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  1. RobJN

    D&D General Wizards of the Coast releases pay-for-download PDFs of The AD&D 2E Complete Starter Set, Bloodspawn (Birthright) and both Savage Coast books (Mystara)

    If WotC were to release the Savage Coast/Orc's Head material as it was originally released, you'd get .jpgs and .rtf files.
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    D&D General Is this a fair trap?

    Since when were traps supposed to be "fair"?
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    D&D 5E (2014) Two more Classic Settings to go

    Also: Birthright, Forgotten Realms, Al-Qadim, Spelljammer, Ravenloft, Mystara, Eberron.....
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    D&D General Mechanical differences between AD&D and Basic?

    I'll take B10 over T1-4 any day of the week. And maybe twice on Sunday.
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    D&D General Mechanical differences between AD&D and Basic?

    "Basic" D&D was initially meant to be the "this is what you play with your friends/personal group" version of the game, whereas AD&D was the "this is what is played at cons/tournaments" edition. Ability score bonuses were more or less uniform across stats in D&D, whereas each had its own...
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    How does BECMI initiative work in practice?

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    D&D 5E (2014) It's so hard to die!

    At tenth level, sure. PCs are supposed to be pretty robust by then. Repeat the experiment at levels 1-9 and see what happens
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    Worlds of Design: Human vs. Superhuman

    If you want Tolkien as D&D, just read DM of the Rings.
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    D&D General Southpaws in D&D

    Neither Inigo Montoya nor the Man in Black are left handed. Oh, wait. D&D. Yeah, Caramon is the only one that springs immediately to mind. (Yes, another of the "Ooh! He's a lefty, too!" moments). But then, I just haven't read much more than DragonLance fiction from TSR, back in the day.... (I...
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    Dragonlance Elmore's 'The Four Women of Dragonlance' Painting Is Finished

    The Companions-around-the-campfire cover for "Tales of the Lance" is what I think of when I think of Dragonlance. The posing is a bit more... organic? not as... pose-y.. as this new piece.
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    "Better TV/Movies Than They Have Any Right To Be"

    Also: EPIC SOUNDTRACK
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    D&D 5E (2014) What starting adventure provides a "best of D&D" experience?

    B11 & B12
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tasha's Drow Art and the Future of Their Depictions in D&D

    They tried that, and it didn't turn out too well for them :P
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tasha's Drow Art and the Future of Their Depictions in D&D

    How long before they appropriate the Shadow Elves, from Mystara, I wonder?
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    D&D General UPDATE: this isn't greenlit : Jeff Grubb's Lost Mystara Sourcebook To Be Released

    You might want to check out the "Gaz-lite" Newbie's Guide at the Vaults of Pandius: The Newbie's Guide to Mystara
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    D&D General UPDATE: this isn't greenlit : Jeff Grubb's Lost Mystara Sourcebook To Be Released

    The suits needed a game world to tie to the latest cycle of newbie intro material, and unfortunately it was wrong-place/wrong time for Mystara. Maybe they thought they could repeat the successes of the Gazetteer line but with that hot new Compact Disc tech?
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    D&D 5E (2014) What Single Thing Would You Add

    The classic settings to the DM's Guild
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    Do you modify/write-in your game books?

    Post-its, yo
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    D&D 5E (2014) What Single Thing Would You Eliminate

    Gonzo XP for monsters. Put the XP back into the recovery of treasure.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Treating characters in the game as being part of a LitRPG novel/anime

    One of these days, I want to run a group, playing through the Stranger Things module and then picking up "after the game" with Tales from the Loop or Kids on Bikes.
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