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Still a larger role than most of them have had! ;)

It's the special magical properties the PCs accidentally get when they interrupt a ritual of Vecna cultists. "When the characters...

"Vecna’s Grasp is a cave network in Pandesmos. Other than Vecna, only the characters can reach this cave network—and only because they...

At some point, with a lot of these adventures, you have to just suspend disbelief and say "I want this adventure to work." For, despite...

You're right! It's even worse than the regular complaint that "high level NPCs don't get involved!" :) Cheers, Merric

I cared only insomuch as "that's interesting - let's see what cool stuff you do with it!" I haven't run Rime of the Frostmaiden, so...

Initial thoughts: https://merricb.com/2024/05/08/vecna-eve-of-ruin-first-thoughts/

Lord of Blades is mentioned. Eberron's cosmology is notably absent. Cheers, Merric

The Dragonlance chapter is as bad as I feared. When it comes to evoking Dragonlance, it... doesn't. EDIT: Based on additional...

None. You do need to read them. :) But here's the thing: All of those one-page RPGs are hugely parasitic. They presume you know how to...

The world would be a much better place if (say) Roger Federer didn't mainly concentrate on Tennis. "But Roger, you should also be...

It’d be nice if people mentioned other games when talking about 5e. But there are literally hundreds and hundreds of roleplaying games...

No, it isn't. Because "being well traveled" is not the goal. Ultimately, the basic purpose of playing RPGs is personal entertainment...

I've basically been hearing some variant of "D&D sucks play something else" for 25+ years now. Back then it was edgelords. Usually...

I say this as someone who publishes indie games, writes for indie games, etc: the truth is, most people don't want to engage in the kind...