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    Scions of Elemental Evil Released on D&D Beyond

    Has anyone else mentioned that they're a bit confused about the lore of the princes of elemental evil now? The two fire-adjacent ones, Gazra and Chilimbra, seem to be interchangeably referred to as elementals, fiends and gods, and conspicuously terms like "primordial" or "archomental" are...
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    D&D (2024) Pact Of Chain Warlock is really powerful now.

    and they say wokeness isn't ruining D&D
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    D&D (2024) Should 2014 Half Elves and Half Orcs be added to the 2025 SRD?

    Half-Orcs and Half-Elves are synthetic beings in a dialectic sense, though it is up to the player to determine which part of their ancestry is the thesis and which is the antithesis. Something new and unique can come from the combination of two disparate parts.
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    D&D (2024) Should 2014 Half Elves and Half Orcs be added to the 2025 SRD?

    Just chiming in here to remind everyone that as a mixed-race person the best expression of half elves I've seen in any fiction is Eberron's Khoravar half-elves, a distinct "creole" half elf culture which is something I wish other fantasy settings and authors would explore. Something similar...
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    Astarion From Baldur's Gate 3 Appears in the 2024 Player's Handbook

    Not only can you romance a NPC mindflayer, there's another NPC mindflayer who seems to be in some sort of romantic partnership with a hobgoblin, you can turn into a mindflayer and continue romancing your (non-mindflayer) party members AND you can even turn one party member into a mindflayer too!
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    Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Player's Handbook Is Already Getting Errata

    In video games, absolutely. WotC is basically managing this like a digital product.
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    D&D (2024) Heroes of the Borderlands

    It's weird that giant children are off limits but dragon children are fair game.
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    D&D General A History of Violence: Killing in D&D

    Well, the problem is that there are a lot more Moist von Lipwigs in the worlds than there are Hogfathers. Myths do shape our reality. But that is where the danger lies. And you need to ask "cui bono?" Whenever someone is telling you a myth. Because whenever someone is asking you to believe in...
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    D&D General A History of Violence: Killing in D&D

    The myth and tradition of Sinterklaas delivering candies to children only became the contemporary Santa Claus myth by coming to New York City via Dutch colonialism and then being used as a as a part of the distinct local Knickerbocker identity to contrast the Father Christmas of the British...
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    D&D General A History of Violence: Killing in D&D

    I love and deeply respect Pterry and his work, but I don't think the belief in Santa Claus is what separates me from a chimp. EDIT: But if I'm wrong, and Sir Terry is right, that is a naughty word terrifying and chilling endorsement of capitalism. I'm only human because I buy things.
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    D&D General A History of Violence: Killing in D&D

    I do be dreaming about labor
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    D&D General A History of Violence: Killing in D&D

    Dungeons & dragons descends directly from pre-modern mythology. Mythology is just the word we use for sufficiently old propaganda. Propaganda is usually created to legitimize a state or state like actor. States are predicated upon the legitimate and monopolistic usage of violence. You cannot...
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    D&D (2024) D&D Beyond Article on Crafting

    The answer, as always with dungeons & dragons, is naughty word magic. Need a workshop, assistance, and a master Craftsman? Okay, cast magnificent mansion, animate objects and conjure up the soul of a long dead armorer and bind him to your service. Problem naughty word solved.
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