Recent content by TheWinslow

Ah, but once you have your books, do you have a place to use them or discuss them face-to-face? I wouldn't. And, since I don't buy multiple copies of the same book, everything that comes out, or have the economic burdens some others might, buying online to save what amounts to half a tank of...

Suck it up, buttercup! It's only another 15 dollars (not counting shipping) to buy at MSRP. Seriously, if you enjoy your store enough to want to keep it, an extra fifteen bucks shouldn't be that big of deal.

Of course I know about Vorpal swords! Just because I live in Virginia doesn't mean I'm a philistine. I totally agree. One of the best parts is the charming inefficiency of their categorization method. For example, there are separate entries for Blade, Sword, and Weapon. It's like you never...

Meh This book is SOS: Short On Sauce. I looked at a friend's copy and decided to invest in Encyclopedia Magica instead. Now I've got 5 versions of the rod of wonder, 2 versions of that 7 parts thingamabob, and more weapons, potions, etc. than I could ever need. To be honest, it was a little...

Anyone consider that the player base shirinking so much might be why you don't see many here to criticize 2E? I mean, if they left the game, they probably aren't around to talk about why? That's why so many on this thread like the old edition compared to feeling otherwise. FYI, I started...

I may be naive, but I really don't see the need to houserule away somebody's build. If a player wants to be the glass cannon, then let him. A sixth level wizard will have, on average, 30 HP and a spot check of +5, and a ranged attack roll of +7, and perhaps AC 20, with middling to bad saving...

Grand History of the Realms?

Many thanks for your warm welcome! I'm glad to be here in such a warm and well-read community.

FYI, Cormyr has 3.5 pages of info, the Dalelands get 5-6, and Waterdeep gets 5-6. Most everything else gets two pages. While I can't compare it to the 3.0 setting, it seems to stack up against what the OP has said about Grey Box. I think what's written about the setting is good, evocative...

I am a newcomer to the Realms and, relative your experience, a newcomer to D&D in general. First, specific to your request, there are few game rules compared to the 3.0 setting. This is much as another poster said earlier. I like this treatment of the setting a lot. While I had access to the...

*sob* we broke down on the way there... southern PA is as close as I'll get this year.

No doubt. But it's an overstatement to say that these classes play exactly the same. Two Fighters might play very similarly, but there's a world of difference between a cleric and a warlord, and just as big a difference between a warlock and ranger. For example, the cleric has status and ranged...

No doubt. But it's an overstatement to say that these classes play exactly the same. Two Fighters might play very similarly, but there's a world of difference between a cleric and a warlord, and just as big a difference between a warlock and ranger. For example, the cleric has status and ranged...

No doubt. But it's an overstatement to say that these classes play exactly the same. Two Fighters might play very similarly, but there's a world of difference between a cleric and a warlord, and just as big a difference between a warlock and ranger. For example, the cleric has status and ranged...

I think there has to be a degree of uniformity in order to achieve game balance, but I disagree with any notion that characters of different classes all play the same. Just because things look similar on paper doesn't mean it all plays the same way. Especially when you neglect to account for...