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The more I read treads that devolve into edition war the more I am convinced that many a time it is not any particular person fault (thought occasionally here there be trolls). I come to believe that most often the disagreements happen due to all participants having an unique perspective. I...

If the player was having fun in his previous group who are we to judge? Oh, wait we are the Internet. Seriously though, given the new information the reaction of the DM & other players was reasonable. It may be worth sitting one on one with the player and having a talk something to the tone...

While we wait here is something to get us started planning a campaign on Orb.

Ragmon you did not specify the edition. In 3.X according to the SDR d20 Fireball is a spread, meaning 20 foot in every direction- a half sphere with radius 20. In 2e similar except "The burst of the fireball creates little pressure and generally conforms to the shape of the area in which it...

First good luck. I started with 2e and it holds a special place in my hearth. Few suggestions/rule interpretations on my table. Max hp at first level the edition is deadly enough at low levels as it is. Spells do not have to be memorized all at once- it is fine to leave a slot open then spend...

I too had misgivings about 4e only to change my mind once I actually tried it. My problems were as follow: 1. As the resident DM there was a lot of unlearning and relearning involved before I can feel comfortable running the new game. Not only in terms of crunch but also in fluff. 2. I had my...

Humor aside, I think part of the problem is that newer games have more highly observable worlds views(meaning the players know the odds). At level X your PC have predictable chance of completing Y action (be that an hitting with an attack, affecting a creature with a spell etc). High risk- high...

While high stats are always desirable it is possible to play PC with some weaknesses. In 2ed DMG there is a section about playing “hopeless” characters that is PC with scores below average (3rd tried to do something similar in an article “Wise As An Ox, Strong As An Owl” drg 284). Since...

2e: Bag of travel. Appears in Dungeon Magazine 78 in the adventure "Unexpected guests" 3e: There was a magnificent mansion style doll house in Dragon magazines 299, page 66 "Wizard's toy box"

We have the Kaiju template in Dragon 289 pp 68. Just add a dinosaur.

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Personally this will give me an excuse to run a Planescape game. Planescape Torment that is.;) Tell the player to choose from any of the following as his PC's (nic)name: "Lost One" "Immortal One" "Incarnation's End" "Man of a Thousand Deaths" "The One Doomed to Life" "Restless One" "One of...

Yeah done that for few years. Let me first start with the explanation that I had my introduction to RPGs with gamebooks and strategy games. My favorite ones from the first category were "Way of the Tiger", which is based on the author's 1e AD&D campaign, and Bloodsword, which is 1-4 player...

1.Slayers is considered a comedy making fun of RPG tropes. 2. In that setting casting really gets it out of you (both seen in cannon, and in the TTRPG adaptions) Cast too many spells (or few powerful ones) and you are out for the count. 3. Lina Inverse herself is a high level character, a...

I will be OK with it if : 1.It is done near the beginning e.g. Gumshoe PI group, then alien invasion by the 3rd evening. 2. Used as a prequel. E.G. Play a "typical" adventuring party then couple of sessions in their patron opens a gate to the Abyss. Demons invade. Party wiped out despite best...

I wish more authors took the Fantasy Novelist's Exam.;) Seriously though, I feel that the market is getting flooded with sub standard work. While it is getting harder and harder to be completely original it seems to me that way too often "fanboys" try their hand at writing. And writing is hard...

Regarding the treasure. I just wanted to point out that some of the early modules were written as intended for tournament. Having powerful magic in a high risk high reward one shot is one thing, placing powerful items in your regular weekly game another. Unfortunately a some of the DMs in the...

I have seen problems stem from misaligned expectation and simple misunderstanding once too many and decided to write a post about it. As always the opinions are only my own and does not represent universal truth. The “Uncanny valley” of gaming if you will. If you are not familiar with the...

Something like this?

Also consider that: 1) earlier editions resolved combat faster. IME most adventures (the ones in Dungeon, not the stand alone modules) during 2ed days can be run in a single night, two at most. 2) Before Internet became staple of life there was more free time (some may have been filled with...