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1. Healing Word - I tire of the 'whack a mole' 5e combat 2. Counterspell - Let casters cast without a 5 minute circle jerk. 3. Monk Stunning Strike (I know it's not a spell) - Far too powerful as written

There was an "Official D&D stream"? Go figure. Learn something new every day. I look forward to ignoring the new one.

And the worst thing was to roll psionic ability then roll low on the power chart. It basically opened you up to psionic attacks and everything could kick your butt! Attacks on non-psionics were limited to a single attack type. The other quirk, psionic combat happened once each segment. We...

Don't play TORG, but "Cyberpapacy" has nice sound to it. All your idea's would also be a cool RPG experience.

Nice article. I sorta want to know more about the wallaby... :)

I almost never tell a player what their character will do. I may question their motivations if they are acting uncharacteristically, or metagaming, and let them reconsider their choice. D&D is cooperative story telling. Player agency is a crucial component and I do my best to leave it...

I had thought of that. But in this case the blind NPC was more of the cartoon-like characterization of a blind person, rather than an NPC who also happened to be blind. The difference is significant. For that reason, I excluded it. I would have had no issues if they had presented the NPC...

I had an interesting session that indirectly relates to this discussion. We have a player who plays AL at our FLGS. He is almost entirely blind. Eyes clouded over, white cane, uses an app that reads his character sheet to him and announces die rolls out loud. Normally, I just treat him like...

No word yet on whether it is legal for AL.

+2 STR, +1 DEX, Natural Armor 12+DEX, Proficiency in Athletics and Perception, Advantage on saves vs charmed, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned, stunned, or put to sleep, must be submerged every 4 hours or you suffocate (eeep!), 30 ft walk/swim. Suffocating after 4 hours on land is pretty...

Unless you did another interview, here is the link to the one we did with you. We covered a lot of ground in no particular order...

We just posted an interview on our podcast with Griffith Mon Morgan III, one of the co-creators of the movie Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons. https://soundcloud.com/thelagradionetwork/the-grognards-opportunity-attack-with-griffith-mon-morgan-iii

The lawsuit was about money, not credit. Honestly, I can understand (but not necessarily agree with) Gygax not putting Arneson's name on AD&D. If you compare AD&D to ODD, there is a ton of difference in the amount of content and substantial changes to the ruleset.

Ugh! Another book I now need to read to quench my thirst for early D&D history! We actually just interviewed Griff Morgan, who co-created Secrets of Blackmoor, on my podcast (The Grognards, found under the LAG Radio Network) and I am finding the arguments that Arneson deserves far more credit...

If people haven't tried Dungeon Mayhem, check it out. I am not much of a card/board gamer, but it is a quick and easy game that is a lot of fun as a reasonable price. Don't expect deep strategy, it is a beer & pretzels type game appropriate for gamers and non-gamers alike.

Personally, I feel the 'Eureka' moment was Braunstein, and everything that followed was a logical progression. Strategos N added the role of a very active referee, rather than just a rules arbiter or scenario designer. This was the first glimmer of what would become the Dungeon Master. In...

I agree with much of what has been said here. Both Gygax and Arneson were crucial to D&D. Arneson deserves more credit that he is normally given, Gygax gets the recognition he deserves. I also believe Dave Wesely should get a ton more credit than he receives. Strategos N and Braunstein were...

Not a lawyer, but even just reviewing the Wikipedia entry on Feist, it seems that stat blocks demonstrate a level of creativity that meets the very low standard set by that case. If it was readily apparent to everyone that a cyclops had 22 hit points, then there is no creativity. But...

The internet requires a certain dermal density.

" In fact, WotC owes a lot of sales directly from the work I’ve done with organized play and running my convention back in 2010 and 2011." Does it count as trolling if I just post a quote from his blog?