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  1. Vael

    Grade the Fate/Fate Core System

    I do love FATE, and I'm now gearing up to run a FATE campaign, but it does drive me mildly bananas that the answer to "how do I do this in FATE?", the answer is almost always "it depends, here's 5 possible solutions". The MTG player in me demands a "correct" answer, and FATE does not provide.
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    Ahsoka - SPOILERS

    Wookiepedia says 10. Ahsoka starts 9 ABY (9 years after the Battle of Yavin), and the finale of Rebels was 1 BBY.
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    I'm ready for a new Star Wars RPG

    Well, I might be spinning up a Star Wars campaign using Fate Condensed rules.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Sorcerer (Playtest 7)

    The other way to do this is to improve the Sorcerer spell list ... give them unique spells that are competitive with some of the better spells. Sorcererous Burst and Arcane Eruption are solid additions, because they can do almost any damage type and scale well. I think Sorcerous Vitality should...
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    I'm ready for a new Star Wars RPG

    Heck, my DnD campaigns skew more Star Wars-y, I've always said that my DnD taverns have a Mos Eisley cantina vibe. I like having Plasmoids and Thri-kreen and more exotic PCs as adventurers.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Sorcerer (Playtest 7)

    I just think throwing bonus spells at every subclass is a bit of a blunt instrument, ideally different subclasses should offer up more variety. I also like the idea of Sorcerer as spell specialist, ie, fewer known spells but can do more with them. With Metamagic and now Innate Sorcery, the...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Sorcerer (Playtest 7)

    I wouldn't, I'd sooner give them more class features, like a Breath Weapon while Innate Sorcery is active, but ... For Draconic Sorcerers, given the paucity of certain elements, and low level elemental spells like Burning Hands don't scale well anyway, I'd sooner give a couple of spells that...
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    D&D General Forgotten Realms fans, what do you like most about the setting?

    I do not consider myself an FR fan, but I do appreciate the familiarity and how well it has been brought to life in recent tie-in media. The movie and BG3 do more to get me into the realms.
  9. Vael

    Grade the GURPS System

    Definitely a book that was interesting to flip through and realize I had long passed the limit of crunch I cared for in an RPG system.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Playtest 7 survey is now live.

    I was generally positive. The feedback I want to give is past and out of scope, mainly that I'd rather see less concern for backwards compatibility and be more aggressive making changes. Within what these UAs seem to be moving for, the changes in UA 7 are pretty good.
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    Consider the Cannoli: Subjective Preferences and Conversations about Geek Media

    For me, Caesar salad was conquered when I realized, like Thanos, "Fine. I'll do it myself". I've got a solid, fairly simple recipe for caesar salad dressing that I much prefer to others I've had. It's also the only way I like anchovies, which I find vile, but making the dressing without anchovy...
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    Ahsoka - SPOILERS

    Then yes, I'd call it a meaningless term. Most of the protagonist Jedi don't fufill the full requirements of a Jedi, calling them Grey is not useful. Admittedly, I think the core problem is that we have Jedi = Light Side, Sith = Dark Side, which is an oversimplification. I don't like calling...
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    Ahsoka - SPOILERS

    This is a meaningless definition. Luke is a Grey Jedi, because he acts against the wishes of the last member of the Jedi Council.
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    Ahsoka - SPOILERS

    I'd argue one is always malicious when one is choking the life out of someone.
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    Ahsoka - SPOILERS

    Other Force traditions interest me, but I've never been a fan of "Grey" Jedi, as it seems to be "I just want to Force Choke and Lightning people without falling to the Dark Side".
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    D&D 5E (2014) Monstrous Compendium Eldraine Creatures

    $6 CDN is not a bad deal, but I hesitate. Glad to see more MTG cards made into monster statblocks, and Eldraine is a fun setting.
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    Ahsoka - SPOILERS

    I wonder if it'd have been better if I just waited for the full series before binging. Because, while each episode has been a vibe, I'm just still thinking that the pacing has been glacial. That said, loving the design work here. The patchwork stormtroopers, the battered Star Destroyer all look...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Limiting Short Rests to 2x/day

    So, a question for pre-4e DnD players ... what was "attrition" like in those editions? Because it's being viewed as a core part of the game, and admittedly, I only have a bit of 3.5 experience. And there, at least for me, the assumption was only spell caster spell slots are attritted (which, of...
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    A Potential Earthquake in the Videogame Industry: UNITY Install Fees

    More to the point, (and insert "I am not a programmer" here), from what I've heard, the only ways to capture said data is either illegal under some data laws and/or requires a fair amount of spyware. Which is a bit rich given Unity acquired a company that had a history of making malware.
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    D&D 5E (2014) 5E Survivor - Adventures

    Tales from the Yawning Portal 4 Ghosts of Saltmarsh 16
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