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Daggerheart tries to simultaneously offer a robust set of combat tools driven by high fantasy while also encouraging a collaborative...

Or... if the elves were baddies... it was in a cold, imperious, "don't bother us with your problems, mortal" sort of way. Not just plain...

Yeah, one thing I did like about the adventure is that they made an elf the baddie. That did not often happen in those days.

The article that brought this home for me was "It's not easy being good" by Roger E. Moore in Dragon #51. Moore insisted that paladins...

One thing D&D editions have gradually shifted to is less "punish for a choice" and more "not encourage your choice" -- subtle but...

I love this cover! It was one of my favorite illustrations. Although present-day, know-it-all me is distracted by how implausibly thin...

I remember loving the AD&D version of thunderlance. My mage PC picked it up from a later 2e source though, Forgotten Realms Adventures...

This has been an issue since the dawn of the hobby (or more likely, since the introduction of the paladin class). Paladin PCs have been...

I've always got to give a thumbs up for covers featuring centaurs! :)

On man! I remember TOON!! We actually had the game and played it from time to time when we wanted a lighter bit if fun I had a...

I remember seeing the ads for that, never did buy it. don't think I ever used anything from this issue... sadly, this one came out...

This bugs me but it's also a challenge even with party makeup. There's a running joke that our warlock and life cleric do not get along...

Truly great cover. And the adventure was quite good. This is a great issue.

The Bridge of Sorrows is a crackling good cover. The way the lightning draws you towards the wyvern, creating a tension with the action...

This piece was sculpted into a 3D diorama version by Ral Partha back in the day, and is still sold (albeit at a rather steep price -...