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    D&D 1E Whatever happened to the 1E Iconics?

    I found myself wondering whatever happened to the likes of Aggro the Axe, Barjin, Blastum, Gutboy Barrelhouse, and the like. Have they popped up anywhere since?
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    Spoilers Alien: Questions

    WARNING this thread contains spoilers for the various films in the Alien franchise. So ... What are the unanswered questions, or things you would like to see addressed, in the Alien universe? Here's a couple for me to start (I haven't seen Romulus, and don't really remember Prometheus, so if...
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    Furry Lord of the Rings

    No, no -- hear me out. Imagine Middle Earth along the lines of Redwall. Disney has acquired the LotR License gasp horror -- FOCUS HERE PEOPLE! -- and you need to cast the various characters and races with appropriate anthropomorphic animals. What do you choose and why? Here's one: Elves are...
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    Lego D&D

    Sorry of this is a repost; I just came across this: Have I been hiding in shadows? I didn't know there was D&D Lego. Well, I mean you can repurpose fantasy Lego or Lord of the Rings Lego for D&D of course. Super cool! Way to pricey for my blood, and standard minis are much cheaper for...
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    Greatest Fantasy Warriors?

    If you were to list the greatest fantasy warriors of all time -- a top ten, whatever -- who would they be? By warrior I mean a character who is primarily seen as a user of weapons who fights physically, not a wizard who fights with magic, though some magic might be part of their makeup -- so for...
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    Wizard's Duels

    What are the best examples of Wizard's Duels in media? What games best replicate a wizard's duel? I like to think of the duel between Merlin and Mim in The Sword in the Stone -- each wizard countering what they other wizard puts into play. Saurman - Gandlaf in Jackson's Fellowship of the Ring...
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    What's the best adaptation of Beowulf?

    The ancient tale of Beowulf has been adapted many times across many types of media. What's your favorite or the one you think best? For me, in print I like what Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle did adapting the story to interplanetary colonization in The Legacy of Heorot. In film I like the...
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    What is the single best thread of all time?

    ... and why is it this one?
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    OSR How do you run your combat? (B/X, BECMI, OSR)

    Side-based or individual initiative? Player sequence or action (shoot, move, melee, spell) sequence? Back in the day I ran B/X and 1E with side-based initiative, action-sequence combat ... more or less as written in the Moldvay Basic book. When 3E came out, I was taken with cyclic individual...
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    Smaug: Wyvern or Dragon?

    How do envision Smaug from the Hobbit? Do you see him as a wyvern-like two legged dragon (forelegs integrated into wings), as envisioned in the Peter Jackson movies? Or do you see him as more of a four-legged D&D dragon (with the wings as separate appendages)? Or something else entirely? What...
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    Steampunk Lord of the Rings

    Just an idea that's been rattling around in my head, maybe for a TOR campaign. Steampunk Middle Earth, but use a WWI-era Europe with some kingdom changes: Frodo & Co. accompanied by Magitech Engineer Gandalf cross a war-torn Europe during the period of the first Magitech War to cast the Lord...
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    Summon: MTG Experts!

    Calling the Magic the Gathering knowledgable ... I'm not a Magic player. Never had the interest; the CCG format is a real turnoff. I don't likw not knowing what I'm buying. But ... they announced a Lord of the Rings set, and I'm a sucker for all things LotR. I'd like to pick up some LotR...
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    OGL Controversy -- EN World action? (proposal)

    Given the current OGL controversy and the need to pressure WotC to back down and endorse OGL1.0(a)'s continued existence, I wondered if the powers that be here at EN World (i.e., Morrus) would be open to a modest proposal. To whit: Take down (or at least mask) the "Upcoming D&D" sidebar and all...
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    So how do we respond?

    Friends, nerds, ENWorlders, lend me your ears; I come to bury WotC, not to praise them. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with WotC. - so sayeth Olgar So while it's pretty clear that what's going on with WotC and the OGL is somewhat...
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    Happy Turkey Day, US peeps! How are you combining the holiday with gaming?

    So what's your Thanksgiving/gaming crossover? Is there an adventure that's ideal for a turkey-day one shot, like Ravenloft is for Halloween? Maybe Dragonlance ... dragons are just big turkeys, right? Canadian Thanksgiving POVs welcome!
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    Lord of the Rings: The Long Defeat

    Poking around in the LotR appendices trying to understand the timelines of the Second and Third Ages, I came to the realization that the Second Age aren't the stories I most want to hear. I think I understand why Amazon would pick the Second Age -- relatively blank canvas, better traditional...
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    Ninjas and Pirates and Robots (and Dinosaurs) Oh My!

    Which version of the following MadLib would you find most appealing to adventure in? (Adjective) (Plural Noun) of (Adjective) (Noun) Island Choices for Adjectives/Nouns: Ninja, Pirate, Robot, Dinosaur, Zombie, Warlock Example: Ninja Robots of Dinosaur Pirate Island
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    Happy Boxing Day!

    ... ya filthy animals! How are you spending this Boxing Day? Coming from the US, that doesn't do Boxing Day, I'm really not certain what I'm supposed to do besides put the boxes out for recycling. But it's Sunday so I'm declaring Non-specific Winter Solstice Festival Day #2 and enjoying...
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    D&D in another genre would be named ...

    So if D&D were in another genre but followed the same basic naming convention (i.e. Noun & Noun, where the nouns are alliterative), what are the most clever options you can come up with? Not-original examples: The modern office: Papers & Paychecks Weird West: Sixguns & Sorcery Original...
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    D&D General Most pulpy Sword & Sorcery adventures?

    D&D has a lot of influences and has had many different styles of adventures released over its many editions.One of its key influences is pulp Sword & Sorcery -- Howard's Conan, Leiber's Fafhrd & Grey Mouser, and the like. So what do you think are the "most pulpy" or best Sword & Sorcery style...
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