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  1. Ringtail

    D&D General Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition Is Coming in July.

    Tragic, that sounds equally unappealing to me. 😅 I don't plan on forking over a lot of money for this game either though. So it depends on how much they price it.
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    D&D General Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition Is Coming in July.

    Might check this out. I played the first one last year (got in a Humble Bundle with Baldur's Gate, Planescape, etc) and thoroughly enjoyed myself, despite it being... the way it is. I've been curious about NWN2, but as far as I can tell prior to this version the only way to get it now was on...
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    Do you remember your first RPG purchase?

    I suspect my story will be significantly younger than the most of you, but it was sometime during my last two years of high school (2013-2014). My best friend had been regaling me with tales of D&D and how you could do anything. Rushed to my FLGS (Coliseum of Comics) to buy the 4th Edition...
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    RPG Evolution: The New Miniature Era

    This is awesome. Ever since I was in high school first learning to play D&D, I always lamented there wasn't an easy way to get a whole nunch of minis to cover "the basics." Its a lot easier now with all the 3D printed minis, you can buy a pack of 6 orcs on Etsy or whatever for a reasonable...
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    Dimension 20 Announces Upcoming Steampunk-Themed Season

    I believe his home campaign is running 3.5, but yes this is true! He's talked about it on an old episode of Adventuring Academy, I believe.
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    Dimension 20 Announces Upcoming Steampunk-Themed Season

    Dimension 20 has done Urban Fantasy, Fantasy High School, Candyland, Space Opera and Harry Potter (plus a lot more) using 5e. I'm sure they'll manage Steampunk just fine. Quite intrigued for this one.
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    What does it take for an RPG to die?

    In terms of video games, people tend of think of "Dead" as one that is difficult to find players for. This doesn't necessarily mean no players, but a once popular FPS game only having 50 active players, all holed up in 3 discord servers with private game servers you need a password to join, most...
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    Jeremy Crawford Also Leaving D&D Team Later This Month

    It could happen, but we just have no way of knowing. These other designers are (comparatively) unknowns to us (or at least to me). At least with the old guys I knew what to expect. These other designers could totally release the best products D&D has ever had, or Hasbro could continue to water...
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    Invincible RPG Announced by Free League

    I'm curious to see how this will be a proper "Invincible RPG" instead of just a super-hero RPG, but as a fan of both Invincible and Free League I'm excited.
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    Critical Role To Wrap Up Third Campaign, New Exandria Unlimited Miniseries Announced

    Some fans (myself included) have found the campaign to be going in a weird direction. That the handling of the gods doesn't match the tone of the previous campaigns, that the PCs are actually committing villainous deeds or that this ending has been pre-ordained to shake up the world prior to a...
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    D&D General DDB style site for Older Editions

    Doubtful of this. It costs money to develop that stuff, and how many folks are going to buy it? The older the edition, the smaller the player base and its not getting any larger. I also wonder how many folks who bought their 3rd edition books 20 years ago are going to be interested in paying...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Goblins and Orcs Not Being Green

    My first introduction to fantasy was actually The Elder Scrolls. Orcs in that universe are green. It was very formative in my association with fantasy stereotypes, to the point that Catfolk and lizardfolk are as iconic as Elves and Dwarves, imo. Many of the friends I started playing D&D with in...
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    Dragonbane general thread

    The idea that you're so angry you can't set up your tent properly is peak comedy. My players tended to share tents because some didn't understand the importance of bushcraft rolls (partially my fault for not explaining but we all went in blind) so only about half the party was competent enough...
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    Dragonbane general thread

    Mostly branding/perspective I think. One group of players wasn't really interested in an old version of D&D when there are more modern experiences that are smoother. Another was open to the idea of a more dangerous RPG, but were more interested in trying something different like Warhammer...
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    Dragonbane general thread

    I absolutely adore this game. As a gamer in her 20s, it feels like what I imagine old school D&D was like, and perfectly scratches my old-school D&D itch. Several people have pointed out its kind of OSR-adjacent, mixing that design philosophy with modern rules and I totally agree. I've been...
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    What's your VTT of choice?

    Foundry. I like that only the GM needs to pay for a copy and its a one and done payment, no subscriptions. Its not difficult to host your game locally on your own machine either. It has pretty good functionality out of the box and with community modules its really elevated. I tried Fantasy...
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    Mainstream News Discovers D&D's Species Terminology Change

    I find it really funny that a bunch of conservative news outlets are mad about D&D "going woke." A probably not insignificant portion of their viewer base probably still believes in satanic panic nonsense. So they're going to be stirred up by changes in a game they already condemn? Really...
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    D&D 5E (2014) I think I prefer backgrounds in 2014

    I always assumed the issue was that some races had penalties, such as to CHA, WIS or INT. This carries with it some sketchy implications. Having a "stupid" race is kind of a bad look no matter what, and saying an entire race is grumpy with bad CHA sort of creates the mono-culture problem. But I...
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    What TTRPG Is Perfect and Complete In One Volume?

    I think its important to acknowledge that there are many games that are complete and perfect out of the box (or book), but I still salivate at the prospect of new material, just because I like it so much. Dragonbane is a great example. Lotta love for Dragonbane, which I have to agree with. I am...
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    Did the nerds win?

    As several others have said, no I don't think its cool to be a nerd, its just that several nerdy things have been appropriated. The MCU, Star Wars, video games and arguably Dungeons & Dragons (but not RPGs in general). However if you dig deep, there are a lot of "nerdy" hobbies that still get...
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