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Just tore through Siegel and Shuster's Funnyman: The First Jewish Superhero, from the Creators of Superman. Got it yesterday. Took me... -
Mannahnin reacted to pawsplay's post in the thread How many were abused due to their love of D&D, RPGs, and related items when they were young? with
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My mom took away my D&D books when I was 12. Then she overheard us playing TMNT with a kidnapping scenario, and took those away, too... -
The 2e Draconomicon had rules for this. Only chromatics can cross. If they do: Blend the colors (no stripes or spots). Roll on the...
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Mannahnin reacted to Flying Toaster's post in the thread D&D General Why do we color-code Dragons? with Like.
In one of the Best of Dragon magazine compilations there was a reprint of an early article that introduced three new chromatic dragons...
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Mannahnin reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General Why do we color-code Dragons? with Like.
There are other examples of colour coded dragons in fiction, such as Anne McCaffrey, and even Tolkien (dragons are colour coded on an...
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Mannahnin reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
Any time someone told me that 3d6 was the "intended" way to generate characters, I'd just grab any 1e module with pre-generated...
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Mannahnin reacted to jasper's post in the thread D&D General This Makes No Sense: Re-Examining the 1e Bard with Like.
Hmm. I cast counter. Either- specific beats general. Or Gary needed a word editor, and rules editor.
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Mannahnin reacted to payn's post in the thread D&D General This Makes No Sense: Re-Examining the 1e Bard with Like.
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Mannahnin reacted to mixmastashizz's post in the thread D&D General This Makes No Sense: Re-Examining the 1e Bard with Like.
I think if youre able to roll the ridiculous stats for it (~4% chance using Method 3, the highest chance) then youre allowed to have a...
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Mannahnin reacted to TheSword's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
Very interesting reading this thread and it’s made me aware of something I’ve only started doing since DMing for new people. I would...
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Mannahnin reacted to Retros_x's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
I never understood the immersion discussion. For me immersion is not a sign of quality of TTRPG at all, I am super rarely immersed...
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Mannahnin reacted to Cadence's post in the thread Virtual Happy Hour (Brews & Spirits, Pics & Reviews) with Like.
Tis the season. Five new (to me) pumpkin beers at one of the four big stores in town. Cautionary Tail Pumpkin Ale by Fat Orange Cat...
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Mannahnin reacted to The Soloist's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
Illusionist was my favorite class. Started with a gnome thief-illusionist. Later I did an Illusionist but the DM wasn't very...
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Ah, perfect, yes. I think I read Leiber and Moorcock in my teens, but its been so long it would be practically new to me now. And I...
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Mannahnin reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D General [OSR] Holmes 77 Retro-Clone with Like.
Yeah, even at the time, the Holmes rules weren't particularly well-loved. I suspect that wanting to bring it back is a nostalgia thing...