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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi replied to the thread Dungeons & Dragons Teams Up With New Holland For New Beer.I managed to score a bottle of the first New Holland/D&D beer, but it's stored for a "special" occasion. I wasn't able to grab the...
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi replied to the thread New One Ring and Lord of the Rings Starter Sets Launching at Gen Con.I'm assuming regional. We're both North America, @Crusadius is Australia. Anyone confirm delivery by region?
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi replied to the thread New One Ring and Lord of the Rings Starter Sets Launching at Gen Con.I did. I was just starting to wonder about that, since I've heard nothing from Free League. I ordered July 8th. Thank you for the update.
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread TSR Blast from the Past- How to Go Full Monty Haul in AD&D with
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I haven't posted an essay in a while, but while I'm slowly working on two (yes yes, one of them is that Tolkien thing, and the other is... -
AArnie_Wan_Kenobi replied to the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien.Convergent evolution, like carcinization. Everything eventually ends up a crabby*, stocky parody of a Scotsman. *pun thoroughly intended.
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General I finally like non-Tolkien species for PCs with Like.
If it makes you feel any better, I get tired of the "good/bright things are boring, bad/dark things are awesome" thing as well. I find...
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi replied to the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien.Lol! I never thought of that--that Dragonlance lems is enough that minotaurs are almost always Roman-Legion-coded initially for me...
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi reacted to Garthanos's post in the thread D&D General I finally like non-Tolkien species for PCs with Like.
Ducks ... you could play humanoid ducks.
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi reacted to RealAlHazred's post in the thread D&D General I finally like non-Tolkien species for PCs with Like.
I used to see the argument a lot in the OSR sphere (... on Google+, so this was a while ago) about how appropriate it was to include...
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien with Like.
I believe sea fairing minotaurs originated in Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi reacted to Emerikol's post in the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien with Like.
This is funny because I've always liked Minotaurs as an intelligent race. Even a seafaring one. I think I got that from the basic set...
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi replied to the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien.Great memory; thanks for sharing it. I actually PLAYED before I ever read a fantasy novel. I was more "Hardy Boys" and "Illustrated...
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi reacted to Mournblade94's post in the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien with Like.
This is funny to me because when the first of the trilogy (Dragon of Autumn Twilight I think) came out my friend John (bless his soul)...
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien with Like.
Dragonlance was the first fantasy I read after the Hobbit, before I finished LotR.
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi reacted to Amphytrion's post in the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien with Like.
Personally, I love Tolkien, and LotR is probably the greatest fantasy influence on me bar none. But I think that it's difficult to...