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    Spoilers Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    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...
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    Marvel's VisonQuest coming 2026

    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...
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    IN REMEMBRANCE--2025

    John Lodge of the Moody Blues has passed away at 82.
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    I think it is time for a break.

    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...
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    D&D General What version of D&D are you playing?

    I’m currently running a hybrid 2014/2024 game.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Rare Languages

    Are you aware this is a necro’d thread to which you replied when it was new?
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    D&D 5E (2014) Best D&D 5e alternate ruleset?

    I signed up to his Patreon newsletter, and I get regular emails with updates. He's definitely still actively working on it.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Best D&D 5e alternate ruleset?

    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!
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    IN REMEMBRANCE--2025

    Popular NZ psychologist and broadcaster Nigel Latta has died from stomach cancer at age 58.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Did Vampires just become more of a problem?

    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.
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    Spoilers Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    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?)
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    Who is your favorite James Bond?

    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...
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    D&D General Should the third Forgotten Realms DLC have actually been set in the Forgotten Realms?

    Yes. A MtG-plane-as-multiversal-Feywild-realm feels tacked on.
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    D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door?

    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...
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    D&D General Eberron - why don't you run it? [-]

    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?
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    D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door?

    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...
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    D&D General Eberron - why don't you run it? [-]

    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...
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    Spoilers Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    I did see the belt briefly in an earlier season but then it vanished. Does it come back again later? I’ve read that Rene liked the belt after first getting to wear it as his mirror version, but it seems the wardrobe change didn’t last (at least not right away).
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    Dungeons & Dragons to Release Lorwyn: First Light, a New Digital Expansion Based on Magic: The Gathering World

    Did you mean to say that the Feywild ate Lorwyn? The Feywild is not unique to the FR setting.
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    D&D General Eberron - why don't you run it? [-]

    Indeed. And I think this is one of the main reasons I bounced pretty hard off the art previews for the delayed Eberron book. It felt like they were really leaning into the 1920s art nouveau aesthetic too much for my tastes. I want less 1920s in my Eberron, not more.
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