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Remathilis specifically said you cannot make a version of the PHB that includes all those options because they contradict each other: Emphasis mine. I agree with you that the complete books are supplements, but the PO books aren't. They were specifically designed to replace the PHB and be the...

Actually, 2nd Edition did precisely this - and specifically outlined how to manage, apply and change the rules within the given assumption to handle everything from stone age up to the 19th century. The PO material helped, but it wasn't necessary. Creative Campaigning did the heavy lifting.

Which is how I started out. I did like the idea of regional humans being different based on the Innistrad campaign setting that WotC put out as part of their M:tG cross over stuff. That was a big influence for me in writing up these current rules, but yeah originally I was using a few bonus...

Under 2nd edition rules, human characters are not seen as viable if you remove class restrictions. It's right in the DMG. The sum total of human benefits can be summed up as: Fairly common (no mechanical benefit) Generally well liked (no mechanical benefit) Can dual class (poor version of...

There is a 5th edition rule set for Mystara which does exactly that!

No. A lot of people complain about class balance but our group never had an issue with the balance. We came at the game collectively, characters gaining powers were seen as wins and benefits for everyone - not just the individual player. I typically played a fighter - and often was excited by...

Hey Everyone! So in my 2e games, we always made some basic changes out of the gate. We usually got rid of class restrictions and also simplified experience tables so everyone was on the same exp table. Both of those changes made it into 3rd edition and are still around in 5th, and I know the...

And if you're trying to swing three feet of steel in an area only 5' across when you're already taking up two or three of those feet and your opponent has a dagger and is on top of you you're not going to do well. Which is why different types of weapons exist in the first place :)

I disagree on the speed factor. If I have a dagger and can hit you, then I'm close enough to you that your long sword is no longer an effective weapon. To better represent that we would need to break out ranges to "Grapple", "Arms Length" and "Reach (5' to 10')" for melee combat. Grappling would...

This is one of the reasons I loved weapon proficiencies from 2nd Edition. Sure, you could use any weapon you wanted at a slight (for fighters) or severe (for wizards, clerics and rogues) disadvantage on to hit rolls. But that is more accurate. Using a weapon you're not trained on is hard, and...

This. x1,000 times this. I stopped using the realms because of this exact type of person. No matter how many times you say "This is a non-canon game" or "Anything in the books didn't happen" you will always get someone (or more than one) who will say "But... in the books" It's EXHAUSTING. It's...

Really awesome! My few interactions with Kazakhstanis have always been positive. I've been wanting to visit for years due to the space launches and now I have another great reason to go!

Great article, enough background to inspire - without overwhelming. I remember undertaking a similar path in 2nd Edition when I read about the German kobold tradition (the beneficial miner helpers): I removed the "evil" from them and made them just primitive tribal types that primarily live...

Osiris of course! The idea of being reborn is key to the Egyptian mythology - and since that is the basis for the setting, I feel free to keep it. Those who are properly dedicated are given life after death, much like Osiris was given life after death. He is especially merciful. Necromantic...

I know I'm super late to this party, but I'm working on my Egyptian setting for 2nd Edition. The Egyptian style kingdom is sort of the center of everything and generally neutral good - but is lead by priest-kings who have been mummified. So necromancy isn't necessarily seen as bad/evil...

And yet, nothing on the damage caused by supply side economic focus...

I can't speak to any of these, but there are a ton of adventures here: http://www.purpleworm.org/content/index.php/downloads/net-books/adventures/6-levels-0-to-3.html You can take a look at them and see if you like any. Additionally, Dungeon Magazine had a bunch of great adventures. You can...

Mostly 2nd Edition material: - The Brown Books which were the Complete [Class/Race] Series for Players - The Blue Books that expanded the DMG such as Creative Campaigning, Castle Guide etc - The Green Books that were D&D in some historical time period - All of the Player's Option books...

Hmm, yeah, I would have just DMPCed the cleric. In my personal opinion - and this is just my opinion - you've made your life a lot more complex then it has to be. Our group runs into this all the time. Last night, for example, we only had half our group there due to RL problems. RL comes first...

So yeah, love 2nd Ed and didn't bother reading the dates and times :D. Thread necromancy always bypasses my wisdom saves...