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  1. Ralif Redhammer

    D&D 5E (2014) How would you do the Krull Cyclops as a PCs?

    But Augury only works if the answer is "woe."
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    Dragonlance New Dragonlance Novels from Weis and Hickman in 2026

    I've said it before, but Rose Estes deserves way more credit than she gets in the history of D&D.
  3. Ralif Redhammer

    What are you reading in 2024?

    I finished reading HPL's The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath. What struck me was the use of the phrase "barrier peaks" repeatedly; I wonder if it inspired the title of Expedition to the Barrier Peaks? Now I'm reading Manly Wade Wellman's The Lost and The Lurking.
  4. Ralif Redhammer

    Mörk Borg Is Getting a Video Game

    That sort of retro side-scroller seems like a good fit for the Switch, yeah.
  5. Ralif Redhammer

    Mörk Borg Is Getting a Video Game

    Cool trailer. Hope it's not PC-only.
  6. Ralif Redhammer

    D&D 5E (2024) 2024 Player’s Handbook is ‘Fastest Selling D&D Book Ever’

    Wild. I imagine there's going to be a lot of variation depending on locations and distribution companies used.
  7. Ralif Redhammer

    D&D Beyond Releases New Free D&D Adventure Featuring 1980s Cartoon Characters

    Eric's updated look still very much jives with his personality in the cartoon.
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    D&D 5E (2024) 2024 Player’s Handbook is ‘Fastest Selling D&D Book Ever’

    When I went to my FLGS on Saturday, the copy I had reserved was the absolute last copy in the store. Just five days after release date. And their distributor was entirely out as well.
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    D&D General How you would have done the Dungeons and Dragons' movie - 80's edition

    Initially, it wasn't even supposed to be a franchise. Then the studio showed up with a lot of money for a Halloween II. When it came time for number three, I'll let John Carpenter speak for himself: "I thought, stupidly — this shows you how dumb I am — I thought that we were done with telling...
  10. Ralif Redhammer

    TSR The Full & Glorious History of NuTSR

    Like so many of Justin's actions, his enmity with Luke Gygax harmed his own business. I'd assume that Gary Con's dates represented the biggest attendance during the year for the DHSM. Had he had any business sense, he would've tried to foster a cordial relationship with Luke to take advantage of...
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    D&D General How you would have done the Dungeons and Dragons' movie - 80's edition

    In a way, I see parallels with the Halloween series, where the intention was to have it be an anthology series, but it became solely about Michael Myers (I am unabashedly a fan of Halloween III). Now I'm picturing Hawk the Slayer, but with a ninja added to it. And that sounds awesome, whether...
  12. Ralif Redhammer

    Ravenloft Novel Coming in 2025

    All strong points there. I might point out that Ravenloft is also a bit of a kitchen sink setting, albeit one with a much tighter focus. And as you said, people can understand it easily. Everyone knows Dracula, and a lot of people know the aforementioned Castlevania.
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    D&D General How you would have done the Dungeons and Dragons' movie - 80's edition

    Yeah, Arnold's presence is almost impossible to duplicate. It frustrates me that they've tried to make an aging Terminator work when Conan has a whole bunch of stories centered on an older version of the character.
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    D&D General 50 years, 50 publications - candidates

    Hmmm. Basic Red Box Village of Hommlet Greyhawk Folio Planescape (boxed set) Rime of the Frostmaiden Manual of the Planes (1e & 3e) Forgotten Realms (1e boxed set) Volo's Guide to Waterdeep Dwarves Deep Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft
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    Ravenloft Novel Coming in 2025

    I picked up the new PHB and for the examples of play, the first couple of them are explicitly taking place in Ravenloft. Between the book and that, I would assume that there's going to be more Ravenloft D&D material coming in the next few years.
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    D&D General How you would have done the Dungeons and Dragons' movie - 80's edition

    What I would do for a D&D movie in the 80s would be to adapt one of the Endless Quest books. They were pretty big sellers for TSR after all. Do it either as an animated movie from Top Craft or a live action with creatures by the Jim Henson Co. I would say that the Crystal Shard as a better...
  17. Ralif Redhammer

    What are you reading in 2024?

    I discovered it pretty recently, when I was looking at Cyberpunk 2020's list of inspiring fiction. That white-washed cover is so bad; I got the book on Kindle specifically because it didn't have that cover.
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    TSR The Full & Glorious History of NuTSR

    Yeah, he's not going out without a struggle. But he is going out. His options slowly dwindle with each court case ruling against him. Like everything else in this saga, it's just taking forever.
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    Ravenloft Novel Coming in 2025

    Ravenloft had some pretty strong entries in D&D fiction, from what I recall. In a lot of ways they were so very different from the rest of the D&D fiction line. I remember the downbeat ending of Vampire of the Mist hitting me pretty hard. P.N. Elrod's I, Strahd could've been titled "Strahd Gets...
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    An appreciation for players who come up with great character names...

    Picture it, I am nine years old in the 80s and trying to teach a bunch of kids how to play D&D. The one kid creates a character and when I ask him his characters name, he replies with: Ding Dong Farty Marty In the decades since, that has never been topped. But seriously, I always find it...
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