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He/Him. Geek Dad, DM, 70s Child, #TTRPG blogger. #DnD #RPG #StarWars #CarWars Follow me on 🐘 @dice .camp Bluesky Threads

Maryland, USA
Joined August 2014
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Reminder to folks as Elmu continues the self destruct sequence on Twitter: I’m on Bluesky, Dice .camp (Mastadon), and Theads now. Let’s make sure we’re following each other over yonder to talk about #TTRPGs #DnD #LotR #LEGO and other nerdy stuff. Reply with your usernames!
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Oh, this is about to trigger some folks…
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Re-reading parts of D&D 4e and it strikes me just how wrong some of the detractors were regarding certain 4e complaints. I’ve got to do a video on this, because I’m astonished how front-and-center the role playing aspects are. I’d completely forgotten. #dnd
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@Aktivarum Eberron has a train powered by magic lightning. Just f*ck off, already.
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@MikeOkuda Made me think of this.
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A bunch of (mostly #OSR ) folks are trying to call out the PHB art as AI generated. It’s not. F*ck all y’all no-talent couch potatoes trying to criticize this artist and create controversy. Hate on WotC all you want but stop being d!ckholes to real live artists on Twitter. #dnd
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So, let’s do a giveaway. Looking to hit 500 followers. Shouldn’t be too hard right? Like, Retweet, and follow for a shot at an Owlbear from Nolzur. Comment with #Owlbear500 for an extra entry.
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Folks often critique its focus on tactical combat saying it doesn’t support RP… Have you actually read the books? It’s eye opening. First pages 14 - 24 are a master class on explaining to a new player what their character options with almost ZERO MECHANICS. 2/
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Did you have a Dungeon Master’s Guide or a DUNGEON MASTER ™ Guide? #dnd #adnd #adnd2e
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@LostLoreScholar There is a difference between being portrayed as desirable vs. objectified and disempowered.
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@mimedic83 And they are *all* showing up in the threads.
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It then talks about your character’s alignment and personality ** all before you’ve actually chosen a race or class **. It is teaches the idea of building a character concept that has nothing to do with the numbers on the sheet. It’s an astoundingly awesome introduction to D&D.
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There’s a short part about point-buy or rolling ability scores, but the other 9.5 pages are about creating your character concept ** non-mechanically **. It summarizes the races and classes, but does not use a single mechanic. In the descriptions. It’s all lore/fluff. 3/
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@LostLoreScholar I mean, both of these kinda suck, but in different ways. The scantily clad woman clinging onto the hero’s leg trope is garbage. It portrays women as objects to be won and it would definitely not appeal to a female player who wants to be a part of the action. 1/
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@GrampsToolshed Another blue check mark getting it completely wrong. Every LGBTQcommenter: “Thanks, we love you, Ed.” Every blue check like you: “They never forgive.” Just f-ck all the way off.
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@SecretyStorms @Addison_Peacock @MaraWilson They’re big and they’ve got that horn and all... Seems legit.
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@AJCostello3 Maybe he has a limited slip differential.
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There’s so much to dissect in these first 10 pages alone, but I just don’t have time right this moment. Stay tuned, because I really want to take a deeper dive on this. 5/5
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@MahvenaT @Aktivarum This isn’t Eberron or Spelljammer… it’s Greyhawk. It’s a crab submarine that’s been in the game since the 1970’s. It’s not a stretch to imagine that a setting with crab submarines might have a wheelchair.
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@roguecaliber This has been largely debunked. The Aztecs did sacrifice people, but there is no evidence of any mass graves at the site to match the description, and it would have taken them a month or more to come even close to that number. They would have had to kill someone every 4 seconds.
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Happy Birthday to Lord British himself, @RichardGarriott , who arguably had the largest influence on computer role playing games after Dungeons & Dragons.
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@RadioBaloo @Tactical_SRules No. They acquired TSR (the original) and all its IP. How does that equate to "owning very little of what is in the books"? That makes no sense. They own everything from the original LBB content to AD&D to Rules Cyclopedia to... all of it.
