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My boardgame groups tend to play some pretty complex games (Gloomhaven, Twilight Imperium, Root with most expansions, Mythic Battles, KDM) and we usually watch some compact tutorial videos (none of those 1 hour long torture vids) and then just try it out slowly with trail run... make mistakes...

One of my absolute favorite pieces of Tolkien-inspired art is "The Wizards River Horses" by Rob Alexander.

Thank you all for the replies and suggestions, definitely solidifies some thoughts I had moving forward. Seems like I'm on the right track, it's just a bumpy ride. It's a great character to RP, so that pulled me through these more difficult levels. Crit > Smite is definitely the combo when it...

Yeah I've got Defensive and Dueling fighting styles. As far as spells go, it has mostly been using slots for Smite and Shield of Fate which proved to be exceptionally useful. The character is primarily the tank of the group, since she's a half-orc with Relentless Endurance and a lot of HP, so...

Long story short, I'm in a campaign where we have multiple characters each. One of mine started off as a Fighter, got her to level 2 when I decided to pivot since she had various spiritual experiences and "destiny calling" moments. Right now, she's a Paladin 4/Fighter 2. Worth noting is that I'm...

I think the Blair Witch opinion largely depends on WHEN you watched the movie. Like if you watched it in the full on craze of 1999/2000 when people thought it was a real documentary your opinion would swing. That's my interpretation of it at least, since I watched it then and it was a wild...

I'll bite, with some classics from the top of my head first, since I'm late to the party: Hellraiser (original of course) The Blair Witch Project A Nightmare on Elm Street Alien Halloween The Thing And then one modern, Hereditary.

I use the 1gp=1xp rule via carousing and carousing also means the potential for mishaps... which in turn means more drama and interesting situations for players.

Started with AD&D 2nd, but would probably choose B/X. To me it feels the most well-rounded edition. But if you're including all the supplementary material with the edition choice, I would probably stick with 2nd since the pure amount of various settings and supplements for that one would be good...

I usually dislike playing magic users, but DCC is the only game I enjoy because it makes you feel like a wizard... the gigantic rulebook with all those spell descriptions feels like a spellbook and overall the magic/spellburn/corruption system is just awesome. Highly recommended. EDIT: typos...

To answer the initial question since I'm late to the party, I buy a hefty amount of stuff per year for two reasons: #1 - I am one of the primary GMs in our group #2 - I am, above all, a collector Even if I exclude #2, I mostly buy pre-3ed modules and stuff from other publishers. In 99% of the...

This one, the revised. Sad to hear about your books which disappeared. And even sadder that it seems to be a fairly common occurrence. A close friend had an almost complete Dark Sun collection which was pretty much lost during a house move. I almost lost all my books in an apartment accident...