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How does that add more crunch, really? Conan 2d20 has also hit locations, but uses them differently (like with the sacrificing armor rules). Not having a damage point for rolling a 6 gives a different weight to weapon specialities but does not do much in terms of actual rules to evaluate. You've...

This is certainly right now the crunchiest 2d20 game. I also ran Star Trek Adventures first which helped me pin down the basics, but Conan added its fair share of crunch to make combat interesting. Some slight criticism is warranted to some products - like for example the GM screen. It has a...

Sums up my feelings. A character with 1 or 2 hp doesn't need to get worse. One hit means death. And whether you can avoid getting hit at that level depends not only on you but also how your DM structures challenges and going around them. Even a fighter with max HP didn't have a particularly...

In spite of the many hues of purple and pink I thought I'd give a look - fey and faerie play a role in my campaigns, after all. But I got no further than the "Conglomodog" on the project page. Something within me shut down at that sight.

I don't think it does. Based on OD&D Swords & Wizardry has race and class separate. I just opened my "Whitebox Complete" PDF and it has separate entries for race and class. Maybe you were thinking of Labyrinth Lord? That has "Race as Class" as it emulates Basic D&D instead.

Regarding the other part of what is framing, railroading, etc, there are many implicit claims floating about from various statements, like... * Playing an adventure path is inherently inferior experience because freedom. (I'm overstating this because there seems to be no rationale given as to...

This statement is neither correct for all versions of D&D nor for all recent editions. 5e needs less than two pages to describe several possible XP mechanics: * Completely driven by what amounts to "story milestones." Which indirectly implies there is something to achieve at all - like killing...

So, that seems to be the main factor, really. That's a complaint you can lever against any new game system that you haven't playing for a decade or more. Unsurprisingly, D&D character creation gets faster the more often you do it. The thing about handling monsters and characters differently ...

Depends. All the game rules and the basic classes and cultures of Wilderland are in the core book, which is a very nice and updated hardcover in 2nd edition. If you plan on playing outside this area, the Companion is a good investment, since it contains all supplemental classes from all other...

This is one of my all time favorite RPGs and I collect everything for it. The art is stunning. And once I got over the bad rules explanation of 1e it actually made a lot of sense. And I think the combat system is a strong mix of just enough realism (glancing blows vs wounding blows) that puts...

Hmmm. Stranger things did so many D&D things right, I'd been glad if it was mentioned at all! And the things that the series authors mention are deeper than I would have expected. So the kids start with the BECMI set - if I saw the cover right the book they open in season one is the BECMI...

Of course, the aforementioned games have an entirely different gameplay to it. The reasoning of D&D parties at the latest since 3e, but probably since 2e is very simple: Can we beat it? Charge! I'm only half-kidding. Ever since the main and predominant source of XP has been monster-slaying...

I really like those snazzy character sheets you guys came up with. It was a joy receiving the KS copy. :D

This is a good list of clones: http://taxidermicowlbear.weebly.com/dd-retroclones.html (a lot may be abandoned). There's a certainly a dearth for 2e there... I always thought "Blood & Treasure" was geared towards 2e, but that may be only in feel - certainly not a true clone! Check it out this...

Wizards and paladins are done well in 5e.

I recently TPKed a group at lv3. The CR math said they could have handled it. The CR math actually said the previous encounter was a little harder (and they did that one with ease). So, everything below lv5 is still more likely to go down. Also, unusual party configuration (no cleric, no...

I guess we will never see an end to modules lifting this or that from older stuff. Which I'm not exactly against - you see, most people probably, definitely including me, never got the chance to play it all. And I'm of no mind to go back to 1e or convert it all by myself just to give it a try. I...