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I should have paid for a blue tick because I’d make all that money back with this one post.
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@EposVox @DonnelVillager This right here. People are conflating ethical use of AI vs unethical use of AI. Unethical use is creating art from stolen assets of other artists. Ethical use is training machine learning on your own animation work to fill in the “in between” frames. That is the RIGHT WAY.
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@Shadebug4000 Yeah, I don’t think all those parts exist yet. You could come close with some wagon wheels and a brown chair piece.
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@WayofLono @321jrod @steamboat28 @sextoyspolitics @Variety @sesamestreet Happy Birthday, son! I got you an NFT. Can you play with it? No. Is it art you can put on your wall? No. Does it teach you anything? No. But you’ll be happy to know there is a string of number sof a server in a closet somewhere. Have fun!
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@TBartels1 Have you seen the new Medieval Village? Granted, they don't seem to doing anything for under $200… 😐
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PS — I did a series a while back on some of the best adventure content that 4e contained.
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@Nerdcognito Didn’t WotC change its position and listen to the community? What purpose would a boycott serve? Didn’t the community get what it wanted?
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@RadioBaloo @Tactical_SRules Which means they can disclaimer the sh!t out of whatever they want. And this lawsuit is idiotic because Justin and Ernie don't even have legal standing for this case. Anyone who donates money to this is a chump.
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Breaking News: Could the Stranger Things Starter Set adventure be set in Greyhawk? There are hints toward the possibility. #DnD #Greyhawk #StrangerThings
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@321jrod @steamboat28 @sextoyspolitics @Variety @sesamestreet No. My response is “Fuck this shit.” @sesamestreet is destroying the legacy of Jim Henson with this crypto garbage.
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Who remembers these Tom Wham classics? #realTSR #boardgames
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@boymonster I usually agree with your hot takes but… Exploration and RoleplayIng are still part of the game, and if you play old school style, it’s more player skill than PC skill. 🤷‍♂️
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#dnd hot take: The D&D economy is so f’d up, gold has lost all meaning as a reward. Recent adventures are so rife with treasure most PCs could retire and live like kings by 3rd level. I don’t know exactly when this happened, but I suspect somewhere around 3.x.
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@IronPatriot3ID @warhammer @Idk721252 “Show your work” 🤣 They are the lore. Sometimes new revelations occur.
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To be clear, I know 4e has its issues including slower combat due to hit point and AC inflation. But if you were consistently having muti-session combats, that was *not* the mechanics. The DM bears some responsibility in corralling slow-ass decision making players.
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@JGronli @BDaveWalters But… but… Jesus and a dinosaur!
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In the fiction of #BattleTech , one Clan Star is supposed to be equivalent to two Inner Sphere lances. On the tabletop, not so much… #AlphaStrike
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@TomBlargh @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN You know guys and gals... S.T.R.A.N.D. - Stealth Tactical Roleplaying Adventure Nautical Dance I mean... duh.
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The news is in! Ghosts of Saltmarsh is officially set in the World of Greyhawk. These setting guides will help you the most when building a Greyhawk campaign for #DnD5e . #dnd #greyhawk #saltmarsh
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@Vontadeh @cavaticat @XCK3D 🎼 Some of these things are not like the others... 🎶🎵
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@antumbral @YitziLitt Yeah, seems kind of ironic that China seems to be leading the way on consumer protection in video games.
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Holy $#!% - there is a freakin’ owlbear in the new @Maleficent movie! #dnd #owlbear #cameo
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@SnoreCardgage @ObsidWizard @PapaFoxTacos @SageAdviceDnD “Critters don’t play” is as bad a take as one can get on D&D Twitter. CR is one of the major factors in the D&D 5e growth curve. While this book may not appeal to everyone (few books do), it will have a broad appeal. I will take Hasbro’s market research over yours.
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@MahvenaT @Aktivarum You have to have something before you make enough money to pay for that.
