Recent content by Gorg

I ended up with a Gully Dwarf PC, because I saw a picture in the Dragonlance Chronicles compilation (it was my book), showed it to the DM, and said "I want to meet THIS guy!" He ended up being the guard at an out of the way intersection, outside the sunken city. STILL not certain anyone...

The standard, classic races. (and variants thereof) Possibly adding in some from the 3e FRCS, like Aasimar, and tiefling. (with THAT flavor, not the 5e kind) If we're in the Realms. The monster races, anthropomorphic animals, warforged, odd Spelljammer races etc are excluded...

Darn tootin' I would!! Scribes aren't what they once were... Atrocious handwriting, ink blots and spots everywhere, and now they're putting in snarky little opinions in the side margins.

When I read "Charge for adventure hooks, I thought HA!! For each hook I dangle that they ignore or refuse? 300gp! Those players with zero ambition, but to sit around town jacking their jaws, and soaking up ale will quickly be broke, lol. Anyhow, carry on.

I had similar thoughts when reading thru the 3E metamagic feats. Neat, but... REALLY expensive! +2 or more to spell level hurts- esp when you only have a few slots available at +2 levels higher... Same with Quickened spells. Just how fast do you intend to burn through your daily...

I'm curious, having seen the discussions for decades, the carrying of lit torches and pitchforks, etal. Would it effectively stop the abuse, if I simply disallowed the ability to cast a second spell in a single round? I ask, because in all my years of playing and DM'ing, I've never used...

I see you've played in a "Bill" dungeon before, lol. Seriously, he was so evil, when it was my turn to DM, he was utterly paranoid- sure I'd take the opportunity to get some payback. I didn't, but it was sure fun to watch! TBF, in the 3e game I'm running now, half the party got dropped...

Not for nothing, but my first impression upon reading the OP, was: you ARE familiar with the internet, and what folks do there, right? lol. But, yeah- the constant kvetching about this or that gets old. As a recovering message board junkie, I know it all too well, lol. Been like that...

Depends on which version we're playing. but, for 5e: I restrict character options to the 2014 PHB. With Dragonborn, Tieflings, Warlocks, and Sorcerors being banned. The latter, because the current spellcasting rules made it a moot point, really. EVERYONE'S casting now works like the...

This sounds like exactly how we used to play! THAT'S what I want out of my "D&D" games. (the first half of the post) I've played with people who could turn a simple errand to the mercantile for a coupla flasks of oil, into an agonizing multi-session rp extravaganza... uh, no. Or those you...

Quite possibly. Not ME , specifically, but he get's requests like " Can I play a plasmoid??" all the time. And he's gotten himself into the deep doo doo, by never putting his foot down, or disallowing anything- while playing with casuals, munchkins, etc. (or the old standard, we NEED this...

Like the others, I've run Keep on the Borderlands many times, in B/X games, AD&D games, and most recently, 5e, with Goodman Games' conversion. I may even have run parts of the Return to the Keep 30th anniversary module, too. I've played it many times as well. Sunless Citadel. Run it...

I got the latter. Interesting ideas, to be sure, but I hated the races... Never cared for anthropomorphic animals as PC races. I must say, though- 3.5 did the monster summoning spells WAYYYY better. Much more interesting/useful list of possibilities there. I had a Sorcerer use Monster...

not so much cancelled, as stillborn. Work schedules just do not line up. Lack of interest is playing a role, too. The more the other DM and I discuss the game, the less interest I have in playing in that campaign. Add in that it's now a 3 hour round trip drive and...

Yeah, we pretty much ignored that, lol. Like we needed our nuts squeezed to convince us to adventure- it's why we played the darn game. In those days, tight fisted and stingy, usually meant no players. I find myself having to beef up the goodies in WOTC era modules- not to Monty Haul...