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    D&D General Legends of Greyhawk: Elemental Evil Rising drops on D&D Beyond

    I played in Village of Homlett and Darkness in Nulb a few months ago at the local convention. They were both fine. We all start with 1st level PCs in the Greyhawk 'Adventure League' system. After the first module we moved up to 2nd level. I do not recall anything that ties them together...
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    D&D 5E (2024) The Versatile STR Fighter: Melee with a Real Ranged Option

    I was thinking if you take the archery style for the sometimes you might need to shoot, then you are not taking another style for when you melee. It's a trade-off. Is it worth it for most groups?
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    D&D 5E (2024) A Netheril Dungeon? By the Power of Withers (Jergal)

    Maybe a lost tome giving hints to the right placement. This can be something they found in a earlier adventure or on part of a map they find. You can also foreshadow with having one crystal in a slot with a dead adventurer lying next to it with a burned-off hand. Might be a place to place a...
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    D&D 5E (2024) A Netheril Dungeon? By the Power of Withers (Jergal)

    I wonder if there is a location to place a puzzle. The wraiths might keep respawning back in the temple area and can never be killed until something is done. Maybe a relic found on a long dead thief in another part of the dungeon can be returned.
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    D&D 5E (2024) The Versatile STR Fighter: Melee with a Real Ranged Option

    Does this give up too much in the party total? Splitting between Dex and Str to be ok with both means that you are not great with one until you can add more at higher levels. Does the party now lack a front line fighter or a ranged option if the fighter is straddling the river so to speak...
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    D&D 5E (2024) A Netheril Dungeon? By the Power of Withers (Jergal)

    I had a group of 11th level PCs run into a bunch of mummies which was not a great threat by themselves, but when it was 12 or more, then it was a problem. I recall that there was also a dragon in the encounter the PCs were busy with. I also like places where oozes get into a dungeon and occupy...
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    What is/are your most recent TTRPG purchase(s)?

    2 months ago at the local convention I bought a handful of prepainted minis from a vendor and a large d20 that I think was from the MagicTG game. I did not need any of them but wanted to support local.
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    Homebrew How many points does a natural attack with 1d6 bludgeoning damage cost for level penalty?

    I'd be more concerned if it was a tail attack that was a free attack in addition to all the others.
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    D&D General Basic Rule Set Help

    There is also the basic rules for the 5e system. Most of this one can tell the difference right away though. If you are looking for a gift for someone it might help.
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    RPG Evolution: Accessible for all

    I just looked at this site and could not figure out how to use it. I did not see any directions and clicked on a few things and still could not figure it out. I'm guessing that everyone at the table needs to be in a session and then one person can send an alert to everyone without feeling...
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    D&D 5E (2024) The impact of reducing Ability Scores?

    What do people do today? There are people that need to min/max the scores to get the 20 whatever at 1st level and have 18s in 3 other scores. Then there are those that think 14 is rather powerful. Seems like the same thing will happen. Some tables will grant stat boosts every 3 levels or...
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    AI/LLMs Where is the "Ideas Guy Revolution" of Creativity and Productivity?

    I did hear on the radio that there is an AI musician that has a top 10 album now and like 3 songs on the top whatever. They played a bit and I could not tell. Although the digital voice stuff the recording people used for the last 30 years make all of them sound the same.
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    Play Is Paramount: Discuss

    Seems like we had this conversation about what is playing the game. There was discussion about a DM making worlds and background and maps, but never using that stuff and only he enjoyed it. Is that play? What about the rules makes the game? Are they hard and fast or can people make them up...
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    Wizards of the Coast hiring TRPG Publishing Lead to coordinate third-party publishing

    I wonder if they give each company a setting to make adventures in and keep the brand and core rules? My company makes Forgotten Realms and yours makes Dragonlance kind of thing. They are in the middle with the core frame and get paid on both ends.
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