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@MAVICSZTEIN pRonOuNs iN bIO. 🙄 So you’re both bigoted and pro-genocide? Good for you.
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@MickSanchezAU @ComradeJumico @jwdiemer These threads have been great for my block list.
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“It’s unrealistic / breaks fantasy immersion.” D&D has Mad Max vehicles powered by souls of the damned, a crab walking submarine, and crashed spaceships with insane robots… But a wheelchair is apparently unrealistic and “breaks immersion”. 🙄
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@satanzbootycall @enbysero @MaverickGamer97 @PixelParasites @aeyochi There is a strange irony that you curse capitalism while demanding artists be paid so little.
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If you skipped #DnD4e , there is a lot of amazing content that can be used in your #DnD 5th Edition game. #dnd5e
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@321jrod @WayofLono @steamboat28 @sextoyspolitics @Variety @sesamestreet “You don’t know what kind of utility they will provide in the future.” Neither do you apparently. Crypto bros claim NFTs will have some nebulous future utility while providing no examples other than “well, you can collect and resell them”. It’s the 2020’s version of junk bonds.
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@WayofLono @321jrod @steamboat28 @sextoyspolitics @Variety @sesamestreet The fact that you compare an NFT to an actual toy that brings joy to children proves how f—king out of touch with reality you crypto bros are.
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Post your #DnD hipster and/or grognard cred statement: I knew Tiamat before she sold out and became a deity.
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@DruidRayell Remove Paralysis remove the temporary paralysis condition (from undead and the like). It doesn’t fix spines. That requires much higher level magic.
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@jerisbrisk @roguecaliber Missing the point. Even the 4000 number comes 3rd hand from unreliable sources. Heck, the image isn't even an Aztec temple. It's Mayan. Yes, the Aztecs sacrificed folks. Americans killed slaves. British royals killed Catholics or Protestants depending upon who was on the throne.
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@DyingBreedTT This is more about your homophobia than it has anything to do with the hobby.
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@boymonster What completely blows me away is the utter lack of thought for a quarter million dollar theft. 1) COVID masks are a thing. 2) Hair coloring is a thing. 3) PLAIN CLOTHES are a thing. I mean, if you’re going to go big time, make a freaking plan that isn’t just “snatch & grab”.
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@clarkdotcomstar @SSB_Purp @helpmeskeletor I had the same problem with Star Wars. I didn't care about diverse casting. I welcomed it. But the writing was sh!t. Poor Daisy and John. They had to carry the water for that crap fest. Oscar Isaac appears to gotten away relatively unscathed.
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@satanzbootycall @enbysero @MaverickGamer97 @PixelParasites @aeyochi Right... and if it take about an hour, then that’s a huge bargain. Do you think artists should be able to make a living wage?
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@sierrasixhun It’s a cute story about a disabled kid who helps the Queen. I don’t yet know if they have a wooden wheelchair mini accessory yet. But you could probably MOC something similar with the wagon wheels.
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It is here! (and it is *heavy*!) #CarWars
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My original #GURPS Man to Man and #CarWars books recently signed by Steven Jackson himself at #Origins2018 . Thanks @SJGames !
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@itsginnydi @Mendelschnersen @Brazz99 That seems to be a weird “How can I make this about me” response from random Twitter dude.
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@pedrothedagger @ohmwu While I wasn’t crazy about it as a kid, it really taught me a great deal about language structure and syntax.
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@TTRPGifs Neutral evil?!? Player SHOULD be involved in the recap because that lets the DM know what caught their attention and what important things they might have missed! That’s Lawful Facilitating!
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@alexxgrigg @Rivetgeek So… I don’t know much about the animation biz… but does anyone ever have any animations “lying around”? That seems along the lines of “Hey, do you have a spare e-commerce mobile app in your repository?”
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No one: Me: Who wants a D&D Essentials Kit unboxing from my car at work during lunch? #dnd
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@jbgarrison72 Blah blah blah your fun is wrong blah blah. 🙄
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@unquiet_dreams Blue check mark.
