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Dragons prefer to think of differences in peoples as "flavors".

I think I read somewhere that in the first chapter, Drizzt shows up, punches you in the gut and steals your lunch. Later, when you are on a mission to retrieve an ancient artifact, you find out that Drizzt has already been there and done that. You keep one step behind Drizzt the whole way...

The ranger has always been a favorite of players. So there ought to be something of an obvious archetype there. I don't think that is specifically Aragorn, because it resonates with players that are/were not even aware of that character. My guess is that because the ranger is a blend of other...

"Power source" already sounds too much science-y.

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psychic just makes me think of a palm reader, not someone battling with mind blasting powers.

This is just WOTC trolling.

I don't think I've ever consulted encounter building rules in any edition when actually putting together an encounter for an actual game. I do take note of monster CR, but only to make sure I'm not way off. The truth is that actual game situations rarely match whatever expectations that the...

When my current group played 3e, it was a mix, sometimes no minis, sometimes minis just sat in the middle of the table as talking points, sometimes minis were used but not a grid, with ad hoc positioning set up to explain a particular action, or maybe a grid was inferred in the patterns of the...

Theatre of minis? Go big or go home!

I don't think character wish lists is the best way to go in general. If a player wants a particular type of item, they can let their character drive the story in that direction, and I'll find a way add information for them to discover the existence of such an item. I often don't find the...