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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Thoughts on Infinite Staircase?.It's a really good collection. Good original adventures updated skilfully. I've only run Barrier Peaks from it so far (and Lost Caverns... -
Paul Farquhar replied to the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots?.Whilst I wouldn't disagree with you, I think you may be overstepping the forum's "no politics" rule there.
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots?.The thing I noticed, having seen the Disney movie long before reading the book, is I had assumed that all the silliness with sentient...
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots?.There are a lot of different versions of Arthur. He has been around for a long time, and when his popularity swings around again he is...
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Paul Farquhar reacted to Reynard's post in the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots? with
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It is too bad that there is only one well known Arthurian game, because it gives the mistaken impression that "Arthurian" is one thing. -
Paul Farquhar replied to the thread Deathstalker Gets A Reboot!.This looks very meta to me. Like its deliberately trying to look like an 80s B movie.
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Theaters schmeaters. The best movies came out direct to video.
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread Spoilers Alien: Earth Spoiler Thread.You don't need a robot to turn ultrasound into frequencies audible to humans though. A common bat detector does that. It's possible, I...
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Paul Farquhar reacted to Parmandur's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
I mean, that kind of flowed from the source material: Dark Sun was always a D&D take on Edgar Rice Burrroughs version of Mars (which was...
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun.If humans behaved rationally to conserve scarce resources they wouldn’t be in that situation in the first place.
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Paul Farquhar reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
Sorry but that's not accurate. It was WotC's D&D team at the time, some of whom are still there. The minimum people involved are the...
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Paul Farquhar reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
Guns and cannons have always been part of my homebrew worlds. Always felt silly not to have them with all the other stuff D&D has.
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll).I haven’t been anywhere. Everything I know about America I learned from D&D. Like other people seem to have learned their history.
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll).The “vibes” I get from early D&D are Wild West. Nothing remotely medieval. Which is why I’m asking people to explain what they mean. So...
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll).Things that have been around since the Iron Age and are still used now. (Bronze age for armour). Pretty sure wizards never existed, and...
