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  1. Serpine

    D&D 5E What would Frankenstein's Monster be as a PC?

    For racial stats I'd start with either a half-orc from the PHB or a goliath from the EEPC. The half-orc would be better to reflect a more out of control creature (as the monster was earlier in the original story) while the goliath would better represent the mature monster later in the story that...
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    White Wolf Bought By Paradox

    While they haven't said what they plan to do with the RPG side of things yet, I'd think FFG has a strong enough RPG arm (the Warhammer and various 40k RPGs, Star Wars, some smaller stuff) that I'm optimistic they will provide decent support for L5R RPG. My thought is they are probably holding...
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    White Wolf Bought By Paradox

    According to their FAQ (http://theonyxpath.com/about/faq/): Onyx is the: * Licensed publisher for White Wolf's World of Darkness, the Classic World of Darkness, and Exalted. * Not licensed to do anything with Mind's Eye Theatre and Vampire: The Eternal Struggle. * Outright owner of Scion and...
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    White Wolf Bought By Paradox

    Nothing says they have to make an MMO. They could make (or farm out to one of the studios they publish for) a single player RPG (like the old Vampire Redemption / Bloodlines titles) or action game (like some interpretations of the Werewolf game that went vaporware indicated it would be). They...
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    New Background - Dead

    Maybe it could be an adventure hook generator like the Sage feature: Since you crossed over and back, weaker restless spirits sense you are kindred and will show up hoping for assistance in resolving the issues keeping them bound to this plane. As in various shows / movies usually only one is...
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    New SCAG Info: Someone Got The Book

    Basically you can identify mercenary companies, know mercenary hangouts, and can work as a mercenary during downtime.
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    D&D 5E ritual casting overpowered?

    I'd lean towards the latter approach if I was making that ruling: Reducing the duration of something you put a lot of extra chanting / dancing around into seems counterintuitive, where by its nature I expect ritual to be a long and involved process. My knee-jerk thought would be to multiply the...
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    New SCAG Info: Someone Got The Book

    Would it make more sense (for comparative power) to replace the Chosen of the Gods / Bonus Proficiencies features of the FS so they just let them *choose* from that domain list rather then automatically have them known, and grant them the 1st level benefits from the domain?
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    New SCAG Info: Someone Got The Book

    It devotes a paragraph describing how and why most of them are skeptical about religion in general and actual deities in particular, seeing the whole thing as slavery to potentially dead or uncaring powers. Then it has an equal amount of space indicating which gods get worshiped by those few...
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    D&D 5E ritual casting overpowered?

    Something that I just started wondering: Should we assume that TFD even functions above water? The description says it floats above the "ground" and talks about how well it can / can't handle elevation changes but says nothing about interaction with liquids.
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    New SCAG Info: Someone Got The Book

    Definitely. The EEPC which should have been brimming with elemental blasts I think only added one in that range (Storm Sphere) and two in the weaker range (Ice Knife and the Magic Stone cantrip). This issue limits the options for the Spell Sniper feat's range bonus to.
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    New SCAG Info: Someone Got The Book

    Far Traveler is a totally different beast from the Outlander (and most other existing options) and is in fact the only background in SCAG different enough that it got new Trait/Ideal/Bond/Flaw tables rather then just a suggestion to look at existing ones. It is basically a tourist from a strange...
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    D&D 2E 5e Bard Colleges from 2e Complete Bard's Handbook Kits

    I was bored and decided to sit down and try to come up with conversions inspired by all the kits in "The Complete Bard's Handbook". Comments and suggestions for revisions are of course welcome. ---------------------------------------- THE COMPLETE BARD'S HANDBOOK COLLEGES General Notes: *...
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    New SCAG Info: Someone Got The Book

    Proficiency wise Uthgardt can have artisan tool instead of music. Feature wise they don't have the map memory (though they still have an idea of the are) and can only find double forage (rather then feed a whole party). However they get hospitality with their tribe, its allies, and nature...
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    New SCAG Info: Someone Got The Book

    A lot of the old Bard kits from the 2e Complete Handbook only had a very small list of signature abilities to work with. They could probably be used to inspire the progression of a host of bards. For instance: * Gallant: 3rd {Lance, Medium Armor, Shield // Poetic Charm: Advantage to romantic...
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    Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

    4 out of 5 rating for Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide This reminds me a great deal of the 2e Forgotten Realms Adventures hardcover from 1990. The size is about the same as the older book, it is also early in the lifecycle of the edition, and the vast majority I will read for amusement / getting...
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    Kickstarter Tome of Horrors Complete Miniatures Kickstarter

    Well it is on the final day now (final 16 hours actually): The $200 tiers are up to 60 figures, including a dragon that will be made out of transparent resin. The $100 tier still gets a respectable 27 models, though most of those are of a more normal size (and material).
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    Kickstarter Tome of Horrors Complete Miniatures Kickstarter

    Now entering its last 32 hours, the project has 63 models involved (6 of them addons, the other 57 all included in the $200 tier or available via selections at lower levels) and even more are slated to unlock as it marches through more stretch goals. Link to the shrunk down concept art of...
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    Star Trek Into Darkness - Spoiler Free

    I overall enjoyed it, other then groaning a bit at a few of the redone elements. What I kept wondering though was .
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    Kickstarter Tome of Horrors Complete Miniatures Kickstarter

    So with recent additions like a purple worm, two inphidians, and a foo dog, the current list of 45 models at The Works levels (assembled by another backer) are: - - - Basic: Slime Demodand, Tarry Demodand, Shaggy Demodand, Death Dog, Al'Miraj, Dark Creeper, Crypt Thing, Demi-Lich, Movanic...
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