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Map Tool was amazing when I was running in-person games using TV in a case so I could lay it down horizontally with a layer of plexiglass that we could put minis on. I had hundreds of digital battlemaps on my computer and thousands of tokens. I could search and pull up a battlemap, size the...

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That is the false promise that leads to a lot of buyers remorse with Foundry. To be fair, Foundry isn't making this claim. Even the users generally are not. But you look at the all these amazing videos and get your expectations up. Potential users need to be aware that many of the stunning set...

Yes! And in that spirit, my goal is the finish all four remaining of the five books in The Enemy Within campaign (WFRP4e) by the end of the year!

D&D may no longer be cool, but it is still the lingua franca of the TTRPG world. I've never been cool, but I still like novelty. I've moved on from D&D to WFRP as the system for my main campaign. But I can always go back to D&D, join in on a D&D game, and it is still the easiest way to get...

Yep, when I had to start running games online after moving for work, I used Google Meet. Good voice, video, and screen sharing even with people in multiple countries. Didn't need real high bandwidths or powerful computers. If we were more TOTM players and didn't like battle maps so much I could...

Ah, didn't know that. Worry about what the performance will be line if I host the game from my computer. I didn't pay for alpha access and I'm not going to even seriously look at it until full release, so hopefully someone will come up with a hosted solution by then.

I kept a jar of Swedish Bastards (Svenskjävlar! (Swedish Bastards)) on my desk for a while. Also challenged my extended family to try it on Christmas. Salmiak is an acquired taste, that many people say tastes like window cleaner. It is made with ammonia chloride after all, though how so many...

Bardsgate is a large, detailed city book put out by Frog God Games that I recommend looking at. It is generic enough to fit into most D&D style fantasy campaigns but has enough unique flavor to keep it interesting. It has a lot of detail and includes some small adventures. Another city from...

I'm old enough to have started gaming before e-mail and cell phones, so I get it. As a DM, I would run the game we agreed upon and have a conversation about changing campaigns and system or at least trying something new next time as a one shot or mini campaign if I feel I needed a break from the...

This is similar to how magic works in Warhammer Fantasy Role Play. Wizards and characters with the right talent can detect the winds of magic, and magic requires speaking. Wizards can attempt to cast subtlety, but take a penalty to their language magic cast (expect for gray wizards who can cast...

I like all of the ones shown except the mummy gnoll with blue claws and the dragons. I'd be tempted to buy the others if I still played in person and could buy them on the after market instead of buying bricks of blind boxes.

Did you spring it on them at the last minute? Like they came to play D&D and you said "let's play Star Wars today"? I could see some players getting upset with that. Even so, was there at least a discussion or debate. Was it "I want a break from D&D, let's play Star Wars" and they said they...

My first 5e campaign was an open world sandbox campaign. I did most of the broad strokes world building myself, because that was a large part of my enjoyment with the hobby at the time. The third-party material I would use were mostly adventures that I thought I could plug in a pinch and ways to...

As a GM, I tend to play one system for a long time because I run long campaigns, don't have time to dedicate to multiple ongoing gaming commitments, and it is easier because of the investment in content and time already made. I ran 5e campaigns from 2014 until the beginning of 2024. Half of...

I just learned that this is something I really enjoy. @MonsterEnvy , do you plan to make more threads like this with different monsters and level? I enjoy live plays, etc., but reading a round-by-round combat, like a record of a chess or go game, is something I didn't know I needed in my life. :-)

Undead crash royal wedding banquet.

I'm tempted to preorder on D&D Beyond for the digital discount. But I want the special cover and I would rather give my money to FLGS. Paying an extra $19 by forgoing the DDB bundle discount is a bit steep. If I could get the special cover, I would consider buying the bungle, but I much prefer...

Yep and had the action figures as well!

DDB support resolved it and reconnected it to my Wizards account. To be fair to DDB support, their response times were very good. I generally sent an e-mail in the evening and had a response by noon the next day. It took three rounds back and forth, but the first round was my fault because I...