Recent content by Paul Farquhar

Nah, Dwarven balls are hairy.

That feature was added in the 1953 movie to counter the more advanced weapons (including nukes) developed since the book was written. That made it into the recent BBC version. They represent the experiences of ordinary people caught up in the invasion. They are many characters, not singular...

Call them dwarven marbles. If the setting has no machines advanced enough to need bearings, dwarves make them as children’s toys using semi-magical methods. Like the Dale toys in Tolkien.

That’s a very modern looking lantern - must be steampunk!

I seem to recall in the original that Nafik's main shtick was he was unkillable unless you destroyed his organs. Aside from that it was his minions that were dangerous. I'll have a look at his 5e stat block and add any other thought in a minute. Ah, I see he stays down for 24 hours in this...

It’s like Spelljammer, apart from the spaceships look like spaceships not sailing ships.

In my experience wisdom saves are common and have serious consequences when failed. However, it only makes a noticeable difference if the character can reliably make the save, hence needing to have both proficiency and advantage.

Names of gods, countries, towns, cities, geographical features, important personages etc. But it’s not different at a fundamental level to FR and GH that it was based on.

I don’t think it’s what they were “going for” any time round (but they anticipated that they might). It’s a sandbox, the intent is the players do whatever they want with it. It's what makes it not-a-railroad, you don't intend the players to play it any particular way. Of course in BG3, yes, the...

No, I believe this version reverts to the original and it set in a setting-agnostic “Realm”. You can locate it in Greyhawk if you wish.

I’m not sure why you would think that is morally ambiguous. Plenty of very evil people have birthday parties. Moral ambiguity comes from the interpretation of the people playing, not the adventure itself, just as it always has done. And you still don’t seem to grasp that sometimes it’s the...

It’s how I do it. And yes, I have had acting lessons.

Whichever. I’ve used FR, Exandria, Eberron, Ravenloft (Dread Metrol Domain) and now we are plane hopping all over the Multiverse. Genres: Epic Fantasy, SF, horror, comedy. I did have a very brief hop into Star Trek.

Not only kitchen sink, but lots of plane hopping and genre hopping for me. My campaigns typically last about 3 years.

Of frogs? Yeah, they have an orgy in the pond every spring. Lots of corpses to fish out after.