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Scamp pads into the trophy room, sniffs the Dragon skull and shakes his head. Urgan enters, still uncertain about Valendra's instructions but willing to trust her. "Hmph. This is where the kobolds didn't want us to go. If her instructions were right..." he begins, not naming her, and trusting...

Posting a nudge for my fellow spelunkophiles. Team Caves, assemble!

Urgan nods at her, accepting her detailed directions. "Perhaps I'll see you in two days' time." He says, before turning to the others. "There's our route, if we want it." Urgan is ready to move to the Trophy vault.

Team Caves (moving things along) Urgan knows he will not be persuasive with this woman, but he sees no point in lingering further. She is recalcitrant, and properly shamed for her failure, but he is not one to gloat. He also notes the look of disgust on Merrick's face, and believes that it is...

One game that differentiates species in a meaningful way is Burning Wheel. Among other differences, there is a built-in difference in terms of a fundamental drive, the emotional attribute. Orcs have Hate, Elves have Grief, Dwarves have Greed, and humans (optionally) have Faith. It doesn't need...

Have we? We've seen two short out-of-context visions. I believe that they have left room for interesting storytelling that adds meaningful dimensions to the event. All need not be what it seems.

I think they have to show it. It's the defining event of who Pike is, and all his optimism and humanity that we see in SNW exist in an implicit contrast with what he becomes. Now, I'm fully aware that some trek series have had anticlimactic endings, but not paying this off would be up there with...

What is the source for that?

I am sure there are many viable 3rd party products. I was talking only about WotC books. I should have been clearer.

...of which, things like Elven Accuracy are so overpowered that they become must-buys for any character that might possibly use them.

Welcome to the boards! There is not. The best resource for species right now is Monsters of the Multiverse, which came out pre-2024, but is easily adapted and mostly balanced. Since 2014, the designers haven't really explored the species design space. It's just not where their interests lay...

We don't have her spellbook, I don't think, only her notes. But whatever. We'll see what the notes indicate (if anything) and then proceed.

Torhak has dismissed the mercenary. He can leave in the direction of the kobolds. "Better leave that sword here," Urgan suggests. "That will ensure you have safe passage". Honestly, he has no idea if that's true, but it seems likely. Urgan moves the flaming dagger away from Valendra's throat...

These are really interesting numbers. Three things I notice. 1. The consistency in ratios between 2014 and 2024 books. PHB (2024)/(2014) = 130/302 .430 MM (2024)/(2014) = 64/129 .496 DMG (2024)/(2014) = 88/197 .447 Since I think you'd expect the PHB to be the best continuous seller after...

That's fine for me then. Team Spelunkolakefiltrate.