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occam replied to the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien.My first character for each new edition was a half-elf ranger named Eldarion (Aragorn's son) for the same reason: 1e, 2e, 3e, 4e; I... -
occam replied to the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien.It couldn't. Put simplistically, the Tolkien elements in D&D didn't make it feel like swords-and-sorcery, and the pulp elements made it...
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occam reacted to Amphytrion's post in the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien with
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Personally, I love Tolkien, and LotR is probably the greatest fantasy influence on me bar none. But I think that it's difficult to... -
occam reacted to Mercurius's post in the thread Worlds of Design: In the Shadow of Tolkien with Like.
I say this as a huge Tolkien fan, but I just don't think this question/inquiry is as relevant in 2025 as it was several decades ago. Or...
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occam reacted to Weiley31's post in the thread D&D General Cthulhu by Torchlight Brings Mythos To D&D with
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Head Cultist: And thus, we call upon thee, the Crawling Chaos, oh Wearer of a Thousand Masks, our Dark Wanderer. Exalted Black Pharaoh... -
occam reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D General 5 Cool Facts About the Inca and How to Use Them in D&D with Love.
The Inca: Didn't use metal, but were metal as hell.
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occam reacted to Levistus's_Leviathan's post in the thread D&D General 5 Cool Facts About the Inca and How to Use Them in D&D with Love.
I've been reading about the Inca and other pre-Columbian Andean cultures recently. They were pretty cool and I think underused in pop...
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occam reacted to Burnside's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Next issue of Game Informer will have details on the two upcoming Forgotten Realms books with Like.
The way these work is that the media outlet (in this case Game Informer) pays for a limited-time exclusive. Once the time elapses, the...
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occam reacted to Scribe's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls' blog post about RPG generations with
Haha.
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occam reacted to lall's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Here's The Covers of BOTH of November's Forgotten Realms Books with Haha.
Boo. Hot lives matter.
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occam reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls' blog post about RPG generations with Like.
I can see where he's coming from for some of it, but it's still a fairly D&D-heavy perspective in some cases. For example, Mike's second...
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occam reacted to GarrettKP's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Next issue of Game Informer will have details on the two upcoming Forgotten Realms books with
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Adventures in Fearun has 50(!!!) one page adventures like the ones in the DMG. -
occam reacted to TravDoc42's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Next issue of Game Informer will have details on the two upcoming Forgotten Realms books with Like.
WoTC has clearly (thankfully) learned LOTS from the Spelljammer controversy. I'm excited to see this version of Calimshan!
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occam reacted to Parmandur's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Next issue of Game Informer will have details on the two upcoming Forgotten Realms books with Love.
Those are the Asian style Dragons of Kara-Tur.
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Picture courtesy of Pixabay. I mention these trends not to mock them; they are often viable and worthwhile ideas or a phase we all go...