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Thanks for all the recommendations so far! And any more are gratefully received. Delta Green : Hmm, this looks like a must-have. The setting seems awesome (at first glance, CoC meets Deus Ex - my kind of game). Serenity : Possibly not, I've never really got into Firefly (although lots of people...

So after many years in the wilderness I got back into RPGs and, frankly, it's like being a kid again :) When I was younger (early 80's) there seemed to be a multitude of games, most of which at least one person in our group owned and played. Since coming back into the hobby I've really...

I loved the advanced bestiary, and went a bit bonkers with it when I first got it. Here's an example: On page 17 of the advanced bestiary is a picture of what I can only assume is the amalgamation of a displacer beast and a gnoll. Unfortunately it wasn't statted - so I tried to make amends as...

Just saying hello. This thread is largely responsible for me getting back into D&D after a long time out (I especially appreciate BlueBlackRed's blog). I'm hoping to DM at least one campaign based in the WLD, hopefully one in the real world, and one over the 'net. Am having great fun chopping...

Similar things for me: I6 : Ravenloft A4 : Can't remember the exact name, it's the last of the slaver series, where the players have to escape from the 'Earth Dragon' - I actually like the whole series, even though it's a bit of a railroad fest. The U series; mostly U1, as it's a superb module...

When "I, Tyrant" was released and I was going through the beholder stage of my life, I planned out the idea for a campaign based around a new beholder city that had located near established settlements - similar to the accompanying modules for that series, but on a much larger scale. The...

My vote would be for d20 Saga of the Exiles, based on Julian May's "Many Coloured Land" quartet of books. A fantastic mix of future and medieval technologies, a psionics system that works and a wonderful setting. Sounds good to me!

Hmm, some interesting ideas already. I like the 'save or -1d10' idea. Keeps some randomness, and gets rid of some of the quirks I had with the 1 / 0 / -1 approach. The stuff on Monte Cooks blog is interesting to. I quite the like stun / paralysis / dying / dead progression, but I'm not so...

With the plethora of Tomb of Horrors posts (OK, 2) doing the rounds, I have a quick question. How do you deal with save or die? Do you deal with it as written, or use some different technique? I'm thinking of using changing it to save or (1 / 0 / -1) hp; each has their own pros and cons...

This may be an old thread - but thought I'd put in my tuppence. For me, similarly to so many others, first edition will always be about nostalgia. Reading this thread brought back an awful lot of memories... Happy days spent with Iuz and Zuggtmoy (after so many years of waiting), Edralve and...

Thanks for all the comments. Hadn't noticed the conversions - will have a look through. As you yourself suggested though, I'm using the modules more for inspiration than a straight-forward conversion. True - but it's good practice for me to get used to the idiosyncracies of 3.5, plus it...

Hi, Just thought I'd introduce myself - new to the site. Have played D&D since - oh, somewhere around 84. Played the plethora of classic games that existed at that time, that have since disappeared - but it was always D&D that I came back to. Have had a hiatus away from the game (enough time...