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Yes, I’m all for letting monsters be monsters but exceptions are always interesting à la Eberron. I’m interested in how a monster or interaction with a monster can tell a tale about people rather than just be something to slay in a dungeon. I think my follow up to your example is why is the...

As part of my ongoing re-read of the Witcher series (finished the first book and onto the number two) I was struck by how much I liked the weaving of monstrous creatures with ordinary people. Very few monster stories stood on their own… there was always a curse, human failing or attempt to use...

Keep em coming. Very interesting stuff. It’s a great team of writers.

Feels like Mechanus. Not sure if that was the intention. The nice thing about maths is that it happens without needing to be thought about. The underlying maths exists whether we concentrate on it or not. I play a bit of poker and one absolutely viable way to play is to know the various odds...

I always thought Pathfinder did some good opening scenes. Rise of the Runelords starts at a market featival Curse of the Crimson Throne starts with a tarot reading Kingmaker revised starts with a ceremony Serpents Skull starts with a shipwreck Skull and shackles starts with a press ganging...

It’s a great adventure Heart of Vane.

I have often opened with a combat in the past but now I have moved away from that. It sets the tone that combat is the main schtick of the campaign and in D&D I try to actively fight against that.

Worth saying that @GuyBoy started his Vecna campaign in a novel way. Each PC was a member of a different adventuring group on a different world. We each represented that archetypal character, arcane spellcaster, divine spell caster, warrior etc etc in our respective groups and took our actions...

Bang is good. There will certainly be a bang in that scene. One of the travelers is badly wounded and there are things out there that can smell blood. I think it all depends on how well the players know each other and the setting. If you go too disruptive for new players who don’t have a...

I recently re-read Blood of Elves from the Witcher series and was struck by how it started. A dozen travelers sharing a campfire on the roadside for security, warmth and company. Sharing stories of what was going on in the land. Various tensions and themes that were going to crop up in the book...

I’m a big fan of Varkenbluff Museum from Keys from the Golden Vault. Evocative location with a lot going on. The Casino, Stygian Gambit, is also really good fun. I also really enjoyed the city of Nangalore from Tomb of Annihilation and the Tomb itself. I really enjoyed the Amber Temple in...

He’s absolutely right. 🙄

Fight Club with chaos cults.

I guess that’s the deal with AL. If you wanna play with free revolving tables you have to be current. I agree if you didn’t like the changes that would be forced and would suck. I don’t know what the alternative is though… never change anything? Every change is going to at least someone.

I think I’d say a couple of things on that. Firstly the adventurers league is a pretty unique example where table choice gets trumped by the need for table consistency. I strongly believe the creative development of the hobby shouldn’t be restricted to just what works for AL though. The other...

Are we taking this seriously or not. Maybe we could all learn something. I’m humble enough to recognize there are things about potatoes I don’t yet know.

Maris also makes for a lovely creamy mash.

Maris Piper! You guys are potato dilettantes. You’re talking about cooking methods not varieties.

I do think that the grifters will get found out by the market. There is so much information now from actual users, reviews, sales figures etc that there is no need to buy that particular pamphlet or mahogany dice roller unless it’s recommended by multiple people. I think people are more savvy...

Programming for modules/beyond is not nothing. It’s a totally different set of skills required. None of which I have, so I’m really happy to by a VTT or beyond module that is going to save me dozens of hours trying customize stuff for my VTT game. A double benefit because I get to share all of...