Recent content by Topdecker

Metamorphosis Alpha was also published in 1976. I have no idea which one got printed first and nor does it matter. The likelihood that TSR would release 2 titles in the same year that both featured psionics without ONE of the two influencing the other, is extremely unlikely. Not a poke at...

To me, Psionics seemed cobbled on from the Metamorphosis Alpha / Gamma World chain of games. I regarded it as being ill considered when 1st edition was released and after 30+ years of holding this position, I am unlikely to change my opinion. I do agree with Umbran in that selecting one system...

All I can say is that I am thankful that psionics aren't part of the core game. It is just my opinion, but a concept / word originating from the 1950's has no place in a fantasy setting. Good stuff for a space opera, but latter-half of the word is from "electr-onics" and has no business having...

3 out of 5 rating for D&D 5th Edition Monster Manual Great art. But not one image that I can remember, not even the cover, with the exception of the Rust Monster. For me, the purpose of a monster manual is first to inspire - to make me to want to create an adventure or an encounter after...

4 out of 5 rating for Under-sized Adventures #1: The Kobold Nest The premise of the Under-Sized Adventures series is to provide 3 pages of information, those being the loosely sketched adventure, a players map, and a GMs map. Everything is system independent and should fit easily into any...