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I started with this edition. It was a great way to learn the game, and of course it eventually funnels you into 1e. A tough system also to survive in as a 1st level character. That cover image is classic.

Little late but he sort of fits

You will never get a meaningful roleplaying experience worrying about rules. The moment you look at your sheet the roleplaying is over, so to achieve whatever character immersion you want, you have to go back to OD&D or D&D or a relaxed AD&D and just roleplay with a system that has next to no...

You're kidding yourself if you think it is always game related. It may start out that way but eventually while the phone is open they will check facebook or something like that. It just is the reality given modern attention spans. If they will read their phone whole jay walking across a...

This bothers me to no end and it is very important! Monty Hall was the host of LET'S MAKE A DEAL. Maybe this whole concept needed to be named for Bob Barker?

Good job. I am surprised considering the times we are in you never did a Game of Thrones edition. There are quite a few interesting characters there.

I just quit a campaign because there was no XP. Milestone XP seems like I have no input into the progress of my character. I could kill Orcus tomorrow, but if the DM is not prepared for me to go to 2nd level then I am not going. Basically, I feel like an NPC since it is a character and I am...

Dark Tower (judges guild). It actually has an infinity gauntlet that predated Marvel's by roughly a decade. It actually would make a good TV show because there is a town with quite a few scheming people, so it could be like Marvel meets typical fantasy meets "Dallas".

I was hoping this was a fantasy casting thread. I was going to say I think James Marsden could be an excellent Paladin.

I turned it off after five minutes. I was FFing a bit before I finally gave up. There is something very artificial about playing the game not to play it, but rather to perform for others. It's like reality TV contestants never behave realistically because they know the camera is on. I...

There might be a danger of them raising too much money, nothing to spend it on, or even not knowing how to spend that much money.

I still play the older editions because I think they are superior games. Just this week I was playing a retro clone called Basic Fantasy. I am a 1st lvl Magic User with 3 HP. My one spell is Sleep. We come across a giant room with two entrances on the same wall about 40 feet apart. We...

And then make sure it makes no sense!

Is it you are taking a break from the group, or maybe want to play a new character for a while? I would have you seemingly trapped in the astral plane and you have been stranded in another world, presumably your friends are not high enough level to get you out. The villain has you there for...

I really think Tarzan would have an 18 Str since he can tussle with gorillas, an 18 dex since he can climb and swing from ropes better than any rogue D&D ever saw, an 18 Con since he is the epitome of health, and at least 16 charisma because not only he is he the dashing hunk Jane falls for, but...

I disagree completely with that. Just the opposite in fact, you trying your best to solve a puzzle or thinking or speaking on behalf of your character without the roll of a die, is truly roleplaying. You are being your character, not just consulting a piece of paper looking for a stat...

Disagree completely. If you are setting up a way for character abilities to solve the puzzle--a die roll--then it really isn't any sort of a puzzle.

!) yes, I kind of think you must use the racial limits. If you don't, nobody will play a human. 2) No, I don't use any UA when I DM. It should stay earthed. 3) When I played we got as high as 14th level or so. 4) No, the weapon armor adjustment, while interesting, is just too clunky...

If I am DMing it and the player playing the fighter gives an honest attempt at 1st person roleplaying, I will just say he successfully intimidated the NPC and roleplay back in 1st person. I just can't see that Luke Cage can't intimidate people, but Alfred The Butler can. I won't even let...

If a rule is interfering or impeding roleplay (as in the case of your scenario) then the DM should change the rule. It doesn't make sense one player is playing the macho, brawny fighter and the other is playing the scrawny weirdo sorcerer, and the beer drinking, fist throwing, bar room...