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So, I mentioned in the Project Arcana discussion of the School of Illusion that, as a magic that works on the mind, Illusion is a close cousin to Enchantment. With that in mind, and feeling froggy, I decided to take a look at the School of Enchantment next. As we […]

Project Arcana: Oh, Enchantment!

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So, let’s make this official. Good morrow friends! Legendary Pants is proud to announce Project Arcana, our efforts to improve the magic of 5th Edition D&D. Really, this project is the brain child of myself (Matthew) and my father, Shawn. We have long complained about the ad hoc and seemingly […]

Project Arcana

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Let me start by restating that I favor the idea that illusory magic affects the mind, acting directly on the nerve pathways from sensory organs to the brain (or whatever reacts to the sensory input in the creature). In my opinion, there is no other reasonable and internally consistent interpretation of […]

Project Arcana: Illusion Makes My Brain Hurt

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As part of our efforts to overhaul the magic school system in 5e (Project Arcana), I’m going to take this time to discuss Abjuration magic. Currently, Shawn is working on a similar topic of discussion involving the Illusion school, though you can read his take-down of the singularly potent spell […]

Project Arcana: Why the Abjuration School Makes No Sense

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D&D’s illusory magic is an odd, half-baked duck, and it never quite makes sense. Now, I favor the idea that illusory magic affects the mind, acting directly on the nerve pathways from sensory organs to the brain (or whatever reacts to the sensory input in the creature). In my opinion, there […]

Project Arcana: The Ridiculousness of ‘Mirage Arcane’

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Yeah, it happened, my group converted to 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. Here’s the upshot: it’s pretty damn amazing. That’s not to say we were disappointed with OSRIC. Though our updates to this site waned about halfway through, that campaign went on for the longest stretch of levels of any of […]

Goodbye OSRIC, Hello 5th Edition!

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It all started with a scene in space pulling away to reveal a huge ship and a few smaller ships with slow detailed fly bys of the camera in what we were told are CryEngine3 renderings. Then the internals of a ship with the smaller ships landing and people moving […]

Star Citizen

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The famed and thought of as dead Space Simulator. Beyond Asteroids, there was Orbiter, Elite series, Wing Commander series, Privateer series, EVE, Kerbal and a whole mess of StarTrek and Star Wars games. The only meaningful mentions in the huge category in the past decade was Kerbal and EVE. One […]

Elite: Dangerous

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Having mentioned that I enjoy character creation previously, I thought I would take a moment to elaborate on character creation. In particular, how to get the most out of your character. Now to qualify this vague statement, it probably isn’t what you think it means. To me, you get the […]

D&D: On Character Creation

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The walk back to Troubeck passed peacefully. Entering through the eastern gate felt less wistful than the last time. I had grown attached to the druid’s grove while I spent time there. I found myself turning the leaf-shaped pendant Gregorius had given me over with my fingers. It was good […]

Enter the Druid: Greenstead

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