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    You're Top-10 Movies/Shows based on Games

    There are some real gems there - I remember the Carmen Sandiago game show! and yes I'd forgotten about Wing Commander too though I dont remember the movie being very good. I was wondering if anyone would list a 'Tron' movie - the original movie came out a month before the game, so is it a...
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    XP for Non-Combat Tasks

    If the Bridge is guarded by a Troll then sneaking pass, tricking it or negotiating with it to let you cross should earn the same XP as you trying to kill it.
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    You're Top-10 Movies/Shows based on Games

    the distinction would be Movies where the Game is/becomes the World-Setting as opposed to movies which focus on people in the world playing a game Jumanji/Zathura and Minecraft are IN as they become the Setting in which the action takes place but Field of Dreams, A League of Their Own, Rocky...
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    Why do we need thieves??

    Even when Combat and Magic are also Skill best there are often have extra steps like using mana points or spell slots, and of course damage rolls and HP. So they not pure Skill use, in the manner of picking locks or investigate Combat - Magic - Skill are thus the three mechanical systems used...
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    You're Top-10 Movies/Shows based on Games

    So with Super Mario Galaxy and Fall Out 2 on the horizon I thought I'd get some recommendations 1 What are your Top 10 Movies/Shows based on Games 2 What games do you want to see turned into movies? I'm guessing Silent Hill and Resident Evil are up there, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ended up better...
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    Trailer Fallout Season Two New Official Trailer

    Hmmm - the idea of elvish ghouls has got me all shook up
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    Why do we need thieves??

    Okay we can link the discussion of Howard and Conan to the idea that Players will use their heroic characters as proxies of what they see as 'ideal' traits, traits which they might well aspire to - Conan is certainly that and players of cunning dextrous rogues might well idealise those traits...
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    The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - Official Trailer (2026

    Well Kid Koopa looks infinitely better than Bat-Fam It might even be enjoyable as inspiration material
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    What was your 2nd RPG?

    started with Mentzer Red Box BECMI, checked out Palladium Fantasy, and GURPS (not sure which was 2nd RPG) didnt like AD&D or Palladium system going Gonzo, so went with GURPS dabbled with Toons, TMNT After the Bomb, Night Breed 3e got me back to DnD
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    Shade-9 AC:16 HP:43/38(43) HD:4/4 PP:14.DV SSdc13 3/3 DA:2/3 HM:1/2 Lk:2/2

    Shade-9 AC:16 HP:43/38(43) HD:4/4 PP:14.DV SSdc13 3/3 DA:2/3 HM:1/2 Lk:2/2
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    (5.24 PBP) Vault Redux (OOC) Fitz's Refresher

    I keep forgetting I have lucky as a boost
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    Why do we need thieves??

    Howard consistently portrays Conan as a cunning, resourceful rogue who can move unseen, bypass guards, climb sheer walls, and navigate deadly traps through agility, stealth and instinctive cunning. He is said to move with the supple ease of a great jungle cat. So while he may not be a technical...
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    Why do we need thieves??

    Conan was a thief, Cimmerian Barbarian was his Heritage which game him a Str bonus and indomitable feat
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    Why do we need thieves??

    none of the other roles you mention are Classes, theyre backgrounds and sure a thief can be any background. But the class is that of Rogue or in more enlightened systems Expert and that tells you what you need to know - they thief/rogue is the Skill expert able to do skillful things that dont...
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    Bat-Fam

    It does amuse me that as Animation in Asia has become more and more slick and sophisticated, the newer offerings from the USA have gotten progressively worse
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    D&D 5E (2014) Building a Better Ankheg

    Let it burrow 30ft, advantage on grab from below, grapple and retreat and tunnel collape to have its hole fill with dirt leaving victims buried prone underground with the large hungry predator.
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    D&D General Am I crazy (BBEG idea)

    Nuckalevee - combine that with the Night hag rider and go full fey horror show
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    (5.24 PBP) Vault of the Dracolich (IC) Redux

    TEAM FUSION - SUBJECT:SHADE-9 - Operation Hydra... The light from the cavern roof above the obelisk was thin and fragile and without the glow of Loklafd’s sword the shadows pooled and settled, which suited Shade-9 fine. Once the kayaks were stacked against the north wall the warforged...
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    D&D General Am I crazy (BBEG idea)

    I think it would be more fun if the centaur does know that he's cursed (but only with vague memories of what happens), but he needs to keep it secret so as to avoid Royal embarrassment. Make him a good guy, doing his job but burdened by a terrible secret he doesnt know how to deal with. He...
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