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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D Next weekly art column!

    I voted for sketch 18, which is pretty much an updated version of the 2E logo. Of the actual designs that were used, the 2E ampersand is my favorite, but I think it could use a little modernization. Sketch #7 was a close second place in my head. It's also a more updated version of the 2E, but I...
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    [Trailer] Total Recall

    I don't think it looked awful, and I'm a fan (honest-to-goodness) of the original. I even used it in my writing classes for the literary analysis paper. That said, some of the visuals and gags are obviously retreads of the original, and there are a few images that pay homage to Luc Besson's...
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    [April] What are you reading?

    I still reading "Furies of Calderon" and "Ready Player One*" I think Jim Butcher's setting is interesting, and the story is good, but I'm still not totally in love with the characters. I find myself wanting to reach through the book to slap each of the main characters at least once a chapter. *...
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    List of character achetypes (classes) in popular culture

    For Paladin, one guy I don't think of is Paladin, from "Have Gun, Will Travel." He's more like a fighter.
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    [April] What are you watching?

    No lie, that was my reaction to it at first, too. I was convinced to try again, and it picks up near the end of the first season/beginning of the second. My wife and I became fans after that.
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    [April] What are you watching?

    Saw "The Hunger Games." It was decent, but it had a ridiculous amount of "shaky cam" that was significantly distracting and didn't add any value. I don't think it deserves anywhere near the amount of money or rave reviews it keeps getting. I think "John Carter" was a better movie in almost all...
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    List of character achetypes (classes) in popular culture

    Rogue (Thief) Bilbo Baggins Fighter Beowulf Madmartigan Link William Wallace Rob Roy Fighter/Rogue Odysseus Bard Orpheus
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    Dragon’s-Eye View 3/28/2012... now with ENW poll!

    Must spread XP around, but yes, this is true.
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    Dragon’s-Eye View 3/28/2012... now with ENW poll!

    It was unofficial, but the Book of Erotic Fantasy used photographs for illustrations.
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    The Legend of Korra

    Reported
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    What kinds of New Settings do you want?

    I noted Gamma World above as it sort of fits this, but on second thought this reads a little more like something Apocalypse World does.
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    D&D 5E (2014) What 5E needs is a hundred classes

    And I feel the opposite. Having a new class that necessitates a new character in order to use is of less value to me than a new feat which I could take next time I level up. (EDIT: Incidentally, I rarely plan out a build from beginning to end, and even when I do, I never follow it exactly. Rigid...
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    The Legend of Korra

    They're not online anymore? I guess I'm glad I watched them when I did. I didn't realize they were coming down.
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    D&D 5E (2014) What 5E needs is a hundred classes

    Let's postulate best case scenario that allows for at least two class feature options at each level for 100 classes, and we'll say that each class takes up 2 pages. That's probably impossible considering the choices necessary for a 20 level class, but let's just say that. That's 200 pages of...
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    D&D 5E (2014) What 5E needs is a hundred classes

    Do you not realize that the 4E system is nearly identical to what you're pushing for with a 100 class system? If you thought 20+ classes each with its own entire list of class abilities that aren't the same as any other class abilities was bad, I can't for the life of me understand how you think...
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    What kinds of New Settings do you want?

    You can roleplay M:tG, too. When it first came out, I was just going into high school, and playing the game like an RPG made it vastly more entertaining than just playing the cards. Sadly, I didn't/couldn't keep up with the game as it grew and changed, but the setting is still interesting and...
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    What kinds of New Settings do you want?

    I still want to see what Rich Burlew's second-place setting search entry was.
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    [March] What are you reading?

    I just started the first book in the Codex Alera. I'm about 200 pages in and the world is intriguing. I'm not totally sold on the main characters yet, but I am being entertained, and I guess that's the important thing.
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    D&D 5E (2014) What 5E needs is a hundred classes

    I have. The campaign lasted years. I guess my response is why push for this kind of bloat at the outset of a new game? Wouldn't something like Pathfinder's archetypes fit your goal better?
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