Recent content by Olgar Shiverstone

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    D&D 5E (2024) Predict WotC's 2026 D&D releases

    Also planning The Forest and the Oracle: Faerun Drift as well as Forest & Oracle. But I'll wait for The Fate of the Forest
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    D&D 5E (2024) Predict WotC's 2026 D&D releases

    Return to the Dungeons of Castle Greyhawk.
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    D&D General Dumb Idea: Hit Points As Ablative Plot Armor That Doesn't Regenerate

    I wouldn't use hit points for this, but I have used "hero points" in a campaign for something similar. Start with three; regen one when you gain a level. There were some limits on how they could be used so they weren't absolute plot armor, but could certainly be used to affect events significantly.
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    Tomb of the Lizard King - your experiences?

    Whoa, triple necro ... I still stand by my comment from a decade ago. Fun module; big bang at the beginning.
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    Traveller: the iconic science fiction roleplaying game

    Such a great game. Loved the character creation minigame, death and all.
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    Where’s The Death Race 2000 Roleplaying Game? Part One

    CarWars? CarWars. Modern version: Gaslands.
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    Spoilers What do people get wrong about Tolkien?

    Plus Bilbo notes the big giant bees that if they stung him he'd swell up to twice his size.
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    Fans of long series of big novels, sound off!

    Very much depends on the quality and content of the series for me. I finally finished Feist's Multi-War (Riftwar, Serpentwar, etc) series recently. The latter part was meh, but Riftwar through Serpentwar are great. I liked Eddings' various series. Wheel of Time I only got through books 6-10 on...
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    The Mandalorian & Grogu Trailer

    I'm still waiting for the Hardware Wars sequel.
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    Greenland 2: Migration

    Greenland 2: Frozen Boogaloo?
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    Spoilers What do casual fans get wrong about Star Wars?

    The downfall of Lord of the Rings is the lack of explanation of Aragorn's trade policy.
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    Spoilers What do people get wrong about Tolkien?

    Balrogs don't have wings. But they're objectively cooler with wings.
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    What Makes Something A "Classic"? EDIT: TO YOU

    It's played on oldies channels or Turner Classic Movies.
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    Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff!

    Sean Bean is a spoiler that the Sheriff dies in the movie.
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    Spoilers What do casual fans get wrong about Star Wars?

    The story I'm referring to within Foundation is from the perspective of the "natives". Narrator changes multiple times through the initial Foundation book, since it spans many generations. IIRC most of the sequel books -- Foundation's Edge and beyond -- stick to a traditional novel format of...
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