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Something that has always kind of bugged me about a lot of fantasy town maps is how, IMO, they aren't very realistic. Now, to be honest, I'm primarily thinking of D&D here, but, I'm sure it applies to other fantasy RPG's as well. A D&D world is a really, really dangerous place. There's...

I keep having these bizarre quotes when I quote using Tapatalk. It’s intermittent and I have no idea what triggers it.

Ok, I get that this was a joke meme but: I'm not sure if this is comedy or genius. The more I think about it, the more I honestly think this is pretty profound. Yeah, yeah, the whole "7%" exactly thing is a joke. But, as far as Dming advice goes, it's pretty darn solid.

Just a poll to see. I'm actually curious what the half life of a D&D group is. I suspect that most groups shift their members every 2-3 years. That, over the course of 10 years, the length of the current edition, most groups have fallen apart and reformed with new players. So, the question...

There's a couple of topics - the "Is this a new Edition or Not?" being a prime example, or "WotC is completely corrupt" as another - that seem to infect many threads, no matter how tenuous the link to the actual topic of the thread it may be. Would it be possible to make a couple of these...

So, running a session today. The party had entered Wave Echo Cave in Phandelver and was exploring around when they managed to bump something pretty nasty. I don't want to spoil anything, so, I'll just keep this kinda vague. Anyway, Mr. Nasty takes a swipe at the party ranger. Hits for a...

Another discussion spawned this thought. For me, as a player, I have a campaign completion rate of about 15%. IOW, about 1 in 8 campaigns that I've played in over the years have actually come to any sort of conclusion and not fizzled half way through. How about you? Granted, as a DM, my...

In the excellent DM's Advice thread, this particular bit of advice caught my eye: Now, my initial reaction here is a big, heck no. Story, in my mind, is crucial in an RPG. But, stepping back a second, I wonder if there isn't a problem with how we each define what a story is. To me, a story...

Oh yeah. This was written by a gamer. https://www.netflix.com/us/title/81564899?s=i&trkid=0&vlang=en&clip=81751902 I WANT this module.

Forking this over from the https://www.enworld.org/threads/manual-of-the-planes-for-5e-on-dmsguild.700597/ thread where this sidebar is taking away from the excellent work those folks are doing. Something that was said in that thread caught my eye: See, this is how I feel about it. I was...

Now here's one that's got me a bit stumped. If an Order of the Scribe wizard drops a Dimension Door through his Manifest Mind, can he teleport a willing creature? For reference: And the text of Dimension Door (with my bold) Now, here's my question. How big is the caster when casting a...

Exactly how much thread crapping is allowed? That's mega-thread on the OneD&D forum about casters vs martial had some really productive conversations, squeezed in between a dozen pages of people thread crapping endlessly. Look, I get that a light touch is best, but, come on here. How many...

This is a followup on this thread: https://www.enworld.org/threads/do-you-see-fighter-players-at-your-own-table.698254/ So, in the other thread, there was a pretty solid 30% of tables that had zero single classed fighters by 7th level. This certainly mirrors my experience. And it does sort...

Ok, been noodling around with dumpster diving Forgotten Realms and specifically Waterdeep lore. And, I was planning something for use in Waterdeep. I wanted to introduce the idea of Battagliola (https://www.thearma.org/essays/BridgeWars.htm#.ZF7dt85ByUk) or stick fighting/mock combat on...

Someone just sent this to me. Is this new? Hadn't seen it before. Very cool. Interesting that the choices for classes are the base 4 plus paladin. https://www.dndbeyond.com/begin/en

Well I find myself laid up for a while with some back issues. So I decided that I am Going to watch a lot of the Star Wars series in chronological order. Not all of it mind you. Six seasons of Clone Wars is a bit much. I’m not quite that laid up. I hope. So I just finished watching Phantom...

Just binged this. Ok, that was a TON of fun. Good action, fun story, decent plot. Gorgeous shots. For all the complaining about Caville not being the Witcher next season, and all the back and forth about ignoring the source material, well, if this is what ignoring the source material gets...

The release of Dragonlance has got me thinking about how I interact with certain settings. For me, and again, I'm not trying to make a broader point here, just stating my own feelings, some settings are indelibly linked to the story that comes with that setting. And, honestly, I'm not really...

I have to admit, I’m kinda jazzed about this whole thing. With the added bonus of really hitting me square in the nostalgia feels with Star Frontiers callbacks. Cool concept. Great art. Flying ships. I mean this is a great big buffet with pretty much all my favourite things. But here’s my...