Eldritch Mlems

Hmm, they won't do in-flight delivery, so let's order a new first and second stage to our emergency landing site and then try to touch down on top of them to save time.

https://explainxkcd.com/3018/

Our sysadmin accidentally won a Nobel Prize while trying to debug neutrino oscillation error correction.

https://explainxkcd.com/3017/

We also should really have checked that the old water tower was disconnected from the water system before we started filling it with compressed air.

https://explainxkcd.com/3016/

This comic has been out for 5 days – it is in fact ok for people other than me to post new xkcd comics here too. You don't have to wait for me to do it. I do it when I think of it and don't have anything else to do, but wouldn't at all be bothered if other people did it before me.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/27146366

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/27146114

u/AAABattery03's tackling the oft-repeated claim that Pathfinder 2e casters are just cheerleaders for martials. This is something's argued about rather strongly over the past few months on Reddit, and it's a particular pet peeve of mine. While there are perception issues with casting in the game -- which I, personally, believe are a combination of poorly thought out wording around how spells are written, and an abundant sense of entitlement from your average enthusiast -- it's been shown repeatedly that, when played, right, they out perform casters.

This video is basically a distillation of his comments on the subject from the past year or so on Reddit.

The start of December is bringing a small flurry of Kickstarter campaign finales, as writers/publishers rush to get PDFs and Print-on-Demand titles into peoples hands before the 24th.

Fall of Rivenhelm seems interesting just for who the publisher is: Cawood Publishing, the team behind fairly high profile bestiaries like the Monsters of Feyland, Monsters of the Dungeon, and the Monsters of the Underworld. Most of their books are D&D 5e specific, but their adventures include conversion tables.

Not a whole lot new, though, this past week, and the 'coming soon' selection's mighty thin. Everyone who could get their campaign running before the holidays has done so. I imagine those who wouldn't are waiting until the new year.

New This Week

Plug & Play Dungeons Vol. 4

• Inspired by the Shadowdark Lost Citadel of the Scarlet Minotaur dungeon, this book contains 5+ dungeons with a focus on lived-in spaces inhabited by multiple factions. Each faction is intended to have its own motives, wants, and goals.

  Systems: D&D 5e, Pathfinder, Shadowdark, OSR, and more

  Launched: 22 November

  Closes: 22 December

Ending This Week

GM's Toolbox 2

• Adventure seeds, hazard ideas, name generators, NPCs, factions, and a bevy of other system-agnostic GM tools

  Systems: System Neutral

  Launched: 1 November

  Closes: 1 December

  Funded: Yes

The Practical Guide to Becoming a Great Player

• A guide to character creation, system interpretation, and roleplaying by YouTuber Guy Sclanders.

  Systems: System Neutral

  Launched: 4 November

  Closes: 4 December

  Funded: Yes

A Lifetime of Adventure: 66 Adventures for Fantasy RPGs

• Mix and match from Frog God and Necromancer Games' past adventures. Includes 5e, OSR, C&C, DCC, OSE, and system neutral modules.

  Systems: A mix of D&D 5e, DCC, OSE, OSR, C&C, System Neutral

  Launched: 1 November

  Closes: 5 December

  Funded: Yes

Tapestry of Towns: A Game Master's Compendium

• 20+ richly detailed fantasy settlements with maps, NPCs, and plot seeds

  Systems: System Neutral

  Launched: 31 October

  Closes: 6 December

  Funded: Yes

The Fall of Rivenhelm

• An adventure module set in the world of Myrr featuring low, mid, and high level scaling, new monsters, new magic items, and more.

  Systems: D&D 5e, Pathfinder 1e, Pathfinder 2e, DCC, and OSE

  Launched: 7 November

  Closes: 6 December

  Funded: No (but almost!)

Legendary Bestiaries: SWARMS!

• A monster book from Legendary Games that focuses on Swarm-type monsters. The Kickstarter also offers backers the option to 'catch up' on some of their previously released bestiaries.

  Systems: Pathfinder 1e, Pathfinder 2e, Black Flag RPG, and D&D 5e

  Launched: 13 November

  Closes: 6 December

  Funded: Yes

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