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    What makes a successful horror game?

    Really? We're talking about creatures that penetrate their victims, exchanging bodily fluids. How anyone can connect that to sex is unfathomable. 👀 Interestingly enough, on the Reddit forums within the last few days I've seen a few threads about how uncomfortable the metaphor of sex and...
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    What makes a successful horror game?

    Oh, yeah. If you're just going to die or fail there's no tension and most horror scenarios are designed so your characters have a chance of success. I was going to mention something about being in the right mindset. How many of us played Vampire in the 90s as a bunch of angsty teenagers...
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    WizKids to Release Adult Blue Dragon Figure Based on Dragon Delves

    I'm not a fan of WizKids' miniatures in general, but I've liked a lot of their larger creatures and this blue dragon looks pretty sweet. I still haven't painted my gargantuan red dragon though. I might actually buy this blue dragon.
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    What makes a successful horror game?

    This is a really big question because there are so many different types of horror stories. Let's start with actually trying to define horror as a genre. A horror story seeks to induce fear, dread, or even disgust in its audience by tapping into their anxieties. When it comes to genre, whether...
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    Optimization and optimizers...

    No doubt an RCC inspired by some poor guy whose girlfriend asked him, "Would you still love me if I was a worm?"
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    Optimization and optimizers...

    Is this discussion about optimization and optimizers or did the board's focus change to etymology? I'm down either way. I'm sure the one thing that has been on all your minds is, "What does mgibster think of optimizers and optimization?" Well have no fear, my friends, because I'm here to...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Dark Sun, problematic content, and 5E…

    They added all sorts of stuff to Curse of Strahd that wasn't in the original. Do they still print CoS? If so, are they putting a disclaimer on it these days?
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    D&D 5E (2014) Dark Sun, problematic content, and 5E…

    Which is odd given just how many problematic elements are in Curse of Strahd from domestic abuse to trafficking children to support drug habits.
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    Fighting the Gray Tide (Miniature Painting)

    I’m practicing on big anime style eyes.
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    Fighting the Gray Tide (Miniature Painting)

    He's so mysterious! What's the game?
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    D&D 5E (2014) Dark Sun, problematic content, and 5E…

    I don't think anyone overlooked this. I haven't read through this thread in a while, since 2023, but some people, either in this thread or others on the subject, have argued against republishing Dark Sun because it might allow some tables to play it the wrong way. i.e. Maybe in someone's game...
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    Origins Game Fair Confirms 19K Attendees in 2025

    I thought we were past this as a people! Darn it, folks. If you can afford to go to Origins you can afford clean clothes and bathing facilities. There's just not many excuses not to smell like a bouquet of flowers. The biggest convention I ever went to was a trade convention, Workday...
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    RPG Evolution: Problems with the Staff

    "Of course he has a knife, he always has a knife, we all have knives! It's 1183 and we're barbarians." -- Eleanor of Aquitaine The Lion in Winter. I suppose this hits onto some worldbuilding. What's a weapon? It's very often defined by culture. When I go hiking, I often carry a folding...
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    D&D General Best D&D product of any edition (non-core book)

    Asking me to name my favorite D&D product is like asking me to single out my favorite Snarf post. No mortal has had time to read all of them! The Random Harlot Table should make AD&D 1st edition DMG the clear winner, but it's a core rulebook and is therefore disqualified. While there were a...
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    Tomb Raider RPG Cancelled For Creative Differences

    It doesn't count unless it actually made it into the movie.
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    RPG Evolution: Eat, Kill, Love

    My current Greyhawk campaign features an organization of monks known as the Fat Boys. They travel the land in search of new recipes and new things to eat. The older and more experienced they get, the larger their beltline. My group has adopted the Fat Boys and end up spending a lot of...
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    Buying games to better enjoy live plays?

    I don't listen to live plays very often. When I do it's typically to get an example of an interpretation of how a particular game or scenario is run. I listened to LA by Night to get an idea of how Vampire 5th edition is played and another for Twilight 2000. I'm trying to think if I've...
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    Become One Of The Weird Heroes Of Public Access

    When Netflix first released Stranger Things, I stumbled across it without much about it other than it was some sort of supernatural thriller. I didn't even know it was set in the 1980s. As I watched the opening credits, with the neon type lettering and synth music, I started to wonder if I had...
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    The Toxic Avenger 2025

    When I first heard this movie I was quite surprised. I really only remember two things about the original Toxic Avenger movie. It was pretty bad and the woman who played Toxies girlfriend was beautiful. I don't think she appeared in anything else.
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