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The Variant Rules chapter in Rules Cyclopedia has some more forgiving rules for death. It has you roll a saving throw against Death Ray when reaching 0 hit points, and again if taking any damage while below 0 hit points. It also allows for magical healing, and use of Healing skill at -5...

I'm interested in seeing what sorts of wandering monster tables people have put together. One of the things 4e did well was encouraging mixed groups of monsters, and I feel old school D&D falls down when it insists the standard wandering monster encounter is a homogenous group except in the...

The entry says you "must make a save vs death ray or choke to death within 6 rounds." It seems like a lot of old rules interpretations hinge on where/when/whether the editor felt a comma was appropriate. The most immediately obvious interpretation is that you make a save when the spores hit...

I'm not seeing any mention in BECMI/RC D&D regarding how far a character can reach with a melee weapon, or how much space on the map a character occupies. A lot of old dungeons are done in 1"=5' scale, but with some tiny, two square rooms that would never properly contain a D&D combat if we...