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AAK81 reacted to Mort's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with
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So the argument is, because the party will approach the BBEG with all abilities ready (e.g. fully rested) they need to be differently... -
AAK81 reacted to QuestWise's post in the thread AD&D 2E Edition Experience - Did/Do you Play AD&D 2E? How Was/Is It? with Like.
AD&D 2nd edition is the D&D version that launched my love of the hobby. I was introduced to roleplaying via Palladium Books Heroes...
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AAK81 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time? with Like.
It was a wonderful time to live through in D&D's history, that will never come again. Good thing most if it is still available to those...
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AAK81 reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time? with Like.
2e was fantastic for this: Complete Priest's Handbook (introduces forces and philosophies, and underpowered followers of generic...
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AAK81 reacted to kronovan's post in the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time? with Like.
I know the OP is looking for suplement recommendations, but for me some of the most inspiring material has been the novels set in the...
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AAK81 reacted to THEMNGMNT's post in the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time? with Like.
The Original Gray Box. Groundbreaking for it's day. Still an inspiring read. Neverwinter Campaign Setting. Not just a great FR book, but...
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AAK81 reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time? with Like.
Another good one I enjoyed from a lore perspective was the end of 3.5 Grand History of the Realms. A 160-page timeline of the Realms...
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AAK81 reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time? with Like.
I added and combined the Neverwinter Campaign Setting to my Lost Mines of Phandelver campaign (plus with the Essentials Kit) to create...
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AAK81 reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time? with Like.
The three 2e FR god books. Faiths & Avatars, Powers & Pantheons, and Demihuman Deities. The high point in lore on gods in D&D for me...
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AAK81 reacted to SlyFlourish's post in the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time? with Like.
Annoyed at the limited licenseable supplements released on D&D Beyond only for the upcoming Forgotten Realms book got me to look at...
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AAK81 reacted to TheAlkaizer's post in the thread What is your favourite part of TTRPGing? with Like.
For me it's multiple hobbies in one. I really enjoy the GMing part. It's a great creative exutory. It meshes well with my other...
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AIt’s always been the tension between feeling heroic as a character but also the (good) sense of danger when facing foes or challenges...
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AAK81 reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread D&D General Forgotten Realms - why do you still like running games here? + with Like.
There are quite a few classic adventures set there, most particularly Lost Mine of Phandelver, and it's a good, fairly generic high...
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AI've also discovered some '70s era books on mythological creatures that seem to indicate Gary might have drawn the colored dragons from...
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AVery true! But I don't think it was acquired until Tier 2 Play! The films (been too long since I have read RotK) also have Gollum...