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  1. Professor Murder

    Unpopular opinions go here

    Everyone who engages with the TTRPG hobby for any reasonable length of time (say, more than 1 year) should feel an obligation to GM at least one game.
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    D&D General What got you to try D&D?

    This cover. I really, really loved monsters and mythology as a kid. I saw it in a Barnes and Noble at 7-8 yrs old and begged my dad to buy it for me. The rest is history.
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    Aliens: Yes Or No?

    The universe is too large for there not to be other examples of consciousness elsewhere. and The universe is too large for any other conscious beings to ever come here. We are in the space boonies. If there were a large number of similar solar systems within striking distance of us, things...
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    D&D General What is player agency to you?

    Thread is already too long so my post here is purely a response to the thread title. Player Agency in a ttrpg for me is that the PCs are the ones called upon to resolve the conflict. They are the protagonists. The events of the story require the PC's presence. They cannot merely be passengers of...
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    What is your gaming white whale?

    I want to get a physical copy of the Leverage TTRPG that isn't hundred of dollars.
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    Planescape Planescape Pre-order Page Shows Off The Books!

    So I am curious to see how the factions will work, rules wise. Patrons feels like the most likely setup, since they are not doing feats or backgrounds it seems.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Is rolling a death save a valid trigger for contingency?

    Sounds reasonable. It's not game breaking. If anything, I would prefer Contingency trigger by specific game term events to cut down on ambiguity, as that has more potential for abuse.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Is there any confusion between Poison Damage and the Poisoned Condition?

    Main issue for me going in: The Poisoned mechanic feels like it should be doing damage over time, like in previous editions and in many video games. But nope. Just grants disadvantage.
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    D&D Movie/TV Rate the D&D movie

    It was fun. It did what I wanted. No major issues beyond lack of development for a couple of characters. I would like more. 8/10
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    D&D 5E (2014) How will you pick a Monster Manual alternative?

    It's my experience that the MM tends to cover "the basics" with other materials tending to be more expansive. So if you only were buying one, you probably still buy the MM.
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    D&D 5E (2024) How would you change skills in 5.5e

    Combine Animal Handling, Nature, and Survival into a single skill Create a ride/pilot skill Increase the skill floor of the classes that get only 2 skills like Fighters to 3. Get rid of languages. Replace with linguistics skill.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Can an unseen servant fly?

    The living spell version of Unseen Servant from Dungeon of the Mad Mage does not have a flight speed, so I'd say no to flying.
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    D&D 5E (2024) What would change for you if Wizards started calling it 6E?

    I would stop purchasing content until after 6th ed released.
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    Rebellion Acquires Tunnels & Trolls

    I am curious to see if Lost Worlds also got picked up.
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    RPG Evolution: Are RPGs Art?

    If the notion of art is "an act of human expression" then of course they are. If the notion of art is of it as a artifice of social judgement, then ultimately, your mileage will vary. I find such judgements are so intrinsically personal that while they can be fodder for sincere discussion, they...
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    D&D 5E (2024) How quickly should WOTC add new classes?

    For me, the "danger" of class bloat is not so much adding a new class, as it opens the door for needed subclasses for said class. While I like the artificer and feel it is doing things that a wizard subclass would struggle reproducing, thus far, they have added all of one new subclass since the...
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