Anything BUT whatever dumb ass 💩 WotC has recently done or is currently doing, literally ANYTHING

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Question of the Day: Anyone dressing up for Halloween this year? 

 
I haven't dressed up for halloween except for three times in the last 20 years. It used to be my second favorite holiday, and is now still very enjoyed, but a life change ruined it pretty much wholly for me. In a way that is really peculiar, not tragic. 

I still enjoy other people doing so, though -- probably more than ever before. It is, in many ways, public permission to cosplay, after all.

And I think your choice is awesome, though the ears bit is kinda gruesome.

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So, that wasn't a particularly wise use of my time.

 

QotD: What Adventures would you like to see made into TV shows?

 

I would love to see a version of Expedition to the Barrier Peaks.

Some ideas:

• Keys to the Golden Vault would make for sick TV shows because they're about pretty episodic one-shot heists. That would be fun to watch.
• Candlekeep Mysteries is all over the place but mysteries in general are neat. Mysteries & Monsters (that was probably an RPG title at some point) would be neater.
• The Domains of Dread in Von Zarovich's Guide to Ravenloft are not adventures. However, they could make a phenomenal horror TV show. because each Domain of Dread has incredible lore though, the process to uncovering a domain's secrets might feel unnaturally short if the intent was to cram one Domain of Dread into a relatively short season. But still, I think Ravenloft could be could be used to tell some superb, adaptable tales.

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Question of the Day: Anyone dressing up for Halloween this year? 

Ehhh... Probably not.

So, who’s going to use the modern firearms rules?

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So, that wasn't a particularly wise use of my time.

 

QotD: What Adventures would you like to see made into TV shows?

 

I would love to see a version of Expedition to the Barrier Peaks.

Some ideas:

• The Domains of Dread in Von Zarovich's Guide to Ravenloft are not adventures. However, they could make a phenomenal horror TV show. because each Domain of Dread has incredible lore though, the process to uncovering a domain's secrets might feel unnaturally short if the intent was to cram one Domain of Dread into a relatively short season. But still, I think Ravenloft could be could be used to tell some superb, adaptable tales.

 A Star Wars Visions style show with each episode in a different domain would be pretty cool.

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QotD: What Adventures would you like to see made into TV shows?

Some ideas:

• The Domains of Dread in Von Zarovich's Guide to Ravenloft are not adventures. However, they could make a phenomenal horror TV show. because each Domain of Dread has incredible lore though, the process to uncovering a domain's secrets might feel unnaturally short if the intent was to cram one Domain of Dread into a relatively short season. But still, I think Ravenloft could be could be used to tell some superb, adaptable tales.

 A Star Wars Visions style show with each episode in a different domain would be pretty cool.

That would be neat. But I would honestly prefer more than an episode on each domain because some of these realms have horrifying mysteries or secrets that are meant to take a bit of time to discover.

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QotD: What Adventures would you like to see made into TV shows?

Some ideas:

• The Domains of Dread in Von Zarovich's Guide to Ravenloft are not adventures. However, they could make a phenomenal horror TV show. because each Domain of Dread has incredible lore though, the process to uncovering a domain's secrets might feel unnaturally short if the intent was to cram one Domain of Dread into a relatively short season. But still, I think Ravenloft could be could be used to tell some superb, adaptable tales.

 A Star Wars Visions style show with each episode in a different domain would be pretty cool.

That would be neat. But I would honestly prefer more than an episode on each domain because some of these realms have horrifying mysteries or secrets that are meant to take a bit of time to discover.

 
I feel like one longer episode per domain could work. I'd imagine something like the Twilight Zone. You don't need to have a grand adventure exploring the details of each realm. Just one good story in each, maybe focusing on the tragedies of the dark lords.

 Yeah that’s what I was thinking. Definitely longer than any of the Visions stuff but standalone episodes would be cool.

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So, who’s going to use the modern firearms rules?

 Not in my D&D campaign.

But it's nice to have in case I want to run a 5e Star Frontiers campaign.

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So, who’s going to use the modern firearms rules?

 Not in my D&D campaign.

