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So I'm running multiple campaigns and more and more, I want to develop them more cleanly. World Anvil sells itself as a service that could help. But I want some non sponsored takes on the service. 1) Are there any good video or written reviews for the service you can recommend? 2) Have you...

Had a LotR vid on in the background and had a thought: Humans can produce viable offspring with both Orcs and Elves because they are themselves the descendants of those two older peoples sometime in the distant past. Not a general lore but more one to develop for a specific setting.

So yeah. 5e Spelljammer is a letdown. It's a "C" product, which is most hurt by its price point structure. I have a lot of affection for the setting going back to 2e, but this just failed to give me needed systems. I would be better served going on Drivethru and selectively picking up 2e...

For context, I have been a DnD player since 1e of ADnD, back around 1982 or so by my best guess. I am a DM at heart and I buy a good deal of books overall. I have switched with every edition of ADnD into DnD, including the .5 style material. each time a new edition or demi-edition has come out...

I admit that the title is likely more provocative than I intend, but then again, perhaps not. Does your table share the financial burdens of running a TTRPG? These may include but are not limited to: Books, Minis, Printing costs, Dice, Tokens, Cards, Stationary, VTT fees, food/snacks

Ideas explored in another thread gave me a thought. Do you view being a GM as a "leadership" position? I think it is often forced into this roll. Examples: GM is often the primary party for rules knowledge. GM is often the primary rules teacher. GM as provider of gaming location. GM has to...

So something in another threat got me thinking. So many GM style arguments come down to clashes of what can be called "Guiding Morals." What I mean is, having a few key principles of how a game should be run, priorities of play, that you are willing to bend other considerations to serve. So...

So I curious to see if anyone also does this. I own a decent selection of TTRPGs, in terms of physical media. By my shelf space has an upper limit, as does my time, so on occasion, I have to weed things out. I 'generally" don't have a need for a game if I feel I already have the concept...

So I am working on a project and looking for some input. This is for any TTRPG players who have NEVER been a GM. What is stopping you? This isn't meant as an attack or a judgement. I am looking to address "common" reasons why people who have been playing for any length of time have never taken...

Preface: The larger issue of "race" in DnD and how it is changing and will be presented differently in 5+ed is it's own topic. The issue of "mixed race" and how it is presented, such as the half-elf, half-orc, and those of more extended lineage, such as Aasimar and Tieflings is it's own topic...

So this came up at my game this week and it has me thinking. When do you reveal the DC for a roll made by the PCs? Do you tell them say AC or the DC for a saving throw or skill check before the roll? After the roll? Wait until after the encounter is over? Not reveal at all, just success or...

So as written, you can use Downtime to train, learning languages and tool skills. I am debating expanding this to allow for "normal" skills or even feats. Looking for some feedback.

So bare with me, and please comment only if you can be constructive and civil. I like to be evocative and vivid with my descriptions when possible, and that includes how NPCs look when PCs encounter them. I also desire to have a diverse cast, with a broad range of ethnic characteristics among a...

So I am curious. Disposable income is a resource and being a TTRGP hobbyist is often about managing that resource. I am curious as to how my spending compares to others. Specifically, I buy RPG books knowing that my real use of them in a game may not exist. I have games in my collection, mostly...

So yeah, https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/mordenkainen-presents-monsters-of-the-multiverse?utm_medium=owned_social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=ddb_marketplace&utm_content=51622_motm_marketplace_monsters_noncontent Offering the features purely as individual downloads. Every...

So I was reading the excellent post, D&D General - Spelljammer Collector’s Guide Revisited and got to thinking about what I feel fundamentally hindered Spelljammer from being more popular. Quite simply, classic Spelljammer was a retcon. It radically upended D&D cosmology and history for multiple...

A post about "fudging rolls" as a GM has made me ponder. Have you ever considered, as a GM, never rolling dice on your end. Players still roll, you don't. Things hit or miss based on your judgement for what the story needs. If you fudge rolls, you already do this in a sense. You decide that a...

So is Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse getting an Alt cover version for my FLGS?

So I am all for value, and I can see the appeal of having all you need for a game in a single book. But am I the only person who finds that some of these honestly huge hardcovers, clocking in over 350pgs, are just too big? Like, too large to be practical? I know there are digital options, and I...

So, according to the PHB, when a group skill check happens, if at least half the characters involved succeed, the group succeeds. Where I would expect this to come up most often is Stealth checks when moving as a group. Success would be overcoming the passive Perceptions of any possible foes. My...