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    D&D General "True Neutral": Bunk or Hogwash

    Whenever someone asks about alignment, this picture comes to mind. The guy on the right - classic neutral.
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    Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out."

    When I run a game it's to provide a basic structure or foundation within limits. I expect people to focus on the adventure at hand, but what happens on the adventure , and the decisions they make are the story that unfolds.
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    D&D General What Does Your Cosmology Look Like?

    My players haven't reached the level were they would be traveling the planes. However, when the time comes, my cosmology will be structured like the 1E or 2E wheel.
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    Do you have kids of your own?

    One 24yo. He gamed with his friends back in high school, but now plays multiplayer video games.
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    Difficulty Numbers: Scaling, or Static?

    I try to keep encounters reasonably challenging, but there are fixed "zones" that will be harder or easier relative to the PCs current level. Usually, the zones are easy for the players to judge. I only use quantum ogres if the Monster/NPC in question is key to the adventure. I don't have the...
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    These are the Good Days [+]

    VTT's are by far the best thing to happen to TTRPGs. It opens up the possibility of playing with people you simply couldn't before. Further, some VTT's do the "heavy lifting" of the game mechanics, making onboarding newbies easier, and allowing people to focus on the game world.
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    Homebrew Do people in your game world put cheese on their apple pies??

    No, but we have a long running mushroom soup gag that has crossed over to at least two worlds.
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    Moya, ‘the World’s First Biomimetic Robot’ Emulates Human Features Down to Body Temperature

    Amazing, but the robot's face still projects uncanny valley vibes. Yea, as a "companion" bot, that won't matter, but for all other functions it may be a bit creepy.
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    Pathfinder 2E Do you think 1st or 2nd edition is more complicated?

    I never played PF1E. However, if Starfinder 1E is anything like PF 1E in design and mechanics, then in my opinion, PF1E is more complicated than 2E.
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    1. IMO, you were not railroading. Getting stuck there is the WHOLE reason for the adventure. If they could just leave, the session and adventure ends. 2. IMO, railroading is the classic case of "every door leads to the same path". Their situation doesn't really qualify because only one choice...
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    D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat?

    Personally, I'm not a fan of martial classes having access to magic, unless someone chooses to multiclass. I'm fine with fighters being solely good at fighting. It seems appropriate. But now everyone has spells, or magic-like abilities, and the cat has been out of the bag for a while, so no...
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    Paizo Given new store - better to buy for FoundryVTT on Foundry Marketplace or Paizo?

    It's been a while and I guess forgot the exact steps. Heaven forbid I try to be helpful.
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    Paizo Given new store - better to buy for FoundryVTT on Foundry Marketplace or Paizo?

    If I recall correctly, you have to load it into Foundry as a module and activate it, in addition to the keys
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    Paizo Given new store - better to buy for FoundryVTT on Foundry Marketplace or Paizo?

    I find it easier to purchase things from the foundry VTT store. If you get it directly from Paizo, there are extra steps you have to go through to get loaded onto foundry.
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    What Geek Media Do You Refuse To Partake In?

    A lot of geek media has maxed out the threat levels that the hero's face. Everything after that seems pale in comparison. Remember when the Borg were an existential threat? And the multiverse angle is getting old fast with superhero stories
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    Video Games You Wish Existed

    Minecraft that is at least 64x resolution by default. (faithful to the original designs) Downloading and loading a new texture pack every time there is a small update is a pain.
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    D&D General Gods, huh, what are they good for?

    I don't want to derail the thread, but imo, gods are more than just really powerful monsters. They are utterly beyond mortal power curve. So, in my campaign, they will have no impact until the PC's reach tier 4. And even then they are only quest givers via their avatars or messengers. I have...
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    Your first RPG purchase, in pictures

    I never knew that they advertised in the comics. I think I found out about SF in a bookstore when I was looking at D&D stuff.
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    Your first RPG purchase, in pictures

    My first second and third TTRPG purchases were the 1E Players Handbook, Monster Manual and DM Guide. My fourth and fifth purchases were TSR's Star Frontiers and SF Knight Hawks. Star Frontiers - Wikipedia Knight Hawks - Wikipedia
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