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One of the reasons, and perhaps the most important reason, is that hobbits are racially resistant to magical corruption.
Aug 13, 2025
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What videogames are you playing in 2025?
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Wrapping up playing The King is Watching (still playing it a bit though, it has a good loop). Just started the rpg SKALD: Against the...
Aug 12, 2025
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I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism
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I have to imagine that this isn't because of the players- it's because the GMs and game designers feel like there should be a...
Aug 12, 2025
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I'll note that Star Trek, despite the "Forehead Aliens", really does imply several significant differences, and the games have tried to...
Aug 12, 2025
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Different game, different expectations. I like four-color superhero games too. And to be fair I've only played it once, and the feel and...
Aug 12, 2025
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With a note that this is a d20 design issue. There are other chassis that can handle this much more cleanly.
Aug 12, 2025
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Are you kidding? We call those kinds of people bandits, Vikings, raiders, conquistadores, or some other word. If there's gold to be...
Aug 12, 2025
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Call me a Tolkien snob*, but I don't understand how anybody can call themselves a Tolkien fan without understanding the history of the...
Aug 12, 2025
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All known sales of Dungeons & Dragons video games
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Dragonshard? - I'm sure there was an Eberron-themed D&D strategy game. Also both D&D MMOs: Dungeons & Dragons Online and Neverwinter...
Aug 12, 2025
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Tldr, whichever is higher. Whenever you have multiple ways to calculate your AC, you choose which one to use. So unarmored and with no...
Aug 12, 2025
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Players Decide when to Level Up
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Not every table has a PC present and active if the player isn't able to attend that session; in fact, this hasn't been a thing in any...
Aug 12, 2025
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Players Decide when to Level Up
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I do similar- I wonder if part of that's age, or (gaming) maturity, or shifting priorities.. or what. With certain games like West...
Aug 12, 2025
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I've really relaxed over time from being a stickler DM: PC death is rare, new PCs come in at the same level as others, PCs all level up...
Aug 12, 2025
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I think 3E reset the industry in a lot of ways.
Aug 12, 2025
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The other thing I would like to point out is the obvious that many people are overlooking. The adventure is meant for levels 1-3. Of...
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