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I never played 1E, but I played AD&D 2E for close to a decade. As I understand it, the systems are similar mechanically. I don't think...

I believe Star Fleet Battles paid the Star Trek people something for what they do. Whether a license or just a one time payment, I...

It was a natural evolution of what was going on by late 2e. You had a wide variety of race options, classes, kits, alternate uses for...

Basically, most groups pretty much play D&D "their" preferred way, and reject any change to the system that implies that "their" way is...

I also find it a bit strange when people complain about D&D 4E (and PF2E) being too focused on tactical tabletop features, including the...

One thing I find interesting about the Edition Wars and other philosophical disputes within the TTRPG scene is that two factions can...

Sure I'll give a go: "Old School" - RPGs from 1974 - 1989 (maybe), though the actual old school play has little consistency across the...

I think there's a bit of a tension here - while certainly one aspect of the OSR project was to look at old rules, in general the...

As somebody who grew up attending a Christian church that was founded in the late 19th century, I'm both familiar with and wary of with...

“Are you sure Gary done it this way?”

Yes and no. He changed how he played and ran over time, so people who report what his game was like from different years can be...

This is one of the reasons I like to get away from "What did Gary/Dave/other Dave/etc play at their table" is precisely this. It is both...

I have no idea, wondered about that too when they announced it… to me it represents everything modern D&D is not, so it does not even...

Ah yes, Lareth the Beautiful, a human male and favored of Lolth (?!). What a pain in the butt with -1 AC and 5th level in an...

To digress momentarily from Snarf's symposium, even from Lucas, there was originally no expectation of a second movie. The original...