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  1. Musing Mage

    D&D 5E (2014) How does your group determine ability scores?

    For 5e I use 3d6, assign as desired. If players are unhappy with their attributes they may invoke a Faustian bargain, in which they may reroll the character but must keep the new rolls regardless of whether it's an improvement. Further, I take the discarded stats and craft them into an enemy...
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    A question about Fighters and Domains in 1st edition DAD

    When a Fighter reaches 9th level they can clear a chunk of land, roughly a 50 mile area, give or take, around their proposed Keep site. Pacifying the land can take years, but it's a good chance for adventure and XP. Once that's done, you attract settlers, wherein you gain a passive income of 7...
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    Media Mage's Musings - YouTube D&D channel

    My latest video is up! A quick step by step to help Magic Users figure out their first level spells in Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 1st Edition, by the book.
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    D&D General What D&D Thing Has Changed The Most

    My physiology! I went from a flesh-and-blood human to puppet! Also, I can no longer talk without someone's hand up my butt! You try DMing under these conditions! AHHHHH!
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    TSR Am I The Only One Buying Up the DMs Guild Reprints?

    I have been quite happy with the PoD copies I've received. My only complaint, is that in the case of maps, Especially larger foldout maps, like in Night Below, I wish they'd actually print up a poster sized map. It would probably add to the cost - so perhaps an option to do so in the very...
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    Media Mage's Musings - YouTube D&D channel

    My new episode is live. A new 'Reviewcap' following the exploits of the newly formed Old School Essentials campaign, session #2!
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    TSR Am I The Only One Buying Up the DMs Guild Reprints?

    Huh! I would have thought Isle of Dread would already be available. 🤔. I never looked into it as I have the original one. I filled out my b-series modules with pod copies. Now to run groups through them!
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    TSR Am I The Only One Buying Up the DMs Guild Reprints?

    I grabbed a hardcover pod of Night Below earlier this year… it’s a beast!
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    TSR Am I The Only One Buying Up the DMs Guild Reprints?

    I too have been buying a bunch of PoD reprints from Drive Thru RPG... but nothing at the scale you're demonstrating...
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    Media Mage's Musings - YouTube D&D channel

    Thanks! Trying to keep a relative schedule and get videos out weekly-ish... I hope you continue to enjoy them!
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    Media Mage's Musings - YouTube D&D channel

    My latest video is live. A quick topic, exploring how to shorthand the AD&D 1st Ed Combat Matrix.
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    Highway to the DANGER ZONE!

    'Horns' eh? What do they think I am, a Tiefling? What do you all think - should I make this my promo picture for my channel? :unsure:
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    Media Mage's Musings - YouTube D&D channel

    Hello everyone, the latest episode is up! Trying something new here - A series of vids recapping and reviewing actual play from modules.
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    D&D 5E (2014) your fist level wizard has used their 2 spells. Now What?

    Back in my day, a first level magic user got ONE spell, and it was fixed, none of this spell-slot-free-choice nonsense! And there were no unlimited-use cantrips that did damage, when our magic was done we had daggers, consarnit! This was before magic-users could use staffs even. Yes, I said...
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    Media Mage's Musings - YouTube D&D channel

    And my latest episode is up - Part three of my series on Alignment.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Recommend an adventure (difficulty level: minimal prep)

    I haven't run it yet but have read through it, and am looking forward to it when it does happen. I have read some negative reviews about it for various reasons, but I don't see what the hate is about. I think it's potentially great sandbox setting, and there's no need to rush into the big...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Spells you house rule?

    The only spell I (currently) houserule is Witch Bolt. The inititial strike is btb, but I treat the subsequent damage as escalating. Each round a caster sustains the witch bolt increases the damage by d8, starting with 1d12 and going up to a maximum # of dice equal to the original output of the...
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    What did you study in college?

    I minored in a 90 minute bus ride to a 7:30 am class, where I majored in sleeping though said class, with extra credit in being groggy through other classes... until I had a 90+ minute bus ride to work at a Video Game retail store where I practiced the art of trying to get some homework done...
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    Hello McFly???

    I run 4 games, and play in one. 3 of the 4 I run are in-person. The one I'm in is online (currently). So 60% of my games are in person. :unsure:
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