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Just finished Strong Female Character by Fern Brady. It’s a memoir of her life as an undiagnosed autistic woman. Time in a mental hospital, time as a stripper, and time on Taskmaster. If you want a bit of insight into Fern Brady or autism, this is the book for you. Short, quick read that’s well...

1. Either Scrooged or Muppet Christmas Carol. 2. Gremlins. 3. Die Hard.

Pick a comedian or character from a TV show, movie, or novel I like and drop them into the game. Whoever comes to mind first or pull from a list if nothing comes to mind.

That’s what…half an army? Can’t do much with that.

If you’re interested in giving feedback on the new Toon 2E rules, go find the Steve Jackson Games discord. Steve is there chatting about the updates. He’s requested info not be reposted outside the discord and members can’t invite people for some reason. So you’ll have to track down a link...

Empathy.

Exactly. Slavers, like Nazis, are the perfect enemy because you can kill them without a second thought. It’s a setting perfect for big damned heroes. The bad guys won centuries ago. Do anything even remotely good on Athas and you’re already a legend. Also the clear ties to the modern world of...

Depends on the specific game. But almost always rolled. Generally 4d6, drop the lowest, and arrange to taste. If the game warrants it, 3d6 down the line.

Eh. I’m keen on it because it’s good toon art. I’m not keen on it because it was in the original or he was the original artist. But if they got someone else to do good toon art, I wouldn’t have complained.

Same. Stretch goals should be later crowdfunding projects. Just get the core thing you’re trying to make out on time.

Steve Jackson interview with TTRPG Insider. https://www.ttrpginsider.news/p/steve-jackson-on-toon-s-return-to-ttrpgs-after-40-years?ref=tooncampaignupdate1

Magneto was right.

It doesn’t matter how much WotC mangles 5E Dark Sun. As long as they open the setting on the DM’s Guild, the fans will make it right. But the high-water mark for WotC setting books is still Eberron. Neither of the slipcases were all that great.

I like the funny ones, so Discworld, Merryshire, and Toon.

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