Questions tagged [product-identification]
For questions about identifying a game product (sourcebooks, published adventures, and even entire systems) based on remembered details of the product or of specific content within it. (For identifying specific game content instead, use the [content-identification] tag.)
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What is this collection of random travel encounters?
I was looking for ideas for random encounters for a party travelling with a caravan. I found several free online. During my search I also found a series (four or five volumes) of published supplements ...
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Is there an undead related warlock or sorcerer?
I searched for free stuff yesterday. Mostly unearthed arcana on the wizards page but 3rd party pages as well.
I wanted to download all the interesting stuff but it seems I missed at least one.
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What book has the Mage Pyromancer Spell School in it?
I want to play a Mage Pyromancer but can't seem to remember the book with the Spell School in it.
What book is the Mage School in?
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How do I find a cardboard point tracker (and what is it called)? [closed]
I need numbered counters for my game. Often I'm using dice, but going up and down by one takes time to search for the other face, and it might roll.
So I tried to find some cardboard counters: I ...
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Trying to remember a modern monster-hunter RPG that I played in in the 1992-1998 timeframe
I know... that's a broad range of dates. I think it was close to 1994 or so. You played as humans hunting the monsters. One of my friends picked it up and we built characters and played through a ...
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Help me identify this 1980s book about role-playing
I'm trying to find a book which a friend had back in the 80s. I held it and browsed it, but I haven't seen it in over 20 years.
It was a hardcover with binding and cover like the original AD&D ...
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What books have more about the Greyhawk deities Istus and Ralishaz?
My group and I are beginning to start a game of dnd-5e.
While beginning to build our new characters we have noted that in the appendix B of the Player's Handbook among Greyhawk deities there are a ...
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Is relying on 3 ft. of steel a D&D thing?
Several years ago, a friend who played Dungeons and Dragons described the difference between wizards, monsters, and fighters as, "When your spells fail, when your saves fail, you can always rely on 3 ...
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What D&D manual describes this game dragons play?
In a D&D manual, I once read about a game that dragons play against each other. They use kingdoms as pawns and the games can last decades or centuries.
What book is the game in or what is the ...
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Looking for a specific horror gaming podcast
This is a bit of a shot in the dark, but I'm trying to find a specific horror gaming podcast I listened to a few episodes of way, way back.
Things I know about it:
It had one, male, speaker.
It ...
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Identify a Call of Cthulhu scenario where players start with a blank character sheet
I recall reading about a published Call of Cthulhu scenario which had the following premise:
The characters started in an area where they were the only people around
A dead body was in front of them ...
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Where is the Gold Slaad mentioned?
One of the various species of monsters created for D&D is the Slaad — vicious, large bipedal 'frog-beings' native to the plane of Limbo, that diverge into various subspecies based on color — red, ...
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In what source books do hybrid and base classes appear?
Today I stumbled upon this Hybrid Classes page (d20pfsrd) and since I once bought a few pathfinder source books in PDF I went to see if I already own the relevant book (I usually play liberally-...
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RPG where everyone is an asylum resident and an ex-supervillain
I remember an RPG where all players play ex-supervillains (or just mad people who believed to be supervillians) in an asylum. They tell their stories and can be interrupted by others in a systematic ...
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Is this die from an RPG?
The following die is light black plastic, with gold paint on the carved side icons, and is 0.5 inches in length, width, and height.
Is this die from an RPG? If so, which RPG?
Does the die have a ...
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Where can I find Mechwarrior 3rd edition point buy system?
I am trying to find the alternate character generation rules for Mechwarrior 3rd edition that does not use life paths and instead just uses a point buy system. Looking to use the rules for another ...
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What is this old RPG where players have to mitigate the effects of time travel?
So I'm looking for a Time Traveling based RPG in which the players have to actively mitigate their actions to make sure they don't break reality and the more they do the higher chances they have of ...
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Name of a javelin-creating gauntlet
I once read about this gauntlet (preatty sure it was only one, not a pair) which was able to create an enchanted javelin , or a similar shaped throwing weapon, that you could throw right away. Can you ...
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What is the Warhammer Fantasy RPG oneshot/campaign set in an inn?
I was recently told about a WFRPG campaign set entirely in an inn. But I can't remember the name of it. Does anyone know it?
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What is the name of the book describing a prestige-class called 'Hawk' (I think)?
I vaguely remember reading this PDF for 3.0 or 3.5 that contained a description of a prestige-class.
The class was for close-combat oriented rogues and warriors who were relying on intimidating the ...
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In-universe tabletop RPG in Dungeons & Dragons
I remember reading about a roleplaying game, similar to Dungeons & Dragons, that is played in-universe in a D&D setting. That is, the characters played an RPG.
However, after searching for a ...
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What source contains a vehicle made from a dead beholder?
A vehicle created from the corpse of a beholder, with the main eye and organs removed to make room for a pilot's seat, was published somewhere in 3.5 or 3ed Dungeons & Dragons. Does anyone know ...
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What book describes consuming vials of vampire blood to pseudo-Rage?
I know I've ran across this in one of my 3.5 books recently and I cant remember the book or much about it, and am having trouble re-locating this. There was an entry towards the front of the book for ...
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What's the RPG where one character class acts as a “conduit” or “catalyst” for the others' “spells”?
I'm looking for the identity of an RPG I remember reading in paperback book form (rather a thick tome), must have been published late 80s–early 90s.
A distinguishing feature was that while many (or ...
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What book contains the rules for creating travelling shows?
