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  1. Marandahir

    D&D General Introducing a Scientific Mindset to Dungeons and Dragons

    If we're talking backstage developments, my game world is largely based on a theoretical future earth continent orientation and what that would mean for ocean and wind currents, climate, evolution, and biogeography. But all that is stage dressing that I then built my civilizations upon. The...
  2. Marandahir

    D&D 5E (2024) 2024 Player's Handbook reveal: "New Sorcerer"

    They discussed the coming changes to the Wild Surge table on the video, but we didn't get to really playtest it. I noticed that D&D Beyond's YT Channel posted a portion of the Sorcerer video from D&D's YT Channel, specifically the Wild Sorcery section, so it was probably as part of a push for...
  3. Marandahir

    D&D 5E (2024) 2024 Player's Handbook Reveal #3: "New Paladin"

    I have to warn you: this bridge is overloaded with houses and street markets and they want to widen it for cars and it's built on marshy foundations… sort of like Swamp Castle.
  4. Marandahir

    D&D General Words which replaced "race" in fantasy games

    "Han Who? Who are your people?" "I don't have anyone." "Han. Solo. Welcome to the Academy, Han Solo. I'm sure we'll have you flying in no time." cue Han as-imperial-infantry being thrown across the Mimbanese trenches by a exposion. Kinda like the GoT Jon Snow thing where bastards or...
  5. Marandahir

    D&D General Introducing a Scientific Mindset to Dungeons and Dragons

    And punnet squares are bunk science, only really relevant to pea plant phenotypic traits…
  6. Marandahir

    D&D General Religion in D&D: Your Take

    My players tend to want a few key traits of their chosen deities. So for example, I have a god of Death, Commerce, and Justice – sort of Asmodeus X Charon X Mercury, and the cleric of that god wanted to know like common doctrines they'd shout in battle like "For COIN AND DEATH!" We also have...
  7. Marandahir

    D&D General A Gnome and a Halfling have a Baby. What is it?

    In Shannara, a Halfling means a Half-elf.
  8. Marandahir

    D&D General A Gnome and a Halfling have a Baby. What is it?

    I'm not alone in my thought!
  9. Marandahir

    D&D General Introducing a Scientific Mindset to Dungeons and Dragons

    It also doesn't need to be internally consistent! "A Wizard Did It!" is a perfectly reasonable excuse for just about anything in fantasy, as long as it stays fun.
  10. Marandahir

    D&D General A Gnome and a Halfling have a Baby. What is it?

    Fair, it's your world after all! Also, in Arda, they're probably the exception that proves the rule. There is the occasional setting where Dwarf and Elf are respectively the male and female of the same species, but that assumes a gender-binary…
  11. Marandahir

    D&D 5E (2024) Class Iconic Art in the 2024 Player's Handbook

    What if it's neither but a Small-Sized Human?
  12. Marandahir

    D&D 5E (2024) What is your oppinion of 5.24 so far?

    I like it. I was very worried that I wouldn't like the Bard but I like it. Going to adopt it, but might still houserule a few things like Spell Points instead of Spell Slots for the Sorcerer.
  13. Marandahir

    D&D 5E (2024) 2024 Player's Handbook Reveal: "New Wizard"

    Remember that they say that the Sorcerer catches up by level 3, but that's in terms of spells prepared (spell slots were always the same quantity for the two of them). Sorcerers spells known = spells prepared. Wizards spells known = spellbook spells; spells prepared are changed every day (and...
  14. Marandahir

    D&D General A Setting with Only Small Races/Species?

    This was my thought; especially since Dwarves have elemental parallels too (Azer, Galeb Duhr, Eisk Jaat, Strom Burz, etc). Dwarf is just the Hill Giant equivalent.
  15. Marandahir

    D&D 5E (2014) Rare Dragonborn

    I love that. A Mithral Dragonborn would function similarly, I'd assume. I wonder if you could have a Quinchromatic Dragonborn whose breath was variable and had traits of Tiamat ;)
  16. Marandahir

    D&D 5E (2014) Rare Dragonborn

    Oh I think I remember that, but I also remember that in Draconomicon 1, the definition divide between Elemental Planar Dragons and Catastrophic Dragons was that Elemental Dragons were influenced but Catastrophic Dragons were original. But then when MM3 came out and introduced Catastrophics for...
  17. Marandahir

    D&D General Words which replaced "race" in fantasy games

    It's all very tricky. None of us are perfect, and leading with humility, grace, and good intentions are what matter. You seem to be going about it right. In another thread I responded to Micah Sweet about the goal of D&D, and I think the goal of the game's makers is to be as big tent as...
  18. Marandahir

    D&D General A Gnome and a Halfling have a Baby. What is it?

    Tauriel and Kíli would beg to differ! ;P
  19. Marandahir

    D&D 5E (2024) 2024 Player's Handbook reveal: "New Monk"

    You might even call them a Bully McGuire!
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