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  1. Halivar

    D&D 3.x 5E's Initial Raw Sales Numbers Stronger Than 3E's!

    Total products? Sure. Books? Not as huge as you think, as Mistwell has cogently argued a few pages back.
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    D&D 3.x 5E's Initial Raw Sales Numbers Stronger Than 3E's!

    Newtons! Hah! What was Apple thinking, PDA and messaging in my hand? Daft. Just daft. Nothing could ever come of it.
  3. Halivar

    D&D 5E (2014) PHB is #3 right now on "Amazon's Hot New Releases"

    My FLGS ordered 24 copies, and all of them were gone by noon; I got the last one.
  4. Halivar

    D&D 5E (2014) PHB is #3 right now on "Amazon's Hot New Releases"

    Total products? Sure. Books? Not as huge as you think, as Mistwell has cogently argued a few pages back.
  5. Halivar

    D&D 5E (2014) PHB is #3 right now on "Amazon's Hot New Releases"

    Newtons! Hah! What was Apple thinking, PDA and messaging in my hand? Daft. Just daft. Nothing could ever come of it.
  6. Halivar

    Vin Diesel's D&D Birthday Cake

    I heard rumors that during filming of Chronicles of Riddick, he DM'd for Karl Urban and Dame Judy Dench. I mean, how often do you get a real-not-pretend Dame at your gaming table?
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    D&D 5E (2014) So what's exactly wrong with the fighter?

    I dunnow; for me, the Battlemaster has the same feel as the 4E fighter (with Champion being an obvious analogue for the 3E-style fighter, except with the optimal feat chain everyone took already baked into the recipe). Not only do I have the option of some minimal battlefield control...
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    D&D 5E (2014) MUSING: An Evergreen, static Fifth Edition...

    Put me down for saying no middle ground is possible. If you have new print product coming out at any rate higher than zero, you WILL have the wall of books. The only dial you're controlling is how long it takes to get there. It FEELS like it took 3.x a bit longer to get there than Pathfinder...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Array v 4d6: Punishment? Or overlooked data

    My OSRIC henchmen generator linked in my sig uses a technique I have played around with in AD&D, and I think it could work in 5th. It's a grid system where you roll 3d6 (or maybe you could do 4d6-drop-1) 15 times and arrange them like so: STRDEXCON INT813118WIS13599CHA1612125 11147 Each stat...
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    D&D 5E (2014) How often do you fake it as a DM?

    ExploderWizard Absolutely. I keep #2 and #4 on hand at all times. When I use a name, I scratch it off and note it on my scratch sheet for inclusion in my "campaign bible" (a Google Doc with a cast of NPC's and current events).
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    D&D 5E (2014) Treantmonk's Guide to Wizards 5e

    I don't know if you're the same treantmonk who did the wizard and cleric guide for Pathfinder, but if you are, then you rock and I'm giving this a try for this weeks' one-off. I don't like playing wizards, but you helped me enjoy it pretty ok in PF. EDIT: Color-coding and Comic Sans? Yep! It's...
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    D&D 5E (2014) How often do you fake it as a DM?

    Sometimes, when I have prep notes or a prepub adventure, and I am following it, I have a vested interest in my players following, also; and subconsciously I think I end up railroading to keep all my prep work relevant. But when I chuck the notes, or close the adventure book, I am free to indulge...
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    D&D 5E (2014) How often do you fake it as a DM?

    It's Saturday night, everyone wants to game, but I have absolutely nothing prepared. I bring a Monster Manual and whatever adventure I'm running. It starts out okay, I'll go through a section of the adventure related to where they are, and I'll see in bold letters six skeletons. I realize...
  14. Halivar

    The AFK Thread

    perrinmiller I have been trying every night for the last week to get on and post for Darvus, but training for my upcoming new work position is squeezing away every bit of my free time, and will until August. It would be unfair of me to commit to a game when I can't guarantee I won't be a drag (I...
  15. Halivar

    [UPDATED] Sean K Reynolds just rehired by WotC

    Licensor? ZOMG WotC is licensing D&D to Paizo! Just kidding. I think.
  16. Halivar

    [UPDATED] Dragon+: An Official D&D iOS App

    Am I the only one who remembers Dragon Magazine circa 3.5 also being a collection of advertisements? The difference this time is it's for products I am more likely to buy. Some of the setting information would belong more properly in a DM-oriented offering, like Dungeon. Unless Dragon+ is...
  17. Halivar

    [UPDATED] Dragon+: An Official D&D iOS App

    Ok, after fiddling around with it, I am impressed. I don't like phone app eZines, and this one is pretty easy to use. I like.
  18. Halivar

    [UPDATED] Dragon+: An Official D&D iOS App

    You're assuming this is all they're gonna do.
  19. Halivar

    WotC Survey Result: Classes OK, Eberron Needs Work

    GWB believes evolution is scientifically proven; thus, sorcerers are well-balanced and do not require adjustment. And this is the most non-sequitur argument I've ever seen on EnWorld. You need a less stressful hobby.
  20. Halivar

    WotC Survey Result: Classes OK, Eberron Needs Work

    I don't think we read the same article. He said, multiple times, that some things need fixing.
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