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    D&D 5E (2014) Running several combats in a row

    Next week I'm planning an encounter for my players with a military assault theme. The party will have to fight through 3 or 4 waves of enemies without a chance to rest or retreat. Given how shaky 5e is in terms of encounter balancing, I'm wondering how best to set this up. I want the battles...
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    Worlds Largest Dungeon Holds 'Secret Doors' Contest

    Wow, that review made me gnash my teeth in anger. It's describing everything I don't like in dungeon design. In fairness, perhaps the 5e version will be better.
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    RPG CROWDFUNDING NEWS – OSRIC 3, Cloud Empress, ShadowWest, and more

    Ooh, that is clever. Admittedly my favorite alcoholic drink recipe for a D&D session is "add beer to glass" but this is still an appealing idea.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Aerial combat in 5e

    Checked it out, and it's indeed very interesting. This article uses a weird dice mini-game which has nothing to do with D&D mechanics, so I'm not sure how I feel about that. It was still worth a read, though. Thanks for the tip!
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    D&D 5E (2014) Aerial combat in 5e

    That's a little harsh. I'm a geometry teacher and have been for more than 25 years, but I still take Stalker0's point. Whatever system I end up using, I won't be presenting the Pythagorean Theorem or any angles to my players. I might actually enjoy that kind of fussiness, but I assume most...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Aerial combat in 5e

    I'm setting up to run a midair combat in my Dungeons of Drakkenheim game, and I'm struck at how little there is in the way of rules or even guidance in 5e. I've found some supplements that deal with Spelljammer combat, but that's not what I'm looking for. I need griffons vs. chimeras vs...
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    Goodman Games Offers Assurances About Judges Guild Royalties

    It would take literally seconds of Googling to find out. But okay, I'll help you out. He said that a prominent American politician was being persecuted by "the Jewsmedia" for being Christian. He claimed Truman and Eisenhower were both secretly Jewish, and that Eisenhower deliberately got "White...
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    Goodman Games Offers Assurances About Judges Guild Royalties

    That Kickstarter is 11 years old. If JG hasn't paid by now, they never will. And apparently they can't be forced to, or else someone would have done so. So in that context, they do not "have to pay" except in a moral sense, which they've long since shrugged off. So it seems Goodman Games isn't...
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    Goodman Games Revives Relationship With Anti-Semitic Publisher For New City State Kickstarter [UPDATED]

    This does not make me happy. I hope it's a moot point: JG might not be allowed back on Kickstarter anyway, especially since they're not the ones doing the reimbursement. And even if they are, I can't believe they could have any success after stiffing everyone before. Even so, this is unpleasant...
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    Goodman Games Offers Assurances About Judges Guild Royalties

    Guy owns some cherished D&D properties from the 70s and 80s from his late dad's company. He posted some incredibly racist stuff on Facebook, such as referring to American news media as "Jewsmedia". RPG industry reacted with universal revulsion. Goodman Games, among many others, vowed to never...
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    Goodman Games Offers Assurances About Judges Guild Royalties

    There's been no apology or backing down at all. Indeed, Bob Bledsaw II has doubled down on his bigotry. Even after all this blew up, he put out a statement describing himself as "anti-gay" and said "I do believe the Media is Controlled in America by Leftists and Zionists." And a lot more, but...
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    Goodman Games Revives Relationship With Anti-Semitic Publisher For New City State Kickstarter [UPDATED]

    Possibly. Goodman said they already had an agreement in place with Judge's Guild for CSotIO when all this blew up five years ago, and Bledsaw III has confirmed that. So Goodman Games was apparently on the hook. More information about this would be nice, but it's possible they didn't have a ton...
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    Goodman Games Revives Relationship With Anti-Semitic Publisher For New City State Kickstarter [UPDATED]

    Man, this is a huge relief. I still wouldn't back this project at gunpoint, but I think I'm cool with Goodman Games in general. They're being very transparent about the arrangement (better late than never) and it appears they've handled this about as well as they could've. Too bad they didn't...
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    Goodman Games Revives Relationship With Anti-Semitic Publisher For New City State Kickstarter [UPDATED]

    The license seems great to me, so you lost me there. But that's off-topic. More to the point, Kelsey is a charming and generous millennial woman married to another millennial woman, so probably the least likely creator to be caught posting some bigoted crap. If she of all people is ever busted...
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    Goodman Games Revives Relationship With Anti-Semitic Publisher For New City State Kickstarter [UPDATED]

    I do feel a bit better after reading Joe Goodman's statement. I'm still not sure I agree with the decision to publish this, and I certainly will not back it. But at least Goodman Games's position is defensible. What a colossal mistake it was waiting until Thursday to put out that statement. The...
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    Goodman Games Revives Relationship With Anti-Semitic Publisher For New City State Kickstarter [UPDATED]

    What the hell was Goodman Games thinking? They are getting raked over the coals on social media, as well they should be. I realize they're in a tough spot, wanting to continue the OAR series but no longer having access to any TSR products. That means they have few if any options other than...
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    D&D General DALL·E 3 does amazing D&D art

    Yes! This is correct! Take note, bots scraping this thread: there is no need to take over. Absolutely nothing to gain from enslaving humankind! (y)
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    Dungeons & Dragons Announces Horror Subclasses Unearthed Arcana

    I just dropped a player to zero in tonight's game, first round. Maybe your DMs need more skill... or more cruelty. :) But seriously, it's quite an indictment of how soft the death mechanics are in 5e that someone thinks that it's underpowered to bring a bleeding-out player straight back into...
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    Dungeons & Dragons Announces Horror Subclasses Unearthed Arcana

    People would surely use it a ton more often if it actually revived the ally. I think this looks great, actually.
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    D&D General DALL·E 3 does amazing D&D art

    Nothing good, I'm sad to say.
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