When I write as a GM, I incorporate all of my players into the story and evolve the narrative around their characters' backgrounds, actions, etc. So, when a player doesn't show up regularly, it has a tendency to disrupt or even halt the game's progress. The smaller the group, the more serious this issue becomes. I've had gaming groups implode over this.

So what sorts of rules or understandings does your group have in place to offset the void left when a player doesn't show up to the game? Does the absent player become an NPC under the GM's control? Do you just ignore the fact that the PC carrying the magical Orb of Whatsit is off on holiday when the king demands the Orb to save the kingdom?

Obviously, we all have real-life stuff that crops up from time to time that can prevent us from playing, but if I can commit to writing and running the game each week (barring life's little emergencies), I don't feel I'm being unfair to expect the same from my players.

So, GMs...what are your

Title says it. Roll for combat/battlezoo's distributor 'Diamond' has filed for bankruptcy and is keeping their (and other company's) stock to sell in a liquidation sale to keep the proceeds and pay off their debt.

Mentioned in the video, diamond is a distributor for other TTRPG companies as well, such as paizo, goodman games, and others.

I don't think they're the sole distributor for all of them, so i think the amount of damage it's doing is highly specific to each company, but it's still pretty shitty for companies in this industry in particular because of how hard it is to turn profits already in a niche industry.

Here are 20 free ship maps for your high-seas campaigns!

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Somehow it didn't ping on any of my radars and I don't see a mention here

CBR+PNK hack with metahumans, magic and a bit more meat than the original

Let's collect some great offers here?

Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford led the Dungeons & Dragons design team for decades at game publisher Wizards of the Coast. The two have been hired by Critical Role Productions’ game division Darrington Press.

Cross-posted from ""François Marcela-Froideval est parti rejoindre Wismerhill pour l’éternité"" by @[email protected] in [email protected]

I was recently a bit surprise by seeing video of RPG tables where everyone has a laptop, and I even saw a thread about whether GM allowing only paper sheet are reasonable

However, on my experience (and I am part of big club, so I interact with a lot of players), some GM have a laptop or tablet especially in the era of .pdf books, but most player would use only paper.

So I am curious what's your take on electronic device, is it fully banned at your table, a GM only tool, a stuff that some player may use for note taking ? Or do you use VTT technology like you would online when playing in person ?

I'm looking for someone or some place that prints miniatures. I'd be supplying the file. I've never sent anything to 3d print and I must be awful at searching because I can't find a single site that has like a rough quote for minis. Of course I understand they would give me a different quote once I supply a file, but so far I have absolutely no clue on what to expect. $20? $150? Do you get a better deal if you print multiple items? Does it matter if they're different or all the same?

That, for starters. Next - what material should I be getting these prints on?

What resolution/parameters do I need to keep in mind for my files?

Does anyone have any recommendations for Australia?

Thanks

The Daggerheart license ("Darrington Press Community Gaming License") contains several questionable clauses.

I created extradimension.al after the party member who was tracking our bag of holding didn't show one session, and we had no idea what we had. It's got all the 5e items released under the OGL built in, and it's built with websockets so any items added or removed are seen in real time by everyone around the table.

Let me know if there's any features you think would be useful, I'm keen for feedback - especially if you give it a try with your playgroup.