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Very interesting thread! I can't help but think, as least as far as I'm concerned (and I'm what you would call a 'grognard' or 'OSR acolyte') -- that D&D IS BACK!! LOTS of speculation/personal opinion to follow; you have been warned. :) My grog friends (the ones I know and game with) seem to...

I'm with the 'glad it's there' camp. Saves work for the DM and adds a Deities & Demigods feel.

I agree; a retailer should be responsible for ensuring that the copies that hit their shelves are free from defects. It's really not fair to expect someone to plunk down $50 (especially in this economy) for a book with a dinged, dented, or damaged cover. I hope you brought the issues to the...

+1 I agree. This edition strikes me as the ultimate house-ruled mash up of OSR/early eds, d20, and some outside influences such as Savage Worlds and Numenera.

Brilliant! My experience was similar, 'cept is was 21st Amendment IPA on draught. :)

Got my copy at lunch today, too! But I extended my lunch at the Brazen Fox and gave the book a good flip-through. :) The layout and the look of the book is fantastic. Love the intro by Mearls, too. My favorite artwork, however, are the Conditon sketches. Those are hilarious! There's also a...

I do not NEED the PHB with any urgency. But, I still got a copy from the Strat as soon as it opened! :) I haven't been this excited for a new rpg since Labyrinth Lord came out.

As others have said, gotta play it first. But the only house rule I may implement is one of omission: auto full healing w rest. That is just a bit too video-gamely for me.

I ran my B/X campaign last year w both scaled and unscaled, grid (gaming paper) and gridless paper. Sometimes we just used a single sheet of notebook paper and jotted positions down with a pencil. Since D&D combat relies heavily on range and scale, I prefer either a grid or no map at all and...

Sounds like you and your players both play smart and fair. The module is an intro and sounds like the party is already past that lol. I am expecting similar results when I run the module next month. We just finished a 6-month 1e campaign, and these guys have learned to be VERY cautious!

Was given Moldvay Basic by a friend who was moving into AD&D in '81. After that it was either Compleat Strategist in NYC, or Allied Hobbies throughout the 80s.

Good points, all. I will have to see it in action, of course. I will be running 5e in September with my group. It will be very experimental; I may run a combat where the PCs all have advantage and then all have disadvantage in the next. I'm very curious to see when you explode this dynamic out...

This sounds ... stingy to me. Advantage, to me, is a narrative/dramatic device with a mechanical side effect. By only allowing it for 'unimportant' rolls ... I dunno, that just doesn't sound like fun. To me, the point of [ad/disad]vantage is to pump up the drama. Like you say, it is (for now)...

I think that as long as the core rules do not apply additional bonuses for high ground, I would definitely do the same and give Advantage to the player. I wouldn't give advantage if they were also getting a +2 to hit, however. I am hoping that 5th keeps alive the spirit of DM fiat and we don't...