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    D&D General Who else was resistant to Eberron for awhile before falling for it?

    That's precisely what KB's Frontiers of Eberron Quickstone is!
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    D&D General Eberron "Complimentary Mini-Adventure"

    Neat! I missed that detail in the DDB announcement (unless it's something they added after I originally read it). Pre-Order Bonus Content: WPN Stores, D&D Beyond, and Partner Virtual Tabletops We know many of you were looking forward to exploring Eberron. To make up for the delay, we’re going...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Thoughts on Infinite Staircase?

    For my playthrough, I didn't even bother with the hexcrawl aspect of it. From viewing the dead sages' memories, they got the sense that they needed to skirt around the mountains to the south to find the druid's valley. When they got close enough, the giant eagles guided them the rest of the way...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Thoughts on Infinite Staircase?

    Actually, he does mention it's a desert, but as written, he doesn't give them a chance to gather supplies first ... I mean, it's not like there are any shops on the Infinite Staircase! If you’re using Nafas as a patron, he summons the characters to the Censer of Dreams ... where he recounts the...
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    How Many Conventions Did You Attend in the Last 12 Months?

    I don't think he was at that one.
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    How Many Conventions Did You Attend in the Last 12 Months?

    I went to a Star Trek convention and a guitar convention as a young adult. Haven't been to a convention since. So I guess in that sense I've been a grumpy old man since I was about 20 years old?
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    Spoilers Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Meanwhile, I'm still stuck halfway through season 3. I think I made it further than I did back in the 90s but I just haven't found the motivation to pick it up again. I've been busy with other things.
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    How Many Conventions Did You Attend in the Last 12 Months?

    None! We don't really get many conventions here in New Zealand. Plus I'm not a big convention-goer anyway. Don't like the noise or the crowds.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Thoughts on Infinite Staircase?

    I think what I'll do re: the beginning of Pharaoh is have Amun Sa's ghost only be visible at night. I'll have the Infinite Staircase door open into an empty, plundered Valley of the Kings-style tomb in a hillside. They won't be able to see the pyramid from there. I'll say it's mid-morning when...
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    D&D General Who else was resistant to Eberron for awhile before falling for it?

    A lot of what’s in both of Keith Baker’s 5e Eberron tomes comes from his blog, so if you want a preview of what’s in the books, just check out the blog! I would say the vast majority of both books will be useful to you for lore. You can ignore the 5e mechanics for magic items and stat blocks...
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    Star Wars: Starfighter

    Uh, the picture shows Ryan Gosling with a kid. Maybe he’s going to be teaching the kid how to be a Starfighter pilot?
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    D&D 5E (2024) Thoughts on Infinite Staircase?

    The 5e version doesn't specify, but the original version does: In the midst of the vast desert sands, the last relic of a dead civilization stands before you. Surrounded by the broken foundations of a once mighty city, the great pyramid itself rises up from the sands, looking barely touched by...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Thoughts on Infinite Staircase?

    I suppose so. And then when they get there, they find him waiting for them so he can gesture at the pyramid before turning and walking away "in search of more travelers".
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    IN REMEMBRANCE--2025

    Tom Phillips, a New Zealand man who has been on the run from police with his three young children since 2021, was killed during a shootout with police early this morning. Tom and his children have been hiding in thick bush in the rural central-west region of NZ's North Island. There's been a lot...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Thoughts on Infinite Staircase?

    Just looking at the original. The wilderness hex map has no scale, but the text talks about humans being able to cross a hex in 2 hours at their normal 12" speed. Using 5e's travel pace rules, that would make each hex 6 miles across. There are four points on the map (labeled 'J') where the PCs...
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