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  1. RangerWickett

    D&D General Temple vs temple rivalries (inspired by Kendrick vs Drake, and Ghost of Tsushima)

    To put it briefly, I've got a very free-form element of my campaign I need to figure out, where the party wants to pit various temples against each other. How do I fit that into a D&D game? Inspiration: Lately there has been a 'beef' between two musicians - Kendrick Lamar and Drake. I'll...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Is trafficking in soul coins ostensibly evil?

    Yeah, it's more comparable to if you were operating in the slave owning South, and you kept some slaves on hand in case you needed to buy some expensive goods, because they were easier to deal with than having a lot of cash? Which is A weird concept in reality, but in a fantasy game, that's how...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Is trafficking in soul coins ostensibly evil?

    There is no ethical consumption in capitalism. If I buy my mom flowers, even if it's a nice gesture, I'm still engaging in a system where the worth of money is dependent on its use as a tool by myriad bad efforts. The currency, sure, isn't literally tormented souls, but the dollars in the...
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    WotBS Lykkenthrope's War of the Burning Sky

    Ever time I run this adventure, I free associate into new weird items for Erdan to give the party. Last time was a Bear mask that gives you a bite attack when you wear it. One PC put it on his horse, lol.
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    D&D General the elemental planes are trash

    ZEITGEIST has worlds with elemental vibes, but that are more than just chunks of raw element. Caeloon is entirely floating islands, most of them covered with meadows or forests, with storms roiling in the center. Monks attempt to create places of respite and beauty, to weave together a world...
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    Level Up (A5E) One of A5e best subtle changes: Legendary Resistance

    I recall designing a ZEITGEIST boss fight with this in mind. I had a singular mastermind who had bound four ghosts to him which he could use as little minions to grab and such. But if he was affected by something he didn't like, he could just have one of the ghosts take the hit instead. It was...
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    D&D 5E (2024) 2024 Player's Handbook reveal: "New Warlock"

    I played a fight in 4e where a dragon attacked a village built on a lake, with homes connected by narrow wooden bridges. I marked the dragon with my aegis of assault, and so of course he ripped me to shreds. With only a few HP left, I shifted out of reach and dove into the water so he couldn't...
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    What Game Has The Best Fiction

    I rather fell in love with the Legend of the Five Rings fiction published during the period when Fantasy Flight Games oversaw the IP. They basically rebooted the setting to focus on samurai drama more than crazy gods and demons and such. You can read the vast majority of it here: Chrysanthemum...
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    WotBS Halfling Orphan

    Also, for when you do get to adventure 5, I recommend taking a read of my thread where I did some (incomplete) brainstorming on how to make that adventure feel a little more interesting, and to make the characterization of Pilus more compelling...
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    WotBS Halfling Orphan

    There is maybe one halfling I recall putting in the whole AP, and he's very earnest, honestly. But as is the case with the wee folk, I appear to have mostly overlooked them. So you'll have to add stuff. I might suggest to have Seaquen be founded originally by halflings. You could say the...
  11. RangerWickett

    Small question to help me design a beat-em-up combat system

    Hm. I originally figured I'd let people just ad hoc combos, but the idea of having pre-designed combos is kinda interesting. Harder to just record stuff on your own sheet, but it might encourage me to be creative in designing PC abilities with an expectation that combinations should do...
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    Small question to help me design a beat-em-up combat system

    I hadn't considered time for actions. Hm, I'm not sure how to fit that into this idea, unless it's like, spend an action this turn to get a Charge, then spend the Charge next turn?
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    Small question to help me design a beat-em-up combat system

    Can I ask you a random game design question? I am brainstorming a beat em up video game style fighting system. Think Double Dragon or Streets of Rage. As opposed to the normal RPG combat which has you declaring an action, rolling a die to see if you succeed, and then having the result, here...
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    So I got a PS5...

    I also really liked God of War, though looking back, I do think that there were some gameplay choices that were a little repetitive for the side quests. But the main plot and especially the character arc for the lead is really great. The music is awesome too. I'm actually playing ghost right...
  15. RangerWickett

    ZEITGEIST List of Pop Culture References in Zeitgeist

    Kasvarina and Gradiax decide after the adventure path ends to become time travelers.
  16. RangerWickett

    WotBS Hobgoblins outside Innenotdar

    This must've been something added in the 4e version. I don't recall them in the 3e version.
  17. RangerWickett

    ZEITGEIST Share your ZEITGEIST adventure ideas

    I'll message you, and can share the first couple chapters. If you like those enough to keep reading, great, but please feel no obligation if it's not to your taste.
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    D&D General It's Session Zero! How Much Backstory Do You Give Your Character?

    It depends on the game and GM. Some GMs ask for more because they want to weave the characters' history in. Others are just doing action, and the present day is what matters. If I were in a Game of Thrones game, lots of backstory. If I were in a Walking Dead game, not so much. Probably the...
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    ZEITGEIST Share your ZEITGEIST adventure ideas

    By the way, if anyone wants to read a Bronze Age fantasy novel and offer feedback, let me know.
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    WotBS War of the burning sky andventure path down?

    Yeah, I still get this: It is the same in Firefox, Chrome, and Edge. Morrus?
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