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  1. Stormonu

    Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Is Talking About AI in D&D Again

    I've been using AI for making images and as an editor for my (wordy) D&D documents. I've also been looking at using AI as a DM for soloing adventuring. AI has its uses - for D&D I'd prefer to NOT see it used to generate content such as commercial adventures or pictures, but I would enjoy it as...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Which was the most recent Wizards adventure you consider a classic?

    And Dwellers of the Forbidden City (as in, the whole city of Omu). There's also some elements of Return to the Tomb of Horrors thrown in as well - mostly ideas. Actually, to me, most of the 5E big books are remixes/reimagining of old classics: Storm King's Thunder as a remix of the G1-G3...
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    D&D 5E (2024) What's In D&D's New Starter Set?

    I wonder if they could get away with a sheet of acrylic stand-ups (maybe just for the heroes) in the box - that'd be neat. If they are doing cards, I hope they have finally gotten the issues worked out that hit them with the Deck of Many Things - and they're not the perforated type that was in...
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    D&D 5E (2024) What's In D&D's New Starter Set?

    I think all the starter sets have been designed this way, post Holmes. Certainly, B/X and BECMI were; I was around 12-13 when those came out myself. The original 5E strikes me as a bit "college level" but it's variants (Rick & Morty, Stranger Things) and the two follow-on seem aimed for...
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    D&D 5E (2024) What's In D&D's New Starter Set?

    I am curious about the replayability they mentioned. Sounds like it will have some sandbox elements instead a straight-shot A-B-C adventure.
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    D&D 5E (2024) What's In D&D's New Starter Set?

    I'm sure it's a remix more along the lines of Tomb of Annihilation being a remix of Isle of Dread/Tomb of Horrors/Dwellers in the Forbidden City and less along the lines of the "reprints" in Tales from Yawning Portal or Quests from the Infinite Staircase. Still, I'd like to see more. If...
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    D&D General Rank the Goodman Games Reincarnated series

    Yep, that's them. I see now what the problem is - the WW1/WW2 planes I've been hunting are only being sold in Europe for some reason. sigh. Thanks for the link though.
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    D&D General Rank the Goodman Games Reincarnated series

    Ares? They also make Wings of Glory/War don't they? If so, it's been really frustrating picking up some of their plane packs that are supposed to be being reissued I can't figure out if they're in business or not. Anyways, Traps was another one I passed on as I had the old Grimtooth books but...
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    D&D General Rank the Goodman Games Reincarnated series

    I myself now have #1 - Into the Borderlands, #2 - The Isle of Dread, #4 - The Lost City and #5 - Castle Amber. Expedition to Barrier Peaks just never ending up clicking with me, though now that I think about it, it might be appropriate for Mutant Crawl Chronicles...and I've never liked Temple...
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    WotC What 2024 rules would you take with you into a prospective 2014 5E Retroclone?

    Bloodied, and I've taken to the Baldur's Gate III weapon abilities over the 2024 weapon special properties - but I like a bit more complexity and choices, myself.
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    OSR Minimalist Paladin and Ranger rules for B/X aka Old School Essentials

    Here's the Paladin from the BECMI Rules Cyclopedia for comparison (note, these abilities kick in at 9th level, but if you want it from the start, it shouldn't be difficult to change the level the effects kick in): Paladins A Lawful traveling fighter may be known as a paladin if he meets the...
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    D&D General No One Reads Conan Now -- So What Are They Reading?

    Most of my influences for D&D have been movies, not so much books. My exposure to Conan for the longest time was the movie versions and Marvel comic (Conan the Barbarian and some of Savage Sword of Conan). I never started reading the actual stories until just last year, but Conan has always...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Which was the most recent Wizards adventure you consider a classic?

    yeah, Lost Mines of Phandelver is a classic to me, but the follow-on Shattered Obelisk is a swing-and-a-miss - I may actually sell my copy. I'd like to root for Tomb having read through it now (the starting city itself is fascinating), but the way our DM ran it, I would have put it in worst...
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    D&D 5E (2024) D&D Beyond: Any negative experiences?

    Disco Wizard? Is this a real thing or just a "Disco is dead" reference?
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    D&D 5E (2024) D&D Beyond: Any negative experiences?

    These days my books tend to stay on the shelves a lot more than they used to, and I use Beyond for all my DM and play needs - even though I'm stubbornly clinging onto playing 2014. I will be sad the day the 2014 content is no longer available in this form*, but I will use the hell out of it...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Do We Really Need Levels 11-20?

    Back in the 80s, the goal was to get to 20th, 30th or as high a level as you could possibly get players. It had been drilled into me you had to get to these levels as a rite of passage and prove your salt as a DM. If you didn't have games that regularly went to 20th level and beyond, you were...
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    D&D 5E (2014) HOUSE-RULE: Options for Two-Weapon Fighting

    I keep the basic rules as is. Bonus actions can be used for certain (custom) spells that affect weapon damage, so keeping basic 2-weapon fighting using a bonus actions keeps them from being stacked normally. Certain (custom) subclasses and feats can change it from a bonus action to just being...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Invisible+Gaseous Form+Stealth---How would you run it?

    1) Yes, he'll move 10 ft (flying) though. Dashing though, would probably break Stealth though I can't find any specifics about this. 2) Because of the invisibility, he can't be detected by sight. A mist is water vapor in the air, so he might possibly make a faint sound (like a faint "hissing...
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    D&D General What does "This adventure is for mid-level adventurers" mean to you?

    Should have made this a poll, with the ability to select multiple levels :D For me, mid-level would be about 3-5.
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    D&D 5E (2024) My preferred way of playing D&D 2024 is... miniatures or not?

    I cannot recall the last time I played without minis in D&D. I've done mini-less in many other RPGs, but D&D for some reason is just not one I'd want to try without some sort of map & markers when any sort of significant combat breaks out.
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