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I think it grew on me the more I watched it. part of what I liked about it was that it appeared more solid than the classic constitution.

I don't necessarily think it was ironic. I think it did make sense. Remember, there weren't RPG mechanics before D&D so they didn't...

Personal conjecture: I suspect that Gary kinda defined his view on dwarves, elves, and hobbits/halflings back before thieves existed and...

TSR tested ascending AC with Gammaworld (4e 1992), and it was well received.

I quite liked the neo-constitution from the Picard series.

I've never understood this distinction. Sword and sorcery characters are, by and large, exceptional people. Conan, Elric, Imaro, Kane...

The rest of the world knows there's at least a 50/50 chance this kind of stuff is just Kiwis messing with the rest of us, but it's so...

I tried to make a coconut/swallow joke into a Wizard/ Goliath joke but I couldn’t make it work. All I can say is it’s a matter of...

Here in NZ we call them fizzy winkles named after John Winkle who brought carbonated drinks to the country in 1937.

If the flier is strong enough, I would allow it. As for attacking while being carried in flight, I'd also allow that, probably gonna be...

A trip in the way back machine reveals Young Swarmkeeper spending maybe 5 times the hours rolling on the random tables in the back of...

I guess the difference between prep and play can be a little nebulous, I'd definitely call it an exercise in creativity, not sure if I'd...

I prefer that they start off as typical and grow to become exceptional. Level 1 PCs are fairly common and typical representatives who...

Even from back in my early days of playing I never understood the arcane restriction on dwarves. I've always felt that they should be...

True story. There's a quote from Skip Williams from years ago: "Of course we thought about ascending AC, but we wanted players to be...