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I've finally decided give virtual gaming another shot. Despite the lure of Pathfinder (2e), for which I am genuinely interested, I decided to go back with Starfinder. And I will be using Fantasy Grounds Unity to do it. Why am I here talking about two products that rarely get discussed? Well...

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Before I get into this topic, let me just say that I'm not here to spark a debate. This is not about how anyone feels about Essentials, now or then. I've been working quietly in my own corner for some time now, focusing on my own thing. But I am genuinely curious to hear if anyone has some...

So I recently picked up the Temple of Elemental Evil board game, my first in the D&D series. Of course, it has a ton of components so my first order of business was to build an insert to store and organize everything into the one box it came in. This wasn't my first time doing this for my board...

A discussion thread for my other thread where I share my thoughts and ideas about my own 4e remake (Link to original thread). EDIT: I made the other thread (+) before I made this thread to keep people from making posts while I'm writing over there. Seems to make more sense this way. This may...

Please refrain from making posts or comments in this thread. There is an ongoing journal with a lot of information, but it is going to take me a long time to write it. If you like, I have created a separate discussion thread that you can find it by following this link. Please direct any...

I didn't want to derail the thread where I mentioned this: But since putting this out there, I feel like I want to talk about now. More importantly, I want to be heard and I want to figure things out. I'm dealing with some personal issues that are making me feel more isolated and less focused...

Introduction Before I go any further, let me make one thing perfectly clear: I have no qualms about running this adventure as written. It is well written and well designed for what it is. The balance and variety of encounters and challenges make it a fun and exciting experience for everyone...

I started two threads recently before the D&D forums were split: Reavers of Harkenwold and Iron Circle. They are 4e products, but I categorized them as D&D General. The topics have more to do with adventure/campaign design using materials from older editions, so I figured it was applicable at...

Introduction Reavers of Harkenwold chronicles the Iron Circle's invasion of Harkenwold. Despite being the central antagonist of the plot, the Iron Circle is presented to us with just enough information and detail needed to run this two-part adventure. With a brief overview, we get an idea of who...

Introduction ======================== After acquiring my own physical copy of Madness at Gardmore Abbey, I began thinking of how to expand it into a full-length, Heroic-tier campaign. Like many Dungeon Masters before me, searching through forum and blog posts lead me down some familiar avenues...

So this just came in the mail for me today. I was skeptical at first when I saw it listed on Amazon as new; more so when the price was listed at half of what I've seen it go for on eBay. I still paid a few gold (platinum?) coins for it, but it was nowhere near the $250-300 average I've seen...

Introduction: This is an informal look at how I set up my OneNote to create adventure modules and campaigns. It is not a complete tutorial on how to use OneNote or any other programs that I use to set things up for my personal use. But it should give readers ideas if they want to do something...

Disclaimer: I am not here to entertain discussions involving legal copyright, GSL, etc. Very few people here are qualified to give their advice (and less welcome to give their opinions) on the matter. Those who are qualified are not being solicited for said advice or opinions, either. If I am...

I finally started looking into Starfinder recently, and now I'm hooked! I've known about the game for a while, but hadn't given it much consideration for reasons. Now I'm looking forward to getting back into the public to run games with friends and neighbors at an actual table. And, of course...

So I made the move to running games online using a VTT (Roll20). Inevitably, I get into full-prep mode wanting to get as much done, ready, and on-hand then I could possibly need or use. Let's face it--there is such a thing as having too much free time on your hands, especially if you're like me...

This is an idea I've been working on the last few days. I have not been able to playtest except at home, and it may be a while before this pandemic lets us out of the house again. So I'm sharing this here to see if some of you out there would like to play around with it and see what happens. I'm...

I posted this in the FFG forums to solicit feedback from those who are obviously experienced with this system, but I'm gonna put it up here as well for those who are familiar with the system but might not frequent the forums over there. Please note, you'll need to know how initiative normally...

Hey, everyone! There has been a lot of discussion lately about Skill Challenges, which originated with 4e D&D. Back when I was running a 4e PbP campaign many years ago, I had created several unique skill challenges that went over very well with my players. Since I have some free time on my hands...

Due to the recent surge of threads revived through the dark arts as hollow, lifeless discussions of their former glory, I'm curious to find out who practices this foulest of forum magics and spark an "un-lively" discussion of the pros and cons of such activities.