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  1. Vael

    Unearthed Arcana New Psion update, Dungeons and Dragons Unearthed Arcana

    Psion is gonna be a spellcaster. Not a fight worth fighting. My temptation is to houserule them to use spell points for 1st to 5th level spells, and use spell slots for 6th+ level spells. Given those design constraints... I don't mind this iteration. I think the earlier version had too many...
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    Daggerheart Class Packs kickstarter is live.

    Even in the AMA, they admit that this isn't a typical Kickstarter, the product is more or less made. This more market research tied to a preorder. The desire is to produce a cheaper point of entry for players and the Kickstarter is more to gauge whether this would be a successful product line to...
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    What are you reading in 2025?

    The series continues to surprise and move me. Book Five (The Butcher's Masquerade) is now complete, but it'll be a bit of a wait until the library sends me the next two. Which is good, because the ending of Five shook me.
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    Daggerheart Class Packs kickstarter is live.

    The AMA, while scattered, offered a lot of insight into how the team perceives Daggerheart and how they are still feeling out how they intend to proceed. The main note is to expect more announcements coming at PAX.
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    Costumes and Cosplay

    A full Starfleet uniform has been on the wishlist for so long ...
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    Costumes and Cosplay

    So, I've got invites to two Halloween parties this year, and while I'm normally not the biggest costume/cosplay guy (Or more that I not the best at planning these things and being thrifty/crafty in putting a look together), I've been putting serious thought into what I am going to do for them...
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    The 2025 Pumpkin Spice RPG Contest Submissions

    🎶It's the last midnight ...
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    Daggerheart Class Packs kickstarter is live.

    Yeah, this is a pass for me, but that's 'cause I have my box set, and I got severe sticker shock from the set price. I hope the KS goes well, and I do see this as a useful secondary product. But I got my full set for less than the price of backing two class kits and can't justify this expense.
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    D&D General Hit Points are a great mechanic

    It's not perfect, it takes out 1-hit KOs off the board (kinda), but I am currently quite pleased with Daggerheart's HP system. Small numbers of HP (PCs only have between 5 and 12 of them), but combined with damage thresholds, you still get the joy of rolling lots of damage dice (I love that this...
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    The 2025 Pumpkin Spice RPG Contest Submissions

    Or just run with the words "Pumpkin" "Spice" "Espresso" and see what comes up. My original plan (before I noticed the need to emphasize "Espresso" was to have five pumpkin heads ... Scary, Posh, Baby, Sporty and Ginger ;) I played it once and it was one of the more memorable gaming one-shots I...
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    D&D General Eberron - why don't you run it? [-]

    Admittedly, playing a Changeling has never been as fun as I had hoped. The two times I've played one in Eberron campaigns (A sorcerer in 3.5 going through the chain of Eberron Adventures, and a 5e Mystic, I think using AL material) ... the rest of the party aren't Changelings, so as soon as we...
  13. Vael

    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    DnD 2024 Rime of the Frostmaiden: Sorcerer make Goblins go Boom! (Seriously, my first Chromatic Orb cast with the new rules bounced to hit two targets, and my first Sorcerous Burst also triggered its exploding dice mechanic. So much fun!)
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    D&D 5E (2024) Class and Subclass Design: What Works

    No, it was tried for an iteration of playtesting, but aside from moving all subclasses to start at level 3, Subclass progression has not changed. So classes that got their subclass at level 3 saw no change, those that got it at 1st or 2nd level have to wait until level 3.
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    Daggerheart General Thread [+]

    Yeah, I was so confused and with the server errors, couldn't see this thread anymore ... but there is no Initiative, that's one of the cooler things about Daggerheart!
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    Spoilers Alien: Earth Spoiler Thread

    Xenomorphs also follow the law of conservation of ninjutsu.
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    Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff!

    It's streaming on TUBI if you want to see for yourself. I like it, it's earnest and of its time, but Nicholas Grace is another fine entry into the group of scenery chewing camp Sheriffs and the cast is solid. I like adding in Herne the Hunter and some of the more fantastical elements, there's...
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    Daggerheart General Thread [+]

    I really like the structure of this, reminds me of a more freeform version of Atomic Robo's brainstorming sessions.
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    The 2025 Pumpkin Spice RPG Contest Submissions

    Okay, submitting a Daggerheart Environment and Adversary to go with it. Pumpkin Patch Tier 2 Exploration The ground is overgrown with vines and large pumpkins. Fog and moonlight make the air hazy and the scent of pumpkin spice and coffee permeates the air. Impulses: Trip up the unwary, favor...
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