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renbot reacted to GarrettKP's post in the thread Unearthed Arcana New Psion update, Dungeons and Dragons Unearthed Arcana with
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Silvery Barbs is a pretty simple fix at my tables. MtG content isn’t allowed outside of the MtG settings. -
renbot reacted to TaranTheWanderer's post in the thread D&D General Perception vs Investigation with Like.
Every published adventure I’ve read uses perception to notice traps. In my opinion, that makes perception too much of a catch-all...
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renbot replied to the thread D&D General Advice for a new DM.OK, I'm a forever DM of like 40 years and I needed to hear this! My campaigns usually have a "save the world!" vibe from early on and in...
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Cracked open my 'working docs' folder for SD for the first time in awhile, and its actually been way longer than I thought. I havent...
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renbot reacted to Xenolith234's post in the thread ToV Other than "It's not made by WotC", what's the elevator pitch for Tales of the Valiant? with Like.
Kobold Press seems a bit unfortunately known for bad design in regards to character options (though their monster design is great) - is...
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Suggest finding a small module and run that first. Get used to being on the DM side of things. If possible temporarily break the group...
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yeah thats my problem too. When I backed Dolmenwood I did venture into OSE and I liked it, but I have to say that Shadowdark made OSE...
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renbot replied to the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+].I've only run one game, but the players kept two staggered torches going. I had my tablet on one stand and my phone on another, both...
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renbot reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+] with
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The 1980's called and asked if you'd be interested in some graph paper and a chewed, yellow HB pencil. -
renbot reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Shadowdark Ran my first Shadowdark game! with Like.
There's a general Shadowdark thread that might be better for it, but in general, the threat of torches going out is mostly a problem...
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renbot replied to the thread Shadowdark Ran my first Shadowdark game!.I guess this is as good a thread as any to ask for SD advice. I noticed that the whole torch/threat of darkness was less dramatic that I...
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renbot reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Shadowdark Ran my first Shadowdark game! with Like.
I cannot recommend enough running Skerples' Tomb of the Serpent Kings as an intro to the OSR for 5E players. It's explicitly meant as a...
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I thought about running Tomb of the Dusk Queen as our first adventure, too! Decided to run the Scarlet Minotaur, because I thought if we...
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renbot reacted to kermit4karate's post in the thread Shadowdark Ran my first Shadowdark game! with Like.
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