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". . . grind it to stone and spread it in the river." Sayeth a gargoyle, "You have made a terrible mistake." as it flies off. Next morning the river appears oily, smells of sickness, and a lot of people that have been exposed are suffering illnesses, nearby plants along thebnks are also...

In this case I would take inspiration from a certain episode of the show WKRP in Cincinati. "I thought turkeys could fly!"

I hadn't thought of it this way, and the more I consider it the more I like it.

I like this idea. Done right they can bring the 128 page 'basic' in at a lower price point to help get into more hands and through it more people will probably move up to the more advanced trinity. That is how my first experiences worked. The wargaming group got into basic(B/X) and within a...

Humans getting +1 to all abilities and other races only get +1 to stats that are supposed to represent a defining aspect of the race. It makes them seem like lesser beings instead of exceptional in a given area. Why not give humans +1 to any two ability scores to show the...

Spells are limited in number of times they can be used and the other character can use their natural ability all the time. I also hesitate when they mention Invisibility. For example: you need to cross a wide open town square that nobody is in, in broad daylight, that is being watched by...

Thank you Jeff. I can wrap my headaround that model.:)

Actually what I was baffled by was all classes using the same attack bonus chart. I thought there was some class based bonus or a different chart I had overlooked that would define the difference between a trained fighter's attack bonus vs an untrained mage's attack bonus. As it turns out at...

Since the first post I looked briefly at multi-classing and from that standpoint the universal proficiency makes things much easier to work out. I wonder how things work in the basic game when all the extras that make the difference are inactive?

I suppose it makes some sense for bounded accuracy. I still find it odd that someone trained for fighting and someone not trained for fighting are equal until other skills, feats, etc kick in, other than the difference in hit points which is obvious at the start. I would have thought Fighters...

I'll admit it, I have not been paying too much attention to the playtest documents for a long time. I'm now skimming the final public playtest packet and getting confused about attack bonus for the classes. Unless I am missing something (very likely) then it appears that a fighter and a mage of...

While I won't claim that any save system is superior to others, I prefer the B/X - 1e/2e save catergories for the following reason: versatility of other uses. In my most recent old style campaign we found other uses for the categories including eliminating the Identify spell and converting it...

If I recall correctly WotC said they still had to work out the math, however aside from that, everything should be done for basic. Once the math is settled a basic set should be easy to publish and have out either before or at the time of GenCon.

You may well be right. I am sure WotC was seeing that as well. Even if not boxed, at least a softcover set of the basic rules which are likely almost complete, could be sufficient to hold people until the full game releases.

My guess would be a basic boxed set around May or June, then the grand release of full hardbound 5e at Gencon. I feel that missing out on the marketing value of the 40th anniversary would be a mistake.

Just listened to the two recommended songs in that order. Whip it git a few chuckles and a smile, Superfreak had me howling. Good thing the neighbors moved and nobody has moved in yet or I'm sure the cops would be banging on my door to investigate the mad man laughing hystericaly.

A house rule I used that seemed to help with Clerics was to allow them to prepare some spells if they wished to at start of the day and leave slots open for later. Those open slots could later be activated by a 10 minute prayer ritual for each slot. While that doesn't solve the issue of...

If you wouldn't mind a link to a tune or two that would be appreciated. I don't currently have a Spotify account. The nifty way the villains go about provoking war through changing music is a wacky-fun idea. Someone really put some thought into the connections and domino effect.

I did as you suggested, I ordered a softcover of Time Masters and downloaded a pdf of Miss Him x3. I read the adventure last night and I can see why you think highly of it. Lots of fun and plenty of subtle twists. Although I do not have the vital ingredient which is the music from Rhino Records...