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    Worlds of Design: Mind Your Mercenaries

    Forgotten Realms (FR) has the Flaming Fists who make up the local guard of the city of Baldur's Gate. They seem to have come from various walks of life and a sliding scale of behavior. An element of play I like to introduce in campaigns is additional adventuring groups. The PCs might meet...
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    Chaosium Names New CEO, Mike Mearls Departs Company

    New Mearls RuneQuest!!! Sadly, this is all I recall from the one time I played it.
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    Pace in your game.

    My group hardly gets held up on tangents not related to the mission or campaign. The odd night at my table occurs without at least one combat and one roleplay event. We do not play out too much shopping or gathering information. I ran a bit of a mystery tied to finding who stole a magic...
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    The Fantastic Four: First Steps - Official Teaser Trailer (2025)

    I thought I had seen a video on test screenings saying that they need to have several reshoots to fix some things based on it looking like a flop. I want it to be a good movie, but it seems like nobody can make a good FF movie. Part of me thinks that now the MCU is so filled with crossovers...
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    D&D 5E CleverNickName's Laboratory: Let's Make Cantrip Magic Items

    Elven mage-sword Weapon (typically longsword)., rare, (requires attunement) This +1 weapon grants proficiency with the weapon and you can use it to cast true strike. User may choose either INT, WIS, or CHA as the ability that uses the spell. Originally started in the old elf communities, it...
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    D&D General Advice needed for planar adventure...

    I kind of picture gates or pools or such in the ethereal that you would just walk through like a normal portal. They might be tied to places in the material of significance such as a place where a demon was slain or an old battlefield. Perhaps there are guardians to battle or play mind games...
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    D&D General Advice needed for planar adventure...

    I like this. It would be great to foreshadow another adventure when the PCs return to the material. It could be an enemy castle or something where the players just gain knowledge on the rooms. Maybe they discover a secret room that nobody knows about with hidden treasure. Maybe it is the...
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    Black Flag Players Guide 2 Kickstarter! Witch, Theurge and Vanguard!

    I do like the art all around the KS and in the video.
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    UK Games Expo Attracts 42,000 Attendees Making It World's 3rd Largest Tabletop Convention

    Never really heard of Essen Spiel myself, but I'm an American if that says it all. Hope your booth did well.
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    What Does a "Successful" RPG Look Like?

    I would think there is a time expectation and a option of playing it. New games might come with a bang and die quickly so something that has been out longer than 3-5 years might be a gauge. The option of playing it might include seeing it advertised at local game conventions and game stores to...
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    TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e?

    I fell for the clickbait, so I answer with why play 2e when there is 3e, 4e, or 5e? Each of these new editions is an effort to update the game and make it better, supposedly. It is kind of like asking if you would rather drive this 77' Toyota pickup or this 89' Toyota pickup, when you could...
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    Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized

    It is pretty inclusive to work with deniers. Not many go this far to prove just how inclusive they are.
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    Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized

    At this point are they in for a penny, in for a pound. They seem to have invested a lot of resources into making this product so they feel they need to put it out and try to recoup their costs.
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    D&D 5E Balancing Grung for 2024 Campaign

    Sounds like you thought about most of the things. I would strip things down to a base creature and then add feats for special things or something that is more a sub-type grung. Poison skin is one and maybe climb or swim being another. Have a base creature that is about on par with the other...
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