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  1. Bagpuss

    Best practices for easy-to-run modules [+]

    4th Ed which was mainly two page spread for encounters was really designed to make things easier for the DM. There were complaints at the time that it was dull to read, but I found in play it was much more manageble. Also because from the ground up 4th Ed was designed to be very playable, easier...
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    Modules: Made to Read vs Made to Run?

    So many Call of Cthulhu modules suffer from this.
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    Various Solutions For Tabletop Dungeon Terrain

    If you are on a budget can I recommend.... Crooked Staff's Print and Play dungeons (does Sci Fi stuff as well). Pay what you like have video tutorials. It's all pay way you want. I made the stuff illustrated below from his Dwarven Pillars tutorial. From his blog. It's all just print outs stuck...
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    GMs: What is your prep to play ratio?

    I'm curious as to how convoluted or detailed your adventures are in that case? What sort of games are you running? How much is player driven and how much is RP. Same goes for anyone where prep time is less than play time. I'll admit I don't run heroic fantasy very often, mainly Call of Cthulhu...
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    Webcomics!

    Very slow story progression, but I like the concept for a dungeon. Marblegate. https://marblegate.webcomic.ws/comics/first/
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    Your top 5 movie trilogies of all time, and why?

    Longer than 13 films?
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    Your top 5 movie trilogies of all time, and why?

    Does eight movies and then two reboots count as a trilogy? Or are you only talking about the last reboot, which I guess counts.
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    Do you use "voice acting" when you play?

    Sometimes, but generally as a player my own characters have my own voice as I can't keep it up for a long amount of time.
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    Science Fiction: Greatest TV Shows Part III

    So lets include The Expanse then. But exclude Foundation and Three Body Problem for a bit. I'd like the include Ultraviolet (the 1998 vampire hunter TV series, staring Idris Elba) as one of my favourites. Seems to be available to watch remastered on YouTube for free.
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    Your top 5 movie trilogies of all time, and why?

    The Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy - Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End. Just the perfect mix of comedy and being both and ode to and satire of the three genres of film. They can't be improved on. Kung Fu Panda - Perfect blend of action, comedy in an animation package, it was this...
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    Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+)

    In Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, there are things you can do if characters are going to die. If it would happen to an ally, you can come to their aid. Also if you are going to defeated you can instead sacrifice an uncontrolled character in the scene (ie: an allied supporting character)...
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    Your top 5 sci-fi movies (and why)

    It's tricky because you got the whole what's Sci-fi vs Sci-fantasy argument, you could rule out stuff like Star Wars if you are being strick about your definition of Sci-fi. Science fiction is a genre of speculative fiction that explores futuristic or imagined scientific and technological...
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    Your Three Desert Island RPGs

    Call of Cthulhu (horror genre) obvious first choice for me, Feng Shui (for action genre, covers multiple different settings as well). Then I'm torn between FATE Core or Hero System (for everything else), FATE would be fast and easy to develop and play, but if I'm stuck on a desert island I...
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    Which are you, The plan everything out GM, or the Ad lib?

    A lot depends on the system, and the style of game I want to run. There are some games where you have to ad-lib, that are very player lead, such as "Kingdom". There are games where flying by the seat of your pants is easy, and half the fun like "Feng Shui". There are games where I have a plan...
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    ChatGPT lies then gaslights reporter with fake transcript

    I've been using it a bit, and I don't know if it's because I'm British, but it's constant need to tell me how wonderful and excellent my suggestions are is annoying and clearly insincere. It has completely the opposite effect from what is intended.
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    Where’s The Death Race 2000 Roleplaying Game? Part One

    Thunder Road are working on an RPG. They actually gave a freebie promoting if for Free RPG Day
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    Conflicts in Dune are Confusing.
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    Why do RPGs have rules?

    What? Dying was the best part. Going down in a blaze of fire was half the fun, you guys were clearly playing it wrong.
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