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    AD&D 1E What is the best way to generate ability scores for 1e AD&D?

    A group I play with does 5d6k3 in order, but rolls 1 extra number and it that final number is higher than any of your rolled stats, you can swap it in for one of them.
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    WotC D&D Beyond launches its character 'quickbuilder'

    I'd end up Whimsiku, the Horta, Deep Sea Diver 1, with the Clown background.
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    D&D General What's the least spookiest Wizard Subclass?

    With a ghost book! That they can cast spells out of when they are not around to be seen! :P
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    D&D General What's the least spookiest Wizard Subclass?

    I think some of the abjuration spells can be sort of spooky. Invisible shields stopping things. Wards that make alarms sound. Symbols around the house doing gods know what. The Evoker is the least spooky, because it's virtually all explody magic of some sort. You might be scared of being...
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    D&D 5E (2024) DnD 5e designer [Mike Mearls] explains how INDIE RPGs are taking over

    A buddy of mine likes to play in boardgame tournaments. Every single time we go to a convention he asks me if I will play in one. Every single time I tell him no, because I don't want to pay to spend all day playing one game that I already know well. I'd rather learn 5 new ones.
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    D&D 5E (2024) DnD 5e designer [Mike Mearls] explains how INDIE RPGs are taking over

    I don't know if this has been said yet, but I use conventions to try out new games, not because that's the game I and my group are playing. I would think that a good chunk of people do the same thing, which would skew the table data from a place like Gencon if you're looking at it to see market...
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    D&D 5E (2024) DnD 5e designer [Mike Mearls] explains how INDIE RPGs are taking over

    I really enjoyed your review and Dragonbane seems like it's really fun. Thanks! With regard to evade and the vampire ability, I don't know how good or bad this might be since I don't know the game that well, but what if instead of adding banes to the evade roll, you doubled or tripled the will...
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    D&D 5E (2024) DnD 5e designer [Mike Mearls] explains how INDIE RPGs are taking over

    Why? I can tell that speaking for myself, when I decide to play D&D at a convention or anywhere else, where WotC is showing up has never been on my radar. I don't see why WotC having a presence there would make a difference other than an artificial increase if they decide to run some extra games.
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    WotC Why WotC SHOULD Make A New Setting

    Yes, but this Urban Fantasy is harder to reach.
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    Faction Rules - What do we like?

    That's certainly true, but I can take the same write-up and run with it. Maybe the PCs can't join and earn X when they are promoted to Scion, but the nobles in the city who are Scions will have that little extra. The same with goals, history, etc. What I like to see are levels/ranks in the...
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    The host was Bill Handel on KFI 640am here in Los Angeles. I did some poking around and found these. https://www.foodbanking.org/blogs/how-is-artificial-intelligence-transforming-the-food-system-and-where-do-food-banks-fit-in...
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    It was on the radio. I'd have to do the research to find an article.
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    It may not ruin you, but it is already having a severe negative affect on a lot of people. Today I heard a segment on the radio about how farmers and grocery stores are using AI to become much more efficient, which is curbing the amount of excess food they have. Many charities and food banks...
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    AI/LLMs AI art bans are going to ruin small 3rd party creators

    Sure, but those mostly involve doing the same things that you would if you didn't go to the LLM in the first place. :P
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    D&D General What is your favorite Fighting Style in 5e?

    I have two that are about equal, depending on my character concept. 1) Blind Fighting, being able to see anything, including invisible creatures who are within 10 feet of you, unless hidden, is fantastic. Human in total darkness? No problem! Well, less problem. Things 30 feet away from you in...
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