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It adds an interesting dimension, as does puttling all enemies out on a map (hidden) when setting up a dungon as it lets me run the encounter in a more holistic ways. What I'd really love is some kind of ping to help determine how far sounds should carry.

Cheese should have magical properties in DnD.

Fleeing in DnD doesn't usually go well for anyone.

Don't pay your taxes sometime and see how much you "own" anything.

OpenAI’s Economic Blueprint The Blueprint outlines policy proposals for how the US can maximize AI’s benefits, bolster national security, and drive economic growth

The second article was posted by OpenAI yesterday and features their 'Econmic Blueprint' for the future. OpenAI frightens me because I think they're probably right in their thinking, but will be distopian in the execution. 3/3 openai.com/global-affai...

Introduction - SITUATIONAL AWARENESS: The Decade Ahead Leopold Aschenbrenner, June 2024 You can see the future first in San Francisco. Over the past year, the talk of the town has shifted from $10 billion compute clusters to $100 billion clusters to trill...

Leopold Aschenbrenner's article 'Situational Awareness: The Decade Ahead'. Written in June 2024, ages ago on the AI timeline. 2/3 situational-awareness.ai

I believe these are the two most significant articles about the advancement of AI in a global society out. I believe these are the closest to what will happen, though that is fuzzy at best. Note I say will happen, not what I want to happen. Articles in thread. 1/3

If Aliens landed on the UN Headquarters offering advanced tech. How long would it take before you saw any tangible difference in everyone's?

My first computer was a C64 my mother picked up for me and my brother to share. A few years later, I joined the Army and debated getting an Amiga but ended up getting an IMB 8088 PC. Been building my own PCs ever since. What was your path?

The moster types sound fun. I can't really get past the PHB design still. It still feels like one notch too much, and the game runs too slow

This whole post going back to examine the original intent of spells in DnD is very interesting. Odyssey is shaping up to be a very refreshing take on the game and I recommend checking it out.

The Black Company Roleplaying Game Coming from Arc Dream Publishing. Based on Glen Cook’s novels of soldiers and sorcery.

Hmmm, I had no idea there was a new Black Company TTRPG being developed by the same folks who created Delta Green. I'm definitly interested.
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That must be one old Owlbear.

Do you think Starcitizen will be finished with AI, or do you think AI gamedev will leap frog it and make games far beyond it before it ever releases?

Combat grid for DnD showing reach zones for mounted combat.

A diagram of how I handle grid combat while mounted in 5e. Opportunity attacks still apply so reach weapons can be very important.

Green is 5' reach, yellow 10' reach.

How do you handle it in your DnD game?

From the 2010 RPG The Laundry by Cruciple 7. A Paranoia like TTRPG. Proof we are living in a Parody.

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Sure. I suppose that's true. In game purchases is a very short step away. There's been a proliforation of online gambing in general that I'm sad to see, even sadder still to see it increasing in the TTRPG space.

Technically they announced it on the 5th of Dec. I'm just slow to the mark. :)

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Yeah. So Hasbro is apparently going to release phone gambling apps using the DnD IP.

I've always thought MtG was already gambling and unethical AF. What's the level above unethical AF?

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Kingdom Come Deliverance is free on the Epic Gamestore right now. I highly recommend this game. It's one of the best medieval rpgs to come out period.

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Happy New Year everyone. I hope your year is full of exciting TTRPGs that ignite your imagination and build friendships new and old.

My best Eberron adventure used a lost '13th month' where time stopped and spirits - each born from the year's deeds, regrets, and triumphs - returned to confront the living. Players unraveled both temporal magic and the weight of actions past. What are your New Year's adventures!

This is absolutly my wish for Fighters in 5e. They should all have Battle Mastery. I'm not sure if proficiency works differently as a BAB in your retrofit, Rogues have a much higher prof than fighter, does that mean they have a higher BAB?

My reading list this year was pretty sad. My top 5 books for 2024 are below, what were yours? (I no order)

* Wind and Truth
* Parasitic Mind
* Utopia for Realists
* Nexus
* The Power of Now

TTRPG wise, this has been a pretty dry year for me too. These are my top 5 TTRPGs played in 2024. What are yours?

1. Shadowdark
2. Star Wars D6
3. DnD 2024
4. Traveller
5. Cyberpunk Red

This was probably the worse year of video games in quiet awhile for me. These are the top 5 games I played most in 2024, what are yours?

1. Enshrouded
2. Return to Moria
3. Satisfactory
4. Nightingale
5. Tiny Glade

I felt like there are several sections of the new DMG that are straight up rip offs of 3rd party content. This is basically Return of the Lazy DM, Bastions is basically Strongholds and Followers, etc.