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    D&D 5E (2014) What references are there to the First World?

    I'm only aware of the material in Fizban. But I expect to find "easter eggs" in the other material under development at that same time.
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    D&D General Monsters you love to hate, and monsters you hate to love.

    My bane: Stirges. Playing LMNOP we reached the final cavern and my Message-equipped Bard / Rogue scouted ahead. The stirges got Surprise AND beat my initiative, for two free rounds of attacks. When the "phone line" suddenly went dead, the rest of the group charged up in battle order ... to...
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    Your thoughts on A Very Small Kingdom for 1e Dnd I generated using tables that my cousin's father in law made

    You should find the Geek Forum thread about "Remake Songs That Were Better Than The Original" - lots of videos to load !
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    D&D 5E (2014) Which common monsters/creature types do you exclude from your campaigns?

    OP: I'm DM'ing a Frozen North / Vikings campaign. I won't be using any monsters that 'feel' like they belong in a tropical jungle - especially vine-y or big-flowered plants. So no Assassin Vine, for instance. OTOH, the animals ... even the wild cats (but not domesticated housecats) have...
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    Thwarted campaign ambitions

    One of the Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft Domains of Dread - the hostile jungle - might be a place to start. The Mists moved you from a nice walk in a park to ... this place.
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    D&D General How daft was The Senior Baron when he refused to let A Future King marry his daughter just because the guys A Thief and he hates Thieves?

    Hmmm ... How do the PCs interact with the King and the Earl (or their underlings) in the adventure?
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    New Bill to Limit Copyright to 56 Years, Would be Retroactive

    US antitrust law does not compel the rigorous efforts to remove 'overlapping board membership' &c that would be needed to completely separate a monopoly-company into multiple independent competing successor-companies. I cannot speak to any other nation's laws.
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    D&D Celebrity Satine Phoenix & Husband Jamison Stone Accused Of Abuse Towards Freelancers

    Invoices: In manufacturing, you may get 30 days, 60 days, or 90 days to pay, the clock starts when the Invoice is sent to you. If you are making legit efforts to keep up, you can get a grace period with your supplier - for instance if the check really is delayed in the mail on the day it was...
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    Do you have a favourite dinosaur?

    Dinos and DeLoreans T-Rexes and Teslas Ornithomimus (Ornithomimi?) and Oldsmobiles
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    D&D 5E (2014) obsolete thread, ignore

    It's hard to ignore anything SHOUTED IN ALL-CAPS. 😀
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    D&D 5E (2014) How would you enhance monster entries?

    A bit of "favored tactics". Not as big as the essays in Volo or Mordenkainen but a short paragraph. Some creatures ambush, some stalk, some barge up to the closest opponent / meal. Monsters might prefer to demand a toll rather than fight, or set up a complex ambush, or hide until the PCs go...
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    Best Cover Songs of All Time

    I heard Quiet Riot's version first. When I eventually heard the original, it sounded in comparison as if the band had run out of energy and just wanted to finish for the day.
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    Stormtroopers but they're accurate!

    In one of the later pre-Disney novels (both in timeline and in publishing date), there is a scene where Leia's daughter is trying to evade some next-generation stormtroopers; one of them hits her big floppy sleeve. She thinks "These are not your mother's stormtroopers" and tries to duck around...
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    Using Northeastern Faerûn as a Campaign Setting

    Possible campaign theme: the Druids of Lethyr decide to clean out the demons in Rawlinswood. Unexpected development: some powerful demons from the demon cult in Impiltur decide to get involved. Third force: the blight-spreaders from 3e days have made a redoubt for themselves in the eastern...
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    Space Adventure RPGs

    Alternity appears to be out of circulation, but if you can find anything for their Star*Drive setting, it is good for inspiration. I found a single adventure module at my Public Library (no rulebooks, drat) and now have some plot ideas to drop into other campaigns.
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    D&D General Any suggestions for an approximately tier 3 level setting?

    The 3e Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide ("The Book of 1001 Plot Hooks") includes dragons, demon lords, high-level spellcasters, kings / nobility, and similar foes that require high-level adventurers to deal with. You might find some ideas you want to develop further on your own.
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    D&D General Most memorable mounts from your campaigns?

    In my truncated Tiamat campaign, the player of the barbarian (who was from one of the Uthgardt tribes) wanted a Mammoth as a mount. I never got to do anything with it, though. Years later I page through Rime of the Frostmaiden and see that one random encounter is ... a frost giant riding a...
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