I noticed that the Palladium website has a Traveling Show Creation Log. Presumably this worksheet would be used while working through the rules, detailed in a supplement of some kind, for defining a ...
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A role play poem about escaping from a time loop
I do remember a role playing poem, in which you play a mundane scene for like 3 minutues, before a time loop starts. The players then try to break out of the time loop, which they have a chance to do, ...
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What is the name of the ancient red dragon that lives near Darkmoon Vale?
As it is now the third time I've forgotten the name of this dragon and again I'm not sure in which book it is in, I'm going to ask here.
Near the Darkmoon Vale (thus north of Andoran in the mountains,...
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What is the name of this D&D 3.x adventure module in which zombies attack a village?
I am looking for a 3e or 3.5e Dungeons and Dragons module that I played about 10 years ago (+/− a few years or so) that I never got to finish. We played it right after we finished Scourge of the ...
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Where do the treasure types used in the books Teratic Tome and Lusus Naturae come from?
These books, as an alternative to the randomized treasure types and tables found in White Box through at least AD&D 1E, have a guaranteed amount of certain types of objects, and specific names for ...
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Does anyone know of a dragon companion prestige class?
I am looking for a rules supplement covering a prestige class that had a dragon companion. The character got the dragon on an island, and bonded with it while leveling the class. Eventually the ...
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What book contains this antlered humanoid fey?
In one of the later Monster Manuals, there was a Fey called something like "Master of the Forest" It took the form of a human male with antlers. Can anyone confirm or correct the name and tell me ...
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What is the game system that is based on Marvel Super Heroes RPG?
I know that there is one game system that is based upon the old Marvel Super Heroes RPG, but I forget what the name is. Thus my question is, which system is this?
(It is basically the same ruleset as ...
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In which book can I find the Rhythm Blade dagger?
I am looking into buying a Rhythm Blade dagger for my warlock to use in his off-hand. I have found this weapon online but I can't seem to find it in any of the 4e books.
So my question is: in which ...
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Where is the Belt(?) of Shared Space?
I would swear that I've seen an item which allows anyone who has a linked copy to access the same extradimensional space; I'm 99% sure it was published by WotC or Paizo, and I'm 90% sure it was a belt....
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Can you name this GM screen?
I just finished reading this article about old school D&D, and totally fell in love with the GM screen with the "Conflict Rules" and the map in this photo.
I own a couple of the old screens, but ...
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What are these rules I remember for running a PC-owned business?
One of my players wants to start a small business from a wagon to earn a little coin on the side. I can remember having seen rules for this, but I can't remember where.
It contained a table where you ...
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What monsters are depicted in D&D 3E's Iconic novel, "Oath of Nerull"?
Although T. H. Lain's books frequently don't reveal the names of the monsters and spells they feature, they seem to all be sourced directly from rule books, and I've generally been able to use the ...
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Help me re-find this role-playing story
I want to find this story again to inspire my fellow newer players to break the mold of role-playing.
I remember reading an incredibly inspiring [D&D probably] story about a player who was role-...
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Where do I find prestige classes?
I have several prestige classes that I want to try but I don't know in which books they are printed. Can you please tell me? I would like to try Shadowdancer, Airship Pilot, Arcane Drummer, and ...
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Trying to ID a certain Superhero game
I'm trying to remember a game I played with a GM a long time ago, I remember a few things about the game but other than those things, my mind is a blur.
The things I remember are:
The Game ...
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In which book does Tordek mention a "+3 weapon"?
I recall a D&D 3.5e (or maybe 3e) book in which a fighter (probably Tordek the dwarf) talks in-character about "a +3 weapon," most likely a sword or an axe. This would have been in one of those ...
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What's that Seattle Fast-Food joint?
I know that, when reading through some splatbooks, I found a write-up on some Seattle fast-food restaurant. The food was horrible, the service was lousy, but everyone liked to meet there because the ...
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Where is the Swiftblade PrC and what are its requirements?
I'm a level 1 rogue playing 3.5. My DM said I could multiclass at level 3. I want to multiclass as a swiftblade, but I need more details. What expansion is it part of and what are the requirements?
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What is the name of this book, covering character history generation?
Recently, over a text-chat session, my game master ran through a process of detailing my character's history, using a product she never named. My GM is currently unavailable to me, so I cannot simply ...
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Need help finding this DM tool!
First time post here. I have been running a game for over a year and a half now and am on technically my 3rd campaign. I am trying to introduce more visual elements to the table that would not be ...
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What RPG system is Dominions based on?
I remember the Dominions video game series being based on a PnP RPG, but I can't seem to find the rpg anywhere (or the things indicate that there was one, besides the nature and structure of the games ...
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Is there such a thing as a Magically Animated Coin Monster?
In today's session of the D&D 5e campaign I'm participating in, our party had to fight what was essentially a anthromorphic, magically animated, pile of gold coins with a weakness to fire (it was ...
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I'm Trying to Find the Race that's basically a Lizardfolk-Centaur?
I swear I've seen a drawing of what I can only describe as a Lizardfolk-Centaur. Where it's a Lizardfolk's near-term w/ 2 arms on top and what looks like a large monitor lizard's body w/ 4 clawed, ...
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Which book can I find grenades in?
Is there a type of thrown object that can do damage, cause distractions, cover advances, start fires etc? I am basically looking for a medieval grenade. I think I saw something in one of the books, ...
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Power based game based on describing powers' scopes
I remember reading a power based/super hero like game where each character was allowed to list a few powers. Each power was defined by examples of what it was or wasn't possible to do with that power. ...
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