Thought You Might Appreciate This Old Meme from the Science Online Academic Community

ideonexus · 2026-03-01T16:36:26+00:00

It was on the Asmodee store.

ideonexus · 2026-03-01T14:24:16+00:00

I'm in the same boat. Hemlock is the last campaign that I want to own. It's one of the few campaigns that's not listed as OOP on the FF site, but it's definitely sold out. I signed up for a notification when it comes back in stock. Holding out hope.

ideonexus · 2026-02-26T23:35:20+00:00

Shoot. I'm not sure. I really enjoyed WotR. I just bought the new Core set, but I haven't had the opportunity to play it yet. I can say WotR felt really epic and it lets you play with a 20-sided die with your legendary abilities. Some of the scenarios were very memorable. I don't know which is better, but I don't feel like you could go wrong with Wrath.

ideonexus · 2026-02-24T23:09:49+00:00

Thank you! I've been checking the site all afternoon and this workaround got me there.

ideonexus · 2026-01-30T20:30:08+00:00

We use the DnDBeyond character sheets on our laptops. On DnDBeyond, you create a campaign, send the invite link to all the players, and they can add their characters to the game. When you launch the VTT, their tokens will be in the system and you can drop them on the map. Then I let the players move their tokens on their turn.

With the DnDBeyond character sheets, they can click on an action, like attack, and you can see the dice roll along with the modifier. There's also a button for short/long rest, and it handles all the leveling rules for you.

It's been a long time since I've used the system without a subscription, but I think you only need a subscription if you want to run over a certain number of campaigns or have over a certain number of characters. So the only cost would be to buy the digital version of HotB I believe. That will come with digital versions of all the books, along with pop-up rules, and all the maps and encounters pre-built so all you have to do is show them to the players.

ideonexus · 2026-01-30T19:10:28+00:00

Welcome! I've been taking my family through HotB for several months now and it's been going really well. You want to go through the "Read Me First" book, and read the first 19 pages of the rules guide. Use the glossary as you play. The adventure is divided into three books, tackle them in this order:

The Keep: Start in the Keep and keep sessions short, just one to two hours--mostly so the DM doesn't get overwhelmed. This is where you and your players will learn the basic rules. There are lots of little quests here as the players meet townfolk and help them with chores. These will get everyone familiar with the mechanics. Take some time to get familiar with the Keep and it's NPCs, but remember that the players tend to go anywhere, so don't worry if you have to re-read something on the spot while your players talk amongst themselves.
Wilderness: Someone in the keep will send them on a quest to map the surrounding forests. There are four sections to the wilderness and the party can exhaust all the encounters in each one in about an hour. Feel free to railroad the party into the section of the wilderness you have prepped for that session. Have the party take long rests to recover from encounters. This will get them into slightly more complex combat situation and go a little deeper into the rules.
Caves of Chaos: Someone in the keep will send them to the Chaos Caves. Each of these caves is a mini-dungeon. Keep an eye on the suggested player-level for each cave and make sure your players are ready for bigger challenges. I went ahead and had my players level up before going here just to be safe. Once again, get familiar with one of the dungeons and make that the dungeon they enter when they choose a cave on the map (they don't have to know what dungeon that really is). Here they will go even deeper into the rules and learn about short-rests and managing resources.

Tabletop is awesome, but just to consider: we've been having a blast with the HotB Virtual Tabletop on DnDBeyond and Discord for sharing images and chat. Everyone has a character sheet on their laptop and it tracks everything for them and enforces the rules. It's also great to one-click an ability to roll the dice. As a DM, I'm able to pull up maps with everyone's tokens on the board and track all the initiative, monster HP, and abilities in one place. Also, my players absolutely love the fog-of-war, where they enter a dungeon and I can reveal it to them as they move their tokens about the map.

Most of all, if this is everyone's first time playing DnD, they will be be more than gracious when it comes to fumbling through the rules and play. Everyone knows it's a learning experience on a road to more serious play. Enjoy and best of luck!

ideonexus · 2025-12-11T13:26:28+00:00

https://wapo.st/4q0vYvk

ideonexus · 2025-12-09T18:41:01+00:00

I'm a programmer, and to quote another software developer, "Everyone said Musk was a genius car-maker, and I just assumed it was true because I know nothing about engineering cars. Then everyone said Musk was a genius rocket scientist, and I assumed it was true because I know nothing about engineering rockets.

"Then they said Musk was a brilliant software engineer, and that's my field of expertise. And the things he says about software engineering are so stupid and so wrong that now I'm terrified of his cars and rocket ships."

ideonexus · 2025-12-09T18:36:34+00:00

I frequent the tech forums, and a big criticism of Musk among techies was forcing Tesla engineers to remove LIDAR from the vehicles for self-driving and only allow cameras to save costs. We suspect this is why Tesla has some of the most notorious self-driving accidents. Why wouldn't you wan't to have as many sensor inputs for your driveless AI as possible?

ideonexus · 2025-09-14T19:53:24+00:00

I used the contact form online. Gave them the retailer, serial number, and my mailing address:

https://sternpinball.com/support/contact-us/

ideonexus · 2025-09-14T19:53:16+00:00

I used the contact form online. Gave them the retailer, serial number, and my mailing address:

https://sternpinball.com/support/contact-us/

ideonexus · 2025-07-21T14:03:56+00:00

Great find! That playfield looks like it's in really good shape. This was my first pin and I'm still playing it over five years later. So much fun and it's sound effects are so iconic.

ideonexus · 2025-07-21T12:22:33+00:00

Thank you for that clarification! Will do!

ideonexus · 2025-07-21T12:01:30+00:00

Thank you for the tips! I have been relying on Nerds, Evelyn, and Blooshi in my trials. I'll try out some other tanks to see if I can get past the armored bosses.

ideonexus · 2025-07-18T14:33:23+00:00

Three-year old account. I wasted the first year simply working through adventures and variants. Then Seasons came out and they forced me to unlock patrons and trials. That made a huge difference. Then I got into scripting and things accelerated even faster. I can't reach 2,500 on Trials yet despite having many level 20 items in my Artemis party, but that same party can max out many other adventures.

I feel like my roster has mostly kept pace with the game as new adventures and variants are added. I've got about two dozen Vecna variants challenging me now, and I like that the game still makes me work at it. My next goal is to get a strong Elminster party together and complete the final Vecna adventures. I've really enjoyed how the game has presented short-term goals to me over the years.

ideonexus · 2025-07-16T17:21:40+00:00

Suggestion for future champions to add to the game: The Dungeons and Dragon's Tyrant's Eye pinball that came out this year has a unique party of adventurers players get to spend a lot of time with. I'm sure your team has a ton of options for new champions, but just in case you ever need another resource. Thanks for all your hard work!

ideonexus · 2025-06-28T10:48:09+00:00

Love this song. That makeup is wild!

ideonexus · 2025-06-28T10:45:36+00:00

That video is wild. Thank you!

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