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    Origins Awards' 2026 TTRPG Finalists

    From a former Origins Award winner, let me wish all the current contestants the best of luck!
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    D&D General TSR Alum and Fantasy Author Jean Rabe Passes Away

    Very sorry to hear this. I remember when she was running the RPGA. Since then, I have read many accounts of the tumultuous days of TSR and all of them agree that Jean Rabe was a genuinely kind person. My condolences to her family and friends.
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    D&D General Tim Kask, TSR's First Employee, Passes At Age 76

    Saddened to hear this. Heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.
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    D&D In a Castle Organizer to Launch D&D Dungeon Master University

    University courses now. Degrees next? It’ll get pretty confusing when you have a bachelor’s or doctorate in dungeon mastering! 😀
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    D&D Errata Nerfs Conjuring Spells, Makes Other Changes

    The rules should allow a dex save and a str save to simulate the Hollywood trope of preventing a fall by catching an edge, branch etc. It’s a shame that D&D has no mechanism for that in the RAW. I don’t think it ever has.
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    A Deep Dive into the 2024 D&D Player's Handbook

    Totally agree. I give it an A-. I would have given it an A but for the poor editing. The wording and/or game implications of opportunity attacks, stowing/drawing weapons, stunning strike and Conjure Minor Elementals should really have been picked up in the editing process. I thought that the...
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    Peregrine's Nest: Your Convention Survival Guide

    Top tip: While walking past Andrew Peregrine at Gen Con’s Exhibitor Hall (trade hall), make sure to say ‘hello, Andy’, taking him completely by surprise! :~D
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    D&D 5E (2024) 12 New LEGO Collectible D&D Minifigs In September

    Happy to help ;~) Here’s a short YouTube video showing how the app works.
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    D&D 5E (2024) WotC Announces 3rd Party Creator Partners

    I’m not familiar with the Dungeon Dudes’ supplements but I really enjoy their YouTube videos, so will be checking out their printed content. I got to say hello to Monty, one of the Dudes, at Gen Con :~)
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    D&D 5E (2024) 12 New LEGO Collectible D&D Minifigs In September

    You can know which minifigure each box contains from the data matrix (not the barcode) on the bottom of the box. Apps like the Bricksearch app can read the data matrix and show you a stock image of that minifigure. Hope that helps :~)
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    Gen Con Sold Out!

    This morning (Friday) at GenCon, the Exhibit Hall (trade hall) was packed with toe-to-heel steps in places. But by this evening it had thinned considerably and was actually quite pleasant.
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    D&D General Preorders Open for LEGO Dungeons & Dragons Minifigures

    If you can't find them and need to go to an online reseller, try Bricklink. It's a specialist peer-to-peer platform for Lego collectors. Think Ebay sales but dedicated to Lego and a lot more honest. The platform is actually owned by the Lego Group though you wouldn't particularly know it from...
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    D&D 5E (2024) 3,000 Player's Handbooks Available At Gen Con

    Actually, I was never one of those who harboured ill feelings towards WotC even during the OGL debacle. As someone who focuses almost entirely on WotC content, what was going on in the third party world wasn't very salient. I wasn't very aware of what was going on.
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    D&D 5E (2024) 3,000 Player's Handbooks Available At Gen Con

    They're doing so knowingly and should have been better organised. It's not a wild expectation that they might have had enough copies. The only valid excuse is that the planning might date back to the covid time when it wasn't clear whether Gen Con would be happening or not. If that's the case, I...
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    D&D 5E (2024) 3,000 Player's Handbooks Available At Gen Con

    And gamescon has about 2.5 times SDCC's numbers but, like SDCC, their D&D gamers may not be very committed in terms of engagement: time, years played, DM vs not DM, spend etc. I suspect that Gen Con has more players who would be willing to slap down $50 for a D&D book than any other gathering...
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