Recent content by Number48

You're going to have to read a few pages back. It is a misconception to assume these products already exist digitally. A book printed in 1980 by a defunct company is pretty damn unlikely to have even the art accessible anymore. To produce 2E or earlier materials that are more than crappy scans...

Regarding the copyright thing. The question isn't "does WotC own the rights to the art?" The question is "are the rights to the art (and writing) so well locked down that it is virtually impossible for someone to even attempt a lawsuit?" The lawsuits don't even have to win to deflate all the...

You know, the funny thing is that when they started on designing 3E, they took a look and noticed that the rules were so fuzzy, incomplete or just plain contradictory that every table was a different game that made it very hard to have consistency. So, they tried to develop consistency so that...

Again I have to mention that it is unlikely for WotC to have iron-tight copyright on TSR material including all of the art.

Okay, I'm going to admit that although I read the blog, I haven't read through the entire thread. Apologies if I'm repeating anything that has been said. Coming from a printing background, I think I can shed a little light that the original post overlooked. First, the expense or re-releasing...

Change it from "Small-size penalty" to "Small-size different numbers" and I'm on board. Playing small should feel different, but it shouldn't feel like punishment no matter what your class choice.

I wonder if they have the actual originals for the art? If these are scans from the printed cover, ugh. That alone would be a good reason to size down the art.

My original scenario was, quite simply, you have about a day and a locked door. Figure a way. Burning down the house might get you in the door, but I doubt the group is going to agree that's the best way to deal with a locked door. Sure there are possible ways to use Con to accomplish your...

I snipped out the combat, because Con in combat is given. This list, though, is exactly what I'm talking about. These are mostly ways to deal with something happening to you, not about capabilities you have when addressing a situation.

In a game where the healer can add their Wis modifier to the healing, I am not concerned the healing won't be enough. Even at 1st level, using a 1st level spell, the minimum healed should be 4. So, start healing from the negative number. You can't remove every unfortunate occurrence from the...

1. Impersonation, Chr check. 3. Str check. 4. Doesn't get the group through the locked door. 5. Ridiculous. 6. ??? Not entirely sure what you mean here, I think you're calling for a Chr check. 7. Horses unlock doors? 8. Ridiculous, and doesn't open the locked door. 9. Bluffing, Chr check. 10...

When I run that puzzle-room mentioned earlier, the goal is to get everyone at the table excited and working together. As long as there is tense action, it will be fun. And, seriously, the riddle portion of the puzzle is so simple I think everyone at the table will get the answers, not to mention...

I hope my players don't read this, I'm pretty sure they don't. For the next game, I designed a lovingly intricate puzzle. You have to move these pillars from their starting places into the correct ending places while the ceiling is coming down to crush you and monsters get released into the room...

I, Number48, am an alcoholic. Wait, am I in the right room?