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  1. Belen

    Just this week...

    Corrupt? Maybe folks should be told about the early days when you broke yourself to keep ENWorld alive. Is the moderation heavier than I’d like when compared to early days, sure, I understand. People have changed and more may be needed. There is no call for you or your team to be treated so...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Dungeoncraft Interview with Mike Mearls

    I feel like this statement will be controversial to several folks who love 4e.
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    GMs: Where and When Do You Run Games

    I used too. A lot. I stopped doing it after having kids and then Covid kept me away from the local community. I used to run a lot of demo games to teach people to play. These days, if I recruit players, I have to meet them ahead of time to see if they would like my style of game or if we'd be a...
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    General star wars talk/discussion/complaining

    They had to change things up. The blue glow had to be down graded etc. It was weird but I can bet that a force ghost as a major plot point would not have flown.
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    GMs: Where and When Do You Run Games

    I used to run games at the ENWorld NC Gamedays and at GenCon for the ENWorld crowd that used to hang there. I also ran a home game as a friend's FLGS in the early 2000s. Now, I just run online home games for friends. I really, really, miss the old NC Gamedays. Alas, moving to the Camp NC...
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    General star wars talk/discussion/complaining

    No ghosts because of the Chinese market. Disney wanted all that money that never materialized for them.
  7. Belen

    General star wars talk/discussion/complaining

    I agree. The First Order was a joke. The ST never explained much about them. You had no sense of proportion. How many systems did they control, how many ships did they have... The books suggested more as a kind if Disney-fied version of the Imperial Remnant; however, it was just badly done. I...
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    D&D General Reification versus ludification in 5E/6E

    WOTC are still selling 2014 corebooks on D&D Beyond which suggests they remain valid.
  9. Belen

    General star wars talk/discussion/complaining

    Well, the implication is that Snoke was just a meatbag for Palpatine's spirit... The sequel trilogy had some ok concepts but the execution was bad. My kids refuse to watch it anymore while they will not turn down the OT or PT.
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    D&D 5E (2014) For those playing 2014 5e, how are you reacting to the 2024 update?

    This. It is not even shock. There is no trauma in the decision stage. I do not feel betrayed. I do not feel anything. I am not a 5.5 fan. I went through 3.5/pf1e so I saw this before. I know what type of game I like. 5.5 moves away from it. Easy decision.
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    How many were abused due to their love of D&D, RPGs, and related items when they were young?

    This is still quite common with the added dimension of social media making it worse and more difficult to get away from your abuser. It still happens in schools.
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    FYI: Amazon Removes Download and Transfer for Kindle

    Amazon is removing the download and transfer by USB option for kindle ebooks. This means that there will be no method for archiving your purchased content. If you want to archives your books, then do so by Feb. 25. Once this option is removed, the only way to get your books is through wifi...
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    D&D General Drow & Orcs Removed from the Monster Manual

    Problems aside, AI art is leading to the democratization of art and making it accessible to people without artistic talent or, those who are disabled. As an aside, I know a lot of folks who currently argue that people using computers to create art are not real artists either when compared to...
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    D&D General Drow & Orcs Removed from the Monster Manual

    We used to get a glorious 40 per page.
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    Gaming/RPG Fiction Should Make A Comeback

    Maybe not at the time, but look at Alan Dean Foster’s lawsuit against Disney refusing to pay royalties after the Lucasfilm sale etc. A tie-in pays far less. I just watched a analysis on this recently where they compared tie-ins to Amazon self-publishing and self-publishing pays more even for...
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    Gaming/RPG Fiction Should Make A Comeback

    Dude, start with Decision at Thunder Rift or Warrior books.
  17. Belen

    Gaming/RPG Fiction Should Make A Comeback

    Grey Death Saga, Warrior trilogy, Wolves on the Border, Clan Invasion, Jade Falcon trilogy… I own the entire original run. Great books for military sf.
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    Gaming/RPG Fiction Should Make A Comeback

    I may disagree. I love the FR novels, for instance, but I cannot run or play in an FR game because the novels killed my view of the world as a place for adventure. Why adventure in a place that has so many epic heroes. Also, tie-in novels are awful for income. The authors are treated badly...
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    D&D 5E (2014) For those playing 2014 5e, how are you reacting to the 2024 update?

    We’re sticking with 5e. I may take some things from 5.5 if I like them but overall, I do not like the direction that 5.5 is heading.
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