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Nah, that's why we by cheap dice from from the big discount bin. It isn't just about variety of colors and styles, it is the imperfections that give dice character. You can call me out regarding gambler's fallacy when I'm playing on a VTT with digital rolls or when I use my unreasonably...

I was going to post this. I mainly use them to create custom character sheets for non supported systems and just a bit of fiddling for some dice-roll calculations. The kinds of games I've done this for tend to be more rules light so I don't bother diving into the deep rabbit hole of getting...

Looks very cool! I'll have to play around with it over the weekend. I don't think I'd sub right now, no matter how I like it as I'm in the middle of a long Warhammer campaign. But I'll bookmark it to check out when I'm ready to start a new campaign in another systems.

Love the measure sticks! I started doing that after watching a DM's Craft video on it. Mine use the same square wooden dowels and line markers like yours, except I alternately colored in ever other sement. I find that they are especially useful for gridless play. Instead of putting down a...

Yeah, Pathfinder is a stand out in giving content free or at a great discount when you are in another system. I don't play PF, but I've been jealous of the great things that the PF2e community has done with the PF2e game system on Foundry. If I were to play PF2e, I couldn't imagine playing it in...

Use your VTT for battlemap and monster/NPC tokens and have your players use minis for their PCs. Best of both worlds for in-person play.

Depends where you lived. In the 80s there were a number of FLGS with a good collection of fantasy minatures. In 1e, however, we mainly used them to track marching order. We never used battlemaps. When I got back into the hobby in my mid 40s, I had the disposable income to experiment with all...

I did the same, but glued the printed and puched card stock onto metal blanks. Very cheap, but look nice, feel good to pick up and move, don't get shifted or blown out of place easily, and can be used with my Aleo magnetic status tokens.

Also, if you can only get the standard covers with the bundle. I "overpaid" because I much prefer the alt covers. Then again, my son works at a LFGS and bought it for me with his employee discount.

There was a kerfuffle over some of the wording with one of the Spelljammer monsters (Hadozee) that was seen by many as racist and so they changed some of the language, which upset other people. I think that there may have been a few other instances but they are rare enough that I cannot remember...

Because you think anchovies are gross and will never catch on or because they are already a traditional topping so that claiming that they will be the next big things shows you are behind the times? Sadly, nobody in my family likes anchovies on pizza, so I rarely get to eat that anymore. I miss...

Nodding along as I read it, feeling comfortable in my open mindedness, and then I read this: "That same chef later unveiled a pizza with watermelon on it." I've learned my limits this evening.

Currently, almost exclusively online. Before I moved I run games in my house. Now, when I do run games in person, I usually get a room or table at my FLGS. I'm hoping that in the next year or so I will be back to having a good game space in my home and can put together a group to run games from...

For in person play, I have come to prefer a digital battlemap with physical miniatures. I have a TV in a case that I can place horizonally on a table. I can easily put up a battlemap for just about any situation and apply fog of war with little prep or set up. I scale it to 1" = 5' and players...

I like D&D Beyond and have no regrets. I like to have have both the physical and DDB versions of the rule books (DMG, PHB, MM) but generally only buy the DDB version of adventures if I'm going to run an official adventure. DDB is very convenient both when playing virtually and in person. Even...

I was a big fan of the podcast, but couldn't see myself running a campaign. Have you run or played in many games using the system? How does it work? What do you like about it? I'm tempted to back this as having a full, meating adventure would make me more likely to try running a game. But I'm...

Yeah, intentionally so. I think starting with what you don't like can highlight issues that may be meaningful for those deciding from among the various VTTs on the market. I suppose, ultimately, a long enough "favorite VTT" thread will get there. Also, I personally like all of the VTTs I've...

"Yeah, it’s amazing how subtle it can be. You probably know all about that." J/K. I couldn't resist.

I would be shocked if some joken hasn't already added a yellow text box with "AVOID. Don't part in Woodridge if you can avoid it."

Yeah, I'm a systems geek and like playing games with different mechanics, but for me to be more interested than a one-shot or mini-campaign, the flavor, adventures, and third-party ecosystem are important to give it staying powers. Thats what I've put decades into D&D and keep going back to...