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Online reviews have definitely influenced my buying books: Master of Arms, for one, and the Denizens of Avadnu book, From Stone to Steel, Conan... I often wait for several reviews to have appeared before deciding to get a book. Knowing the reviewer bias also helps a lot in making me decide. So...

I was very glad this campaign didn't turn into Megadungeon #9, but actually tried to tell a story. However, IMO the WRONG story was told: the hunt for yarashad's artifacts was too goofy, protracted and not really that well thought out (the lack of interaction between the members of the Full...

What I've regretted buying : - Mongoose's Dragon Magic. Not what I expected at all and didn't interest me in the least. - Some Penumbra stuff: the Bestiary (too many Weird/Cute creatures, not enough 'wow! that's spectacularly cool' beasts. The Monte Cook adventure based on the Half...

I haven't made the 3.5 leap yet and am not likely to upgrade completely in the near future. However, I would like to know whether getting these two books is worth it? A cursory glance at the FLGS gave me the impression that most things have stayed the same, and that the art hasn't changed much...

I'm one of the few fence sitters then. Though there is a lot I like about Midnight, I dislike a lot of other stuff. Like : - some of the new classes, especially the defender - role playing is encouraged (check the aforementioned story hours for excellent examples) - the rules are adapted to...

This ties in with something I've been thinking about a lot lately, namely : is it possible to change combat in such a way that it is maneuver-based rather than abstract? I'm thinking of the way separate maneuvers are handled in, say, HERO, but also of the combat systems of Flashing Blades (FGU)...

Though it was an early one, I really like Spear of the Loghin. A lot of original encounters, not too hard except for the climax, and very atmospheric. Unfortunately the 'sequels' are less good : BLood Reign of Nishanpur should have been double the size of the module and is quite heavy handed in...

I'm looking for some pregenerated pc's of differening levels (preferably the base classes and races) in order to start testing out the D&D rules before trying to assemble a new playing group. Anyone got any suggestions for websites which offer some of these? Also, where can I find the stats for...

I'm looking for some pregenerated pc's of differening levels (preferably the base classes and races) in order to start testing out the D&D rules before trying to assemble a new playing group. Anyone got any suggestions for websites which offer some of these? Also, where can I find the stats for...

Celtavian, I've not yet read the current FR supplements (though I do own them all), but have read most of the old ones, starting with the grey box. So if Silver Marches is a change from the old style, I'm all for it. As for novels, a few - Death Of The Dragon, the first Shadowfire, the original...

This thread made me realize what I dislike most about the Realms, from the very first grey box. They never felt real to me, no matter how many NPCs and cities were detailed. And now I see why this is so : No politics. We get all these different countries and societies, but apart from the Evil...

Over at www.comicbookresources.com Mark Millar totally trashed it... And the trailers (both of them) didn't convince me at all. The Kingpin is totally miscast, dammit!

Oldest products : The four supplements to the original D&D set Original Traveller (but the box disintegrated ages ago). Yes, I've been at this for a LONG time... I must have been one of the first Belgians to discover RPGs.

It depends on what you are looking for - dungeon crawls or more story-based stuff. For dungeon crawling, yes, Ruins of Undermountain is fun stuff. Night Below is excellent too but in all honesty too big and (as so often with mega-dungeoncrawls) too repetitive in the end (during the climax the...

I've done this LOADS of times... out of necessity, but many extremely good sessions resulted. Most important thing is to make sure that the adventure you use/design is really geared towards the strenghts of the character and avoids the weaknesses as much as possible. In other words, if your...

I agree with all the votes for Al-Qadim for best AD&D-setting. It just OOZED style! And it perfectly put players and DMs in the right frame of mind for the setting. I liked Dark Sun (first edition), and the post-war Greyhawk (though the abundance of dungeons in the landscape is at odds with the...