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  1. Jack99

    The World

    The world of Gemnos is shaped like a coin or a disc. Around the edge of the world are the mists, the Mists of Madness. Those who have entered the Mists, have never returned, at least not as far as we know. The same happens to those who delve too deep, who venture too far underground - they...
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    Obsidian Portal or Epic Words?

    For quite a few years, I have been posting recaps, houserules and campaign world lore for my D&D campaigns on a blog. I have been using Blogger for this purpose, and in general, I have been happy with the limited options of it. Now, as my next campaign is approaching, I am considering switching...
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    WotC enters IOS partnership

    Have you guys seen this? Seems D&D will be coming in some form to IOS - starting in 2013. http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/26/dungeons-dragons-iphone-ipad-ipod-touch/
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    D&D 2E Returning to 2e

    So, a late night talk about the dndnext playtest, resulted in all of my players and I realizing that we probably had more fun when we played 2e (89-05) than when we played 3.x (05-08) or 4e (08-12). Nostalgia or not, we decided to start a new campaign, using the 2e rules. Now, I must admit I...
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    Lets try to keep the flames to a minimum

    I know this might sound funny, coming from an alleged edition-warrior such as myself, but considering this is edition of dnd will have an open playtest, I think we ENworlders owe it to ourselves and everybody to get the most constructive debates going, in order to help WotC make the best damn...
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    Monte Cook and 5e

    Now, with all the talk about Monte and his possible involvement in the next edition of dnd, I figured this might be relevant. https://twitter.com/#!/MonteJCook/status/150121100930584576 For those of you too lazy to click, it's a Twitter message from Monte, saying that he is now full time in...
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    Athas located in the Feywild? In the Abyss? or in the Nine Hells?

    In my Dark Sun campaign, my players have, after unwillingly helping install a new sorcerer-king in Tyr, stumbled over clues that Athas is maybe not what they thought it was. They are currently investigating this, and the plan is that by the end of level 10, they figure out that Athas is in...
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    A new spin on rituals

    I have always (well, since 2008) had an ambivalent relationship with rituals in 4e D&D. On one hand, I thought it was fairly smart way to handle some of the non-combat spells that filled up spellbooks in the old editions. On the other hand, I have never been completely happy with how rituals...
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    Best blogs and posts about world-building

    Lately, I have been playing around with a new campaign setting. As of now, I am in a start-up phase, writing down ideas and fragments thereof, while re-reading some of all the books on campaign and world-building. I was however wondering if there are any must-read blogs or posts on the...
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    Starting a Dark Sun campaign

    So, after another tuesday night wipe, we have decided that the next campaign will be set in Dark Sun. I have the 4e books, but am curious of what else is out there for 4e. I have the DDI sub, but must admit it has been many months since I have read Dragon/Dungeon. In short, I am looking for...
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    Essentials preview: The purple worm

    Link here The new Purple Worm is up, and is it just me, or does it triggered action remind me of something? (cough, Aegeri]
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    Are Essentials more old school or just a clever marketing ploy?

    In the Cavalier thread (misnamed Sentinel) we had a bit of a discussion about 4e vs Essentials. Now, in order not to derail the thread any further, I decided to fork the discussion (whatever happened to the fork button, anyway?) to this thread. Anyway, I do not think its a marketing...
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    My skill challenge structure

    To provide some context, here is an ultrashort resume of the campaign so far. The players are former demigods (lvl 30’ish) from the future. In the future, Tharizdun broke out of his prison, and the Dawn War 2.0 started. As the universe crumbled under the madness of Tharizdun, the last two gods...
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    D&D comic out now for iPad

    IDW has now released issue #0 (GenCon issue) for iPad ($1). Can't wait for more! Looks fun.
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    No content announced for October?

    As the title says - has there been no content announced for October or is it just my calendar which shows up empty? Personnally, I am hoping for more Essential stuff.
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    Shadowfell Box set coming in 2011! (an other GenCon announcements)

    And I was merely hoping for a hardcover. Awesome I say. Awesome!
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    Balancing double-encounters?

    And by double encounters, I mean two encounters in a row, with no short rest in between. Anyway. Example: At level 5, a n+0 encounter is set at 1000 xp. So two n+0 encounters (in a row) would equate 2000 xp, which would, if all the monsters came together, be a n+4 (level 9) encounter. I think...
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    Another kind of solo

    In my campaign, the players are about to head into the Temple of Elemental Evil, trying to figure out how Tharizdun will be released 500 years later, destroying the universe. Unfortunately, they were drained of their power when sent back through time by the last living gods, so instead of being...
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    Demonomicon, ToH, Orcs of Stonefang Pass and Vor Rukoth in hand

    Dunno if these things are still interesting, but I got the 4 books earlier today. I had to DM a session before I could get home and read them though, So I just opened the Demonomicon a few minutes ago, but, if anyone has questions, feel free to shoot. Will read and answer if/when possible. Cheers
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    Giving away free xp!!!

    Well, as it seems that I cant give any of my favorite posters xp these days, and that I do not have the time to read a lot of threads, this is what I propose: Post below and I will award you xp. As I said, it's free, but if you want to, you can always return the favor. Cheers
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