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    Starfinder Talking With Starfinder Creative Director At Gen Con

    From the little I understand the sort of comic book style tie in between "finders", it does seem goofy and unnecessary. So I still don't know if this is for me. The silliness of gamma world is more what I want in an alternate rules set. Or Cadwallon..,
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    Gen Con Day One

    For those of us not in attendance-it's great to get reports back! Feels a bit more like we're they're.
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    Trudvang Chronicles Preview Part 2 - Rules

    +Looks like Rackham, feels like Cadwallon -Open roll mechanic for dmg -Open roll mechanic key name is "open roll"
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    Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day, John Rogers, and Ryan Macklin Play FATE CORE!

    Roleplay - more fun to do than to watch. Thanks for doing this (people in the video who won't be reading this) and thanks for posting. I definitely want my roleplay to be about story telling and I loved the collaboration on display here. Repeatedly the GM hands them a marker and say...
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    The Other Red Box - Early Alternative Art For D&D

    What is the dragon looking at? That is so creepy that he's just glazed over while the fighter takes a swing. Art of this aesthetic is always a turn-off. It looks amazingly like 17th century religious illuminations. Enh. So we'll give it the nostalgia nod.
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    Top 5 RPGS Of Fall 2016 As Hobby Games Grow 10%

    Smart phones haven't made gaming mainstream. Comic movies have. In what universe is the shame/guilty pleasure of clicking a button anonymously the same as saying to another human being, "you approach the throne while the hair on the back of your neck stands up, soft murmurs arise from the...
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    D&D Beyond Beta: Your First Thoughts Thread!

    So I'm a - casual - D&D observer. From my spot on the sideline this looks like a 6E announcement. First there was 'next', now 'beyond'. I know. Thanks JJ Abrams. So like. Cool title? Lacking in exposition perchance? Good luck app!
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    D&D Translations Are Coming To A Country Near You!

    Press release! And we answer some questions which...we asked ourselves. Why GF9? Well kids, let's pretend we asked ourselves why would we outsource to TONS of other outlets? That'd be kuh-razee, that's why! Oh, you wanted to know why outsource at all? Well, we don't know and we're not...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Localized D&D coming from Gale Force 9

    Press release! And we answer some questions which...we asked ourselves. Why GF9? Well kids, let's pretend we asked ourselves why would we outsource to TONS of other outlets? That'd be kuh-razee, that's why! Oh, you wanted to know why outsource at all? Well, we don't know and we're not...
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    Take Your First Look At The Upcoming ALTERNITY RPG!

    "More so than in most rpgs", what a tragic comment. I feel for ya bro - just wanted to say so.
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    Plane Shift: Kaladesh - More MAGIC THE GATHERING For Your D&D Game!

    Now it's getting hot! Okay, Aethership operator. Let's start there. :) 'Cuz - Firefly. Motivation, profits. This means we won't be saving the day, unless we absolutely HAVE to have a guy being cheeky about it (Han Solo). Now, I'm grouping the whole party together here folks. So, the...
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    Unearthed Arcana Unearthed Arcana: Traps Revisited

    Yup. Saeviomagi has some great points too. I would play in your game--bear traps are disarmed with a STICK, not thieves tools. I'll just add that it's great we're talking about HOW to trap here. Would've been nice for the article to give at least one good example of traps in play. Sadly...
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    Plane Shift: Kaladesh - More MAGIC THE GATHERING For Your D&D Game!

    So we've read the document now, discussed its meta-implications, and tried to reflect on in-game options presented. Is anyone interested in crafting a campaign using the setting? What caught my eye were comments like: this is an optimistic world with a lack of conflict - or - everything...
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    5e combat system too simple / boring?

    There are now 14 pages to say - "you wrote 'boring' but you meant 'monotonous', i.e. simple in a bad way". And, "here, let me help..." Have you ever played a tabletop war game? Your assignment is to play 3 different systems, pick 1 you like the best, then play against one of the players in...
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    RPG Evolution - D&D Goes to Work Part I: Adventures in Resume Writing

    Here - I'll say it differently...any hobby stuff on a resume = 'I'm weird'. Any NON-professional stuff on a resume = 'I lack experience'. Bringing up D&D even during interviews is only going to be a good play if you can determine both that your audience is receptive and that it's relevant...
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    RPG Evolution - D&D Goes to Work Part I: Adventures in Resume Writing

    And those times where a reference to D&D WOULD be "invaluable" would be properly described as anecdotal or statistically insignificant. Moreover, familiarity with these two terms will take you farther in your chosen career path than roleplay ever could. And I applaud your mention of average; if...
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    D&D 5E (2014) 30% off amazon.com book today

    Finally on the 5th edition bandwagon. 'Holiday30' is good through today for 1 book. if you're able to get access to multiple accounts you can use the discount with each. Total cost of ownership for the three core books is (w/tax), just under $65.
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    Worlds of Design: Kickstarter and the Evolution of Game Crowdfunding

    Monthly updates with nothing to share...and who foots the bill on your 1yr refund? Kickstarter funds are available immediately at fund...precisely to be spent, if the money is just sitting there in a bank account a year later then what was the point of the project? Even the 100% fraudster is...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Kobold Press new 5e background - former cultist

    A former Cultist...is a Corpse.
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    Roll20 vs Fantasy Grounds

    Excel file on google drive. Put the map down, move on the grid, comment in the next tab. May allow multiple users to grab the file and make changes simultaneously without notifying them and that could be chaos. You'd have to test it.
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