Recent content by Garrand

Another point that occurs to me is whether you look at the game as a "simulation" or "emulation" of a fantasy world, or whether you feel the rules should drive the "reality" of the setting? Personally I am on the "simulation/emulation" side of things. It does not matter that proficiency in...

Back in 3e, I created an Elf wizard that routinely used a longsword and longbow. He was fluffed as a noble out in the world to learn alternative views on magic. OF COURSE he would use a longsword even if that is not optimal for his character "build." I did it for roleplaying purposes, not for...

Calling it now: Elemental Savant arcane tradition for Wizards, not in the least because I have a 3e character with that prestige class I'd like to convert over... :) Also maybe more variation of base elementals. What would be really cool is reintroducing Para- and Quasi- elementals (that might...

The art has been overall good. The only criticism I can offer is that I wish they would put the artist credits next to the picture. They've done this in the past, and I enjoyed putting a name to a particular style I like... Damon.

I honestly cannot think of a single reason where bringing back THAC0 would actually improve the game experience. Damon.

I ran a couple of 1e adventures under 3e. My biggest take-away is that encounters may require tweaking and shouldn't be converted over straight. What I mean is that if an encounter has 6 ogres, it may be appropriate for 1e, but might not work at all (or very well) under later editions. There was...

Well I'll be... I also never noticed it, despite owning the 1e MM since 1985 or thereabouts...for almost 30 years! :eek: Also Otherworld Minis missed the wings on theirs as well, despite allegedly being based on 1e art. Looks like I'm going to have to come up with some wings now for my mini...

Besides updated lore and statblocks, there is another reason for publishing: keeping the gameworld in t on the market. Going back to older resources is fine, and there are plenty of pdfs available. But nothing keeps a gameworld alive than a book on the shelf at the FLGS. Greyhawk (my preferred...

Personally I wouldn't mind an updated Greyhawk campaign book, in HB. The last one was actually for Living Greyhawk and was an SC. Damon.

Re: Elite kobolds issue. I admit I haven't been following things as closely until we started playtesting 5e as a group recently, but will 5e have rules for adding class levels to monsters (I thought I saw something to that effect)? If so, there are your elite kobolds. Add levels of sorcerer...

Magic Item creation rules tops my list. Damon.

I have to say I was a bit down on the concept of backgrounds when I first heard of them. I really dislike being railroaded into something; I much prefer to build my character as I see fit. However, we finally got around to trying 5e last night, and rolled up some characters instead of having a...