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#DnD is the 800-lbs gorilla in the #TTRPG space, but there are so many other wonderful smaller publisher games that deserve as much attention. Here are just a small sample of the ones I enjoy.
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One thing I recently noticed about Darlene's amazing #Greyhawk map is that despite how there is all different kinds of fontography for kingdoms, regions, cities, rivers, etc., it all still meshes *really* well together. I just can't think of another #dnd maps that rivals it.
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@mattcolville Unpainted peasants? I do declare. What is the world coming to.
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@RoleplayNav Setting books were pretty great, but people absolutely hated the Spell Plague and how that changed the Realms. I agreed with that criticism. I thought it was an arbitrary and unnecessary change to completely redraw the maps. 1/
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DMs should not fudge dice rolls for or against players. Roll out in the open. The social contract of the game is to set a difficulty and determine success using a random number generator. Why should DMs get to break that contract while players cannot?
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What's an unpopular D&D / RPG opinion that you hold and won't concede? #DnD #RPG #TTRPG #DungeonsAndDragons
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@NotA_Doctor @sunshinechi1 War Thog. I’m stealing this.
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Reposting on my timeline - @slyflourish notes the Plano boxes are great for #DnD minis. There is a 3-shelf box that can hold dozens and dozens with plenty of space for large *and* huge base minis.
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@StoicinMN Holy fuck. What a complete douchebag you are.
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Paging through @KoboldPress ’ Tales of the Old Margreve. Let’s just take a quick look....
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@tabletopbellhop Gamma World
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How old do you feel today? #dnd #gammaworld #thundarr
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@d1amonddogs Hope it’s not this one. 😄
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@nbest @BDaveWalters Even edited, he apologizes to people of “any race, creed, or color”, but not gender identity… which is literally what started this. He never actually addresses the people he offended.
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@SJGames - Anxiously awaiting #CarWars news. My pocket boxes are starting to peel... but many of my books are hanging in there.
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@JackONe88166240 @LapisLunaris I’m not a CR fan. I don’t have time to play 4 hours a week myself much less watch someone else play 4 hours every week, but I think they get a lot of crap because it’s easier to get attention dumping on the most popular thing instead of lifting up the efforts of the less popular.
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@InternetHippo @rileyzero Always have an Uno Reverse in your back pocket.
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If you think you can do better, then create art and post it for all to see. If this is not your cup of tea, STFU and move on. Take a moment and stop being an a$$ online. Consider what in your life needs improvement that you are having to cut others down to feel better about you.
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Need some naval accessories for Ghosts of Saltmarsh? Check out these inexpensive cardboard ships for $15 - 20! Appears to be #DnD #miniatures scale! Caravel: Cog: Long ship: #DnD5e #Saltmarsh
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@Tisairi No, not really. It’s being marketed to people who aren’t all TTRPG players who wouldn’t know the difference between Greyhawk, Faerun , and/or Athas. D&D is one conglomeration to that audience. Like it or not, it’s a focused message for people interested in a D&D video game.
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A cute gal I knew saw a Dragonlance box set on a shelf at my place at a party. “Oh, do you play D&D?” We celebrate our 10th anniversary next month.
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Hey #DnD community- I'm doing research for a thing. Tell me the positive effects D&D or other tabletop games have had on your life, and share this with other people so they can tell me too. @Wizards_DnD @paizo @CriticalRole @TheZoneCast @SJGames @wwpublishing @matthewmercer
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@Bu3Di @machineiv @Colin_TBTAMC Right. Like, I’ve never heard of Romeo and… what’s the name of that gal he wants to do?
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@aristedes3 Definitely things crawling out of other planes…
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@Femoid22496 @RadioTorso Your entire account is anime-waifu content. You have no clue about the difference between desire and objectification. Stop embarrassing yourself.
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@BDaveWalters D&D is the ultimate violent power fantasy that would be *zero* fun if any parts of it were real. Blood, gore, Wild West style lawlessness… We *think* it would be cool to live in such a world, but it would actually suck horribly.
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