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  1. SteveC

    Ideas for a new game in the D&D genre

    I find myself in the need for a new RPG for players that hits the same general beats as D&D or Pathfinder but ... isn't them. The ideas I have so far are: Shadow of the Weird Wizard, Worlds Without Number, 13th Age 2E, or Mythcraft. We're going to be playing via VTT, so I'll need support for...
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    Suggestions for a "what are RPGs"/"how to play RPGs" resources

    I am writing an RPG. Like I suppose a lot of people have attempted over the years. One thing I am dreading writing is the "what is an RPG?" and "how do you play an RPG?" section. You know, the sort of thing that (almost) every RPG has and (almost) no one reads. I had a thought that if there is...
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    Anyone going to Gamehole Con?

    Just wondering if any Enworlders will be at the Con. This will be my 10th year going, after only missing the first year. If you haven't heard of it, this is a Con in Madison Wisconsin with RPGs and boardgames. It's a TON of fun, with great guests. If you're interested in playing with some of...
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    Ember Kickstarter Launches for Foundry VTT

    A Kickstarter from the Foundry team for their Ember campaign dropped yesterday. As of day one, it had hit $130000, so it seems to be doing well. A link to the Kickstarter is here. What is it? It's an adventure, designed for use with 5E (2024 edition) or Foundry's Crucible system. It is designed...
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    Fabula Ultima: Techno Fantasy and GM's Toolkit Released (+)

    For Fabula Ultima fans, the Technofantasy Atlas was just released. The best way I can think of to describe this is the "Final Fantasy VII Gamebook." It's more than just that; you get Pilot, Esper, and Mutant characters, and you can get an idea of what the book is about. I like so many things...
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    D&D 5E Foundry Gets Official D&D Support

    Joining Roll20, Fantasy Grounds, and WotC’s own VTT plans, the Foundry virtual tabletop is getting official D&D support. You can se their announcement video below. This will give yet another way to play D&D and that's some very good news.
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    What have you done for your DM/GM at the end of a campaign?

    I'm just finishing up a game of Dragon Heist game with a brand new DM. It was a great game and the DM really did a fantastic job for his first time. I talked with my fellow players and we decided to give him a set of Xanathar's eyeballs dice to remember the game by. That made me think about...
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    D&D 5E Starting a higher level campaign soon as a player: what to watch out for? What should my DM watch out for?

    In just a couple of weeks our Dragon Heist campaign will be ending, and we're going to go back to my friend's Shackled City game. We recently had an almost TPK that soured everyone on 3.5 and so my friend who DMs it has converted the next chapter over to 5E. We are going to start at 12th level...
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    D&D 5E Help me pick magic items for my Bladesinger

    My DM is going to restart our Shackled City campaign in 5e. We are going to be starting at level 12 (where our old group was). I'm playing a Goblin Bladesinger wizard, level 12 with no multiclassing. The DM is letting us start with two Uncommon magic items and I'd love to get some suggestions...
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    Pathfinder 2E Wish me luck: starting a Pathfinder 2 game via Foundry

    For the first time in over two years, I'll be running a game for my group, and we're going to try Pathfinder 2. The last game I ran was Curse of Strahd in 5E so this will be a different experience. We are going to the the Beginners Box to learn the system (and how Foundry works) and then move...
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    D&D 3E/3.5 Suggestions for Wizard party buff spells (level 6 or less)

    I am playing in a Shackled City campaign and we just had two PC deaths (we are at the temple of Wee Jas and it's a pretty rough encounter). We picked up a druid with a dinosaur and a ranger with a dog and an ape animal companions so we have a larger group than we've had for a while. I have the...
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    D&D 3E/3.5 Help with resizing a weapon for a tiny character

    I've been playing in a Shackled City campaign for some time now, and we have a tiny character who has joined the group. Not long ago, they had their weapons destroyed by hitting demons with an acid sheathe and so we're in a situation where they are extremely limited for fighting options at the...
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    D&D 3E/3.5 How to get around the 50/50 hit chance for ranged attacks into a grapple?

    I'm playing a 3.5 game at the moment after a very long time, and one of our party members is turning to grappling opponents to lock them down. This is great as I'm an Arcane Trickster who does ray attacks and tries to get sneak attack with them. The problem is that when they're grappled...
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    D&D 3E/3.5 Help with some 3.5 resources

    Hi everyone. I feel like Jim Anchower from the Onion, saying "Hola, amigos. I know it's been a long time since I rapped at ya!" and it has. I'm going to be joining a 3.5 game of Shackled City, on Roll20. It has been a long time since I've played it, but I still have all my books. Just wondering...
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    Question about account name

    Hey everyone, So about a month ago I mistakenly changed my user ID. I was the victim of auto-fill, actually. My old user name was SteveC, and I should be able to change back to it, but for some reason it will not let me. Is there anything that can be done? I can always change the user name to...
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    Look what showed up on my door: Loot and Shadows of Eldoran

    Just thought I'd let folks know that both Loot and Shadows of Eldoran showed up in print at my doorstep. The look nice in print, very shiny. That's both a reference to Firefly and actually true: the paper is very glossy and shiny. I am currently running Shadows, and have been using Loot for...
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    13th Age storytime (updated 12-12-2014)

    Update (12-12-14): Session 5 is live. As always, comments and questions are welcomed.! Hi everyone, I've been running a game of 13th Age at my FLGS (Pegasus Games in Madison Wisconsin, if you're curious) and I've been putting together a thread on my blog where I tell the story of the game...
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    What's the deal with The Blacklist

    So all of my friends who aren't nerds are keenly aware that I am one, and they keep telling me "OMG! You have to watch The Blacklist!" (I'm not making that up: they actually said "OMG!") So I wanted to ask ENWorld who is filled with people who like actual nerdish TV if it's worth watching. I'd...
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    A modest Fall nerd TV guide

    Hi everyone, I just wanted to shill for my new blog let you know about a guide I wrote for new fall TV programs for nerds. The guide is below, but you can look at the original article here. September and the Discerning Nerd Fall and what you, the discerning nerd should do about it. The...
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    Shadows of Brimstone play impressions and review

    Hi everyone, I thought you might like to see my review and comments for FFP's new Board game Shadows of Brimstone. This is a bit of a hybrid: it's a cooperative board game, but it also has many role playing characteristics: continuing characters who grow, stories and a mission system. The...
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