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How does someone incorporate touchy topics In game?

dnd-3.5e

14m ago BobButtJohnSack69 1

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Cyberpunk 2020 Reflex question

cyberpunk-2020

46m ago edgerunner 5,750

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What tools or strategies have you found useful when not all players can be in the same physical space?

tools remote

1h ago taynaron 21

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Were there gray renders before the year 2000?

dnd-3.5e monsters

1h ago mxyzplk♦ 45.9k

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How does resurrecting destroyed undead affect their level progression?

dnd-3.5e mechanics undead character-levels

1h ago mxyzplk♦ 45.9k

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Looking for solo (one person) RPGs - do they exist?

system-recommendation solo

1h ago mxyzplk♦ 45.9k

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Where can I find a non-Lovecraftian medieval religious horror game that will inspire dread in my players?

system-recommendation horror

5h ago BESW 11k

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Can you buy and use an accurate weapon without having the superior weapon feat for it?

dnd-4e implements

7h ago Jonathan Hobbs 4,164

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Rules system for playing out the details of founding and developing a city?

system-recommendation campaign-development realm-management simulation

9h ago TimLymington 842

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Are there any fantasy campaign setting/modules analogous to the Silk Road?

campaign-settings

9h ago Xabei 346

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How to play a Dwarven Gutbuster?

dnd-4e character-creation

17h ago Brian Ballsun-Stanton♦ 42.4k

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In-game reason for no multiple supernatural templates in nWoD

world-of-darkness nwod

18h ago André Shizuo Hachiguti Quadros 1

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Character generation for the dresden files “case file” adventures

character-creation dresden-files published-adventures

20h ago SMTF 111

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What role-playing games should I pick for an absolute beginner group?

system-recommendation new-players

1d ago SevenSidedDie 32.4k

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How can I check whether an extremely adult/mature plot idea would be accepted by players without revealing any details of the idea itself?

1d ago Sardathrion 12.2k

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I am a novice, so are my friends. What should we start out with? [duplicate]

new-players new-gm

1d ago Fran 16

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I am looking for a game to ease my friends into role playing

system-recommendation roleplaying new-players

1d ago mxyzplk♦ 45.9k

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Which rpg system supports freeform magic and is intended for Fantasy games?

system-recommendation

1d ago SevenSidedDie 32.4k

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“Learn a new RPG a year”: Which systems are a must-know? [closed]

system-recommendation gaming-style

1d ago aramis 34.1k

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Can a Combat Challenge/Divine Challenge/Warden's Fury interrupt an opportunity attack?

dnd-4e opportunity-attack defender interrupt

1d ago Jonathan Hobbs 4,164

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Flying straight from prone

dnd-4e movement prone flight

1d ago BESW 11k

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Looking for a Space marine RPG similar to Starship Troopers (the Novel)

system-recommendation science-fiction

2d ago SevenSidedDie 32.4k

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3 enchanted items to cast ritual - D&D

dnd-4e campaign-development rituals

2d ago TheDungeonMaster 76

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Awarding XP for combat encounters in Dnd 4e

dnd-4e combat encounters xp

2d ago TheDungeonMaster 76

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Ways to boost a low HP character in D&D 3.5

dnd-3.5e character

2d ago Ashibayai 131

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Is it possible to create a universal rules system without any implied setting whatsoever? [closed]

mechanics game-design rpg-theory

2d ago Ashibayai 131

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Images depicting the average citizens and their life in the Warhammer 40k universe

wh40k dark-heresy deathwatch rogue-trader art

2d ago schlossblick 27

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What are the key considerations to creating compelling environments?

world-building

2d ago OpaCitiZen 9,334

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Negative Damage of an Animal

dnd-3.5e

2d ago okeefe 14.6k

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How do I convert AD&D 1st Edition modules to 2nd Edition?

adnd adnd-2e conversion

2d ago aramis 34.1k

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AoO and subsequent rolls

pathfinder opportunity-attack

2d ago Jonathan Hobbs 4,164

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How can I arrange for the long-term containment of magical animals?

mechanics ars-magica-5

2d ago Brian Ballsun-Stanton♦ 42.4k

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Returning enchantment on a creature

dnd-3.5e pathfinder mechanics

apr 5 at 15:08 FallenAngel 679

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Differences in D&D 3.0 and 3.5 core material not in the SRD

dnd-3.5e dnd-3e conversion

apr 5 at 13:55 tex 565

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Reducing a monster below CR 1

pathfinder monsters encounter-design npc

apr 5 at 13:31 Rob 7,810

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of dual wielding in 13th Age?

mechanics optimization 13th-age

apr 5 at 3:36 Extrakun 433

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Magus - What spells and feats should I start with? [closed]

pathfinder magus

apr 5 at 2:25 Jacob Proffitt 1,308

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In Pathfinder, what are the rules for holding a two-handed weapon in one hand while using the other hand?

pathfinder

apr 5 at 0:23 mxyzplk♦ 45.9k

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What type of Bonus does a Ragechemist's Strength Mutagen Provide?

pathfinder character-creation

apr 4 at 22:00 Cthos 8,418

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Draconic Lineage feats vs Reserve Feats

dnd-3.5e feats spellcasting

apr 4 at 19:25 Matthew Najmon 71

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Similar Abilities to Paladins' Lay on Hands [closed]

dnd-3.5e class-feature

apr 4 at 14:30 Novian 798

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Is there an (online) SRD for Cthulhu d20?

call-of-cthulhu-d20

apr 4 at 13:44 Xabei 346

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What is a sci-fi system that would feel familiar to reluctant Pathfinder players?

pathfinder system-recommendation problem-players science-fiction

apr 4 at 8:14 OpaCitiZen 9,334

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What happens to a returning weapon if someone else grabs and throws it?

dnd-3.5e weapons

apr 4 at 3:43 b300mussolini 31

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Is there a system with hit locations where missing hits another location?

system-recommendation combat mechanics homebrew

apr 3 at 22:44 aramis 34.1k

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Methods of adding more touch spells to a Duskblade's spell list?

dnd-3.5e character-creation spells spellcasting

apr 3 at 18:30 Ernir 3,537

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Why does the ghost of a small peasant girl haunt the castle? [closed]

system-agnostic world-building

apr 3 at 15:37 Discord 685

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What do I do with a dissonant player?

gm-techniques problem-players metagaming

apr 3 at 15:15 FallenAngel 679

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