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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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Tthefutilist reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Let's Talk About Core Game Mechanics with
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I think the notion that the dice represent unspecified elements of the fiction - which I've heard a bit, certainly not just from @Thomas... -
Remathilis reacted to Eyes of Nine's post in the thread Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Announced, Release Date Scheduled for June 2026 with Love.
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.And that's how this usually works and the the PC insight vs NPC deception example you opposed is such. The successful roll on the PC's... -
EClosing a thread simply because a moderator personally disagrees with the premise feels like an abuse of moderation power. And using the...
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Fenris-77 reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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There's been a lot of that in this thread - making up terrible (hypothetical) systems, then showing with great fanfare that they're... -
Fenris-77 replied to the thread Let's Talk About Core Game Mechanics.And again, I disagree with you for the reasons I posted upthread. I am unconcerned with both the precise nature of the randomization and...
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Azzy reacted to Morrus's post in the thread AI/LLMs AI Has Completely Spoiled Dungeons & Dragons for Me — I Can’t Go Back to Human DMs with Like.
I do not believe this, and I’m pretty sure we’re all being trolled. Brand new account, ridiculous story. And we don’t need identical AI... -
AAnotherGuy reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
There's been a lot of that in this thread - making up terrible (hypothetical) systems, then showing with great fanfare that they're...
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Reynard replied to the thread Dungeons & Dragons Announces Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall, New Adventure Book Featuring Red Wizards of Thay.How high does the current starter set go? Maybe it is a follow up for that?
