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4e had a few mechanics that were definitely good (skill challenges being one of the best) and I continue to use several of them in my 5e campaign. However, the system as a whole is too 'video-gamey.' When 4e was being developed the entire TTRPG genre was being gutted by MMORPGs. MMOs were at...

Are you saying that you're not a fan of a defined start and end point? If so, there are definitely groups that play extremely long-term, open-ended games like that, but you're a tiny, tiny minority of players. Though it's more of a consequence of how difficult it is to keep a core group of...

How much experience does the DM have? Now that I think about it, that's really not relevant until we know how he intends to handle it.

It certainly can be if your DM is ultra-soft and it basically ends up being a major character boost with no repercussions. That's a huge mistake, but it's not my game.

Lots about him I like, but lots more about him I don't. I've seen enough of his Tweets to know that he's just another brainwashed woke sheep with a terminal case of TDS.

I'm not surprised at all that your DM wasn't prepared for you guys to lean in to it because the rules for Lycanthrophy in 5e are kinda scattered around. Not to mention pretty lame. Your DM probably knows this and wants to introduce something a lot better than how it's handled officially. There...

Today I learned that both Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins are gay. I knew about Crawford, but didn't have a clue about Perkins. It might be because I don't use social media at all. Regardless, I was still surprised I wasn't aware of that fact. Also, both of the primary individuals in charge...

The Abyss would w I'm curious why you feel this is true because Paizo is just as bad as WotC and worse in some cases regarding "the message." Paizo is definitely down with getting in step with the woke cult. To provide some context - I haven't played a single game of Pathfinder, but I own...

To answer your question - In my opinion, the Abyss would win because it would likely come down to a battle of attrition. And though the Hell's are massive planes with some incredibly powerful inhabitants, demons/devils require souls to be created, but the Abyss is effectively endless and the...

One of the primary reasons we haven't seen games keep pace with the cost of everything around them is the fact that digital distribution is how most games have been purchased for the last decade. It's a lot more expensive to physically produce and ship games than have customers download them. A...

I give absolutely ZERO fucks if you, or anyone else here agrees with me or not. My confusion is about why my dislike of the movie has been such an issue with a few of you.

Do you expect anything less from that compromised site? The only audience that could have seen it en masse at this point are journalists and they're obviously on board with the forced diversity, the emasculation of the male characters (quoted as intentional by the producers), etc. etc. However...

I admit that my review of the movie was, maybe, a bit too critical, but I stand by the fundamental points made. I'm a D&D superfan and watching the IP get devoured over the last 10 years by the woke cult has made me disproportionately reactive. I have zero tolerance for woke bullshit. In fact...

I genuinely did too, but it's complete trash. The IP cannot or will not take itself seriously long enough to break away from the "hurr, hurr - isn't that funny" garbage that has continually plagued D&D on TV/big screen. The acting is terrible, the story is entirely predictable/boring, and the...

Yes, it is.

Eh. I've been talking about it in a few Discord channels for the last hour and a number of people have made the same argument. I guess it's just me and the people I choose to play with because I definitely don't enjoy or play D&D games with that goofy shit.

I watched a leak of this movie this morning and it's complete shit as many of us predicted. D-tier acting, boring plot, forced 'diversity,' etc., etc. Save your money. Trust me on that.

I'm going to update this as I find more. Abyss: 1. For Duty and Deity (2e). 2. Tales From the Infinite Staircase (2e). 3. The Rod of Seven Parts (2e). 4. Dead Gods (2e). Hells: 1. Descent to Avernus (5e). 2. Crown of the Oathbreaker (5e). This campaign is massive at over 900 pages and the...

@Rajaah I completely missed the part where you asked for not just PC games, but modules that take place in the areas you referred to. There are numerous examples. As previously mentioned, almost the entire module of Descent to Avernus takes place in Hell. There are a lot of others, but it'll...

I did play ToB. Agreed. Absolutely, I did. In fact, it's been 25 years since my playthrough and I have a hard time remembering a lot of the details, but I'll never forget how amazing the two games were. I'm not going to lie and say that I am not a little bit spoiled by the fidelity of modern...

I can't remember any content that takes place in the Hells/Planes other than the examples you gave. However, I haven't played the majority of those games in years; some decades. So I could be missing something. It's not "D&D," but the Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous fits the bill later in...

I've played and beaten 99% of iso-rpgs ever made, but I only played through BG I/II once when they were originally released in the 90s and this thread is making me incredibly nostalgic. I'm very tempted to go back and replay the pair, but I'm deeply afraid that a replay could ruin the...

Indeed it was. I always felt that it wouldn't last so I downloaded a tremendous amount of D&D content before it got nuked. There's still wayback machine snapshot of the old Trove, but the amount of content is limited.

Unfortunately, it hasn't returned.

Without the Co8 patch, it's unplayable. Fortunately, it's easy to find.

I don't have anything to say other than this is a fair comment.

My buddy and I finished duo'ing the Legendary campaign last night and a couple parts were fairly challenging for two people. Like others have said...there are some bright points, but so far I'm genuinely disappointed. Witch Queen really raised the bar and maybe that gave a lot of us...

I haven't finished the campaign yet (though I did hit 1750 fucking around) because my buddy and I always do that content together, but despite having fun I really, really dislike the aesthetic of the expansion. I was concerned with it watching the trailers, but hoped that the faggy neon purples...

The Neptune guys remind me of the Silverhawks cartoon from the 80s.

I think they're trying to shoehorn in 'him' being non-binary.

Having fun so far, but do the graphics in the city area where you first come into contact with the Strand powers feel really lame and dated to anyone else? It looks like something from 2010 to me.

I'm in game. PM'd. I'm in game. It's go-time, everyone.

Haha, long time no see. No, not that I'm aware of.

I bought D2 when it first released and didn't care for it which led me to abandoning it after a week or two. I popped back in a few years later and it still didn't appeal to me. However, my buddy asked me to play Witch Queen with him and....wow...the game has thoroughly evolved and become a...

My best friend and I have been casually playing Destiny II off and on for a couple years, but recently we've begun to take it a bit more seriously. I've never been in a clan myself and he's in some random clan that has no one in it, but if there's an active forum clan we'd appreciate a spot if...

Indeed. The fruits of the DIE initiative. Also, at this point, the 'strong' female lead is a fucking meme and I loathe those insufferable characters. I'm not specifically referring to Ellie because she's vulnerable and clearly understands her limitations, but of course she has to 'reject' men...

I haven't played either game, but I am aware that there was a lot of backlash about the way Joel was treated in the sequel. It seems like they're already setting him up to get cucked by the she-man. For those of you that have played the games, did Joel have the struggle with his...

It was funny, but it would have been 10x funnier if they'd killed that Obama faggot.

I'm waiting to buy the 5e hardback version when Paizo releases it in a few months, but I've read it's almost entirely focused on combat. Is that true in your experience?

My father-in-law built them.