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    rewatching Lord of the Rings

    Had time yesterday to re-watch The Fellowship of the Ring. I am almost speechless at just how moving and how awesome this movie was. Peter Jackson truly created a World on Film that lives and breathes like no other. Will we ever see another movie whether from a franchise or original that even...
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    Sarah Silverman leads class-action lawsuit against ChatGPT creator

    What I always find interesting about any discussion about copywrite and plagiarism especially when it comes to AI is how never do the words ethics come into play. It is pretty sad that our so-called 'society' no longer has any clue about what is right and what is wrong, only what can be proven...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Force Cage (casting spells through..)

    Hey All, I haven't had to worry about this spell until now where my player's characters are now in the 'teens for levels. Reading the text of the spell says that you can create either a cage or a solid box. I noticed that the text for the spell is very specific about the effects caused by...
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    D&D General The Problem with Individual Initiative

    Hmm. Perhaps I should clarify. The issue is not that a single knight cannot ready an action and retreat after the rest of their compatriots it's more of a timing thing and a story thing. What if two characters want to retreat together? I'm not saying that it's not possible, I just find that it...
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    D&D General The Problem with Individual Initiative

    This is a great conversation! There are some pretty cool options out there that I hadn't considered. The reason that I suggested the 'take 10' was because this would be less complicated than delay. A character acts either on their initiative or on the 10 count. I would see this as for PCs only...
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    D&D General The Problem with Individual Initiative

    Very interesting takes on the problem. I wonder if you could work some kind of take 10 into the system. Maybe let everyone roll their individual initiatives as per the rules but give the option for anybody to accept an initiative of 10 on any given round. Thus if characters with higher rolls...
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    D&D General The Problem with Individual Initiative

    I find that one rather simple trope from almost any action/sf story feels unnecessary difficult to port to 5e D&D: the knight that guards everyone's back allowing their team mates to retreat. I understand why delaying was sacrificed on the Altar of Speeding up play for 5th edition but for...
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    D&D 5E (2024) New One D&D Playtest Shows Us The New Druid & Paladin

    Wait so now just being within 10ft of a 7th level Paladin allows you to a better chance to avoid being grappled. And this makes sense how?
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    Show me your Shelfie!

    Right back at ya Nyvinter. Wow. Nice collection, so clean and organized. Pretty excellent. BTW I also took a sabbatical but mine was in the 2000s during my 17 year marriage. Now. Since 2019 I'm single again and catching up. My only issue is I have no more room:(
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    Show me your Shelfie!

    Been Collecting since I was a teen in 1977. I like to read:) M
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    Costs of a kickstarter project (transparency)

    Very interesting, although I have no desire nor the talent required to manage a kickstarter I very much appreciate a peek behind the curtain. Thank you. Best of luck on any future endeavours. MK
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    D&D 5E (2014) Etharis The Dark world of Grim Hollow

    Very cool. I will keep my eyes opened.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Etharis The Dark world of Grim Hollow

    This first came to my attention during the Kickstarter for The Monster Grimoire. I almost pulled the trigger then on the strength of the sample art work alone. But I live in Canada where shipping costs can be...challenging. After the kickstarter was finished I haunted the Ghostfire website...
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    [+] The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - SPOILERS ALLOWED

    My opinion: Pretty but boring -- the first genre series that I actually fell asleep while watching. Not sure how the writers and directors could manage to spend that much money and end up with a story that hasn't got the depth of most video games. I feel happy for anybody that enjoys this...
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    Buying to not use

    I unapologetically buy a lot of books that I know I will never use in my game and I always have and I always will. I just turned sixty a couple of days ago. I've done the family thing and raised a great bunch of kids. Worked on tech since I was fourteen. Been all over the world. Ran my own...
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