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In the original D&D 1st level wizards were basically a resource drain on a party. You had to choose your spell(1) with care. Sleep? Magic Missile? Something else? And cast it wisely, you didn't get another for the day. And there wasn't that encounter, rest, encounter, rest stuff like so...

I have often wondered why so many settings that have easy to do magic travel still feature standard large stone walls, castles and such. Why spend large amounts of time and money building something that wizards can cheaply render mostly useless? Task: Kidnap Prince(ss) from heavily guarded...

One thing to consider is how the population at large will view the skeleton PC. The initial reaction in most settlements will be some variation on "KILL IT NOW!", "ALARM!", or if you are very lucky, just "SUMMON THE GUARD!". Even if the party can convince the town folk the skeleton PC is...

As someone that is the middle of that area, I think your fears are overblown. If Hasbro is worried about the roadkill remnants of the Moral Majority movement of the 80's, they should just close up shop and liquidate the company. Most of the leaders of that group wound up in disgrace from...

It is always possible to design a scenario where one class will outshine most of the others. #1. The PCs are captured by the locals, striped naked and placed on the monster filled sacred island as a sacrifice to the gods. The Monk will be having fun since her unarmed combat and AC bonus...

The fact the DM is frustrated as well is a heads up that the entire group needs to have a 'How do we make this more fun and less frustrating' discussion ASAP. If you are frustrated and the DM is frustrated, it is probable that other players are also frustrated. Needs to be fixed or it will...

Having an after or before game time conversation with a DM shouldn't be a problem. If it is, may be time to find a new DM, family status not withstanding. Keep it friendly and professional. It could be something as simple as the DM is frustrated by having to essentially run two parties when...

Don't limit it to just TTRPGs. The complex rules sets from tactical board games like Star Fleet Battles can also prepare a gamer for life in the real world. As someone who has played D&D since before 'Advanced' was added to the name, I was known around the office where I worked as the 'out of...

So Transformer Barbie isn't out of the question? Or a "Transformer Barbie Meets the Dungeon Master" movie?

D&D Barbie anyone?

Their 1st response to my email was much the same. They sent a 2nd response a bit later listing other vendors with the book but at a higher price and shipping extra. I sent a response to that suggesting that someone at Amazon who's title included the word Chief or President contact the CEO of...

How many of GenCon's 61,000 unique visitors are 1st timers? I think that WOTC is thinking or perhaps has access to the numbers that show it isn't that many. Skipping GenCon and hitting other cons is probably a better way to get the company reps in front of a much larger number of new folks...

It is Here! Who would have thought that prying the book out of Amazon's hands would be half the adventure? It took a 2nd round of contacting Amazon, via email this time, to provoke positive action. I think including the facts I had contacted Green Ronin and was discussing the failure on a...

One thing that most folks forget is that D&D was created to allow role play gaming rather then tactical board game combat(think Chainmail). Somewhere in those 3 original books is a comment that if you really want to include miniatures, you can use the Chainmail rules. It seems odd that as the...

Is the PDR for the Traveller Starter Box set a new format or typo? Wonder how this compares to the GURPS version? Hopefully, they will publish print versions of the Maps.

Welcome to another exciting episode of Phill and Dixie's Science and Pathfinder. Awaken seems to target a single critter so would apply to one single bacteria. The spell description doesn't mention if the awakened abilities apply to offspring. Which is important since a disease bug works...

Maybe you could use a Pazio Harrow Deck and just assign DoMT cards to various cards in the Harrow Deck. As a side bonus, you can use it as designed in Pathfinder games.

Rather then trying to fit 3d6 to a game system with many years of debugging based on 1d20 for the primary randomizer, play a game designed from the ground up for 3d6. GURPS is one. You can download a free copy of GURPS Lite from Steve Jackson Games. There are so many little things baked into...

I pledged this, tried it, and was one of the many disappointed. At least the non MMO pledge benefits mostly covered the cost. It says a lot about the state of the game and the concern shown to the ones who still try to play that a touted new feature to get someone out of a bugged area of the...

No need to ret con anything. You stated you are switching systems. Make the offer to all players that they can reinvent their characters to new classes if they want. They are already having to do some reinventing due to the system switch. Just wave your magic DM arms and make it so...