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  1. TheHand

    Daggerheart Sold Out in Two Weeks, Has Three-Year Plan in Place

    It was the first rpg game that I had to get on a wait list to buy (from my FLGS). It wasn’t until at least a month or so later that they started having copies on the shelves. I was kind of lukewarm to Daggerheart in the early playtesting but once I had a chance to play and run the final...
  2. TheHand

    How Does AI Affect Your Online Shopping?

    Beyond only wanting art and writing designed only by humans - to the point that I would stop buying products from a company using AI for these things - I am bothered by the high environmental and resource cost LLM data centers are inflicting, for what I perceive as very little (if any) benefit.
  3. TheHand

    Best movie of 2025... and the one you enjoyed most!

    I saw all the praise Sinners was getting so I watched tonight and that was cinematic art, really enjoyed it. I’m not sure it changes my vote but definitely a contender for Best.
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    Best movie of 2025... and the one you enjoyed most!

    I didn’t see a lot of movies in 2025 but I’m going to go with: Best Movie: Superman, exceeded my expectations and captured what I wanted from a Superman movie. Most Enjoyed: K-pop Demon Hunters. This movie came out of nowhere with an original concept, super catchy songs, and great messaging...
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    Battletech RPG

    Thanks for sharing that @RangerWickett , looks like you poured a lot of work and creativity into it! I really like Passion/Anxiety choice, I might just steal that for other games! What classes did you allow the players to take, or did you make up new ones?
  6. TheHand

    CRPGs as the foundation for a TTRPG Campaign

    I’ve run adaptations of the gold box Pool of Radiance game, often as a starter campaign for players new to the hobby or new as a group. The game does have an official module (Ruins of Adventure), but my adaption is more heavily influenced by the Crpg. I’ve used the journal props the game came...
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  8. TheHand

    What Is Your Go-To Pick-Up TTRPG?

    I haven’t done a game like this for a while, usually we switch to board games as the backup plan… but if I were going to throw an instant game together I’d pick Shadowdark for fantasy (or possibly Dragonbane) and if the group was game to try something different I’d reach for Gamma World, either...
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    D&D 5E (2014) What is your favorite encounter site or dungeon from an official module?

    Since I was bad and one of the drifters from the OP, with apologies, my specific WoTC 5e most memorable encounter was in Curse of Strahd, the first meeting with Strahd. I was running the game and played up vampiric angst as he told the sad tale of his curse. I was halfway expecting them to...
  10. TheHand

    Spoilers Non Player Combat - New AI Generated Series on Youtube

    No thanks. Makes me sad that this even exists
  11. TheHand

    I have a Battlecat

    I did when I was much younger. I think it got lost in a move when I was a teenager. Now I just have 2 cats that like to battle!
  12. TheHand

    D&D 5E (2014) What is your favorite encounter site or dungeon from an official module?

    Actually, amending my previous post… I do kind of have a favorite: the Ruins of Phlan, as depicted in the old Pool of Radiance and Ruins of Adventure, the module based on it. I think it’s a great campaign for beginners, and I’ve run it 4 times over the years, in 3 different editions of D&D and 1...
  13. TheHand

    D&D 5E (2014) What is your favorite encounter site or dungeon from an official module?

    I don’t know if I have a true favorite, but I’m fond of Castle Amber for being so creative and bizarre. It’s very fun with the right group. I also like the entrance level of the Temple of Elemental Evil, probably due in part to the evocative artwork on the cover.
  14. TheHand

    Four non-D&D games that show the breadth of TTRPGs

    How about these 4 (I tried to pick recent games that do something very different than D&D) Vampire the Masquerade Call of Cthulhu Dungeon World FATE Accelerated
  15. TheHand

    Battletech Public Playtest Thread

    Thanks for sharing! Great videos!
  16. TheHand

    Psionics--the Poll!

    You’re in!
  17. TheHand

    Dragonbane general thread [+]

    I’m curious to know how you deal with magic items in your Dragonbane games? Do you limit them to a few items with unusual quirks, or do you give out more D&D-esque gear, such as empowered weapons that deal extra damage? In my own games I’ve limited magic devices to a few special items, keeping...
  18. TheHand

    What was your 1st RPG and what was your favourite campaign about or best memory?

    My first was the Moldvoy Basic D&D Set. We kids were excited to grab a copy because we wanted to know why so many parents were upset about a game. What forbidden arts lay inside?? With only some questionable advice from an “older kid” who claimed to have played before, we were mostly left to...
  19. TheHand

    Is Acquisitions Inc. switching to Daggerheart? Yes!

    For anyone in the know: Do they eventually release the videos of these sessions to the general public on YouTube, or do they generally like keep to them on their service? (beacon.tv?)
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