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    Eberron: Forge of the Artificer Page Count, Contents Revealed

    Older editions' descriptions of Hold Person are starting to look more and more attractive. 2e, for example:
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    Eberron: Forge of the Artificer Page Count, Contents Revealed

    I'm going to assume "campaign framework" could also be called "campaign outline." High-view bulletpoints and suggestions of 3 eberron campaign ideas. "In chapter 3 of The Chimes of Midnight campaign, the big threat is the Villainous Enclave mentioned in chapter 2- they take control of a...
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    D&D General Wearing a lantern on your belt?

    Yeah, but there's only a certain amount of rules overhead that I can handle... I gave the example in the OP of making a ruling "you CAN wear it on your belt, but if you get critted then you make a save vs getting set on fire by your lamp oil..." but who has to remember that if it's to be...
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    D&D General Wearing a lantern on your belt?

    Yup, though I think plenty of folk appreciate both ideas, not just simulationist OR gameist. For me it's a gameist thing, but I appreciate having the simulationist reasonings.
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    D&D General What to Do with a Dragon Corpse?

    I'm surprised that you're making this a project for yourself.. it seems like a perfect instance for player creativity! But to answer your question... yeah, a drago-skeleto-mobile.
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    D&D General DMs, how do you handle 'split party' situations?

    Does it happen often? No. I don't encourage it, the players tend to avoid doing it themselves. When it DOES happen, I'm sort of forced to up my energy and bounce between both groups to keep them engaged... and you can be sure that if one group gets into a combat, the other is going to as well...
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    D&D General Did 5e 2024 Not meet the economic goals set, and if not, why not?

    Honestly the biggest surprise to me here is that someone is basing their investments off of DnD's performance, with regards to Hasbro's value. WotC is its lions' share of value, yeah, but MtG is what makes WotC's money. I'm sure hoping to get more value out of the DnD brand is a factor, but...
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    D&D General Did 5e 2024 Not meet the economic goals set, and if not, why not?

    IIRC @mearls said that he (they? I'm sure it was a few people that made the case) had to make a strong case that there should be a 5th edition of DnD. I forget where he said as such, I'd have liked to have seen the ?presentation? they'd made for it :D
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    Old shows that you enjoy?

    In my mind, "old" comfortably sits in the 80s and earlier. When we get to the 90s, yes at this point it's older media 'cuz it's 2025, but I guess it wasn't old to me. Farscape came out in the late 90s but I'd grapple with calling it old.
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    Level Up (A5E) In Pets & Sidekicks Your New Friend Can Learn Tricks

    Are there recommendations on how to treat/count these sidekicks for challenge purposes? For example, iirc MCDM's pets from Flee Mortals! are suggested to count as a powerful magic item, and for the party to not have more than one of them.
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    Maps From Adventures

    You know what's funny, I found that blue stained more than any else. Maybe it depends on the markers?
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    D&D General Wearing a lantern on your belt?

    I do appreciate the consideration of added rules for such things- you'll see I mentioned an offhanded reference to such a thing in my post, where you're now adding a new mechanic (my example was on being crit, save to protect your lantern, fail and get set on fire) to keep track of just so the...
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    Stop Looking At Your Character Sheet

    Back on-topic, "stop looking at your character sheet." This really depends on the system, and how much the PCs care about succeeding- because their characters are good at certain things, and bad at others. The simpler the system, the less there is on the character sheet, then yeah it's easier...
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    Stop Looking At Your Character Sheet

    Food is often suspicious... so I'll frequently mechanically reward PCs for partaking. Something like a temporary bonus, or inspiration, etc etc. A morale boost, if you will. Your character has been living on hardtack and jerky for days, there's a sumptuous feast available here... digging in is...
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    Old shows that you enjoy?

    I was turned onto it by Matt Colville when he started doing Running the Game videos 9 or so years ago. I think it was a big assistor in my launch into loving old british TV. I had seen and enjoyed stuff here and there like Black Adder and Fawlty Towers, but Sandbaggers was so good that it...
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    Old shows that you enjoy?

    I became an anglophile in my mid-age. Best Innuendo's and One-Liners | Are You Being Served? Father Ted trailer The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes (1984-85 TV Series) - Trailer
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    Maps From Adventures

    In-person? I use a wet-erase (chessex) mat, like others have shared. I have a couple sizes- the biggest, and one down from that. And a tiny one my players got me :'D
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    I Wore Every Hat in My Second Crowdfunding Campaign – Here’s What I Learned

    Hey @Upper_Krust you're looking at putting out your KSer soon, yeah? Check it out ^^^ might be some valuable info
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