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    Dark Sun in Dragon magazine

    Are you intimating that the world is darker now than Dark Sun???
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    Freebies, Sales, and Charity Bundles for May 26, 2024

    I think it's intended to extend the beginner box.
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    Looking for Fantasy Atlas

    Google and the UK Ordinance Survey both have really good online maps. Last time I used the OS maps for a campaign, topographical map presentation was free, and 3d view was absent; both are now behind a paywall. I discovered that Bing has a good bit of maps, too, but I avoid recommending...
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    Are TTRPGs Even a "Good" Hobby?

    Humorous Sci-Fi: Star Riders (Ianus Games) same system, and sequel to, Teenagers From Outer Space (R Talsorian). very simplified version of Interlock (RTG, best known for being the core mechanics of Cyperpunk 2013, CP 2020, CP v3, CP Red, and one version of Usagi Yojimbō.) Simple military sci...
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    D&D General The Problem With Paladin's Medieval Origins (+)

    THere's not much history about the druids at all... and it's almost all from dubious sources at least a few hundred years after the last known druids & bards. (noting that the bards were roughly equivalent to journeyman druids.) And it was largely written by cultures hostile to their memories...
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    I write "AI:, i read it as "Artificial Intelligence." :whistle:
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    D&D General The Problem With Paladin's Medieval Origins (+)

    Mallory's Le Morte d'Artur is technically an early Renaissance work (14-something), and is where about 75% of modern Arthuriana tropes arise. . Nennius Historia Brittonum and the Vulgate Cycle are earlier than Mallory, and about 10% of the arthurian tropes; much of Mallory's tropeset builds on...
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    D&D General Which Edition Had The Best Dragons?

    Rules Cyclopedia/BECMI. No muss, no fuss, just sensless hoarding and threat.
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    Wed Star Trek An AI ultimatum Met.
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    Looking for Fantasy Atlas

    Like the AD&D Era Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms, and Kenzer's Kingdoms of Kalamar all have open enough maps to be repurposed, as well.
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    Times we have made mistake as DMs and how we would do things differently

    I didn't have that option, seeing as I was the GM and host... He stormed off in a huff when the other PCs caught him mid-strike attempting to assassinate the dark-elf PC... via casting hold person. When the baron (a PC) witnesses the attempted murder, they Banished him. The other chance? He ①...
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    Sun Tales from the Loop Session 0 & vicious wildlife.
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    Looking for Fantasy Atlas

    There's an Atlas of Middle Earth, which isn't gamer oriented, but can easily be used for gaming. There's also an Atlas of Pern. I don't have it... but I've seen it, and it's comparable to the Atlas of Middle Earth in scope and details Thorsten Renk has a bit of an atlas of Darkover going...
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    Times we have made mistake as DMs and how we would do things differently

    Not reading the special abilities closely when stocking a dungeon. Allowing certain jerk players a second chance.
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    What is the most evocative art you've seen in a TTRPG?

    For a whole line, The One Ring 1e from Cubicle 7. The common style amongst the illustrators was key; Jon Hodgson's art setting the style used through most. Paintings, not renders. For an individual work, that's much harder. Star Trek Adventures Core Rulebook, The Traveller Book, and Talisman...
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