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1st Edition: lvl 10 in 2 years 2nd Edition: lvl 8 as player. As DM the party got to lvl 12. Time isn't really measurable as we were bouncing between games constantly. 3rd Edition: lvl 6 or 7 within a year. 3.5: missed it due to an ill-advised matrimonial misadventure. 4th: got 2 different...

So, as has been said, it caused imbalance because while the PCs got all these advantages, the monsters didn't. And again, pre internet days, so we didn't have smeg-tons of materials to work from. The other option was to build your own monster versions or upgrade the monsters. Frankly, it was a...

The original "Revenge of the Kobolds" is about a raiding party returning to their caves to find a party of "Heroes" once again slaughtering the tribe. (How are you supposed to make progress when you've had 6 chieftains in the last 9 months.) The rules also specify that there are traps in the...

So, that says it all. Start with the comedy "one-shot" module "Revenge of the Kobolds," then refluff classic stories and modules to be about defending the tribe. The original story was about clearing the goblins that had invaded the dwarven outpost? Now it's about kicking those stinking beardy...

I notice on Meetup that there are now a number of groups who want to get together to talk about games and "discuss GMing strategies," but not actually play. Is this a recruiting system that is there to allow a safe way to vet out people they don't want to invite? Seems... unhelpful.

I have and use all the old minis I painted in the 80s and 90s. Sadly, most of my 70s minis were destroyed or washed away in a flood (long, bitter story). Heck, I have a bunch of metal minis I haven't had a chance to use. Hoping to either get into or start a new gaming group next year.

Looks like a lizard man or Saurian (like Dragonbait from Curse of the Azure Bonds) of some kind.

Two Years ago, the PH 1 was going for as little as $5 on Amazon, and most of the other books were in the $5-15 range. Now someone actually wants $1000 for a "collectors item" condition book, and most of the rest, even just the PH1, are going for full price or more. YIKES! I think some people are...

I did try Meetup. Even had a group of 24 members. Of course, only 1 other person actually showed up... Everyone else, when I asked, just wanted to use Discord, and didn't realize what "In Person Gaming Group" meant. Oh, and can they game starting at 10 on weeknights instead of noonish on...

It used to be so easy: check the local colleges or community colleges, or the library, or the gaming store, and there was something or someone looking to recruit or start a game. Now... None of the old ways seem to be working. People don't seem to want to leave the safety of their homes, and...

Thanks. Will give it a shot. Last 2 years have really sucked. Be nice to find a gaming group that meets more than once a month, and doesn't insist on just using Discord.

Which is how I got a whole bunch of my WEG D6 StarWars books. I also picked up a bunch of PH1s and a second set of most of the character-creator books last year when I tried to start a new local gaming group. (25 people signed up to play, 1 actually showed up) For a starter adventure, how about...

Glad to see that 4E is still getting attention. It's like the game was finally discovered about 5 years ago, after all the nay-sayers and net trolls gave up bad-mouthing it and WotC announce 5th (which again, drew all the nay-sayers and trolls).

Is that the same Saul Zaentz who squats on trademarks and TMs other people's work by filing claims before they do? I seem to recall a number of musicians who got completely screwed over by someone with that name. Just looked into the current history of who even makes a SW rpg. First...

My big problem with taking down Trove was all of the out-of-print books which are highly unlikely to ever be available as a new printing or as a .pdf that can be purchased, including most of West End Games Star Wars books. Some of those suckers go for $300+ for a used book (if you can even find...