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  1. Vael

    Spoilers Alien: Earth Spoiler Thread

    I have seen the finale ... tbh, I was disappointed. I think the problem is that this is a season finale, not a series finale. So the fun things I was hoping to see didn't.
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    What are you reading in 2025?

    Started the Murderbot stories to have a little break from Dungeon Crawler Carl ... I might have read Book 4 in a single day. Series continues to be awesome
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    Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff!

    Honestly, that's a part that I'm fine with. I like my Robin Hood a little pulp-y like in animated Robin Hood or Robin of Sherwood, that old BBC series. Or,
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    What are you reading in 2025?

    Tore through book 4 of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series in a day. Started the Murderbot series while I wait for the next DCC book.
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    Spoilers Alien: Earth Spoiler Thread

    Though, to be fair, Nibs has been shown to be rejecting her new body, so the control isn't there.
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    Tell Us About Your Pirate Campaign(s)

    Today is international talk like a pirate day, so hopefully your nautical campaigns were full of booty today, yar!
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    Acquisitions Inc. switching to Daggerheart

    I think there's a lot wanting to take down the elephant in the room. I remember Paizo fans crowing over outselling DnD that one time. I've seen a lot of click bait over Daggerheart vs DnD, and one couldn't step into the Daggerheart subreddit after the announcement that Campaign 4 was gong to use...
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    D&D General Eberron - why don't you run it? [-]

    Mainly because I want more support / official adventures in Eberron. Love the setting, want to write fiction in the world, but I'll admit I'm more a pre-published adventure guy when running DnD, and while there's material from older editions that I have access to, I'd like more content. And...
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    The Cosmere Game Review

    Oh ... that's disappointing. I've done open-ended skill check magic with FATE and found that that's challenging to adjudicate and a lot of work on the GM. Also tends to default to just repetition of effects from the players. It vaguely worked when I ran a Star Wars Fate campaign, because...
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    The Cosmere Game Review

    Two of the players in my group are big Sanderson heads and were salivating over their box sets last game session. So I think it's only a matter of time until I end up playing it. So ... this comment on magic intrigues me ... and I would like to know more. How does Cosmere magic work?
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    Acquisitions Inc. switching to Daggerheart

    There's a bunch of LP posted in the Daggerheart subreddit, that's the place to go to find a listing. I can't comment on quality of the various ones, but there's no shortage of them.
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    Spoilers Alien: Earth Spoiler Thread

    Oh, agreed, the plant has been keyed up all season. The only question is what it does and to whom? BK is the top of the list for me, but I could see it getting one of the kids or someone else.
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    Spoilers Alien: Earth Spoiler Thread

    Kirsh continues to surprise and delight. Between the whole end bit "You're grounded" "Don't be a sore loser" was gold. As was "Science", Timothy Olyphant is definitely the MVP so far. The scene with Arthur was so good. I'd forgotten, it's been a minute since Alien, how someone reacts after the...
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    King Kubrick: Ranking Stanley's Best Films

    Ish ... but tbh, I've been more taking advantage of opportunities. Friends of mine started a Twin Peaks watch, the local indie theatre showed Mulholland Dr. and a bunch of other Lynch movies. Missed a shot at Blue Velvet, and stalled out on Twin Peaks shortly after the big reveal ... but I...
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    Acquisitions Inc. switching to Daggerheart

    :hmm: Domain cards aren't taking the place of skills, they are modeling feats and spells, things that often need reminders.
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    Acquisitions Inc. switching to Daggerheart

    I'll be honest, I also wasn't initially interested in cards. A value add, for sure, but I wasn't thinking they'd be that useful. But there's more benefits than I had thought. First, as I mentioned, passing cards around made character gen and leveling way easier. Sure, an app can do the same...
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    Acquisitions Inc. switching to Daggerheart

    Also the design of the game itself. I got my box set, and having the domain cards means that my book hasn't had to be passed around the table. We've done char gen and leveled up and no one has had to put their grubby mitts on my book. The lighter rules means I have a tablet open to an encounter...
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    King Kubrick: Ranking Stanley's Best Films

    That's okay, this thread made me realize how little of Kubrick I've seen and I should rectify that. Him and Lynch, though I've been working on the latter.
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    Spoilers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 3 Viewing (Spoilers)

    Here's hoping this season was a dip and the show will recover next season. I didn't hate the episode, but I never was on the Pike/Batel ship, so the extended life montage ... not to mention another Canadian shot genre show, but Peaches and Plums is how it's done. I did enjoy both the novel use...
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    Friday Chat: What Mechanics Do You Steal From A Game To Use In Another?

    I also tend to see Fate Aspects everywhere, lol. Experiences from Daggerheart can have a lot of that Aspect language, spend a Fear to Compel one, spending Hope to activate on ... The one though, that I'm noodling around right now is a bit more specific for this campaign. I've got three...
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