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Parmandur reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General Arneson, Gygax, and Lawsuits, Oh My! An Actual History of the OG D&D Litigation with
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As I wrote in the preface to my last essay on D&D history ... no matter how many times I post about history or point people to resources... -
Parmandur reacted to Dire Bare's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) The Tale of the First World: What Do We Know About it and How Does it Connect to the Rest of the Lore? (+) with Like.
I just finished reading The Chronicles of Amber (1970-1991) by Roger Zelazny, a series of novellas about immortals from the City of...
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Parmandur replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) You Can Now Pre-order Eberron: Forge of the Artificer.Robert Jordan hated those covers so much, but couldn't get out of them because contracts. He would mercilessly mock them at signings...
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Parmandur reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) You Can Now Pre-order Eberron: Forge of the Artificer with Like.
As pointed out earlier, it isn't anything punk, because it is not anti-establishment or dystopian. Nor does it use steam, clockwork or...
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Parmandur reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) You Can Now Pre-order Eberron: Forge of the Artificer with Like.
Disagree. Generic means “typical of its genre,” and it is a useful term. It means conventional, uncreative, not pushing boundaries, not...
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Parmandur reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) You Can Now Pre-order Eberron: Forge of the Artificer with Like.
And each would be even if the others were completely different in style. I do wish that the warforged looked more like wood and stone...
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Parmandur replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) The Tale of the First World: What Do We Know About it and How Does it Connect to the Rest of the Lore? (+).I think the DMG does a good job setting up "The First World" as an explanation why one DM's game can have any given piece of D&D in it...
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Parmandur reacted to pukunui's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) The Tale of the First World: What Do We Know About it and How Does it Connect to the Rest of the Lore? (+) with Like.
Just looked on DDB, and it's mentioned in the DMG Glossary: First World, The Scholars speak of a primordial state, a single reality...
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Parmandur reacted to Gradine's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) You Can Now Pre-order Eberron: Forge of the Artificer with Like.
I can understand not liking the art style being shown here, taste is subjective, yadda yadda. But calling it "generic"? Without a point...
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Parmandur replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) You Can Now Pre-order Eberron: Forge of the Artificer.How dare you take a reasonable and balanced position, in clear violation of the sacred traditions of the fandom.
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Parmandur reacted to Von Ether's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) You Can Now Pre-order Eberron: Forge of the Artificer with Like.
I never got that involved in PF* and a being a big Eberron fan during it's 3e era, I have the opposite reaction. Proof that art is...
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Parmandur reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Announces Horror Subclasses Unearthed Arcana with Like.
I actually don't know if the Dark Gifts would be good as feats. They do have drawbacks and are supposed to be either started with or...
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Parmandur replied to the thread Dungeons & Dragons Announces Horror Subclasses Unearthed Arcana.I crunched the numbers on them back in the day, they were basically just Feats same as Supernatural Gifts. Reworking them to be in line...
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Parmandur reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) You Can Now Pre-order Eberron: Forge of the Artificer with Like.
While I get the desire for MTG to use Forgotten Realms as a baseline due to brand synergy and lots of well known characters, an Eberron...
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Parmandur reacted to Zaukrie's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) You Can Now Pre-order Eberron: Forge of the Artificer with Like.
It makes zero sense for books about the multi verse to have one look, imo. We don't have one art style on earth.