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    D&D General Mundane animals - do you use them in game?

    Yes, I use mundane animals. In fact, the following are among some of my favorite D&D books/pdfs: Bestiary: Predators (Betabunny) Noble Steeds: A d20 Guide to Horses & Mounts (Avalanche Press) Sharks! (Bards and Sages) Snakes! (Bards and Sages) Spiders! (Bards and Sages)
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    D&D General Who “owns” a PC after the player stops using them?

    For me, if the player is still in the campaign, the player has "ownership" and determines whether the character still appears in the game. If the player leaves the campaign, the player owns the basics of the character minus any setting/campaign specific details. On the otherhand, the DM is free...
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    The Rise And Fall Of Evil Genius Games

    Trust me, I get not wanting to deal with such people. I haven't had to deal with anti LGBTQ+ bigotry directed at me as I am not part of that community (I do have two friends and three people whom are like relatives that are, plus another relative, now deceased, that was). However, I have had to...
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    The Rise And Fall Of Evil Genius Games

    True. Even in the other instances the people knew with whom they were dealing or might be dealing with ahead of time. The people from the Museum of Tolerance they knew they would be interacting neo-nazis and the LGBTQ+ advocates knew with whom they might encounter when they set out canvasing (on...
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    D&D 5E (2014) What are the highlights of D&D 5th edition for you?

    backgrounds, disadvantage, inspiration, bounded accuracy, and third party content
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    The Rise And Fall Of Evil Genius Games

    I don't think that is necessarily true. The story of Derek Black as an example of how a white nationalist can be converted away by people interacting with them over time. For those not familiar with Derek Black, he was not only the founder of Stormfront, but the godson of David Duke and...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Do you plan to adopt D&D5.5One2024Redux?

    Here is a huge list of 3pp material that I like (note: I still have some other things to checkout including the Shaman class by Ross Leiser, the Alchemist class by Taron Pounds, and several monster related books (e.g. Home Field Advantage, Bloodied & Bruised)) Races Human: Alternate Variant...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Do you plan to adopt D&D5.5One2024Redux?

    From WOTC, the only material I own are the core books while the rest is 3pp. Some of the 3pp stuff that I like includes material from the following: posters on this site, 5MWD, EN5ider, Mage Hand Press's website, Sterling Vermin, Walrock Homebrew, Tribality Publishing, Rich Howard, Brandes...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Do you plan to adopt D&D5.5One2024Redux?

    Barbarians of Lemuria, Beasts & Barbarians (for Savage Worlds), Honor + Intrigue, Savage Lankhmar, Savage Pathfinder, Tiny Dungeon 2e, BASH Fantasy: Legend of Steel, GURPS Fantasy, Fantasy Hero...nope, they do not need to start with a "D". :D
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    The Rise And Fall Of Evil Genius Games

    The whole thing is concerning. However, like some of the people on EGG's Discord, I am going to be watching the future actions of EGG's owner closely- especially, in paying creators the balance of what is owed. Given that @sigfried and the other creators designed a good game, I want to give Dave...
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    The Rise And Fall Of Evil Genius Games

    I think you and the creative team did an excellent job on the game. I also think your intereraction with fans on the Discord has been excellent.
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    The Rise And Fall Of Evil Genius Games

    Morrus, thank you for the article. It was well written. As an aside, I thought it to be unusual for a company to put a relatively new product line on Humble Bundlele. The Humble Bundle made me wondering if the company was having financial issues and needed to quickly raise funds for some...
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    The Rise And Fall Of Evil Genius Games

    I agree about the idea and image. I would have preferred a different class name and image. However, I can see the class for one or two members of Leverage and Hustle teams (even if just as a multi-class) along with a few other media characters.
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    What is/are your most recent TTRPG purchase(s)?

    I got the following (I also knew that I would be reimbursed as they were going to be Christmas and birthday gifts for me): 5e Monster Manual Everday Heroes and the following cinematic adventures: Escape From New York, Highlander, Kong: Skull Island, Pacific Rim, Rambo, The Crow, Total Recall...
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    D&D 5E (2014) [+] The Alchemist, An Alternative To The Thirteenth Class

    Here is the link if you would like to check it out. https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/177767/Alchemist-5E
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    D&D 5E (2014) [+] The Alchemist, An Alternative To The Thirteenth Class

    Have you seen the Alchemist written by Rich Howard and published Tribality Press? It is not what I was looking for in an alchemist class as I did not want a spellcaster, but it is a spell casting class similar to what you you describe wanting. The subclasses are Artificer, Herbwarden, Irezumi...
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    D&D General The Resurrection of Mike Mearls Games.

    Ars Magica also used the term Ease Factor. From Redcap.org, " In Ars Magica, the Ease Factor is the minimum number a player has to roll (after modifiers) in order for a character to succeed at a task".
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    D&D General The Resurrection of Mike Mearls Games.

    While doing a search to confirm that DCs in Ars Magica were called Ease Factor, I just saw a 2013 post in which a poster wrote that he asked Monte Cook at a convention about the origin of DCs in D&D and Monte confirmed that it came from Jonathan Tweet.
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    D&D General The Resurrection of Mike Mearls Games.

    Regarding DCs in other games, let us not forget that Jonathan Tweet was an original designer for Ars Magica which used d10+ability+skill vs DC (called Ease Factor?) as a resolution mechanic and that he became the lead for 3.0 after being brought in by Peter Adkison to replace him on the design team.
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