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At 3rd level, 5hd monsters are fairly common. And yeah! You go ahead and put everything to sleep, including your party members. In desperation, sure. Otherwise, it's a foolish move and you might just get boned! :lol:

That is an incredibly boring way to handle overland travel. You might as well bypass all that and get right to the dungeon. Or, you can do an actual hexcrawl, with the possibility of interesting encounters (violent or non-violent,) exploration, adventure sites, ruins, side-treks, villages...

Yeah, in 1e its kinda hard to cast sleep in the midst of a melee. A restriction, IIRC, that was dropped in 3e. Never played 2e. All these little scenarios look at things in a vacuum and when dealing with earlier editions, often ignore and misrepresent what the rules actually are.

Because Bards suck and I'd want a real MU class, even in a low magic setting? :p

The quote above: Any "holy warrior" class is going to step on the Cleric's toes. For many, the Paladin was acceptable because it was restricted to LG and thus embodied that particular, and very popular, Chivalrous archetype. Really, the DM can let any Fighter pick up a few divine...

No, too much of a restraint. There are Always Fighters who are willing to fight as dirty as they need to, to win. Pretty much, the one's who are still alive. :]

Ah, yet another "Old School"/"New School" divide. Good Luck, WotC. Is Magic Item placement the Purview of the DM or Player? That's really what it comes down to, no? In my games, its the former. I'll make sure your Fighter gets that Kick-A#@ Magic Sword he's drooling for. And even work with...

The folio booklet is 32 pages long. The boxed set's two books total 128 pages. The former is pretty much perfect, for DIY DM's to take and make their own. I do like the boxed set, though. My only criticism of the folio is that its lacking the gods. But, I really like the Greyhawk gods, so...

Yeah, I don't buy that spot of research either. Everyone I know spends more money on their hobbies in their 40's, than they did in their younger years. They may be spending it on other hobbies and its possible that many respondents, assuming there really were respondents, were also lapsed...

In almost three decades of DMing, I've never had a problem with 15 Minute workdays. On occasion, it's practical for the party. Usually, what with being deep in a dungeon, having small armies out for their blood, time constraints, wandering monsters, unwillingness to lose progress gained...

Re-released a slightly cleaned up version of the original folio. With a sturdier cover, though. Add the Gods from Gary's Dragon Magazine articles, for those not hip on "Church of Crom, Scientist." Use Darlene's maps. Never, ever, ever Advance a Timeline. If someone has to write novels, that's...

I haven't picked ACKS up yet. Too many bloody Kickstarter's, for me to keep up with them all. :p

There may be some individuals who feel that way. The 300+ OSR bloggers, and host of Old School Forum dwellers, sharing and discusing everything they can think of about DMing, sometimes on a daily basis, would seem to suggest that kind of stinginess isn't a common trait.

I still disagree with your assessment of how much those players can contribute. I'm also not "settling for less design wise." Neither 3.x nor 4e suite my purposes, design wise. That's all. There's been alternatives to D&D for quite a while. And people who disliked the system, back in the day...

Here's my own list of what makes a good DM. It doesn't really address the discrete skills, though. 1. Confidence: Throw away your fear and embarrassment. Commit to what you're doing. Decide to believe in yourself and your creative abilities. 2. Communication: Being frank, forthcoming and...

Still can't xp ya, but definitely agree on class-based damage! I use a modified version of Akrasia's weapon damage rules when I run Swords & Wizardry. Akratic Wizardry: Class-Based Weapon Damage

And B/X MU spells only went to 6th level. :) I'd be cool with B/X style spells. Throw in the slower advancement and tap it out at 14th level while you're at it. :lol:

When I ran 3.x, the only Fighter type PC was a Fighter/Samurai/Kensai. At 14th level, he was a virtual Whirlwind of Death! I think 3.x removed too many restrictions on casters, but the whole "fighters can't do anything but hold the Caster's coattails in 3e" thing is overstated. Granted, in 3.x...

So, you never saw a pre 4e Fighter formulate and execute a devious plan of attack, whip out a powerful magic item, drink a potion of heroism and rock, roll well and deal out 30+ points of damage in a round, take a dragons breath weapon then cut it's head off, or... Well, do anything? Really? I...

Heh. Can't xp you again yet, either. But yeah. Comments like this from Mr. Mearls, are what's keeping me interested enough to check out the playtest. I still think it's possible we'll end up with something I'd enjoy running on occasion. Like Stormbringer or DCC. Not my favorite game, but a good...