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Gary Gygax, "From the Sorcerer's Scroll," The Dragon #16, page 21, July 1978 Excerpt from the end of the editorial: In recent months, I have been the target of some pretty vicious and petty attacks from some of the “APA’s” [Amateur Press Association]. Much to the attackers’ collective dismay...

And the Enchantress.

I don't know about supposed to, but I know that player creativity trumps combat grinding in effectiveness to reach objectives. That is true no matter what RPG you're playing.

I long ago plundered my HeroQuest game for the minis for D&D. This reminds that I need to put all the monsters back in the HeroQuest box to make sure it's complete. I think I'll see I get some players for it over the holidays.

The Vault of the Drow

If the PCs don't use intelligent scouting options to learn what may be encountered in a given area (thief sneaking ahead, interrogating defeated monsters, asking NPCs, clairaudience, clairvoyance, noticing Troll spore in near the vicinity, etc.) and are ambushed by Trolls with no way to flee...

Other changes: Adventure Cards More Enemy Spirits (total 9) Wraith x2 (used to be 1) Ghost x1 (used to be 2) Lemure x2 (Craft 1, new Spirit) Shadow x 2 (Craft 2, new Spirit) 10 Bag of Gold cards (instead of 13) 1 Bag of Gold x7 2 Bags of Gold x 3 Characters All characters have a starting Fate...

What does the Pope have to do with it?

Regardless of the problem with the Archive forum, could a separate forum be created for the Gary Gygax Q&A threads? Considering how valuable they are for research, I think it would be a good idea.

I don't think it's quite what the OP is talking about, but I disliked Girdles of Giant Strength changing into Belts in 3e.

There's also such a thing as looking back on certain things and discovering a new appreciation for things you hadn't fully considered in the past.

You're probably right. I wish FFG had made it easier to make Fate optional by not referencing on the game board and on several Adventure cards. For that matter, if players felt the Raiders were too harsh, that card could easily be excluded from the Adventure deck.

The problem is, Fate is included on the game board and on several Adventure cards.

Yes, the Toad still strips you of your Objects, Followers, and Gold. I'm thinking being transformed into a Toad will be an opportunity to rapidly deplete a character's Fate.

I haven't played yet, but my feeling is that FFG has, how can I say, "wussified" the game to a degree. Now, that might be a good thing overall. Examples: Fate (die rerolls) Raiders now take only your gold

Here's the FFG preview of the changes to the game board: Fantasy Flight Games [News] - Leading publisher of board, card, and roleplaying games.

FFG has changed some things on the game board (for the new mechanic, Fate). The Upgrade pack doesn't include the new board.

FFG's Revised Fourth Edition Talisman: The Magical Quest Game is in stores now! I picked up my copy yesterday.

Archive sub-forum I wanted to read through some archived threads in the Archive sub-forum, specifically the Gary Gygax Q&A threads. When I click on "Archive" I get a non-skinned forum tree instead of going into the Archive sub-forum. At some point I was able to see a list of archived threads...