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    D&D 5E (2014) sleep vs tasha's laughter

    I know neither Silent Image or Color Spray are one of the spells you are trying to choose from but not sure why you wouldn't go with one of them instead.
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    Prehistoric Campaign

    You could take a look at GURPS Low Tech. They have some good ideas around what adventures might look like.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Sell Out: Hasbro and the Soul of D&D

    Read the rant a couple of times and I still don't see the point. Once you buy the books you can do whatever you want. The game will change. New product may or may not get released. You are not obligated to buy anything you don't want to nor is anyone going to come and take the stuff you...
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    Axis & Allies

    I was in a group that used to play "World in Flames" That's a World War 2 game with teeth. Way more complex than A&A. You could try Hearts of Iron from Paradox. That has been an interesting play. Or maybe A World at War
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    Worlds of Design: Game Design Rules of Thumb - Part 1

    Provide meaningful choices for your players So many options end up being traps for players that do not look at the effectiveness of the choices available to them. If there are multiple options make sure that each of the options are attractive in some way that is broadly equal. This can avoid...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Fluff & Rule, Lore & Crunch. The Interplay of Class, System, and Color in D&D

    The lore can be changed to fit your world. It doesn't have to stay with the character.
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    The alignment chart re-imagined.

    Three pages in and I didn't see this One Cube to Rule them All
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    Where Does Inspiration Come From?

    Apparently this isn't quite as popular as I thought it was Charley's Aunt
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    Jon Peterson: Does System Matter?

    As we dance around the meaning of matters, I want to add another concept into the discussion. Intent of the system or design has an impact on how both the GM and the players approach their games. Some examples. First Edition Paranoia was a bit of a mess. Here was something that was to be...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Lighthearted urban adventure ideas (4th-5th level)

    ooh. That reminds me of the old All System Catalyst series All-System Catalyst Series The Citybooks are full of plot hooks
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    What do space empires fight over?

    There are aliens in the book First Contract that hate Limited liability corporations. As good as any reason to go to war. Other reasons in no particular order 1. To Unite a single race (2nd Empire of Man - Pournelle and Niven CoDominium - Wikipedia) 2. To Unite all sentient beings (Star Wars...
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    Where Does Inspiration Come From?

    Where the nuts come from?
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    D&D 5E (2014) Lighthearted urban adventure ideas (4th-5th level)

    Pick your favorite Noir film and insert the players in on it. List of film noir titles - Wikipedia Maltese Falcon - the players get the McGuffin by mistake and have 3 or more sides trying to negotiate for it. The Racket - The players are asked to guard someone who is testifying against an...
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    Hacking in Cyberpunk (Opinion Poll)

    I don't know if this has been tried but if the hacker brought the whole party into cyberspace (everyone had a cyberspace version of their character) then the hacking part of the plan involves everyone.
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    Religion in Call of Cthulhu: Boon or Bane?

    Most games wouldn't see traditional religions have any power to help against the Lovecraft horrors. I could see some games allowing for priests that have learned the forbidden knowledge in order to contain threats. That would be within the realms of possibility but something I would require a...
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    Worlds of Design: What the Future Holds for RPGs - Part 1

    Playing a lot of strategy games like Stellaris, Crusader Kings 3 and CIV (5&6) and a few mobile games. And a lot of virtual tabletop games (Acquire, Root, Here I Stand, and Pax Pamir and more) Enjoying my RPG games but I like a nice mix.
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    Playing Traveller Online (Help Me!)

    We've been playing GURPS Traveller (just after 3rd Interstellar War online) GURPS has its own character generation challenges we did it with a session 0, we all went off to make characters and then edited them a bit after feedback from the GM.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Overpowered Items and GM Expectations

    The way magic items work in most D&D games is that they work at the same level no matter how powerful the wielder is. The One Ring is powerful in the hands of a powerful being not as much when worn by a hobbit burglar The idea of magic items that scale isn't new, but if more of them worked like...
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    IRON DM 2020 Tournament Thread

    You Can Lead a Horse to Water Measured Step Foreign Coin Dream Surf Silver Star Heavy Metal Disguise Kit Adventure for low level heroes in a fantasy setting. Local merchant, Wulfwin Jordan, approaches the heroes to escort his prized racehorse, Silver Star, from Redhorn, their current...
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    Scheduling Thread for the IRON DM 2020 Tournament!

    I can work with that. 24 hour deadline 750 word count for round 1
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