. The marketing/playtesting...

Wow, the Banewarrens ranked that high???? We thought it was so bad we burned our character sheets from the adventure about 2/3rds of the way through it. Started the grill in the middle of the night after an incredibly frustrating session. It was 10 degrees F outside in the middle of winter...