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I would think that a low magic game would be easier to manage then the normal high magic game. Once spells/abilities like teleport show up, why does anyone bother with fortified locations? A castle is a several year project. One mage with teleport easily bypasses. Death and serious injury...

As one who has been playing Traveller since the 5x7 black box editions of the early 80's, one the of hallmarks of new versions have been changes in the primary setting. Emperors get assassinated, revolutions happen, virii run wild thru technology, etc. Plus some versions bring a whole new way...

Not sure I like the apparent action cost to use a shield each round. What happens to it if you choose not to 'raise shield' this round? Does it hang limply at your side? Fall off your arm? Go to some magic extra dimensional pocket until you raise it again? Still early in the play test...

IANAL. How legally binding TOS are isn't fully decided, at least in the US. In this case, at least 3 groups are involved. KS itself, Palladium, and the backers. KS has a TOS which both Palladium and the backers assented to to some degree. Palladium probably more as I assume there are more...

Another so called 'Modern' click happy website designed to look good on mobile that forgets about desktops. The second carousel menu is one product per click. Come on, get serious. One click should show new products equal to the number displayed. Let me click on Pathfinder and go to a...

Don't know about the world at large, but for the groups I have played with, the majority of our runs have been in published modules or adventure paths. Back when D&D didn't have versions, there weren't adventure paths and we would simply decide which module to try next. Often a poor photocopy...

I backed the DF KS. One disappointment was the Adventurers and Spells books were pared down versions of the basic GURPS Character book. Already had GURPS Characters so felt like that was mostly wasted content. The GURPS line does a wonderful job of providing a rich rules framework and piles...

One big problem with the traditional D&D alignment systems is the alignments are defined from the John Wayne White Hat point of view, especially the good vs evil balance. Do Orcs consider themselves evil? Or is it those nasty repressive racist humans always attacking without cause and stealing...

Have played a home brew start as children campaign. If we do it again, will have to try the career decided by deeds done as a kid thing. Now that he is dead, Gygax is rarely spoken ill of but the bit from Wilf K. Backhaus reminds us that Gygax did have a talent for irritating folks.

Reading a bit between the lines, either Mayfair's cash flow was on a down slope or the owner(s) decided NOW was a good time to take the money and retire. The mention of 36 years makes me think the later. Consolidation isn't always bad. D&D is much better off for TSR being 'gobbled up' by WOTC.

On the background check thing: Interesting that WOTC specifies that a background check be done without specifying what kind, who pays for it, and what happens if the background check gives someone a passing grade when they should not have got one. I could do a background check by doing a...

Congrats on having a player wanting to DM, even for a short while and kudos to you for letting it happen. While you are calling this a one shot, if it goes well, it may happen again. I wouldn't worry about trying to fill a missing role. The missing role will return at the end of the other...

Actually play some of the KS games I bought in past years.

From a financial standpoint, every time they change FR, they can sell thousands of FR books at $30~$50 each.

Maybe the groups I played with were the outliers but early D&D character creation was often as simple as generate 6 numbers using method outlined by the DM, pick a race, class, buy basic armor and such, and a pregenerated Adventurers Pack that had all of the basic gear and start playing. Now...

Another big difference between the early and later versions is character creation. Originally, you rolled 3d6 for each stat in order and were stuck with the result. A frequent house rule was roll 6 sets of 3d6 and allocate the results as you saw fit. Some generous DMs allowed 4d6 drop lowest...

Played a modified version of OD&D at a KC convention last Spring. Brought back memories of my first games in college. One big difference between OD&D and 3.x and later is the penalty of level drain. OD&D drains were permanent baring some very hard to obtain high level magic. Depending on...

On the game lawsuit, my guess is it gets tossed due to the kid being too young to legally enter into a contract. Might get refiled against the parent(s) for failure to properly supervise a minor that causes financial harm to others. This points out one of the downsides to FtP games. No entry...

Depending on how tight the mob boss is with the legal establishment(how much does he pay?), the fighter's life may be measured in hours if not minutes. The barbarian should be in the clear as he left before the excitement started. Use a disguise spell,hire a street urchin to inform the...

Why would a lich, normally evil, train a CG apprentice? Why is Modoc called 'The Magnificent'? High Chr? Magnificent OOPS with a new spell? Since he is 7th level already, briefly describe some of his previous adventures. Truthfulness not necessarily required. He is chaotic after all...