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"Dao" is literally a single edged sword (a cutlass-like peasant sword). The primitive versions of a guandao are little more than a peasant sword on a stick for mounted combat. I'm not sure if one culture influenced the other, but I'd wager as soon as any civilization domesticated horses...

Ok, wading in. Romance of the Three Kingdoms (R3K) is my favorite novel and probably the most influential work on the worlds and sessions I DM. WHY R3K IS A GREAT SETTING The political and military movements of R3K are fascinating. There are tons of tactical board games (often like the...

That is a guandao. It is named for the Three Kingdoms character wielding it in the picture, Guan Yu. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guandao

I believe the release dates for the D&D products may be incorrect or misleading. The hobby shops are continuing to get the releases two weeks ahead of other stores, i.e. a staggered release.

Gah! I meant O.L.D., not N.E.W. The newest book is O.L.D. (go figure) and I need some caffeine badly. I have been enjoying my copy of N.E.W. for some time, it is O.L.D. I am inquiring about.

It looks like most of the O.L.D. hardcover copies shipped April 9th have arrived. It is shipping in waves, or should I start worrying if I'm in the U.S. and haven't gotten mine yet?:confused: (Edit: rolled a 1 to name correct book)

Also excited that I will be getting OLD and NEW in hardcover. There's really something to be said for the tactile experience of books in role-playing. Didn't bump NOW up to hardcover, but I'm wishing I had done so.

There is plenty of potential to expand on this based on public reaction. Not only do the planeswalkers flit between MtG's setting, but the apocalyptic Eldrazi also love to find new planes to devour. Some of the immortal planeswalkers (think vampires and ghost dragons) have secretly been trying...

http://geekandsundry.com/betrayal-at-the-house-on-the-hill-gets-a-terrifying-new-expansion/ More info. Also I called it. Go me.

Many of the above have established storytelling chops. Maybe each is contributing a scenario to an updated and/or mobile platform version of Betrayal.

"I'm Aaron Infante-Levy. Show me the money!" *Rolls a 1 on disguise check.*

I have not personally rolled D&D stats or HP at level up for over a decade now. Our group's mentality is that chance is best left to moment-to-moment rolls, not to outcomes that last a lifetime.

Our loosely enforced rule is that phones are used for game related functions only. (An exception is an unexpected incoming call, text, etc. That of course is fine to look at any reply to...real life doesn't stop for D&D.) As a DM, I use a tablet to view my game notes and/or PDFs. Two players...

That flies? "Point buy or roll, your choice. If you opt to roll, you roll in front of the DM."

Picked up SCL on Steam sale. As I had a full gaming plate, I was waiting on the expanded DM tools update before joining in. Sounds like I waited on something that will never happen now.

I always felt like first party oversaturation was the real problem.

I was unsatisfied with the 3 broad categories for gear for starting above 1st level. So I expanded it into a detailed 2-20 chart for both standard and high magic campaigns. YMMV on how you would have done the in-between levels. 5e Extrapolated Standard Starting Equipment LEVEL gp* unc rare...

Cleric is my favorite class. I got roped into being the healer in 2e, and fell in love with them due to the customization of having 2+ domains and prestige classes in 3e. 5e tones down that customization, but they are still fun to play. 1) As Mallus noted, the faiths of various setting often...

Is 3/15/16 release date for CoS universal, or are the preferred status game stores getting the book on an earlier date?

Return of the proper map. Finally. The awkward over the fold map in SCAG was beautiful. It festive a map pack in.