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    Tell me about your experiences running games at a FLGS

    In that case, just don't do what Emerald Knights in Burbank does/did. They charged a high enough fee to be questionable, and it was foisted on the shoulders of the GM to handle (purposely or not, I don't know). I ran two games there and never went back.
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    Tell me about your experiences running games at a FLGS

    Prep more than you need, but keep it modular because you will absolutely throw a bunch of it out. Watch the clock and run more for dramatic timing and putting a lid on the scenario by the end of the session, unless you are running a dedicated, consistent group/campaign, which I've never been...
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    Where’s The Death Race 2000 Roleplaying Game? Part One

    SlavBorg pretty much does exactly this, only with lots of goblinoids.
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    D&D General Eberron - why don't you run it? [-]

    I don't run Eberron because for some reason the magitech element of it just doesn't match my expectations and interests regarding what magitech should be. Mind you, I couldn't even tell you what it is I'm looking for, but Eberron just isn't it. Warforged are the only element I'm interested in. I...
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    Invincible RPG Kickstarter to Launch on September 23rd

    At this point I still think my favorite iteration of this story ("Superman but as a bad guy") is in the Irredeemable comic series. But as far as on film, I think Invincible's show is more nuanced than The Boys or any other variation on the theme. I like The Boys quite a bit but it is pretty...
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    Invincible RPG Kickstarter to Launch on September 23rd

    Do we know yet if Invincible is going to use d6s or the multi-dice version of Year Zero like Twilight 2k uses?
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    AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e?

    In my groups (about 2-ish at the time?), we loved some parts (the polearms!) and found some of the spells fun purely for roleplay potential (cantrips and others), but found a lot of the rest of the book to be overly fiddly. The new classes had way too many punitive restrictions and some of their...
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    What is a West Marches game?

    At its most basic, multiple GMs simply need to know their region (which could be as simple as their dungeon(s)), and what PCs are available and up-to-date. The players manage their stable of characters. So if a particular group of players wants to go to Tim's Dungeon, they can pick from any of...
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    Have You Used The X Card Or Seen It Used In Person?

    My experiences: 1. Didn't have it and needed it: One player got loot-gobliny, to the detriment of the play experience, just after a discussion about "no PvP." It was an honest mistake, and was handled well by all parties involved. But it was an issue that the X-card would have made a more...
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    What's the bare minimum for a VTT?

    I prefer Shmeppy for being even simpler. But yeah, samesies. That's all I need, for sure.
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    Zac Goins Kickstarts A Raptor Ruckus

    Fun parallel development! Obviously, this looks like it's going to be a much more epic release. I can't wait to check it out!
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    Daggerheart sold out third printing this morning, from GenCon

    Can you name names so I can click the necessary buttons to never see their content ever?
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    Tariffs: 'De Minimis' Exemption Ended, Affects Individual Game Orders Entering US

    Percentage wise, probably a small amount, relatively speaking. But numbers wise, enough to force businesses -- especially but not only smaller ones -- to radically rethink their logistics. I don't know their operations, but just looking at Games Omnivorous as an example, they are in Portugal...
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    Tariffs: 'De Minimis' Exemption Ended, Affects Individual Game Orders Entering US

    Anyone thinking/arguing US small businesses and sellers aren't already feeling the pain, I can tell you as an avid eBayer that shipping costs have basically doubled (maybe tripled) in the past couple years. I couldn't be farther from the tariff issues and I'm still feeling the pinch, big-time. I...
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    History Rhymes: Another Gygax Lawsuit

    You can't invalidate my hate, you're just Some Dude on the Internet! ... Is a better joke than any found in that module. Zing! I jest.
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