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    Spoilers A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

    I think I'm going to need a poop edit; no one needs gratuitous projectile defecation. // D&E has a low-level D&D campaign vibe -- that's a huge plus IMO. Though it's probably a single-player campaign and the DM added an NPC sidekick character. (We won't mention that it's a ripoff of samurai...
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    Fighting the Gray Tide (Miniature Painting)

    Painting Warhammer Quest: Darkwater right now, which was a Christmas gift from the spouse. Great game and beautiful sculpts. Six models left to go ... First time using a water effect on a base (it a cleer Vallejo texture paste). Over some olive/greenish base paint it does a good job of swampy...
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    Spoilers A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

    Fair enough. I suspect non-book readers will miss out on Dunk's internal monologue which IMO adds a lot, unless the show figured out a way to insert that in a rational fashion. But heck, he's thick as a castle wall, so maybe you're not missing much.
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    Spoilers A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

    It should be lighter in tone and smaller in scale; that's the appeal of the stories -- a look at the common people, not continent-wide political machinations. Read the stories; they aren't long and they are worth it. Early feedback is encouraging; I won't be picking it up to watch until most of...
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    An Autistic Barbie

    GASP He's not her brother? Then why do they live in the same house? My childhood now needs total reexamination.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards.

    Fix high level wizards: Kill them with fire? Nuke them from orbit? Play B/X?
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    Star Wars prequel questions

    Somehow, the Muppet Show returned...
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    Star Wars prequel questions

    I'm 100% with you there ... but to all the RotJ defenders, I'll point out the original trilogy does the same thing with the Emperor. He's mentioned off-hand in the first movie, shows up in a hologram in the second , and then wham, BBEG in the third. Tarkin is the villain (Vader a sidekick) in...
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    Star Wars prequel questions

    Muppets Star Wars is an under-served space. Man, I miss "Pigs in Space."
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    Star Wars prequel questions

    I wish we had gotten some of the things teased after the original Star Wars came out. We did get Vader in a molten pit, but the Mandalorians were supposed to be the bad guys and the Jedi were defending against the clones. Then Vader became Luke's father and the story changed, and now Alec...
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    Star Wars prequel questions

    Apparently not, because somehow Palpatine returned.
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    Star Wars prequel questions

    It's generally wise not to think too hard about Star Wars. Deep analysis generates more SAN loss than a Call of Cthulhu campaign.
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    D&D General Adventurers a distasteful necessity

    Adventurers are essential because they provide a principal means of wealth redistribution. Whether the wealth is taken from the hoard of a dragon, recovered from ancient ruins, heisted from a wealthy merchant by a gang of thieves, or seized in the overthrow of a local tyrant, adventurers are...
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    Anticipatory Grief (...and transitions)

    Congrats on the new member of the family!
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    D&D General Mechanics of starting a combat & ending a combat

    D&D needs the return of B/X's reaction rolls and morale. Not every encounter with potential hostiles should begin with "roll for initiative" nor should every fight be to the death.
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    Penguin Random House Announces New D&D Romantasy Book

    It is the story of two star-crossed lovers, one a tiefling and the other an aasimar?
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    Trailer The Death of Robin Hood

    What medications or therapies do you recommend? I tried the Citizen Kane cleanse, but now I can't watch anything that doesn't end in ... Rosebud.
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    Trailer The Death of Robin Hood

    Yeah, I don't care what the critics think; I really enjoy the animated Robin Hood. I couldn't explain why for a long time, but I stumbled across a video that captures it perfectly: If accurate, the movie is very underrated. But then I also liked Costner's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (that...
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    Trailer The Death of Robin Hood

    Is Sean Bean playing Robin Hood?
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    OotS #1338

    Word for Word. Love that "pause your ponies" is short halfling-speak for "hold your horses." Rules Q: would Blasphemy work inside a Beholder's central eye anti-magic ray?
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