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  1. Longspeak

    D&D General Turgenev's Friday Freebie Maps

    Then I am in. This is some awesome stuff, and I really hate making maps.
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    D&D General Turgenev's Friday Freebie Maps

    Do your DriveThru versions have unnumbered images, by any chance? For use in my Roll20 games?
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    D&D 5E (2014) [5e] Are classes too generic? (Read the OP before answering)

    I dunno if this helps, but in another thread someone mentions and recommended "Hidden Oddities: A Witches Primer." I peeked at it on DriveThru, then bought it. It's an awesome book, well written, nicely illustrated, and all about a new class for 5th Ed: Witch. It's a very nice take on the...
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    AD&D 2E Edition Experience - Did/Do you Play AD&D 2E? How Was/Is It?

    I transitioned into 2nd edition when it came out, and at first I loved it. But 2nd edition was also what ultimately sent me looking for other games to play. I was still young, not super experienced. With the three core books... well, two books and a massive binder... I had a lot of fun. But...
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    How to avoid RPG dumpster fires like the Far Verona controversy

    Arguing over what counts as a trigger is the true strawman here. Saying the behavior didn't count as triggering distracts from the behavior itself. Further, you or I don't get to decide whether anyone in that game was triggered, or to what extent. There's not always visible signs. So any...
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    How to avoid RPG dumpster fires like the Far Verona controversy

    Some of us know. As GM, is a player pulls something like that, "Hey, that's not okay." If they do it again, they're out. Done. As a player, if the GM or another player pulls something like that, "Hey, that's not okay." If they do it again, I'm out. Done. Honestly... so many people are used to...
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    How to avoid RPG dumpster fires like the Far Verona controversy

    There's all sorts of tools and thoughts on consent, on gaining consent, on making sure players are aware and accepting of questionable material. For me it boils down to a pretty simple process: Step One: "Don't include Sexual Violence in your game." That's it. I know there are other triggery...
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    My COVID19 Journey

    You're where I am! Sadly... I've been there for two years. :p
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    D&D 5E (2014) Does your city have a cleric NPC and what can he cure?

    I just introduced an NPC. Funny side note, I was searching for good picture and ended up finding a picture expressly titled as being a cleric of the same god, so I went with it, even changing the name of the NPC to match the name on the picture. Had to introduce a new sub-race, but it was worth...
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    TSR TSR’s Brian Blume Has Passed

    To be fair, it would have been better if this was an April Fool's joke. :(
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    RPG Crowdfunding News – The Griffon’s Saddlebag, Fading Suns, World Wide Wrestling, and More

    Dang it! I can't afford this much awesome right now! sigh Fine. I guess I don't need to eat every day.
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    OD&D Edition Experience: Did/Do you Play BECM/RC D&D? How Was/Is It?

    Look hard enough, I bet you find a Discord group.
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    OD&D Edition Experience: Did/Do you Play BECM/RC D&D? How Was/Is It?

    I don't know the number, but Earthshaker (I think that's right) was always one I wanted to run for my group.
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    OD&D Edition Experience: Did/Do you Play BECM/RC D&D? How Was/Is It?

    I owned and enjoyed reading the entire BECMI set. I only ever GMed B and E. Never had a group stick to C or M levels. Never really wanted to try running I. But we were mostly AD&D 1st and 2nd by that point. I liked how BECMI simplified things a bit, but most of my players wanted the extra...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Of Hearth and Home: Everyday Magic

    I went and peeked at this, then bought it, based on this recommendation. Very interesting, well-thought out, different, not just a reskin of Warlock like I've seen elsewhere. Nicely written, arranged, and illustrated.
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    D&D General I need a D&D counseling session! Help! (Re: Update ("Argument-Stopping Protocols" -- please advise!))

    That's true. I've had many friends over the years I simply wouldn't game with, but would love to hang out with, get a beer with, etc. Not every friend need to be included in every activity.
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    D&D General I need a D&D counseling session! Help! (Re: Update ("Argument-Stopping Protocols" -- please advise!))

    Yeah... Don't game with problem people. And... this might not translate 100%, but in my work I have written a lot of policy and procedure documents. A good P&P is written with the expectation of good faith on the part of the people who will implement the procedure. It's "here is how to do the...
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    D&D General I need a D&D counseling session! Help! (Re: Update ("Argument-Stopping Protocols" -- please advise!))

    I would not sign this. I understand there is history in your group, but so much of it seems angry and confrontational, it taints even several of the valid points. If I was a new player and presented with this to sign, I would nope out before finishing reading all the rules. Also, threads like...
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    Unearthed Arcana Spells & Magic Tattoos: New Unearthed Arcana

    One of the things from the old RIFTS game I really loved was its take on Tattoo magic. I saw this UA and dared hope... But no. These are cool, I suppose. I will have to just homebrew my own, probably modeled on Warlock. Spells and Invocations class abilities are tattoos one activates to make...
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    On Behavioral Realism

    I have not really encountered this problem. Now... most of the time, players don't want to RP this. They want to say "I get a room, a bath, a meal, and some sleep. What's next?" And that's valid. Some don't even want to have to say it. It falls under the category of "uhh.... duh!" for them. Of...
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