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  1. GMMichael

    Iron DM 2025 Scheduling Thread!

    The thread is in General, but "DM" implies WotC products. Are stat blocks required for competing?
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    D&D 5E (2024) WotC invites Stinky Dragon to play the Heros of the Borderlands Box

    Welp, now I know whom Tales from the Stinky Dragon is. Probably not going to watch the rest though. Live-plays go slow enough when the DM has read the adventure beforehand.
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    Pathfinder 2E Spellcaster armour

    Does that make you the GM? If so, how would you like PF for SW to handle casters in armor?
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    Approaching writing adventures for home games?

    https://donjon.bin.sh/fantasy/adventure/ . . . needs to be said. But . . . Dungeons (ruins?) change too, for various reasons. Many creatures need shelter. Earthquakes/giant worms. Treasures get discovered, treasures get hidden. The king needs a new wine cellar. Matt Colville's...
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    The 2025 Pumpkin Spice RPG Contest Submissions

    1) It's great! 2) I haven't really thought about eating dragons until I saw this gal. You might single-handedly accelerate their fate to that of the mammoth by making them smell delicious.
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    The Cosmere Game Review

    Well, that's pretty cool! I notice you write "d20-based" instead of "5e compatible." Does that mean the die does the heavy lifting, or the game is using the older "d20 system?"
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    D&D General The rapier in D&D

    D&D causes a lot of "sometimes I wonder" moments. Sometimes I wonder how I can hit a charging enemy dead-on with my longbow and still have to fight him close-quarters afterward.
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    PSA: Don't Let Orcs Loose in Your Fantasy Human World

    Yikes. It seems that Krorks were a celestial-war combatant/faction, so I wouldn't be too worried about them. Mythology being what it is. But the orcs of Warhammer fantasy are: " . . . huge slabs of muscle moving underneath tough green skin, and their jaws are lined with vicious fangs that...
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    D&D 5E (2024) ADHD Medication Design Challenge: Let's skin this cat.

    More spells! I must have been a wizard in another campaign, because I can never have too many spells in my spellbook.
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    RPG Evolution: You Go First

    I usually send my pet gelatinous cube to go first. The mention of the bowman in the back made me think that game rules play a part in formation too. Because behind everyone else is a terrible place from which to shoot - unless the game you're playing doesn't require lines of (miniature) sight...
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    What do you want to know when joining ENWorld?

    There it is. Some of us hate bards, and that's okay. But secretly, we love them. When a reply page capped at 10 replies only shows 7, it's because someone has ignored you. Before you click "post reply," make sure the previous reply occurred in the last 365 days. Preferably sooner.
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    Name an TTRPG You Really Like But Have Never Played/GMed

    Are other methods of acquisition fair? Got a free game? Stole it? I think my Numenera was 50% off, which felt like a steal. Anyway, Final Fantasy RPG 4th Ed. is the (a) coolest game I've never played. When classical elements replace character attributes, something cool* is going on there...
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    Hit points as luck

    Wow. All this time, and I never realized HPS stands for Hit Point Stew. That's a tasty idea, but still a little weird in terms of "armor prevents you from spilling your stew." So, Modos RPG doesn't have hit points. Instead, characters collect damage, which don't seem like a resource that PCs...
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    PSA: Don't Let Orcs Loose in Your Fantasy Human World

    Given that the stereotypical orc is bigger, meaner, and greener than the Mountain in this clip (NSFW), the world of humans wouldn't last too long in open war with them. Probably best if the humans kill the orcs with disease well before either culture develops steel. Or do your humans and orcs...
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    D&D General Monster Importance in Homebrews?

    How different would Earth look without humans? Your answer is 2.
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    D&D General The NPC writing session

    I'm picturing the DM inviting "all interested players" to that next session. And the DM is the only one who shows up.
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    Hit points as luck

    This is a great interpretation of hit points until you find out about the armor class mechanism. Then one must ask, "why does wearing heavier armor prevent one from losing luck?" As you mentioned, Cypher. Also, Dark Souls RPG, if I'm not mistaken. As it should be. Let the players decide...
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    The Pioneer RPG - Get Ready for Launch!

    Um, we're still trying to figure out how to put a (hu)man on the moon. For the "second time." So I'd be GMing on the 30-years-end of that spectrum. I would totally sign up for some Space Force missions! A SSEAL mission to blow up Elon's orbital Tesla. Maybe go on a vacation to Mars with...
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    Time travel doesn't exist because time travel wiped out the timelines where it did

    I feel like the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy sheds light on this. To quote the entry on humans (from the fandom site): ". . . they actually still think that digital watches are a pretty neat idea, and they spend most of their time concerning themselves with moving about little green pieces...
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    Challenge Accepted!

    I'm more concerned about Beyonce's mental state upon encountering Swamp Thing . . . . . . but this sounds just about right. I'm stuck on how one applies 200+ pounds of pressure to another's head without making that head explode. The RPG that simulates exploding heads sounds cool. But I digress.
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