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ProfessorDetective reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) What's your favorite one shot adventure? with
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There's three different books of One Shot Wonders available on DDB; they are each really well designed for a mini-session, around two... -
ProfessorDetective reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) What's your favorite one shot adventure? with Like.
The Stygian Library.
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Mistwell's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) The Great Wizard Extinction. with Like.
Wizards are strong because 1) rituals, 2) flexibility, 3) the best high level spells, 4) every single published adventure has a ton of...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Misanthrope Prime's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) The Great Wizard Extinction. with Like.
I've been playing D&D for two decades, 5e for half that time. I've played a lot of wizards and a lot of spellcasters in that time, to...
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ProfessorDetective replied to the thread It's the End of the World As We Know It: Apocalyptic Campaign Settings.Pre-Apocalypse is definitely the common one for me, but that's mostly because my main game is probably Call of Cthulhu, where "the end...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread It's the End of the World As We Know It: Apocalyptic Campaign Settings with Like.
My characters have finally hit the level where I was able to start the end of the world clock for the Ptolus setting. They have less...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to CleverNickName's post in the thread It's the End of the World As We Know It: Apocalyptic Campaign Settings with Like.
When I first started playing D&D, just about every adventure was Pre-Apocalyptic--we were on a mission to save the world from a terrible...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread It's the End of the World As We Know It: Apocalyptic Campaign Settings with Like.
I never, ever use "the heroes have to save the world" as a plot device. I think it has diminishing returns, and it is much better to...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to CleverNickName's post in the thread It's the End of the World As We Know It: Apocalyptic Campaign Settings with Like.
I'd say that if the goal of the campaign is to stop a coming apocalypse, then it's "pre-apocalypse." I think that "no apocalypse"...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Michael O'Brien's post in the thread Release [Chaosium] The Spark Devil: a new 'proptastic' Call of Cthulhu adventure from the HPLHS with Like.
Our friends the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society have released a new astonishingly 'proptastic' licensed Call of Cthulhu adventure, The...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread Drakkenheim Daggerheart Campaign Guide Announced. with Like.
I have the 5e guide - it's really rich and detailed. I'm glad to see it being ported to another system so more folks can try it out. I'm...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Zaukrie's post in the thread Drakkenheim Daggerheart Campaign Guide Announced. with Like.
I mean, IME, most DMs buy pre-made adventures so they don't have to do all the work. I think there is a lot more demand for actual...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Agamon's post in the thread Drakkenheim Daggerheart Campaign Guide Announced. with Like.
Nice! I'm very interested in how people try to convert fleshed out campaigns to DH. Are the campaigns made more barebones to allow for...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Drakkenheim Daggerheart Campaign Guide Announced. with Like.
Yeah, it will be interesting to see whether these sorts of projects try and do actual campaigns in DH, or if they focus on the campaign...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to darjr's post in the thread Drakkenheim Daggerheart Campaign Guide Announced. with Like.
What is Drakkenheim like?