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    D&D General Looking for campaign / adventure path suggestions

    Hi all. I am looking for a D&D campaign running 1st through 20th. Something similar to Paizo's adventure paths (PF1 is our usual game of choice). Everywhere I look there is nothing. It seems campaigns for D&D5 are really short or everyone is just running individual adventures. Any suggestions...
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    How happy are you with your table/group?

    Satisfied. My group has been together since 1992, with a couple changes. Our games are good fun but I really wish they would play more seriously. They go through silly names and things like that which twists my noodle as a GM and fellow player. Then we have one guy who is only interested in...
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    D&D General How often do you complete a campaign as a player?

    I'd say 5.5 of ours complete. Only one I can remember was one of mine that we started after Covid and I was rather rusty after 18 months of not gaming. That's the only one I can remember that ended prematurely.
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    Known IPs, settings, etc.. and you.

    For the likes of Star Wars tend to stick to the canon material as presented in the films. Not a fan of the ever increasing universe but that is a different topic. I have run many Star Trek campaigns and I focus on the TNG era and I keep that as close to TV/film canon as I can. Same with the...
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    Is it fun to plan a heist?

    I'm with you @overgeeked . As a player, I'd rather not waste precious gaming time going over every bit of minutia when we could just cast some divinations, do some investigation and then treat it like any other dungeon we're likely to go through. Likewise, as a DM, I don't want to waste an hour...
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    Worlds of Design: The Problem with Magimarts

    Back in the days of basic, 1st and 2nd editions D&D, I was not a fan of the ye old magic item shoppe. There were two reasons. Firstly, I tended to think of my game worlds as faux medieval and less fantastical (and I still do to an extent), and secondly, if the characters can just buy whatever...
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    Kickstarter Deal-Breakers (Poll)

    I could do but I'd just rather they took and held my money at the time I support it. Can't be that hard to do.
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    Ken Burnside on how screwed Asmodee is

    I know Ravensburger do board games but do they also do RPGs, CCGs...etc?
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    Kickstarter Deal-Breakers (Poll)

    There were a few I ticked but I also ticked Other. That Other, is that they don't take the money there and then. They wait until the goal is reached and then do it. However, I have that money now (I'm minimum wage for reference) and might not in three or four weeks for whatever reason. If...
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    What Part Does the Role Play in the Role-Playing Game?

    I'm in the minority I'm sure, but as a very long term RPer, to me role-playing just means playing a role. It doesn't mean being an amateur actor or deep immersion. It can be just as simple as playing Grimgor the Barbarian kicking in doors, killing monsters, taking their stuff and spending that...
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    Ken Burnside on how screwed Asmodee is

    If this has a knock on effect to the European branch we over the pond are going to get stuffed. I think Asmodee are the only big name in hobby gaming distribution over here.
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    What games, currently, have your interest?

    Pathfinder 1st edition. Call of Cthulhu. Daggerheart. Primeval (based on the UK TV series). And despite not being all that fond of it during our online Covid games, I'm getting drawn to D&D5.
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    Dependency on Character Creation Apps?

    This is why I am turning off of Pathfinder 1st edition. After 15 years of playing and the addition of so many official books with more and more options, I've found high level play almost impossible without Herolab to do the math. Especially if you are playing a combat character.
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    Dependency on Character Creation Apps?

    We primarily play Pathfinder 1st edition and most of us use Herolab, and that works fine. I find phone apps like Pathbuilder are not that helpful as they generally aren't intuitive. Although, reading through your post again, are the players not keeping track of their characters themselves?
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    D&D General What Are Adventurers In Your World?

    To me, they are effectively mercenaries, sell-swords, warrior or wizard for hire. Adventurers are those who live on the fringes of society because of what they do - they aren't farmers, shopkeepers... etc, like everyone else. They are perhaps a necessary nuisance to communities or lords because...
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    How 'Hope' and 'Fear' Work In Critical Role's Daggerheart

    I was triggering my adversaries to go as well. I'll keep an eye on the encounters at the next session and see if I notice I'm not doing enough.
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    How 'Hope' and 'Fear' Work In Critical Role's Daggerheart

    In the other discussion, I was asked the same thing. We kept out of combat rolls to a minimum and unless there was a need to roll we didn't bother. If the character could do something then they did it. As for everything else, yep, I was doing that. The only thing that I thought might have made...
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    How 'Hope' and 'Fear' Work In Critical Role's Daggerheart

    Only one playtest session so far (second one will be this weekend) and I certainly think the GM ends up with too many. It doesn't take long to max out and then despite spending, you easily max out again. Sometimes it felt like the only way I was going to burn through these was to be a complete...
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    Critical Role's 'Daggerheart' Open Playtest Starts In March

    Breaking the game is part of what they want from the playtest. So this is something to report to them.
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