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3E was marketed as a return to 1E-flavored D&D. IMO, that's the main reason the half-orc, barbarian and monk are in the PH (and the assassin was until the 11th hour, from what I've gathered), and Greyhawk is the default setting. Even the first two years of supplements were dominated by redoing...

In reverse order from yesterday to roughly the start of the year: BESM Fantasy Bestiary (PDF) Champions: Book of the Destroyer (PDF) Adventures into Darkness (M&M Superlink edition) (PDF) BESM Dungeon D&D Essentials: Heroes of the Fallen Lands ($6, Borders closeout sale) Castles &...

Makes sense--the term derives from the Greek vrykolakas, and if memory serves, Greek folklore often described vampires as redheads.

13 out of 22--which I consider respectable for someone who's never read Unearthed Arcana. :)

Well, you've got nothing to be ashamed of in this context--your main city has D&D-style dungeons as well as a castle. :) (I spent three weeks in Ireland, Scotland and made it as far down into England as Cambridge. Delightful time.)

I don't own B4, but from the description, I think a lot of it was revisited in the Zargon chapter of Elder Evils for 3.5, so if you have that or could find it cheap, it could be useful. (It used to be really easy to find it dirt cheap, but the price seems to have rebounded in the past year or...

Although not called out as such, it is an extended introduction--this story is a chapter from the forthcoming Dawning of a New Age novel. Don't worry, the rest of the stories will be standalone, although they'll require you have a general understanding of what happened during DoSF. Given the...

Nice summary of nearly every edition change.

From what I was able to find in discussions here, it's over the top with a grain of truth (sort of like my characterizations of Old School :) )--Mearls really does think B2 is lacking compared to other D&D modules that were around at the same time, and was a poor choice for including in the...

Fair enough, which is why I said 'if they could make it work.' Call my opinion an overreaction against the tendency towards the trends Mearls identified in the article, along with the increasing production and marketing of material for/to players as opposed to DMs, and a perceived shift of...

I predicted this (half-jokingly) for 4E. If they can figure out a way to make it work, I honestly wouldn't be surprised. (Disclaimer: I have no stake in the edition wars, having given up on both 3.5 and 4E, and now leaning towards Savage Worlds, True20, or the old SAGA rules. All I want...

2 years. AD&D 2nd Edition launched in 1989. (Closer to 1.75, actually--if memory serves, the 2nd Edition PH came out in May 1989, and MC8 was a February or March 1991 release.) A basic outline of the planar structure was included in the 2E DMG, and if you wanted more details, you could go...

It didn't fade completely, though. I was reading through the Al-Qadim Arabian Adventures handbook a couple of days ago, and several references in the kit descriptions appear to assume that the rule's still in play.

Really? I can't shake the feeling he doesn't much care for 2nd Edition. :)

"Forum", DRAGON #193 (May 1993), decrying powergaming and munchkinism. I was young and working through some personal issues. :) "Saga of the Mists", DRAGON #240 (October 1997) Using the SAGA Rules System for Ravenloft. "Arcane Lore: Tomes of Forbidden Lore", DRAGON #252 (October 1998) To...

Bad example, since Nintendo is selling games going back to the NES through its Virtual Console. It's even allowing developers to sell new games designed with 8-bit style and standards through it. I would also note that Hasbro has had no problems with reissuing old Transformers and GI Joe...

Stick with the 3.0 version--the 3.5 version is much more expensive on the secondary market, isn't really 3.5, and cuts out some material that might be useful (some of the monster stuff appears to have gone missing) while adding in some very poorly constructed and conceived material. Even if...

Not strictly accurate. The 1E-2E changeover was a far less drastic one than any of the WotC edition changeovers, not only in content, but in support. Many 1E products were kept available up until 1993 or later, judging from the backlist in TSR's own catalogs. DRAGON Magazine articles designed...

The problem is, Wizards just announced that my dream release . . . has been shelved. :( (I've wanted a standalone Ravenloft game for years. I don't know if I'd use 4E as a base, or would have liked the 'playing monsters' element they were talking up, but if it's been shelved, I doubt...

I can't read the article . . . but that seems appropriate for beings created by Primus. :)