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An incident occurred recently (that I won't go in to) that has caused me to think long and hard about the power dynamics of a role-playing gaming group. Being of a philosophic bent, I've decided to write down my mental deliberations and see if others come to the same conclusions as I have. So here goes.

RPG groups are not Democracies^[1]. They may appear to be Democracies on the surface, and they may even strive to act like Democracies in practice, but they are not. They are also not ...

Once again our brave party entered the Dwarvin mines of the Silver Mountains to seek out and destroy all remnants of evil that the Ghost Kings have brought. Before they could travel far beneath the mountain their passage became blocked where the hallway had caved in and created a sink hole spanned by 6 pillars 4ft round, spaced 5ft apart from each other. The rogue was the first to jump, having tied a rope about himself and then leaping for the first pillar that just happened to be the extended tongue ...

After being forced out of the Silver Mt Mines, the party re-equipped, gained two new members and once again ventured down. The fire of revenge burned in Durlin's eyes as he lead the party back to the exact location were his brother was slain, seeking out his murderers. Entering the room there again could be seen in the darkness a strange swirling humanoid shape always keeping just out of direct sight lingering in the corners of your eye's. Without hesitation Durlin and Thad charged the creatures ...

There are many wonderful things hidden in the Fantasy Grounds forum, but it seems like it takes a DC 30 Investigation check to find what you are looking for. This is an ongoing list of things I have found that I can't (FG) live without.

• How to Automate Effects on NPCs by Zacchaeus.
  Complete Barbarian Package by Zacchaeus. Download this XML then import it as a character into your 5e campaign, all of the class abilities are coded and can be copied on to the Actions tab of your

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The Fantasy Ground overlords have granted me the awesome power of an FG blog, and I intend to start abusing it immediately!

I am going to use this space as a way to journal my creation process through building a campaign around what is possible (for me) in Fantasy Grounds and the new (for me) 5e rule set. Although I've been DMing since the late 70s, the new rules and using a VTT has me feeling completely like a beginner. I am going to keep track of all the things I find useful ...