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  1. Distracted DM

    Judges Guild Makes Statement About Goodman Controversy [Updated]

    I should note that while DCC heavily recommends trying the funnel method, I have had mixed experiences with it. If you're showing the game off to players for the first time, I'd recommend doing a one shot with some level 2 pregens.
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    How Long Do You Wait Before You Houserule a New TTRPG?

    As with most things, I think one should understand and practice the system before modifying it. Also, if you can, understanding why certain decisions were made can help (easier in the ttrpg space to ask designers why they did X instead of Y). There are exceptions, ofc, but usually that's for...
  3. Distracted DM

    D&D General New Ravenloft Novel Heir of Strahd Coming Soon

    Unsurprising review is in https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/heir-of-strahd
  4. Distracted DM

    Judges Guild Makes Statement About Goodman Controversy [Updated]

    @mamba That must be where I got "contracted to produce," that they have contracts we just have no idea what they are.
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    The price of streaming vs out right owning

    I wonder if they'd distinguish between different Patreon creators :'D That's another big one for me- I sign up for some map patreon for a few maps I found online, then go months before I use them again :'D
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    The price of streaming vs out right owning

    Keeping track of and cancelling them is the pain. It's easy to sign up, easy to lose track of, and can be a bit of a pain to cancel. The smartest thing I do is cancel something as soon as I sign up for the month... But I'm not always smart.
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    The price of streaming vs out right owning

    I have trouble with spending, which of course means that I'll pick up subscriptions that I'll later lose track of. Subscriptions really are the bane of folk like myself. I paid 15/mo for Elder Scrolls Online for 2yrs, played it for maybe 4 hours over 3 sessions.
  8. Distracted DM

    Judges Guild Makes Statement About Goodman Controversy [Updated]

    They really fkd this up. Looking forward to seeing how GG tries to handle this, in a watch-one-of-your-favorite-ttrpg-companies-burn sort of way 🥲
  9. Distracted DM

    Goodman Games Revives Relationship With Anti-Semitic Publisher For New City State Kickstarter [UPDATED]

    I really need to reach into my brain and figure out where I got the idea that they were, then :(
  10. Distracted DM

    Goodman Games Revives Relationship With Anti-Semitic Publisher For New City State Kickstarter [UPDATED]

    If GG were contractually obligated to make the product, and the agreement was made before the original hate posts were made (someone correct me if that's the wrong order of events), one wonders if there's some way out of it given JGs actions or just what the penalty is for breaking said contract...
  11. Distracted DM

    D&D General WizKids Issues Refund for Baldur’s Gate 3 Character Boxed Set

    They always have 3d renders, that's nothing new. I'm not saying the quality's excusable, it's just always been a known for those that collected them. The word premium means pretty much nothing, it's used in everything as a marketing term.
  12. Distracted DM

    D&D General How Long Did You Play Only D&D Before Trying Another Game

    A few months is about right... we played whatever the DM was running, which was a great variety of things. Warhammer Fantasy 1e might've been the second thing, except iirc it was a WH40k hack for WHFantasy :'D
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    Goodman Games Revives Relationship With Anti-Semitic Publisher For New City State Kickstarter [UPDATED]

    Who's clear on the series of events? From what I understand, they said that they wouldn't make another JG product, but they also say that they're contracted to produce this one- from before they said they wouldn't make another? Or what? Not really clear on the timeline.
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    D&D General WizKids Issues Refund for Baldur’s Gate 3 Character Boxed Set

    For whatever reason I've always been happy with wet erase markers and a chessex mat for the terrain (never stopped me from getting fancy terrain ofc, even if it didnt get used nearly as much), but holding a mini in my hand excites my imagination. I pick up a hill giant and think of a whole...
  15. Distracted DM

    What does it take for an RPG to die?

    I'm sorry that you don't find the art worthwhile.
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    What does it take for an RPG to die?

    I think it's important to inspiration, and selling/translating the fantasy/fiction/narrative that the game is trying to embody. This CAN be done through other modes, like through writing passages or scenes from in the world of the game like World of Darkness or MCDM's supplement books, buuut "a...
  17. Distracted DM

    Level Up (A5E) Martial Artistry (3pp book in the works) Ideas and Concepts

    Social combat please. 131! The narrator section looks dooope. I can't wait for this to drop! I also want to see mass combat and fealty buuut I'll have to wait for that 😆
  18. Distracted DM

    OSR City State of the Invincible Overlord, what even is it?

    Player expectations have to be set, and it really helps if they were already familiar with the Sword & Sorcery trope of "we're rich!" "Oh we spent all our money in a week/month of living it up, now we need to go adventure for more money." In modern DnD players are expecting to save money to buy...
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