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    RPG Evolution: Inspiration from Sleepy Hollow

    New England is rife with gothic history to draw on for a D&D campaign; Sleepy Hollow is a great place to start. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Sleepy Hollow we know today is a recent invention; it was originally North Tarrytown in the late 19th century, adopting its current name in 1996, and...
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    Worlds of Design: Get to the Point

    Related to this point is the question of how people actually learn the game. Do they really learn it by reading the rules? D&D is so complex, I've been playing different editions for over four decades and I STILL discover something new each time. In all the games I've played, someone has only...
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    RPG Evolution: Gift Ideas for Dragon Fans (2024)

    Get ready for Halloween and the holidays with décor you can use inside or outside, any time of the year. Please Note: I'm a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising...
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    Dragon Reflections #83

    They actually didn't have that much overlap, but it's entirely possible I was influenced by it subconsciously as it was a long time ago. I tried to research Slavic folklore, and there are several different interpretations: The Project Gutenberg eBook of Russian Fairy Tales, by W. R. S...
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    D&D General Game Night Is Well Catered With These Official D&D Meat Sticks

    Fascinating! The Mythical Meat sticks company has been making these for a while and advertising to D&D gamers, so it looks like they finally picked up the official license. The original (including a basilisk, chimera, dragon, and unicorn among others Original Variety Pack – Mythical Meats)...
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    Dragon Reflections #83

    This is the part where I chime in and say 1) I played through the Dancing Hut with my group and they time traveled with it back to the 1980s, and 2) I was the author of The Dancing Hut adventure from Monkey God Press.
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    Running a Home Convention: Charlie Con 7

    Be right over!
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    RPG Evolution: Gift Ideas for Steampunk Fans (2024)

    Dressing up for Halloween, for a cosplay or steampunk-themed game, or want to give a gift to your favorite steampunk fan for the holidays? Look no further! Please Note: I'm a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means...
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    Peregrine’s Nest: A Cheater’s Guide to Dice Rolls

    In our game this Sunday, someone got a fumble, and I bet the next roll would be a crit and it was. It seems like the odds of there being two fumbles/crits, or two fumbles in a row, or two crits in a row, happen more frequently. It's particularly surprising when it happens due to...
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    A Sneak Peek of the 2024 D&D Dungeon Master's Guide

    I just designed an adventure where one of the rooms (inspired by the song "Ballroom Blitz") featured ballroom dancing, a medusa wearing a mask she couldn't see out of, three undead musicians, and a wizard slinging lightning bolts. My PCs were like "can't we just do a dungeon crawl like normal...
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    RPG Evolution: Inspiration from Sweeney Todd

    We recently saw a fantastic performance of Sweeney Todd, but the show's roots run much deeper than Broadway. By Anthonymtringali - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, File:Sweeney Todd Monterey.jpg - Wikimedia Commons Meet Todd Sweeney Todd, "the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" is a murderer who preys on...
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    Peregrine’s Nest: A Cheater’s Guide to Dice Rolls

    Meanwhile, my necromancer rolled so comically bad in one game the DM gave me a magic item that let me reroll (this was before 5E) just so my supposedly very scary gothic antihero could stop embarrassing himself. 🤣
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    Peregrine’s Nest: A Cheater’s Guide to Dice Rolls

    On Roll20 specifically I've seen an inordinate amount of crits/fumbles back-to-back. 20/1 rolls and 20/20 rolls, and 1/1 rolls. I think over a distribution it's still technically still an equal distribution if you roll enough, but it sure does feel like I've had players with...
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