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  1. TheSword

    Really good structure for Factions (system agnostic)

    it’s sounds like a 7 point scale pops up in a few places. It must be good. I love how your table scales risk and has direct consequences for being in or out of favour.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Atlas of Faerun (with some pictures from the internet)

    Can't beat a bit of Mike Schley. He's the king of Forgotten Realms cartography and its really exciting that a full atlas is on the way. What is the source though? Is this a product coming soon?
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    D&D 5E (2024) Representing afflictions in D&D 5e - which do you think work best/least dislike.

    I am thinking about separating the symptoms of the disease and the illness itself. The lesser restoration would cure the original disease but not necessarily instantly remove all the symptoms.
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    D&D General Greyhawk fans - How to fit older modules with Age of Worms

    Crazy that three DMs were all considering running this at the same time! @Distracted DM @MGibster @earthsea_wizard did you start and how are the campaigns going? I finished the campaign last year after about two years DMing it start to finish. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Converted to FR though, as I...
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    D&D General Does anyone recall coming across any magic weapons that return when thrown...other than Dwarven Thrower, Hammer of Thunderbolts or magic boomerangs?

    So the Thri-keen use a Chatkcha that returns back to their hand without being magical. The Chakram mentioned above by @Tonguez is also a sacred weapon of Shar from the forgotten Realms as it strongly resembles her holy symbol. Also returns without being magical. Sometimes called an infinity...
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  8. TheSword

    Really good structure for Factions (system agnostic)

    Having a measurement for the relationship as well is probably a useful tool too. I quite like a simple slider. The title in brackets is for PCs that have joined the faction. You can move up and down the slider and it’s possible - depending on class, species, other faction allegiance - to start...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Can a Warlock who swaps out Pact of Chain keep his familiar?

    I’m with @Clint_L . It stays around and betrays the Warlock viciously at the first opportunity. Any tendency to obedience or loyalty the familiar had is relinquished when the invocation was. I think you know it’s wrong to keep it as is, which is why you asked the question.
  10. TheSword

    Really good structure for Factions (system agnostic)

    So all @pemerton ’s talk of ‘Best Interests’ and using them to provide alternative spurs to story than maps and events, reminded me of the Faction write ups in Dungeons of Drakkenheim sand box adventure. I’ve seen similar attempts to do this in other products like Lords of Darkness (The...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Representing afflictions in D&D 5e - which do you think work best/least dislike.

    There was something I missed out actually. Is there mileage in malignancy effects being represented by a flaw. Similar to how madness is represented in 2024? A roleplaying trait which the player is invited to fold into their character without a mechanical effect? For instance if the disease...
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    A few things I really like about WFRP

    I have more than a couple of criticisms for Cubicle 7. They can be flighty, spread themselves too thin and can take a long time to release stuff without telling us. Them not listening to their customers and changing the rules accordingly definitely isn’t one of them. They have been extremely...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Tomb of Annihilation: likes and Dislikes

    Interesting. My players never went that way so I only skimmed it. When I run again I would want to put far more effort into the five factions. Introduce them right in Port Nyazaru and give them competing goals and interests. Similar to how Dungeons of Drakkenheim run it. Flaming Fist Merchant...
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    A few things I really like about WFRP

    I love VTT, but I’ve also played a long campaign face to face. Again with people new to the system. Lots of the folks that play VTT don’t play Foundry either so don’t have the automation that Foundry brings. I think the suggestion that I only like the system because it’s on VTT is untrue. I...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Tomb of Annihilation: likes and Dislikes

    The Foundry module is pretty cool. It comes with an option on initialization to chose between 2014 or update to 2024 which I thought was pretty neat. Getting a 2024 update for a module is nice.
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    A few things I really like about WFRP

    You won’t regret it. If you’ve played the Warhammer board game Blackstone Fortress it’s got a similar vibe to the shared dice pool in that system. It encourages communication between players in combat and gets people thinking about the get their fellow members are doing.
  17. TheSword

    A few things I really like about WFRP

    Ok that makes sense. I couldn’t disagree more with you, but you’re clear about your reasons. For me advancement is extremely straightforward. You advance anything on your character sheet a point at a time and if it’s not in your career it costs double and requires a trainer. I don’t now how an...
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