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Managing a table of ten players is less like storytelling and more like air traffic control. In the heat of my weekly library sessions... -
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February 1983. As we step into a new year of gaming Ian Livingstone wonders what might come next. With Treasure Trap starting (or at... -
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TSR Inc. published Dragon #102 in October 1985. It is 100 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. This issue features gully dwarves... -
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Picture courtesy of Pixabay. In the world of public library gaming, overbooking is more than a strategy; it is a survival mechanism...
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Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Running any free event at a public library is an act of local heroism; running a weekly Dungeons & Dragons...
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Despite hours spent scrolling through digital tools and PDFs, the nuances of the new system felt slippery, like trying to catch smoke...
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EElandor Swiftblade replied to the thread AI/LLMs AI Has Completely Spoiled Dungeons & Dragons for Me — I Can’t Go Back to Human DMs.For me the group aspect actually takes away from the enjoyment of the game. To each his own but until you've tried it both ways I don't...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread Let's Talk About Core Game Mechanics.I don't feel that I've misunderstood. You assert that the randomisation represents causal elements in the fiction that have not been...
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DEFCON 1 reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) D&D 2024 Is Now OFFICIALLY Called "5.5e" with
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This a community who will debate endlessly that Moldvay, Metzner and the Rules Cyclopedia are three distinct and not fully compatible... -
AAlViking replied to the thread AI/LLMs AI Has Completely Spoiled Dungeons & Dragons for Me — I Can’t Go Back to Human DMs.I'm glad it works for you and maybe someday it will be good enough that we can just have an AI DM for our group. But I play D&D in...
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DEFCON 1 reacted to Morrus's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) D&D 2024 Is Now OFFICIALLY Called "5.5e" with Like.
It is compatible. It’s just not the same. The two spells are just different spells. Otherwise is a wizard using a new spell from the...
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DEFCON 1 reacted to Morrus's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) D&D 2024 Is Now OFFICIALLY Called "5.5e" with Like.
Compatible and the same are not synonyms. The Monster Manual is compatible with the Players Handbook. They are not the same. A book...
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payn reacted to AstroArtificer's post in the thread Why do so many campaigns never finish? Genuinely curious what others think with Like.
This is gonna be a controversial take, but what if the problem isn't that the GM isn't interesting enough, bur rather it isn't the right... -
BBuzzqw reacted to trappedslider's post in the thread XCKD: What if you floated upwards 1 ft every second? with Like.
huh, I would have thought, you'd run out of breathable air before freezing also wouldn't the wind push you around as you float up? Also...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Because he's roleplaying his character. If the choice is hard for the character, it will be hard for me. That's the entire point of...
