Recent content by Jahydin

One of the reasons I like OSR combat more. It's not really roll to "hit" as much as it's roll to "kill". Makes encounters a lot more tense and missed rolls more manageable IMO.

Ooh, I love that coffee. Typically, I see this used: Despite being made in New Orleans, I always see it in Asian markets. The chicory might be that dark chocolate you were tasting. Here's a cool article on the history if you're interested.

I included Castles and Crusades because the entire project (when it evolved past just their houserules) was an effort to clone (as close as they thought they could get away with it back then) AD&D specifically so Gary could write material for them.

To me, going by what I've read, Hyperboria leans heavily into how Gary would have created D&D without the outside pressure to add Tolkien elements. Since that's the primary vision that drives all the other mechanical decisions, such as leaning into "Apendix N" and having a human eccentric world...

@Sacrosanct Terrific observations. I agree with pretty much everything you wrote. I too think the primary reason AD&D is so loved is because it's Gary's timeless vision of what D&D is. Castles & Crusades, Hyperborea, Adventures Dark & Deep, Dragonslayer, and OSRIC all market themselves on how...

Never heard of this one. Interesting read, thanks.

Great write up! I started to get interested in running my own D&D games in the early 90's and my parents wouldn't have any of it. Satanic Panic concerns were the primary reason, but my dad (who graduated High School in the early 80's) was concerned because everyone he knew that played were...

You can't just go toe-to-toe with the monsters like in 5E, but it's more forgiving then early D&D. Here's a free adventure by Free League you can look through to get an idea of what they're like.

Very cool. The new expansions that keep coming out look like a lot of fun. I have an entire closet filled with dungeon crawl games thanks to Heroquest, but the only one that comes close is Dungeon Saga Origins. The rest are fun too, but overly complicated IMO. Also, I looks like there's an app...

@aramis erak Good call with Heroquest. For us with parents that were caught up in the Satanic Panic, it was a great affordable alternative ($20!). Funny enough, same reason I played Palladium games too...

From the players’ and the PCs’ standpoint, any role-playing game is a group endeavor. Individual success is secondary to the success of the group, for only through group achievements can the quality of a campaign be measured. - Gary Gygax

This is also why Castles and Crusades sees a lot of play in my house too.

Speaking of which, ran across the Headbangers Kitchen and have been making one delicious low-carb meal after the other: https://www.youtube.com/@HKKetoRecipes

I'm about a month into my Keto diet and can't adequately express how delicious this plate looks right now. 😀