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Former NZ prime minister, Jim Bolger, has passed away at 90.

I dunno. In the episode I just watched, she could see Miles was pining to play with Julian, so she told him she’d bumped into Julian and noticed he was depressed and needed cheering up. After Miles left, she called Julian and told him that Miles was depressed and needed cheering up. So far I...

I didn’t really enjoy “Sons of Mogh”. I have little patience for Klingon culture these days. The only part I liked was when Sisko got mad at Worf and Dax. “Bar Association”, on the other hand, was terrific! Loved seeing Rom stand up for himself and find his own path in life instead of always...

Binged some DS9 last night. “Our Man Bashir” was fun. Always a delight getting to watch the main cast play acting as other characters. (Avery as usual gave 110%.) The two-parter about the changelings on Earth was good, too. The Sisko family stuff was great, and I also enjoyed the way in which...

Curious. I've been tentatively looking forward to this one ever since White Vision flew off at the end of WandaVision. If I had to take a guess, the presence of all those other AIs suggests they will be helping White Vision become the real Vision? Perhaps through flashbacks as he "unlocks" his...

John Lodge of the Moody Blues has passed away at 82.

It wasn't intended as a break ... but when I packed up and left the USA to move to NZ in 2003 to get married and start my "adult" life, I gave away my D&D stuff, thinking I would not ever play again. However, just a few years later, my younger siblings-in-law convinced me to play 3.5e with them...

I’m currently running a hybrid 2014/2024 game.

Are you aware this is a necro’d thread to which you replied when it was new?

I signed up to his Patreon newsletter, and I get regular emails with updates. He's definitely still actively working on it.

I’m still holding out for @mearls Odyssey game. So far it’s been ticking all the boxes for me. Can’t wait for the finished product!

Popular NZ psychologist and broadcaster Nigel Latta has died from stomach cancer at age 58.

FYI: Not all lizardfolk are elementals. Just those specific NPCs in the MM. the rest are still humanoids and would be represented by all the generic NPC stats in the same book.

I may have to go back and rewatch the ending, but I feel like the changeling in the early season 4 episode who sabotages the Defiant doesn't resemble Odo in the moments before Odo accidentally kills him. (Also, I assume that has consequences for Odo down the track?)

OK I just rewatched both of Dalton’s Bond films today. I must admit I was mistaken. Bouvier is a badass throughout the film and is no swooning damsel even by the end. I actually really liked both of these films, so I might have to reassess my rating of Dalton. Craig is still #1 for me, but...

Yes. A MtG-plane-as-multiversal-Feywild-realm feels tacked on.

I've experienced this before, both as a player and as a DM. Sometimes it's OK, but at other times, it doesn't end well. With my "home" group, my players currently consist of my teenage daughter, my wife, and another couple who are friends of ours. They've only ever played 5e (since 2014 for the...

In an attempt to steer the conversation back toward Eberron, how do people view the House Ghallanda Gold Dragon Inns? Do you see them as Eberron's equivalent of a Motel-6 with a McDonald's or KFC attached, or do you see them as something nicer? Are they more like a Hilton with a 5-star restaurant?

Charisma makes tons of sense for Investigation in a social context. I tend to go with Charisma (Investigation) as a substitute for the old Gather Information skill. But Charisma (Investigation) for finding secret doors? Yeah, nah. I got nothing. EDIT: So I put it to ChatGPT. Here are some of...

In the Realma at least, I’d say Baldur’s Gate is probably closest to Eberron in feel. It’s very noir, and it’s got more (magi)tech than other FR cities, thanks to the Temple of Gond. It even has relatively modern cranes in its port. Lantan is another part of the Realms that has a strong Eberron...