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I don't recognize that particular map but at least three of the maps at the back of the 2014 DMG were recycled from issues of Dungeon...

Gary is that you? Have you returned as Gygax the White?

Though I'd say Gandalf is at least a 5th level wizard (solos a Balor) and Frodo had to Quest pretty hard for the Light of Eärendil

I would like to point out that even in Lord of the Rings, Gandalf cast seemingly at-will magical light on his staff and Frodo had the...

I was in a Forbidden Lands game not too long ago by Free League. Now, that produced a survival sim feeling that D&D just wont anymore...

Agreed. It seems like a concession to the sorts of approach that Pulsipher criticises. I think it's interesting in that it shows that...

Diseases and environmental effects. The former are…well, I guess they don’t exist anymore. It’s the poisoned condition and they are...

I wasn't even a twinkle in my parents eye in the 80's so maybe that explains my atavistic attraction. (I'm using torches as a stand in...

Agreed, and this is my biggest issue with it. Plenty of people like this style, nothing objectively wrong with it (except maybe that any...

This is maybe an unreasonable piggybacking, but does anyone know if there is an adventure associated with this fun little map in the...

Very true! But I don't think it was acquired until Tier 2 Play! The films (been too long since I have read RotK) also have Gollum...

Why? That demand makes no sense to me.

I would say how important those rules are is much more based on what the table wants than how much more rules support the game gives you.

I don’t see why. I can think of plenty of historical examples of other paths to kingship. Henry VII for example started out as an...