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  1. Distracted DM

    Goodman Games Revives Relationship With Anti-Semitic Publisher For New City State Kickstarter [UPDATED]

    Don't know, seems like most of the folk on the Goodman Games Discord server are satisfied with how things turned out. I was called "cancel culture people" for saying that the continued relationship with JG was hurting their reputation. I know some people want the product regardless of anything...
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    Level Up (A5E) What are your common house rules?

    I don't think that's Cure Wounds' fault- I think Healing Word is too powerful given 5e14/24 RAW. A5E fixes this a bit since dropping to 0 gives a level of fatigue, but I still think that if Healing Word has to stick around, it should be a touch spell.
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    Level Up (A5E) What are your common house rules?

    Impeccable reasoning! though I still don’t use it at my tables, I will say bravo.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Psionics: What Do You Want?

    Ok this little screenshot convinced me to check out your psion ;)
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    D&D 5E (2024) Chance for a warlord?

    Curious take. Why would they use battlemaster maneuvers when they're not a fighter? It's either a reprint, or you need to reference another class for your chosen class. "Another subsystem" is like complaining that sorcerers need to have their own system for sorcery points.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Chance for a warlord?

    I have to imagine that Mearls was the one that had nostalgia for the Warlord, I remember, him noodling around with design for it on his stream years ago… it was probably more of a passion thing than a response to demand. The new folk in wotc probably don’t have that nostalgia… but maybe someone...
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    Judges Guild Makes Statement About Goodman Controversy [Updated]

    Goodman Games has fulfilled many crowdfunds as well. If the question is “why do you like Goodman Games’ products?” it’s because the writing and style and quality is pretty consistently awesome. Their adventures are really really easy to run (I drop them into DnD all the time), Harley Stroh is a...
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    Judges Guild Makes Statement About Goodman Controversy [Updated]

    Oh absolutely, I'd rather have GG's reputation and my conscience unspoilt than have them making CSIO. Are failed Kickstarters required to return funds? One can take legal action ofc, but that's why I said "it's been years" because afaik nothing's happened on that front.
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    Judges Guild Makes Statement About Goodman Controversy [Updated]

    Agreed, but throwing in "oh and also getting people back their money" as a bad thing was what I was questioning. It's not even debt as we consider it, really, since kickstarter is technically not a preorder service (though we certainly treat it like one).
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    Judges Guild Makes Statement About Goodman Controversy [Updated]

    Everything else aside, is it a bad thing to get burned kickstarter backers their money returned? It's been years, they're not getting it any other way.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Psionics: What Do You Want?

    That makes sense... it's enough of a PITA to make sure everyone knows their spells and features when everyone's working off of the same basics- to make a unique system with new powers/spells and such would probably result in a lukewarm reception from most players. Leave it to 3pp to push the...
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    D&D General WizKids Issues Refund for Baldur’s Gate 3 Character Boxed Set

    Pre-painted minis were also much more affordable pre-2016/17. I was able to pick up lots of WotC and Wizkids DnD/PF minis, 60-80ish random minis in a box for about $70. Once DnD started taking off in popularity again (the big stranger things/critrole boom :)), those same lots were more like...
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    Judges Guild Makes Statement About Goodman Controversy [Updated]

    I should note that while DCC heavily recommends trying the funnel method, I have had mixed experiences with it. If you're showing the game off to players for the first time, I'd recommend doing a one shot with some level 2 pregens.
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    How Long Do You Wait Before You Houserule a New TTRPG?

    As with most things, I think one should understand and practice the system before modifying it. Also, if you can, understanding why certain decisions were made can help (easier in the ttrpg space to ask designers why they did X instead of Y). There are exceptions, ofc, but usually that's for...
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    D&D General New Ravenloft Novel Heir of Strahd Coming Soon

    Unsurprising review is in https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/heir-of-strahd
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    Judges Guild Makes Statement About Goodman Controversy [Updated]

    @mamba That must be where I got "contracted to produce," that they have contracts we just have no idea what they are.
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    The price of streaming vs out right owning

    I wonder if they'd distinguish between different Patreon creators :'D That's another big one for me- I sign up for some map patreon for a few maps I found online, then go months before I use them again :'D
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    The price of streaming vs out right owning

    Keeping track of and cancelling them is the pain. It's easy to sign up, easy to lose track of, and can be a bit of a pain to cancel. The smartest thing I do is cancel something as soon as I sign up for the month... But I'm not always smart.
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    The price of streaming vs out right owning

    I have trouble with spending, which of course means that I'll pick up subscriptions that I'll later lose track of. Subscriptions really are the bane of folk like myself. I paid 15/mo for Elder Scrolls Online for 2yrs, played it for maybe 4 hours over 3 sessions.
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