Waves of scepticism about the standard fantasy notion of 'racial languages' - i.e. languages tied to a particular race - have been building and crashing. Having one language per region, instead of one language for all dwarves, seems much more sensible. And how could all the dwarves in the world speak 'dwarvish'? …

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I've enjoyed Ravenloft more than any other A,D&D setting, and the 3rd Edition expansion gave it a lot more life. Despite that, a lot of the best themes seem under-used. Beginnings Ravenloft began when A,D&D was busy asking 'what else can we do as an RPG?', and someone said 'horror'. Specifically, 'Hammer Horror'. The …

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