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  1. Samurai

    Playtest (A5E) Level Up Playtest Document #12: Bard

    It says on the chart that at level 1 the Bard knows 3 Cantrips and 4 spells, but he only has 2 1st level spell slots to cast with. In the written description, under "Spells Known at 1st level and higher", it says that a 1st level Bard only knows 2 spells of 1st level, not 4. So which is it?
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    D&D General Adam Bradford, Lauren Urban, Todd Kenrick Leave D&D Beyond

    So you're saying there are openings? I'll throw my hat in the ring, I've been out of work for over 2 years now....
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    Podcast #133: Pathfinder for Savage Worlds with Chris Warner and Mike Barbeau

    I have some House Rules for Savage Worlds that would work very well with Savage Pathfinder IMHO. One of the main ones is that you use your stat die in place of the 1d6 Wild Card die. So if your stat for a skill is only a d4, you'll roll a 1d4 + your skill die. If your stat is a1d8 or 1d10...
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    Blog (A5E) Level Up’s Monsters: The Stat Block

    Right, but it says "when the vampire is targeted in melee", it doesn't say "when the vampire is attacked in melee". You must wait until after the action is taken to use your reaction, that is the 5e rule, so a case could be made that even thinking about attacking the vampire with a melee attack...
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    Blog (A5E) Level Up’s Monsters: The Stat Block

    Right, so maybe say, "following the attack, whether it's a hit or miss, the vampire can attempt to charm the attacker as a Reaction."
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    Blog (A5E) Level Up’s Monsters: The Stat Block

    On the spellcaster variant, why would you give him "Knock"? First, he could just transform into a mist or a rat to get by a door, and second, what about the legend that Vampires must be invited in by someone, they can't just break into a place? There must be a better, more appropriate second...
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    There's a TERMINATOR RPG Coming!

    I think the Fate of Cthulhu would be the perfect game for Terminator homebrews. It is a faster version of the Fate Core system, featuring people sent back into their past (our present) in order to prevent a nightmarish disaster. In the base game, that disasters are the coming of Lovecraftian...
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    RPG Crowdfunding News – Heckna!, Creatures, Skullkickers, and more

    I was a backer of the first Fateforge Kickstarter and have both books, so I can answer any questions you may have about them. (And yes, the art all the way through both books is just as nice! This is the same French company that created the award winning Shadows of Esteren, if you've ever seen...
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    Roll20 RPG Usage Stats: Growth Everywhere During Pandemic!

    Interesting that even a year after the release of PF2 there are still vastly more people playing PF1, by about 3:1. There are almost as many people playing the venerable D&D3.5 vs the new PF2. Also, PF2 didn't even place anywhere on the list for Biggest Growth in Q2. I think those are very...
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    Unearthed Arcana The Unearthed Arcana Is Back With Cleric's Unity Domain!

    I'm glad they changed Love Domain to Unity instead, because I created my own Love Domain Cleric which I prefer anyway!
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    RPG Crowdfunding News – Destiny Aurora, Blood Floats in Space, and more

    Egg, I don't know if you knew about this or posted it in an earlier thread, but you should check out the "Adventurer's Tarot" Kickstarter. The Adventurer's Tarot I've backed it already, and there is 14 days left to back. (It ends on Jan 31)
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    Critical Role Explorer's Guide to Wildemount Rockets to #1 In 'All Books' on Amazon

    I was a doubter on the Acquisitions Incorporated book. I still haven't bought it and have no plans to. But I immediately went and bought Wildemount on Amazon. I have watched some Critical Role, but I'm not a hard-core "Critter". But I love Matt Mercer's gaming style (as well as the whole...
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    Meet Paul "Wiggy" Wade-Williams of Triple Ace Games

    Any chance you'll eventually translate the whole Leagues Of Adventure stuff to the new Savage Worlds Adventure edition? Sure, SW has Rippers already, but Leagues is a more generic and adaptable base.
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    Free Carnival Row RPG from Nerdist & Monte Cook Games

    Who needs an excuse to expand your game library? But there are almost no Cypher rules in this free supplement, you might want to check out some of the actual free game previews and read reviews first. I don't think it is a truly horrible system, but I've never actually found anyone near me who...
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    Free Carnival Row RPG from Nerdist & Monte Cook Games

    While I absolutely loved Carnival Row, and I thought about playing it, I would not use Cypher. My choices would probably be a modified Castle Falkenstein or Savage Worlds. Still, thank you for the free pdf laying out all the setting and characters!
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    Pathfinder 2E Here's The Official Pathfinder 2E Character Sheet

    Fan-made character sheets are being made to try and correct it. Here is one of my favorites by Bluejay64: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1C14hl6biXxpBnElLSwfo6UK1c-RRubWU That is much cleaner and closer to the 1E sheets. He is still working on them he said, needs to add a couple more...
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    Harassment Policies: New Allegations Show More Work To Be Done

    I just find it insane that supporters of free speech are the supposedly "intolerant" ones, and those that want to limit speech and prevent people from speaking (like Antifa rioting to shut down speeches) claim to be the "tolerant" ones. Tolerance of others' rights is intolerance, and...
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    Harassment Policies: New Allegations Show More Work To Be Done

    Then all one needs to do is label your opponents "intolerant" and you are free to hate and discriminate all you want. We have been seeing a whole lot of that lately...
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    News Digest: Origins Game Fair News and Controversy, Big Warhammer News, 20 Questions about Mordenka

    He sought to INCREASE representation in the Hugo awards, not decrease it. It was being dominated by leftist ideological conformity and he tried to get a broader range of authors to be considered. I say good for him. By the way, here was his response...
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    Harassment Policies: New Allegations Show More Work To Be Done

    It used to be a guiding principle of not just our justice system but our society in general that it is "better that 10 guilty people go free rather than wrongly punish 1 innocent person." I think our modern society has reversed that, such that many people now feel it's "better 10 innocent...
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