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    Pathfinder 2E Why are all the magic items so boring?

    A lot of this is going to be in the eye of the beholder. I bounced off PF2 in a way I wouldn't describe as "just push buttons" but I wont say it doesnt describe how I felt playing it either.
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    What Does the RPG Hobby Need Now?

    War/board games do this often. They have game modes where vets and beginners alike sit side by side and play in whatever games hosted by TOs. I cant imagine it working for an RPG though. Neither would I randomly sit at a table and play something I know nothing about at a convention, id be...
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    What Does the RPG Hobby Need Now?

    To be fair this isnt unique to RPGs. Sports talk has changed alot in the decades as well. This kind of thing has become prevalent with the rise of social media. Folks are conditioned to positions over interests type discourse so it unfortunately comes out this way in the wash on any subject. I...
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    What Does the RPG Hobby Need Now?

    and over here too! https://www.enworld.org/threads/traveller-traders-and-gunboats-in-stock-and-shipping.713150/
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    D&D (2024) Is it possible to balance the six abilities?

    Oh yeah, those have issues too. I mean, if having a bunch of bad choices and one clearly best choice is what you are after, its already here.
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    What Does the RPG Hobby Need Now?

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    (Traveller) Traders and Gunboats - in stock and shipping!

    Ohhh add to my wish list im broke after recent spending.
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    D&D (2024) Is it possible to balance the six abilities?

    Making it a choice between something super cool that will be useful exactly once a campaign, something less cool that will be useful maybe once a session, and something not cool at all but completely useful in every single encounter. Additional Feat supplements that break the original design...
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    Now You See Me: Now You Don’t (2025)

    This guy is weird, I dont know anything about him other than what I saw on Dr Who. He seems to be everywhere I am not.
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    D&D (2024) Is it possible to balance the six abilities?

    I think "feat module" was probably an idea to do exactly this before modules became vaproware after NEXT. While I agree about feats being an excellent way to add both diversity and versatility, they are rife with design traps that still plague systems today (PF2). ITs a tough nut to crack that...
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    What Does the RPG Hobby Need Now?

    Organized play for more than just D&D and Pathfinder/Starfinder. If you really want new players on board there is nothing like a homemade community of vets and newbs playing side by side.
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    Now You See Me: Now You Don’t (2025)

    So… people want more of this?
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    City adventure ideas?

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    GMing Mistakes You’ve Made in the Past

    Its interesting how this is trending towards, "my mistake is not anticipating others mistakes"
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    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    While I prefer a nice classic two story, im gonna appreciate my rambler more as the years go by.
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    Limited Edition Box Set Styles, which do you prefer?

    Darker color, but the book style is the winner.
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    The Good Sandbox Thread [+]

    If its really of no importance, id try and move it along in a single session. The other trick is to not make the rabbit hole too deep.
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    The Good Sandbox Thread [+]

    I think the trick isnt to make it an absolute red herring. By that I mean as long as there is an adventure attached, its fun to explore! There might not be a lost gold mine, but if cool stuff happens along the way, its still fun to explore. Trick is to give it a definitive ending. The players...
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    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    I did some work over the weekend. Laid some fertilizer weed and feed, blew out the gutters, raked some mulch.
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