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    D&D General D&D Editions: Anybody Else Feel Like They Don't Fit In?

    Also the barrier to entry is so minimal, the boxed set is well worth the money and its a good sized campaign contained within.
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    Roll20 Purchases Demiplane

    So, wait a minute. Has anyone thought about what happens with D&D material you bought for Roll20? Could that lead to D&D material being ported to Demiplane? I cannot see WotC being down with that.
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    RPG Evolution: Hasbro's AI Plans

    I use ChatGPT and Bing Creator a bunch in my campaigns, both for D&D and other game systems. I like to feed ChatGPT my game summaries and query it for additional plot points that I may have not thought of. It's not going to run my game for me, but it gives me a different point of view on new...
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    D&D (2024) Why is wotc still aiming for PCs with 10 *real word* feet of range? W/o vision range penalty/limit rules for the GM?

    It's one of the reasons when I built my mecha game, it is designed to play on a single Chessex Mondo-Mat. The longest ranged weapons are around 120 hexes. Medium range are around 60 (half the length), short range is 25 (quarter length) and close in weapons are 12 hexes or so (about 1/8th the...
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    D&D 5E Introducing the COUNTDOWN DICE Mechanic!

    I use these in my mecha game, we call them ammo dice. Depending on how much ammo you fire, you discard rolls of 1, 2, or 3. Once you are out of ammo, that weapon can't be used anymore. Time to switch to another weapon.
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    Level Up (A5E) Easiest things to port into O5E?

    I ported all of the Journey activities into my D&D game, I added Fatigue and Strife instead of just exhaustion, World Actions, Prestige Rating, and a number of the Rare Spells.
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    D&D 5E List of All 33 Races in Mordenkainen's Monsters of the Multiverse

    I think it is such a nit-pick to slow down Small creatures by 5 feet and I am happy that Sunlight Sensitivity is gone, it just sucked to remember.
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    D&D 5E D&D Beyond - What's it for?

    Even though this is a necrothread, I will mention that the character builder/management is top notch and being able to create monsters and pull them right into the encounter tool is perfect. Homebrewing spells and magic items is excellent as well. The Beyond 20 Chrome Extension allows you to...
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    Level Up (A5E) Funded we still have to wait for the pdf's

    I think the main thing is that money has not changed hands yet. I would not run a kickstarter where my customer gets a reward before I've been paid, since you can cancel at any time before the due date. Also, Level Up seems to be releasing some pretty detailed previews (the Adept is fully...
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    My creator keeps scrying me.
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    Your "Pleasantly Surprised" Experiences (Anti-Heartbreakers)

    I played in a Robotech game that was run using a home-brewed version of Mekton and the GM was known for running campaigns into the ground. I made up a simple techie character and the campaign was awesome. Numerous campaigns and years later that home-brewed game system is still being used...
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    D&D 1E Giving an AD&D feel to 5e

    I was thinking about what makes 5E "feel" like old AD&D games. Now, I have two opinions here, an easy path and a hard path. The easy path, use an old adventure and just use the monsters in the module but use their 5E stats. Some adventures will be extremely deadly due to the differences...
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    Worlds of Design: Write it Down!

    I've been recording my game sessions with an ipad placed near the middle of the table. It may not work well for games which require a battlemap but the microphones pick up everyone's voice pretty clearly. Then before the next game session, I listen to the recording and jot notes down as I go...
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    D&D General Possible D&D shows / Hasbro CEO talking about D&D

    I was going to be snarky and say that WotC already has a D&D show, its called Critical Role :)
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