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2 years ago ::
Oct 06, 2011 - 5:26PM
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I would very much like House-Rules and Homebrew to remain its own forum.
You could make it a sub-forum of something else, but that misses the fact that it covers all different sorts of homebrew material, and this caveat also applies to merging it into Homebrew Worlds or What's a DM to Do? also misses out on some ot its content. It is currently separate from Campaign and Adventure Worshop specifically pecause it covers homebrew that has nothing to do with specific campaign settings. It also wouldn't be appropriate to merge it into What's a DM to Do? because it covers material that is intented for and often designed by players. Granted, the DM would still have to look it over and approve its use in his or her game, but that doesn't make it DM specific content.
You could also split it up, but that would mean that the homebrew material would be scattered and therefore more difficult to hunt down.
I really think that it is distinct enough to warrant its own forum, even if the traffic is lower than your criteria would otherwise allow for.
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2 years ago ::
Oct 06, 2011 - 5:28PM
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ummm noy sure I agree with putting all the setting forums in a single forum for each setting.
dont care to much for subscribing to individual threads either
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2 years ago ::
Oct 06, 2011 - 7:15PM
#13
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Date Joined:
Sep 25, 2005
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- D&D Vintage (reorganizes conversations by world rather than by rules chapter)
- Vintage General Discussion (for all rules discussions)
- Birthright
- Dragonlance
- Greyhawk
- Mystara
- Planescape
- Spelljammer
- d20
- Other RPGs
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Character Optimizations should remain separate. They aren't world specific, nor are they truly "rules" discussions.
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2 years ago ::
Oct 06, 2011 - 7:50PM
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Date Joined:
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- Looking to Play D&D?
- Organized Play
- Living Forgotten Realms
- RPG Gamer Classifieds
- Play-by-Post (including the Virtual Table)
- Core Coliseum
I would be interested to know how the LFR section works with regards to the LFR Group and how the Organized Play forum works with regards to the D&D Encounters forums on the D&D Group. My guess is the LFR admins would not want the old threads moved over (if I understand correctly, they have been trying to get the old RPGA section cleaned out). This might also impact Organized Play. Please do check with them. If this is re-directs, it may be worth considering programs like Ashes of Athas, Lair Assault, etc. However, I think a thread similar to the one I started on EN World could handle that. I do think that the entirety of organized play should be captured. Also, before the RPGA threads are deleted some of those threads explaining how to get started should be copied and then re-written. There is still an incredible amount of confusion out there.
- Campaigns
- Homebrew Campaigns
- 4E Core World
- Forgotten Realms (combines FR General, Running the Realms, and Realmslore)
- Eberron (combines Eberron Lore and Running Eberron)
- Dark Sun
- Gamma World
Can these be organized alphabetically with Core World first and Homebrew last? It would seem to provide the best utility to me.
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2 years ago ::
Oct 06, 2011 - 8:43PM
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Date Joined:
Oct 12, 2004
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- D&D Community
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- 4E General Discussion (combines Astrid's Parlor)
- 4E Rules Q&A
- What's a Player to Do?
- Character Development
- 4E Character Mechanics (combines Strikers, Controllers, Defenders, Leaders, Multiclassing and Rituals, Equipment & Magic Items)
- 4E Character Optimization
- What's a DM to Do? (combines Races and Monsters and Combat, Traps, Terrain, and Tactics)
- Off-Topic Tavern
- Campaigns
- Homebrew Campaigns
- 4E Core World
- Forgotten Realms (combines FR General, Running the Realms, and Realmslore)
- Eberron (combines Eberron Lore and Running Eberron)
- Dark Sun
- Gamma World
I'd keep the forum combining as in the outline, but would prefer ordering in the categories closer to what it is now. Move 4e Character Optimization to third in the list, like it is now. I navigate mostly by the drop-down menu at the bottom of the pages, and I like the short drag-through from 4e General to CharOp.
Also, I agree that the campaigns list should be altered. The 4e Core World should definitely be first, and Hombrew last. I'm fine with the others in their proposed positions, as Forgotten Realms will probably get more traffic than Eberrron or Dark Sun.
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2 years ago ::
Oct 06, 2011 - 8:53PM
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Date Joined:
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Looks good to me.
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2 years ago ::
Oct 07, 2011 - 12:04AM
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Date Joined:
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I'd be inclined to put Gamma World under the "D&D Products" header rather than the "Campaign Worlds" header.
"Character Development" probably ought to have a different name to clarify its purpose as a theme forum as opposed to Character Mechanics. ("Development" is unhelpfully vague and even in the current structure results in people posting character mechanics stuff there from time to time.) CharOp might be made a subforum of CharMech.
"What's a Player to Do?" and "What's a DM to Do?" probably ought to be spliced and merged. The rules-related stuff (combat, equipment, multiclassing, etc) already falls under Rules and/or Character Mechanics, and the rest - player and DM alike - consists of campaign troubleshooting questions, which a single "Campaign Troubleshooting" (or equivalent) forum would cover just as well. (It might also result in more balanced responses to some of the the questions...)
Does the Vintage section really need a separate forum for each setting? Could a single "Vintage Setting Discussion" forum (along with the "Vintage Rules Discussion") not work just as well and be less bloaty?
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2 years ago ::
Oct 07, 2011 - 12:16AM
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- Dragon Slayer
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- Dammit Jim, this is Star Trek, not D&D!
Date Joined:
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I personally like keeping Player and DM troubleshooting separate. I come to each forum looking for different ideas.
I do think it is worth having separate sections for each Vintage setting. Keep in mind Dark Sun used to be in that category and then had a setting book for 4E. It would be a nightmare to bring those old threads back into a new category if a setting is released. (And, yes, the old posts do get referenced fairly often in the Dark Sun forum).
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2 years ago ::
Oct 07, 2011 - 12:33AM
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Date Joined:
Aug 19, 2007
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- Move: D&D General
- To: the bottom of that section
- To minimize the amount of accidental cross traffic.
If we're going with the outline posted, General Discussion should be second to last - the OTT should be the last one in that section...
Also Character Development shouldn't come before the mechanics forums or else it'll end up flooded by people looking for CharOp and posting build questions that should be in the mechanics forums...
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2 years ago ::
Oct 07, 2011 - 1:28AM
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I am very curious how the Living Forgotten Realms board on this list relates to the Living Forgotten Realms group and its forum ( community.wizards.com/lfr)? As Alphastream mentioned, we have made that the official site for discussion, and rarely if ever visit the RPGA boards anymore. Personally I have no big issue with expending it a bit, but in all honesty, I prefer discussions to remain focussed on one place.
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