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Modern names in a fantasy setting would be a deal breaker for me. I have always found that names are one of the most important aspects of any game. Mainly to help with the suspension of disbelief and to help players immerse themselves into the game. I for one would not be able to take a...

There is a saying that all my gaming friends use whenever their character fails a roll or does something silly. " I was eating a lolly" (ie a lolly is a candy). It all happened on the way to a convention. We had 8 people squeezed into the front and back seats of my friends car. On the way...

After watching that vid i felt a little ashamed at being a gamer.

Excellent point. I believe a lot of players have forgotten what original D&D and Ad&d were like to play. Combat was to be avoided or at least stacked in your favor. Trying to level by combat alone would be a fruitless and dangerous undertaking as monsters gave very little xp. A kobold or...

I can empathize with your plight ChaoticTabris. I have also found myself in the same kind of rut. As a whole every system has its weaknesses and strengths. If your gaming just try to enjoy the game and not worry about the system as a whole. And if your GMing try to find a game were you can...

Like the monkey's paw that grants wishes but with terrible consequences.

Nearly any rpg can be used 1 on 1, but i can give you some suggestions. Gurps. Just grap the free quick start rules. Ad&d 1st or 2nd editions. TSR bought out the Fighter, Mage, Thief and Cleric challenges that are designed for 1 on 1 play. Warhammer FRPG 2nd edition Runequest StarWars RPG WEG...

Danger, Will Robinson Danger!! Roleplaying is subjective. How I roleplay is going to be different to how others roleplay. Making all character advancement based on roleplaying is saying you have to roleplay they way the GM wonts or no levels for you. In a group that works well i can see...

If D&D is Rome then that would make WotC Commodus and Hasbro Caligula. Mod Edit: This is what is commonly known as a Threadcrap. Please don't use otherwise innocuous threads as a venue for spewing non-constructive negativity. You are welcome to your opinions, but please try to make something...

I apologise for misinterpreting your post. FF rpg is a rules lite system based of of the FF game books. It allows you to do pretty much anything you like. But it is only a suggestion.

I think i have used nearly every natural disaster there is against my players. Depending on the game and the tech level will depend on if they get any warning or not. A ranger or druid is good in a party for detecting that something is amiss. This usually gives the players time to get to...

Have you looked at the old Fighting Fantasy Rpg. Its a blast for pure hack & slash dungeon goodness.

In different systems i have had characters survive into the teens or late teens. I have never got a legit character to 20th level. But i did play a few one offs with 20th level and higher in D&D In a huge Palladium Fantasy my friend DM'ed i had a Wolven Soldier called Mangonel he got to 11th...

I found this link while i was surfing the net. Not sure if anyone is interested but i will post it anyway http://www.purpleworm.org/Library/Historical/Arneson%20vs%20Gygax%20-%20Lawsuit.pdf

In my teens i chased a stinky player off with a hose.

You could give all the goblins wands of lightning. Then see if it takes the players longer than 5min to mob them up. He does stop the odd alien invasion or planet busting asteroid. But i don't think he has a foreign policy.

Superman deals with bank robbers and rescues cats so i disagree with you there

I have left a few games but this is the most memorable. My brother and I were convinced by a friend to join in on a Robotech game. All was cool, we created characters and started the adventure. The GM put me and my brother in one Mech. No problem there as we both chose destroid pilots. He...

I agree with Monty Cook

I hope i dont get flamed for this but here goes. I believe the way the game is played has changed from the good old 80's were the GM was a ruler on high. ( i use this analogy as most games had to be house ruled and since the GM was doing all the work most players just accepted what the GM said...