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Autumnal replied to the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll).The ability of upper classes to murder people in lower classes actually varied a bunch by time and place. The Holy Roman Empire had a... -
Autumnal reacted to DrJawaPhD's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards? with
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Warlocks are MUCH different mechanically, with major advantages (invocations, auto-upcasting, recharging on short rests) and... -
Autumnal reacted to Reynard's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with Like.
The problem with this question is tat it ignores how much magical thinking humans have always had and still do have. In the West, we...
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Autumnal reacted to TaranTheWanderer's post in the thread D&D General In 2025 FR D&D should PCs any longer be wary of the 'evil' humanoids? with Like.
now I kind of like this idea that all humans are evil by nature but good aligned gods helped them set up civilizations and codes of...
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Autumnal reacted to Doug McCrae's post in the thread D&D General The Imaginary Bestiary Vol VI: A Table of Contents for an Imaginary 80s Monster Book with Like.
The Imaginary Bestiary isn’t a real monster book—it exists only as a table of contents. Its purpose is to entertain and amuse. The...
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Autumnal replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards?.I am enamored of warlocks in 5e because the pact concept go in so many different directions, from Elric to Faust to Dorothy Gayle to Old...
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Autumnal replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) 5e GMs: Do/Have/Would You Start Above 1st Level? (Note: Cannot change your vote.).I feel like I’ve learned what there is for me to learn about starting at 1st level. The last times I ran, I started at (depending on the...
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Autumnal reacted to Steampunkette's post in the thread D&D General Dark Sun as a Hopepunk Setting with Like.
Enjoy your motte and bailey. But I ain't having it. Here you are, twice, saying that the setting would be "Apologizing" for just...
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Autumnal reacted to Steampunkette's post in the thread D&D General Dark Sun as a Hopepunk Setting with Like.
Slavery on Athas When the Sorcerer Kings conquered Athas with their terrible magics they eagerly took slaves of every people they...
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Autumnal reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
D&D is Soul Caliber. A vaguely Renaissance/Age of exploration set world where you can have. Medieval knight in plate and greatsword, a...
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Autumnal reacted to DrunkonDuty's post in the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots? with Like.
I'm fond of the older, more fantastical aspects from Celtic myths. In those Arthur's knights are always travelling back and forth to...
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Autumnal reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots? with Like.
In the amazing Green Knight movie, there's a weird, awkward sex scene that ends in Gawain being told "you are no true knight," not...
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Autumnal reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots? with Like.
Alright, well my northstar for what is Arthurian is the works of Chrétien de Troyes. The codification of this originally Celtic...
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Autumnal reacted to jian's post in the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots? with Like.
Yes, in some ways Arthurian stories are a medieval version of superhero stories - they are often telling the listeners (often knights...
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Autumnal reacted to The Soloist's post in the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots? with Like.
My favorite Arthurian rpg is Romance of the Perilous Land by Osprey Games. Neat little book with everything you need to play. It’s a...