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    OD&D Feb 16th: Holmes Basic Day (Anniversary of J. Eric Holmes' Birthday)

    I started with this edition. It was a great way to learn the game, and of course it eventually funnels you into 1e. A tough system also to survive in as a 1st level character. That cover image is classic.
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    D&D 5E Best on screen adaptation of the bard (poll)

    Little late but he sort of fits
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    Beginning to Doubt That RPG Play Can Be Substantively "Character-Driven"

    You will never get a meaningful roleplaying experience worrying about rules. The moment you look at your sheet the roleplaying is over, so to achieve whatever character immersion you want, you have to go back to OD&D or D&D or a relaxed AD&D and just roleplay with a system that has next to no...
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    D&D 5E XP for Absent Players

    You're kidding yourself if you think it is always game related. It may start out that way but eventually while the phone is open they will check facebook or something like that. It just is the reality given modern attention spans. If they will read their phone whole jay walking across a...
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    TSR The Origin of Monty Haul

    This bothers me to no end and it is very important! Monty Hall was the host of LET'S MAKE A DEAL. Maybe this whole concept needed to be named for Bob Barker?
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    Mythological Figures: Sherlock Holmes (5E)

    Good job. I am surprised considering the times we are in you never did a Game of Thrones edition. There are quite a few interesting characters there.
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    Alternate XP systems

    I just quit a campaign because there was no XP. Milestone XP seems like I have no input into the progress of my character. I could kill Orcus tomorrow, but if the DM is not prepared for me to go to 2nd level then I am not going. Basically, I feel like an NPC since it is a character and I am...
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    D&D storylines for a movie?

    Dark Tower (judges guild). It actually has an infinity gauntlet that predated Marvel's by roughly a decade. It actually would make a good TV show because there is a town with quite a few scheming people, so it could be like Marvel meets typical fantasy meets "Dallas".
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    D&D Movie/TV Casting Begins Soon For D&D Movie?

    I was hoping this was a fantasy casting thread. I was going to say I think James Marsden could be an excellent Paladin.
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    Critical Role Do you Critical Role?

    I turned it off after five minutes. I was FFing a bit before I finally gave up. There is something very artificial about playing the game not to play it, but rather to perform for others. It's like reality TV contestants never behave realistically because they know the camera is on. I...
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    Critical Role Critical Role's Kickstarter Breaks $1,000,000 In About An Hour!

    There might be a danger of them raising too much money, nothing to spend it on, or even not knowing how to spend that much money.
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    Why do people still play older editions of D&D? Are they superior to the current one?

    I still play the older editions because I think they are superior games. Just this week I was playing a retro clone called Basic Fantasy. I am a 1st lvl Magic User with 3 HP. My one spell is Sleep. We come across a giant room with two entrances on the same wall about 40 feet apart. We...
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    D&D 5E How do I fake my character's death?

    And then make sure it makes no sense!
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    D&D 5E How do I fake my character's death?

    Is it you are taking a break from the group, or maybe want to play a new character for a while? I would have you seemingly trapped in the astral plane and you have been stranded in another world, presumably your friends are not high enough level to get you out. The villain has you there for...
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    Mythological Figures: Tarzan (5E)

    I really think Tarzan would have an 18 Str since he can tussle with gorillas, an 18 dex since he can climb and swing from ropes better than any rogue D&D ever saw, an 18 Con since he is the epitome of health, and at least 16 charisma because not only he is he the dashing hunk Jane falls for, but...
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