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How likely are you to use D&D for your next game?
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What is the MOST IMPORTANT skill for a GM to have?
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Fabula Ultima Offers A Good Beginning To A Final Fantasy
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I now have a 42" touch table, oh boy
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Do You Think Open Playtests Improve a Game's Development?
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Sockpuppet_Salesman
Is This the Right Forum to Post About Created RPGs?
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[Creative Exercise] Supreme beings in a summary, Deities in a dispatch
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Himbo_Jones
When Combat Isn't Always *About* Combat
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How often do you play?
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Marc Miller's copy of Traveller, original in shrink, sold for $5500
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When did the "C" drop from CRPGs and when did "TT"RPG spring up?
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robowieland
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ENnies To Ban Generative AI From 2025
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occam
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News Digest for February 9, 2025
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Hex Minimap Tiles Project & Sample
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GMMichael
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Should Wizardry Require Player Intelligence?
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How important is it to you or your players for characters to feel "overpowered"?
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Kromanjon
+ Writing Prompt: Evil Orcs
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Brazilian Shadowdark launches Feb. 20th
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How many character sheets is too many?
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Cordwainer Fish
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If you had to GM your first game again
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Is Losing your Turn The Worst That Can Happen
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TwoSix
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Abstruse
Diana Jones Emerging Designer Submissions Open
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Hi-Res Freeport Map for VTT?
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SlyFlourish
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Pedantic
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Archaic Professions Master List!
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_Michael_
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Christian Hoffer
Legacy of Kain Is Getting a TTRPG
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Weiley31
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rhythmsoundmotion
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RichGreen
The Glimmering Valley for Numenera
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RichGreen
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darjr
Beadle and Grimm’s has a Candela Obscura assignment book!
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darjr
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Egg Embry
RPG Crowdfunding News – Dinosaur Hunting, Cats! The Conspurracy, and Dark Visions
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MythCraft on Backerkit!
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Mongoose_Matt
(Traveller) The New Great Rift is Here!
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Mongoose_Matt
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Dragon Magazine Cover Remakes
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Morrus
Is Evil Genius Games Doubling Down On NFTs & Blockchain?
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ColinChapman
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Ibedesigner
Ttrpg Baby Gifts and/or Experiences for a London based GM from their NZ based players
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Ibedesigner
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Wolfpack48
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What are the primary reasons your players reject other systems/settings/games?
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Lanefan
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QI Mentions The Diana Jones Awards
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Mindseye
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Wolfpack48
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How do you define character "weakness?"
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cranberry
NPC Deception/Persuasion and player agency
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Reynard
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darjr
darjr
Wolfpack48
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How happy are you with your table/group?
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LyleTheLloyd
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The Secret of Bone Hill - your experiences?
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Do you gaming groups that only play on system?
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Colossal Space Creature
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I'm a little depressed, and I don't want to be the only one.
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