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    D&D General MtG Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Spoiler Thread

    Here’s my guess for the missing classes: W: Paladin G: Druid WU: Monk UB: Rogue UR: Sorcerer edit: ninja’d!
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    Loki! (spoiler thread)

    You make a couple of very good points here!
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    D&D General A Venn Diagram Poll About D&D

    I’m struggling to understand these diagrams; I feel there are several different ways to interpret them. Can you clarify what you intended? For instance, should diagram E be interpreted to mean “literally every second of the game is spent discussing rules”? I’m definitely overthinking this!
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    D&D General My Problem(s) With Halflings, and How To Create Engaging/Interesting Fantasy Races

    Ah, that explains it then. I’m just going to leave you with a few things to ponder: 1) There’s no such thing as having the “right” opinion in this case; this is strictly a matter of taste. This is not a matter of scientific or historical truth. The fact that you approach this as a debate to be...
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    Loki! (spoiler thread)

    Oh! That does undercut my logic a little, but not entirely. Maybe his Antman appearance is also somewhat brief and it’s all building toward some epic blockbuster extravaganza 4-5 years from now? Or have we confirmed that Kang has a big role in Antman?
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    D&D General MtG Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Spoiler Thread

    I must have missed this. Why can’t Elminster be the blue planeswalker again?
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    Loki! (spoiler thread)

    I like your highlander Loki idea a lot, but I think Kang is more likely for entirely meta (and somewhat cynical) reasons. If the BBG is Kang, it ties right into their next big cinematic event, allowing them to build hype and momentum the same way they did with gradually teasing Thanos. If it’s...
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    D&D General MtG Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Spoiler Thread

    Yeah it’s a bit odd. Here’s my attempt to rationalize that decision: 1) Sorcerer isn’t a creature type in mtg. Prodigal Sorcerer, for instance, has the wizard type. Introducing the sorcerer type now would be a bit odd in light of cards like Prodigal Sorcerer. 2) They nonetheless wanted to...
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    D&D General My Problem(s) With Halflings, and How To Create Engaging/Interesting Fantasy Races

    Interesting idea! You could incorporate this into Tomb of Annihilation also.
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    D&D General My Problem(s) With Halflings, and How To Create Engaging/Interesting Fantasy Races

    Let’s focus on your last statement for a second, because I think it really gets at the heart of the issue. You’ve positioned yourself as the arbiter of which distinctive traits are sufficient to differentiate halflings from humans to a satisfactory standard. Apparently supernatural luck...
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    D&D General MtG Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Spoiler Thread

    Your reasoning is unimpeachable, but I hate your suggestions for no other reason than I can’t get past the dissonance of “blue dragon” appearing on a red card. Not sure why this matters more to me than the thematic dissonance; it’s a very knee-jerk reaction, more based in emotion than reason.
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    D&D General MtG Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Spoiler Thread

    Interesting. I think he’s probably right. Blue isn’t an ideal match either (desiccated deserts and 💧 aren’t a great fit) but at least the personality and alignment of the blue dragon falls well within blue’s traditional themes. White dragons, on the other hand, couldn’t be more thematically...
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    D&D General MtG Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Spoiler Thread

    Have you guys seen the Icingdeath card? A White Chaotic Evil Ice Dragon! Not exactly what you’d expect in a more traditional mtg set. I was wondering what they were going to do about white dragons; the other chromatic dragons all map to their corresponding mtg colours quite well, but white, not...
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    D&D General MtG Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Spoiler Thread

    “Zariel, Archduke of Avernus” is the red planeswalker. I’m not too up on FR lore, but she’s a devil, right?
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    TSR TSR3 Blames Widespread Pushback On WotC

    Are you able to elaborate?
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    TSR TSR3 Blames Widespread Pushback On WotC

    And even if it is parody, legally speaking (a battle Weird Al is unlikely to lose), that’s only one of the factors that goes into determining whether something is “fair use”. Another important factor is whether the allegedly infringing work is for-proft. The greater the profit-motive, the less...
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    TSR TSR3 Blames Widespread Pushback On WotC

    Still transphobic, no? Can’t really get around the fact that it’s the content of the “political message” he finds “disgusting”. Like Gradine said: a distinction without a difference. Besides, his choice of words is telling: he didn’t say “you’re a commie bastard” or “you’re infringing on my...
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    TSR TSR3 Blames Widespread Pushback On WotC

    Yeah, he’s calling her disgusting for one of three things: for being trans, for supporting trans rights, or for asking him to show his support for trans rights. The difference between the three, insofar as it reflects on his character, doesn’t seem particularly significant. He’s transphobic no...
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