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    Xenophobic Couatl

    When I drew up the map for my campaign setting, I threw a mountain range on the west side of the map and decided that nobody in the known world knew what was on the other side. Scrying magic doesn't work beyond the range and teleportation magic can't get anybody past the mountains. The intention...
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    A Great Take on the Edition Wars

    I agree with just about everything in this video: Dungeon Bastard - Edition Wars - YouTube
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    What is too silly for D&D?

    Forked from: Do you like modrons? Quite often, people point out certain monsters in D&D and say they're too silly/stupid for their games. One man's meat is another man's poison, as many others argue that the silly monsters are awesome. What do you consider too silly for D&D? Owlbears...
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    Stats for Vecna? (Pre-Godhood?)

    I'm planning on unleashing Vecna himself in an upcoming adventure, although he is not a full god in my campaign setting. Was there ever a product or magazine article that detailed Vecna's full stats before he became a god?
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    BECMI: not D&D?

    With all the talk of the flavor changes in 4th edition making the game not D&D anymore, I got to thinking... Imagine a D&D game where the designers didn't include the half-orc, half-elf, or gnome as races. In fact, there are really no races at all; you are either a human with a choice of four...
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    New Design & Development: Encounter Design

    Am I really the first to post this? http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drdd/20070921
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    Core book releases

    Yay! Another 4e speculation thread! Based on what I've read of early reports, it seems the release order for the new core books will be the Player's Handbook in May, the Monster Manual in June, and the Dungeon Master's Guide in July. Does anyone else find the fact that the DMG and not the...
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    Fake damage from illusions?

    I just noticed while looking through the illusion spells that the old trick of using phantasmal force (now the various image spells) to mimic a fireball or other damage-dealing spell no longer works under the current rules. Since image spells are figments, the subject is clued in as to the lack...
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    WotC Setting Bible

    Back when the contest that led to Eberron was being held, WotC gave the chance for the finalists to put together a 125-page campaign setting bible. Out of curiosity, does anyone know if WotC ever showed what the required format of said bible was? I'd be interested in seeing what they thought was...
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    Total Party Resurrection Quest?

    So the whole party's dead. The campaign could be trashed, and everyone would have to make new characters. But maybe I'm feeling generous, and am going to give them a chance to fight their way back from beyond the boundaries of death. Are there any good adventures out there that allow something...
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    Oriental Adventures Adventures

    I'm starting a side game, and my players are currently divided. Two of them want to play D&D, while one wants to play something different than the typical fantasy games that she's been playing in. My FLGS has a used copy of Oriental Adventures (3e) sitting on its shelf, so I'm thinking about...
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    Using primes in D&D

    I've been checking out Castles & Crusades lately. In general, I still remain unconvinced that it's quite the system for me. However, I find the prime system to be very intriguing. As both C&C and D&D are easy to modify systems, it seems like a prime system could easily fit into D&D in place of...
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    Burglary Quests?

    The sorcerer/rogue in my gaming group has decided to found an academy of magic called "The Legitimate School of Magic" (which is a jab at a rival academy in town). Naturally, being a thief at heart, she has decided to get funding for the school in an illegitimate way. She wants to go on a...
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