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The story of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 is a tragedy of American history: a cautionary tale of class bias, social anxiety, and... -
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It is with some measure of irony that in this month’s editorial Ian Livingstone asks “when will we see a British RPG on the scene?” It’s... -
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I launched my first session at my local public library, and I’m pleased to report it was a success. But it was not without a few bumps...
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Christian Hoffer posted the thread Wizards Hires Erin Roberts as Game Designer for D&D in *Dungeons & Dragons.Wizards of the Coast has made another D&D game designer - this time tapping Erin Roberts, creator of the Godsbreath setting seen in... -
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Charles Dunwoody posted the thread RPG Print News – Traveller, Mothership, Twilight Imperium RPG, and More in *TTRPGs General.Plenty of sci-fi RPG support with an adventure for Traveller, two supplements for Mothership covering GMing and ships, and a book on... -
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Mannahnin reacted to BookTenTiger's post in the thread 1 Shot Campaigns, and throw away characters. with
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In our long-running 5e game we used to do one-shot games for flash backs into characters' pasts. Everyone would roll up a new character... -
TTigris reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General [+] For (hypothetical) 6e: Which arcane caster class should be the "simple" one? with Like.
passive mage armour waterbreathing darkvision scaling flight many features don't need to be baggaged by being made into cantrips...
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Mannahnin reacted to Artamo's post in the thread 1 Shot Campaigns, and throw away characters. with Like.
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Mannahnin reacted to payn's post in the thread 1 Shot Campaigns, and throw away characters. with Like.
I actually prefer some styles and genres to be one shots. In that case, I spend much less focus on the character aspects (species...
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Mannahnin reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread 1 Shot Campaigns, and throw away characters. with Like.
I like to use one-shots as pickup games when members of the group are absent and the regular campaign wouldn't really function properly...
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Mannahnin reacted to Morrus's post in the thread 1 Shot Campaigns, and throw away characters. with Like.
You're assuming we're only playing D&D. Thousands of games have much lighter rules. Your question becomes very different when not viewed...
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Mannahnin reacted to Umbran's post in the thread 1 Shot Campaigns, and throw away characters. with Like.
The idea of a one-shot is not to get a full understanding. That's not the goal. A one shot gets you a taste, a feel for how mechanics...
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TTigris reacted to Mustrum_Ridcully's post in the thread D&D General [+] For (hypothetical) 6e: Which arcane caster class should be the "simple" one? with Like.
One thing to keep in mind is that a "simple caster" does not need to have the breadth of options a complex caster has. In fact, that...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
At a minimum, don't publish any subclasses where the mechanics can't support the flavor. Shadow magic is awesome, but it requires, yeah... -
Mannahnin reacted to Reynard's post in the thread 1 Shot Campaigns, and throw away characters. with Like.
I run a lot of con games that might qualify: 3 to 5 slots, intended to provide a complete experience for those that play multiple or all...
