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Paul Farquhar reacted to DragonLancer's post in the thread D&D General Adventurers in Faerun-The Book of Low and Mid Level Adventures? with
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The only problem I find with high level play from the DM's side of the screen is being aware of what spells and abilities your player's... -
Paul Farquhar replied to the thread Critical Role Tell me the selling points of Tal'Dorei / Wildemount, without mentioning Critical Role, Matt Mercer, etc..Those are not the authors I would think of when describing Exandria. It’s modern, not retro. It’s high magic, with magically flying...
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Paul Farquhar reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread Critical Role Tell me the selling points of Tal'Dorei / Wildemount, without mentioning Critical Role, Matt Mercer, etc. with Like.
Or if, as you already point out, you are looking for an up to date, fairly standard fantasy setting. Of which category it is currently...
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread Critical Role Tell me the selling points of Tal'Dorei / Wildemount, without mentioning Critical Role, Matt Mercer, etc..Dark Sun is a completely different type of setting that will appeal to a completely different type of player. They aren’t really...
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread Critical Role Tell me the selling points of Tal'Dorei / Wildemount, without mentioning Critical Role, Matt Mercer, etc..Not having seen Critical Role, I just took that as meaning the gods are not Earthly beings. It does say they were “new”, suggesting they...
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread Critical Role Tell me the selling points of Tal'Dorei / Wildemount, without mentioning Critical Role, Matt Mercer, etc..Why? There is a lot more depth than there was in Greyhawk at the same point. Things get fleshed out with time. And CotN adds a lot more...
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread D&D General Forgotten Realms Books Tables of Contents.I think there was a brief reference to events in Thay somewhere in SCAG, but I’m not in position to look it up at the moment.
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread Critical Role Tell me the selling points of Tal'Dorei / Wildemount, without mentioning Critical Role, Matt Mercer, etc..The thing about Ank’Harel is it’s actually a nice place where you want to spend time, and care if it’s threatened. Not one of your...
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread Critical Role Tell me the selling points of Tal'Dorei / Wildemount, without mentioning Critical Role, Matt Mercer, etc..This bit of lore isn’t actually in the setting book. I assume they are getting it from the the Critical Role stream, and is therefore...
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread D&D General Adventurers in Faerun-The Book of Low and Mid Level Adventures?.But you pretty much have to do that, as you have to tailor the encounters to the PC abilities. You can’t just write an adventure and...
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Paul Farquhar reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General Circle Magic Concerns In "Heroes Of Faerun" with Like.
Your "easier and more approachable" was tried and it didn't exactly lead to stellar success. In 3e they tried to define details for a...
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Paul Farquhar reacted to jdrakeh's post in the thread Your top 5 movie trilogies of all time, and why? with Like.
Allegedly, it was originally intended to be an anthology film series, with each entry tackling a new Halloween-themed horror spectacle...
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread D&D General Circle Magic Concerns In "Heroes Of Faerun".What you are asking for is not “making it easier” though. You can’t get any easier than “loosey goosey” as you put it.
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Paul Farquhar reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General Circle Magic Concerns In "Heroes Of Faerun" with Like.
D&D has been "throwing GMs to to the wolves" since Gygax and Arneson created the game. A lot of GMs run things straight with no...
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread D&D General Initial Thoughts on the Two 2025 Forgotten Realms books.Don’t worry, the gerbil is a stoner monk and could kick your ass despite its lack of artistic ability.