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  1. tmanbeaubien

    Retro Review: The Dracula Dossier

    Best campaign I have ever run by a long shot! Players all got into the story in a huge way. Some additional notes: 1. Not one player read the unredacted manuscript - I sent them the whole PDF. It is a confusing read and the annotations are difficult to decipher. At one point, they showed it to a...
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    Worlds of Design: Prestige Goods

    I have used this idea several times as a player and a DM. Player - we're going to a small island area? I bring ten pounds of high quality nails, 20 high quality daggers and 10 high quality spear tips for barter. Take me to your leader! DM - an important mage or alchemist wants an exotic flower...
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    Dragon Reflections #77

    I use Mac OS, not Win, so I'm hoping to copy the actual PDFs to my computer storage and let the OS index them. Wouldn't Win 10/11 do the same?
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    Dragon Reflections #77

    OK, you talked me into it! Except the shipping - USPS was just $4.95. Now to dig up my USB CD drive....
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    Dragon Reflections #77

    I have to say, if you want a modern spy RPG, take a look at Pelgrane Press' Night's Black Agents. It really is fantastic in how it runs the whole modern day "set of skills". I've run it using the Vampire opponents as written, but you can easily drop the vampires and run it strictly as a spy vs...
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    Dragon Reflections #77

    If you can pull the files out individually, a modern OS will index them, no problem.
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    Dragon Reflections #77

    Now that I think on it some more, the other thing to consider is that these CDs are not just great big file lists of PDF, apparently there's a Windows app you 'have to' use to access the files. Need to dig around and see if there's a way to extract just PDFs and/or does the app run on modern...
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    Dragon Reflections #77

    OK, to answer my own question... Dragon Magazine Archive 250 issues of Dragon Magazine on 5 CDs Several listed on eBay for $130 to $200. Might just pick one up!
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    Dragon Reflections #77

    For those mentioning it, what issues of Dragon does this CD Rom have? Wonder what it would cost me to find a copy?
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    Arc Dream Announces Black Company RPG

    How did Glen Cook get persuaded to license TBC for another go around? Maybe Shane Ivey and Dennis Detwiller let him read the intro flavor text for Delta Green - the "What is Delta Green" page on their website. (Delta Green » What Is Delta Green?) which has a very dark Black Company kinda vibe.
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    RPG Freebies, Bundles, and Sales News (April 2, 2023)

    Could you give a link for Amatsu's Tabletop Wasteland Battle Maps Pack? Edit: Found it on DriveThruRPG Tabletop Wasteland Battle Maps Pack ☢️ Apocalypse bundle - Amatsu | PACKS & BUNDLES BATTLEMAPS | wasteland-encounter-maps | DriveThruRPG.com
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    WotC Walks Back Some OGL Changes, But Not All

    WOTC said what they wanted to do. The other people at the table said, "Are you sure?" And WOTC said - maybe not, lemme reconsider.
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    RPG Evolution: Gift Ideas for Crafty Gamers

    I own too many books to have room for a 'book nook'! They are cute though.
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    Backerkit Announces Crowd Funding Platform

    Just backed a project there two days ago! https://www.backerkit.com/c/westley-coleman/novel-bookwallets-2-0#top It is a followup to a successful Kickstarter campaign from a year or two ago. So they were able to use updates to that campaign to drive attention to the new site.
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    The Hidden Costs of Game Mastering

    And if the players all kick in $5, it's a shared cost everybody gets to benefit from. That's how several books with player options got bought at my table.
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    D&D 5E Medieval D&D Character Sheets

    That appears to be info "pasted" into the editable form, not a hard coded part of the character sheet itself. Just sayin'.
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    The Lost Art of Dungeon-Crawling

    For this kind of dungeon, there's no requirement that the PCs explore the whole thing now or ever. It's kind of a variation on a city if it is done well. You might just visit the top layer for some reason, get what you need and leave. But the knowledge that there's more levels, more stuff, etc...
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    'Cure Wounds' is D&D's Most Popular Spell

    I once used that spell on three gargoyles which were flying after my party (we were on an airship). Flight + Incapacitated => tremendous falling damage!
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    3D Printing D&D's Demon Lords

    Here's a good overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMM-_f1dACg And a specific video about costs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v04wjiUT5Qg
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    3D Printing D&D's Demon Lords

    Once you own the 3D printer, a large sized figure like these is only $1 - $2. I don't have my printer yet, but I have been doing research in preparation.....
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