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I like the Dedication approach. I would prefer that they do not include traditional multiclassing in PF2. Dedications added to a base class seems more organic, limit "class dipping", and allow the Player to decide how far into the new class they want to go. Dedications also seem to do a better...

Why yes it does... Eberron: Rising from the Last War | Dungeons & Dragons Happy gaming...

I was listening to one of the Paizo panels from GenCon today on YouTube, and I think they said that they see four books being the base for most games: the CRB, the APG, and the two Bestiaries. The CRB and the APG provide a critical mass of player options, and the two bestiaries should include...

Hey Ancalagon, Actually, I think you can download it without an account. It may have changed since you looked: DOWNLOAD: Don't have a Paizo.com account yet? No problem! Just click here to access the Second Edition Conversion Guide. When I did it, it did not make me sign in to my account, so...

Monte Cook Games is wrapping up a very successful Kickstarter to put out a system-agnostic book on how to have great games. They've paired it with updates and extras for their Cypher System Rulebook. The "Your Best game Ever" book will have contributions from Eric Campbell, Matt Colville, Luke...

Over 20 stretch goals down and five hours left to the kickstarter.

If you're still on the fence about checking out the Strange Box kickstarter, nows the time. They've gone through 20 stretch goals and there is less than six hours left. I think if it as the X files meets Stargate meets Amber. It is easy to change the dials to have a grittier or less gritty feel...

The Strange Box, a deluxe box set of The Strange RPG by Monte Cook Games is taking off. The Strange is a Cypher System-based game that uses the same core rules essentially as Numenera and Gods of the Fall. As a GM, I appreciate it's easy to prep for and allows for a lot of variety to match...

I really love The Strange. It's become my favorite game to run at conventions. Easy to prepare for as a GM, and it's really easy to convert your old game worlds/system to The Strange/Cypher System. I'm looking forward to running my players through the Warden in my next game, where I'm converting...

Morrus -- Thanks for shining the spot light on this neat project! What a lot of fun to be in or go see. One nitpick: the school is not in Cleveland as you mention in your introduction, rather it is named after Grover Cleveland, the 22nd US President. Cleveland High School is in Portland...

Monte, Really enjoyed meeting you and your team at GenCon and had a blast running Mastadon. I've run con games for several systems now, and it was the best designed one out of the ones I've done and a lot of fun. I particularly enjoyed the non-combat encounters that helped create the feeling...

Majuro said: "The only D&D games being run at GenCon are Adventurer's League games. In Adventurer's League you need to use AL characters. Which is fine because 1st level AL characters are simply ANY character you create using the PHB. The problem is that the rules are that you can't start above...

The biggest problem we had with how the DND games were run at GenCon is that you had to have an AL character to play any games above the 1-4 level games. In previous years, I remember that you needed to get an RPGA number if you wanted to keep your character, etc but I thought they always had...

Thanks for digging up the rule. As I was reading along the thread, I could not remember it and am away from my books. I think the issue here is that the OP wanted to use the third spell for something like Magic Missile, and then still have the benefit of a familiar through using a scroll...

One oddity in this to me I understand the mechanical argument that the rules may allow the +1 to stack with the shield bonus of +2, and the point that for the investment of two feats and additional +1 to AC and a d4 improvised attack may not be out of line; but it feels odd that my defense is...

First review is in! 5th Ed PHB sounds great. http://www.actsofgeek.com/2014/08/rpg-review-dd-players-handbook/

DND Terminology and New Players GX -- I think they're thinking that the "Basic, Standard, Advanced" terminology is likely more approachable for new players who may be intimidated by the term "Advanced", and that "Standard" is also useful for establishing the baseline for organized play...

Looks Like a Good Starting Place The table in the L&L article looks like a good place to start. Factor in terrain, any odd circumstances and such, and you're off. As Mike says, experienced DM's tend to eyeball this stuff, but while I consider myself an experienced DM it's nice to have a...

Pathfinder at Origins On the main stairway off the main exhibit area, there was a big Paizo symbol projected up on the wall, and the RPG gaming area had Paizo posters and such, although mainly/all in front of their gaming rooms. Not sure what the rules are for using the Paizo name for their...

Origins - WOTC Presence Underwhelming and Disappointing To the earlier point on death bells in the Morningstar demo -- I played in the Morningstar demo, and ran a couple of 13th Age sessions just outside the ballroom where WOTC was running their demos and Morningstar was also being demo'd, and...