Recent content by delericho

Dungeons feature prominently, assuming you use the more permissive definition of "dungeon" that has always been a feature of D&D. I almost invariably use one encounter with a dragon per campaign - it's probably not the climactic encounter of the campaign, but is one of the big showpiece events...

There are very few years I could actually answer that. Sadly, this is one of them: 0.

Eh, I'm sure that even back in 1977 people were saying D&D only had a couple of decades before disaster.

Medium for me. Though I'm not sure the definitions in the UK quite match those in the OP (and I'm near-certain that they're not in France - basically, move everything one step up). Edit to add: I'm not all that fussy, so if the kitchen sends it out one or twos step 'off' in either direction...

5.0e for me, but mostly by default. If I do find myself running a game for another group, I'll probably update to the 2024 ruleset at that time. Unless the 2034 rules are out by then...

I think it was when Salvatore's "Legacy" was being released in paperback that they advertised this version as having an additional chapter (I think it was actually a preview for the next book in the series). That was my cue to make sure never to buy a novel in hardback from TSR - very effective...

It's probably not a good idea to simply forbid resting until the requisite number of rounds are complete - a few bad rounds could lead to the party desperately needing a rest and not being able to get one. In general, a better approach would be to apply consequences such that taking the rest...

2nd Ed is one of four versions of the game I've played really extensively (with BECMI, 3e, and 5e being the others). In terms of hours of play, it's probably second only to 3e. (In terms of years, it's third - 3e still has the crown, with 5e second.) I had a hell of a lot of fun with that...

As it was in 3e, with first the d20 and then the OGL expanded universes, with 5e I think you have to decide what level of investment you're willing to make, decide what you're interested in, and try to ignore the rest. There's just too much to try to stay abreast of it all, much less purchase it...

If a player leaves in a definitive manner, we'll write the character out in some boring "they're not with us any more" kind of way - they decide to stay at the next settlement for whatever nonsense reason occurs at the time. They're no longer a main character, so no need for a big send-off...

Yep, this is me, too. Disney, as the IP owners, were well within their rights to declare that all that stuff didn't count... but the price was that I exercised my right to ignore all of their secondary material. It's not like they won't hesitate to wipe that away, too, as soon as they find it...

When Pelia was first introduced it was as a bored Academy professor. So it fits pretty well that she's a bit more hands-off and playing the wise mentor figure to the talented prodigy. And, as @Umbran has noted, she has shown that she can do these things, when called on.

That explains a great deal.

Sadly, I thought the finale was the weakest episode of the season. Though I did enjoy the DW reference. :ROFLMAO:

It depends on intent. If you truly intend to do a retroclone then the goal should be to emulate the rules as closely as possible. That said, I think all the ones that are actually possible have been done now, haven't they? I do think there's a market for a near-clone, which makes fidelity to...