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    Do any other old school gamers hate the term grognard?

    If we identify as Grognards we can have it become a protected characteristic so you can't then use it as a mean word. I'm from the UK and it isn't really used here. I am an old fart so perfectly comfortable with that! I try not to be too grumpy. I run DND to lots of younglings. They still hang...
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    Trailer Captain America: Brave New World | Official Teaser

    Not a fan of street level heroes, too much like a spy / military movie. I will go see it at the cinema as have monthly subscription so I stand* ready to be impressed. *Well sit I guess!
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    House of the Dragon spoiler thread

    I have not read a single Westeros book Is there a clue in there to a dragons lifespan? The box of eggs sent away isn't "the" box of eggs????
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    Today I learned +

    Legends in the UK with a good ten hits.
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    Is there any genre or theme that the TTRPG medium does not work for?

    Nope. If you can write a novel about it, it is gameable.
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    House of the Dragon spoiler thread

    Shows how awful war is for soldiers when there is dragons. Did find the fights oddly unsatisfying. Not sure why. Will rewatch
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    D&D General On Early D&D and Problematic Faves: How to Grapple with the Sins of the Past

    Ah bugger Last point. Sorry What if I had quoted say role master stats ( empathy, memory , intuition, etc?). Would it still be sexist to give women +5 empathy and +5 memory???? Done now. Apologies.
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    D&D General On Early D&D and Problematic Faves: How to Grapple with the Sins of the Past

    I thought everyone would be happy with 3 free +1s. Ok I'll bow out of here and take comments forward for after summer break. At my college I help with the LGBT+ DND club that has 50+ members aged 16-18. As they are the next gen of quite excellent gamers I'll put it to them, and go with their...
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    D&D General Royal Mail D&D 50th Anniversary Stamps

    Ordered some. They do look pretty cool.
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    D&D General On Early D&D and Problematic Faves: How to Grapple with the Sins of the Past

    It is not sexist to say the strongest human will be a man? Surely it isn't. If a game said: Human Men get +1 Str, +1 Dex and +1 Wis. Human Women get +1 Con, +1 Int and +1 Cha. Maybe it could different for different species ( say gnolls, dwarves). Would that all be truly awful and get the game...
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    Euro 2024

    In the greatest substitution in history Gareth Southgate changes one Government with another and England get into the final!
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    D&D General On Early D&D and Problematic Faves: How to Grapple with the Sins of the Past

    A lot of the tricky stuff is down to your own view. The recently released Australian seems to be idolised hero in parts of the UK;others think he is a creep and predator who escaped justice.
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    Today I learned +

    I learned how fascinated I could be, watching for hours n hours, UK MPs individually taking the oath of loyalty in parliament. A few things annoyed me, but won't mention in a + thread.
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    D&D General On Early D&D and Problematic Faves: How to Grapple with the Sins of the Past

    We don't put tricky issues into our games. World is full of them so don't wanna have them in fun goblin time. We are even trying to avoid political chats as Europe recently beset by rise of elected worries at both ends spectrum. Some topics are fine as they are beyond all doubt worthy of...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Quests From The Infinite Staircase

    Pre ordered as a birthday pressie
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    Time Bandits: The Series Official Trailer (2024)

    Looks fun and entertaining......like many recent trailers
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    D&D General Race Has No Mechanics. What do you play?

    1st ed gnome cos awesome ( and worship the evil mole deity)
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