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Do you like it grim and gritty? Then try Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy (or perhaps Best Served Cold, which is one of his... -
dbm replied to the thread Which Online Virtual Tabletop Do You Use?.We moved to playing via Fantasy Ground Unity when lockdown started in the UK. Just for info, you no longer need to bother with port...
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There's absolutely nothing wrong with giving the players the ability to "skip" levels. (there's actually a philosophy of dungeon design...
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dbm replied to the thread Magic for My New Fantasy Setting - Seeking Opinions.I’ve played many different non-D&D fantasy RPGs and campaigns over the years. One of the great things about magic is there is no way to...
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This all springs from the fever dream of my memories. There was a lot more going on then I was able to really enumerate. Basically... -
dbm replied to the thread Lessons Learned from Virtual Gaming.This is less necessary when everyone is using a headset, but essential when people are using ‘speakerphone’ setup. The real ‘loss‘ is...
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dbm replied to the thread Lessons Learned from Virtual Gaming.I think it’s a bit like ‘PDF vs dead-tree’. Both can produce a similar outcome, but you need to approach them with different strategies...
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Before the pandemic I tried pulling together an in-person game. It died after 6 weeks. We are on Week 17 of my online game! I think...
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As with Hussar above I have been at the VTT since the early 00s, starting with Maptools, then Fantasy Grounds, a little bit of Roll20...
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Yeah, I've noticed that too. There are a lot more group silences, where nobody wants to speak up. That's something I miss about F2F...
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dbm replied to the thread Lessons Learned from Virtual Gaming.Similar here, we used to play for 10 hours every third Sunday, now we play three hours weekly which is basically the same amount of...
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dbm replied to the thread Lessons Learned from Virtual Gaming.We moved online to Fantasy Grounds when C-19 hit in the UK. We have two campaigns running in parallel, I GM Savage Worlds and one of my...
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"Roll 20 is great if you want to use tactical combat and figures. It's pretty much the only one that does." Have you heard of Fantasy...
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dbm reacted to LordEntrails's post in the thread General [Help] Playing D&D online with strangers with Like.
Regardless of the platform, some GMs charge for their games. That can be good or bad. Don't limit yourself to one platform. Play with...
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dbm replied to the thread General [Help] Playing D&D online with strangers.Re Discord, this is a VOIP application, primarily. We use it for voice whilst playing. The latest version has video chat as well, but my...