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    Homebrew Do people in your game world put cheese on their apple pies??

    what is verdigris? and where is that dish from? *I only know Verdigris as the green patina of oxidised copper, which I thought was toxic
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    D&D 5E (2024) Lorwyn: First Light Released on D&D Beyond

    oooh! Lorwyn gets a Podling chorus!! I would love to see a Dark Crystal set or even adding Gelflings and Skeksis to Lorwyrn
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    Why aren't megacorps as big a part of Steampunk as they are of Cyberpunk?

    Apparently Nemo was originally envisioned as Polish striking back at the Russiam Empire, but his publisher baulked as France and Russia were allies at the time. Nemo stripped out the overt anti-imperialist details and later switched Nemo to Indian prince, since sticking it to the English was...
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    Homebrew Do people in your game world put cheese on their apple pies??

    14th century in England so closer to 650 years:) But apples originate in central Asia (The city of Almaty, Kazakhstan claims to be 'Father of Apples") and have been eaten there for maybe 8000 years including in an 'apple cake' which is a flat and pie-like :)
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    Homebrew Do people in your game world put cheese on their apple pies??

    I can think of quite a few adventures that mention Apples, Sunless Citadel features them, Phandalin has an Apple orchard and even Curse of Strahd makes passing mention of them. I've had PCs explore a haunted Apple Orchard, and a Wassailing of the Apples is an annual festival in one of the main...
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    Homebrew Do people in your game world put cheese on their apple pies??

    a good thick dollop of cream is much better :) Cheese goes with mince or steak pies
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    D&D General Tools for PCs?

    dead trees I suppose. Deforestation and chemical treatment are major issues in woodpulp paper, especially as sustainable alternatives exist (bamboo, hemp, cotton fibre) and then you have alternatives like calcium carbonate (stone paper) and digital E-paper devices or as suggested Meta-glasses
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    D&D General "True Neutral": Bunk or Hogwash

    The only human I can think of is Odysseus - who lies constantly, is capable of cruelty and heroism and is loyal only to his idea of home. Tom Bombadil - Helps the hobbits, doesnt care about Sauron, doing his own thing Loki and other Trickster gods - they help and hinder in equal measure...
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    Moya, ‘the World’s First Biomimetic Robot’ Emulates Human Features Down to Body Temperature

    yeah I was amused when I drove away, but experiencing it for the first time was a little discombobulating, just an unexpected detour in to the uncanny valley funnily enough my reaction when reading this was to think "I wouldnt want a robot giving me a message' but then I recalled my last visit...
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    D&D General Tools for PCs?

    I'm assuming its a reference to Hasbro gets hold of Harry Potter merch rights, which means an MTG set feels inevitable
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    Moya, ‘the World’s First Biomimetic Robot’ Emulates Human Features Down to Body Temperature

    nobody is advocating stopping development of robots though, thats a straw robot. What is being mooted is setting guiderails so that pursuit of human-passing robots is controlled. If designers want to build units that look like R2D2 or CP3O then go for it, but do we need androids that are...
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    Moya, ‘the World’s First Biomimetic Robot’ Emulates Human Features Down to Body Temperature

    I still remember the incredulity and slight discomfort I felt when I encountered an AI McDonalds Drive-thru taking my order. I'm kind of thankful that it was just a voice from a box and that they didnt have a Ronald robot dispensing the burgers and coke. Robot companions for the lonely isnt a...
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    These are the Good Days [+]

    This there is so much available these days from systems, adventures to maps its easy to find something of interest. Even more so with the number of blogs, wikis and youtube channels also putting out useable content. Plus the simple ability to search out information o historic events, rules...
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    Weather Matrices for Real Locations [Simulationism]

    You first give the premise as "can we realistically generate its weather in a way that is easy to use at the table?" then present a complex table of random numbers - so I assume the answer to your question is no :) It could be that you're using Fahrenheit rather than the much more sensible...
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    Moya, ‘the World’s First Biomimetic Robot’ Emulates Human Features Down to Body Temperature

    Chatbots are robots and thats where the ethical overlap occurs. If a human passing robot is interacting using its massive data processing and predictive response then are their privacy or surveillance concerns? At what point does the things a robot sees, hears and remembers while interacting...
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