But it's nice to have in case I want to run a 5e Star Frontiers campaign.

 
I'm thinking of introducing a homebrew that takes advantage of them for vehicles.

Sigh. So I will say it's disappointing, yet again, to have no value associated to magic items.... so that if a player wants to sell or, because it happens all the time, perhaps buy one from an effing merchant, that there's no effing price listed, or basis/formula for selling magic items. That's something AD&D/2nd Edition got right, and 5th keeps dropping the #@!#ing ball on.

I sit corrected! AEDorsay pointed out the section I somehow overlooked.

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Sigh. So I will say it's disappointing, yet again, to have no value associated to magic items.... so that if a player wants to sell or, because it happens all the time, perhaps buy one from an effing merchant, that there's no effing price listed, or basis/formula for selling magic items. That's something AD&D/2nd Edition got right, and 5th keeps dropping the #@!#ing ball on.

 
‘it is in there. One sec…

https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/dmg-2024/treasure#MagicItemRaritiesandValues

Edit, oh, and above that they tell you how to figure the price for things.

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I feel like one longer episode per domain could work. I'd imagine something like the Twilight Zone. You don't need to have a grand adventure exploring the details of each realm. Just one good story in each, maybe focusing on the tragedies of the dark lords.

That would definitely work. I personally would prefer a season in each Domain but I bet most people would love the idea of having each episode occur in a different Domain of Dread. I think it's really just a personal preference thing.

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So, who’s going to use the modern firearms rules?

Probably not me. Though I haven't reviewed the new firearm rules yet.

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Sigh. So I will say it's disappointing, yet again, to have no value associated to magic items.... so that if a player wants to sell or, because it happens all the time, perhaps buy one from an effing merchant, that there's no effing price listed, or basis/formula for selling magic items. That's something AD&D/2nd Edition got right, and 5th keeps dropping the #@!#ing ball on.

 
‘it is in there. One sec…

https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/dmg-2024/treasure#MagicItemRaritiesandValues

Edit, oh, and above that they tell you how to figure the price for things.

I have no idea how I missed that! Thank you!

I think I was getting too angry as I was reading... lol

And they literally cite making/selling/buying magic items.

Good. Redeemed in my eyes!

I have weapon mounts on vehicles, and I need something more wild for my space stuff, so I was thinking of making “heavy” versions for mounted weapons.

I hadn’t really thought of weapon mounts on vehicles but given that I have repeating crossbows  I can see mounting a couple of heavy repeating crossbows on a caravan wagon or 3 as a nice step rise when “repelling borders”. Thanks for the ideas.

I slept pretty well this morning.

Tonight will be a very different story...

Sigh... trying to figure out what D&D Beyond is doing... 

Got an email that my DMG was on its way with a fed ex tracking...

Then a few hours later saying they cancelled my order.

Panicking - I logged on and found 35 pages of people reporting the same thing...

https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/bugs-support/205755-order-canceled-payment-unable-to-process

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Sigh... trying to figure out what D&D Beyond is doing... 

Got an email that my DMG was on its way with a fed ex tracking...

Then a few hours later saying they cancelled my order.

Panicking - I logged on and found 35 pages of people reporting the same thing...

https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/bugs-support/205755-order-canceled-payment-unable-to-process

 

 

 That’s a problem. I don’t know what else to say.

The same thing happened with the PHB preorders -- they billed separately. My DMG  order was canceled, but it was because I didn't have the money in the account yesterday (so today I get to order it, yay).

In most cases, it still had the same "charge authorization" when submitted, so banks are seeing it as someone trying to charge for the same thing twice.

Hello SirTawmis,

Earlier today you received one or more unintended emails from test@dndbeyond.com regarding your 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide purchase through the D&D Beyond Marketplace saying that your order was cancelled or your payment failed. These messages were sent in error, and we apologize for any confusion.

You can safely disregard these emails. Any official communication regarding purchases from the D&D Beyond Marketplace will come from the email address orders@dndbeyond.com.

You can verify the status of your purchase by visiting your Order History on D&D Beyond.

Why the heck are you even buying the new books..? Seems pointless to me