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    D&D General How Often Should a PC Die in D&D 5e?

    As a player, I don't ever want my character to die, but I want the fear that it might happen. The fear generates suspense and excitement but an actual character death is just disappointing. As a Dungeon Master, I only want (and want is not the right word) one maybe two character deaths per...
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    D&D 5E (2024) DMG 2024: Is The Sandbox Campaign Dead?

    Personally, as both Dungeon Master and player, I've never been a fan of sandbox campaigns. Given the choice, I'd always go for a standard fleshed out campaign, in the same way that Paizo do their adventure paths for Pathfinder. Players get their agency but both sides of the screen know there is...
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    D&D General Your Character Died! Who's Fault Was It?

    I don't remember the last time a character of mine died as it must have been well over a year ago (my last PC survived the entire campaign to retire at 20th). Normally though I would say it's just the luck or bad luck, of the dice rolls rather than anyone's fault. But there are plenty of past...
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    D&D 5E (2024) How Important Is The Lore

    My group stopped with D&D when 4th was launched. We moved to Pathfinder and have been there for the last 15 years. Coming back to D&D now, a lot has changed. So much of the D&D lore that was part of 1st through 3rd, and even then 3rd did fiddle a little bit with things, has changed. Some of the...
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    Bullywug ambush on crashed airship.
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    D&D 5E (2024) How Important Is The Lore

    I prefer classic D&D lore over the changes we have now but ultimately, I'll adjust to fit my setting anyway.
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    Describe your last RPG session in more than 5 words.

    Bullywug ambush on crashed airship.
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    Taking over the smuggling operation.
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    Favorite Holiday Movie

    Muppet's Christmas Carol.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Amnesia Sequence Yea/Nay?

    There is an episode of Star Trek TNG where this plot issue basically comes up. It's a mystery so they crew try to go back and investigate/solve what happened. I can say from experience that the same thing would happen with players. No player is going to leave that mystery unsolved and they'll go...
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    LARP In the UK

    An old friend of mine used to play Lorien Trust. I don't know if they are still going but might be worth a look as they did frequent events and seemed like a good community.
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    Arcane Season 2 Starts on Saturday, 9 Nov 24 on Netflix

    3 spin off shows planned though, including one for Jinx herself if the rumours are true.
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    Explore haunted house. Pyromaniac wizard.
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    Arcane Season 2 Starts on Saturday, 9 Nov 24 on Netflix

    Just finished watching season 2 last night. I have to be honest and say that season 1 was better. It felt cohesive and with a set story. Season 2 just went weird and trippy with seemingly no real connection to the season 1. The character connections were really good right up to the end and I...
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    What is it about TTRPGs for YOU?

    Storytelling with friends in a fantasy world of our imagination. Specifically, my friends and I are the sort of players who enjoy seeing what campaign story our DM has created/prepared and brought to the table, so we can see play that tale and see where it takes us. Our games aren't railroads...
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    Aging and Gaming

    I just turned 51 a couple back and I can certainly say that the older I get the more difficult I find things. For the past 15 years give or take, we jumped from D&D from D&D 3.5 to Pathfinder and it's not been a problem until the last couple years where I find I now struggle with the complexity...
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    D&D General Dinosaurs in your campaigns

    My current campaign setting has a Lost World continent in the equatorial regions. Even so, I've always had such in previous campaign settings. Dinosaurs are cool and deserve to be in the D&D style fantasy.
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    D&D 5E (2024) What's Your Experience Like with '24?

    Only one session so far. I'm running Ghosts of Saltmarsh under 2024 edition. So far everyone enjoyed it. Nice simple system with just enough complexity to keep everyone happy. We're more used to Pathfinder 1st these days so getting our heads around somethings, like skills, has caused some pause...
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    Unique British aspects of D&D in the UK?

    I agree. I'm only saying my experiences which compared to many will be more limited.
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    Unique British aspects of D&D in the UK?

    I'm in Cambridgeshire and here it's a solo game called Pub Cricket. Pass a pub with an animal in it's name and you score a number of runs (points) on the number of limbs that animal has. Pass a pub with a royal name and you are out and have to start over. Back on topic though.. things I have...
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