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When I read Chainmail, from which many of the magic-user and some of the fighter level titles derive, I realized their significance is they denote a type of figure that encompasses certain fighting and or spellcasting capabilities on the battlefield. For instance, your 11th-level magic-user is...

I like how they left it open for a sequel at the end.

Another thought, in this version, Gandalf lives in a tower and is looking for the One Ring. It seems like they had decided to conflate him with Saruman.

This might have been the prequel to the Beatles LotR.

Nikki Giovanni, one of the most celebrated poets in the United States, has died of cancer at the age of 81.

The OP seems to have skipped over the apparent use of five-point alignment (with the very few exceptions which use parentheticals) in the Monster Manual (1977). This would seem to complicate the idea of the SR article as a straight forward presentation of nine-point alignment.

I played Holmes Basic and AD&D 1E in the early 80's. I continued playing a few non-D&D RPGs from the mid 80's to the late 90's (Villains and Vigilantes and MERP are the ones I remember by name), but by the end of the 20th century, I'd completely stopped RPGing for a while. I wasn't drawn back...

"Missed me, you overgrown tin can," Bible taunts before striking again at the armored giant. Waythe: 1D20+11 = [10]+11 = 21 Slashing damage: 4D6+1D4+7 = [2, 1, 1, 3]+[4]+7 = 18 Waythe: 1D20+11 = [18]+11 = 29 Slashing damage: 4D6+1D4+7 = [5, 3, 1, 2]+[1]+7 = 19 One hit point to go! The...

I think "Tea Bag Duck" has a nice ring to it. As for a title for the whole thing, maybe something like "The Mystery of the Cult of the Golden Eye"?

My personal version of the "Grand Campaign" would be to play the following, which works out to about one module per level: T1 B1-2 A1-2-3-4 G1-2-3 D1-2-3 Q1 (I'm not going to suggest an acronym :).) After level 14, I suppose we could actually go after the Elder Elemental God.

"$%&!" Bible exclaims as rocks pummel Valda. Seeing the armored giant approaching quickly, she moves her enlarged form toward the gap between Valda and the fallen chieftess and leaps toward her enemy. Landing in front of her armored foe, she strikes twice with Waythe. Bible moves to AQ53/AR54...

I think a good title for the entire series would be something like Mistress's Gambit because the situation generally hangs on the machinations of Eclavdra, mistress of House Eilservs. Perhaps even better, both because it's slightly more evocative and because it works in the D/G of the series, is...

Yes, it's nice to see it being stated explicitly. I award inspiration in my D&D 5.0 games. I think it works best when treated something like a compel in Fate, if you’re familiar with that system. As DM, I make it one of my main jobs to present situations that test/are adverse to the PCs’...

Bible strides into the room as she grows to ten and a half feet in height and over a thousand pounds. ::Behold!:: she calls out in a booming voice, standing a few paces behind the chieftess, where she can be seen by Nosnra and the Stone Giant emissary, and holding aloft Waythe in one hand. ::I...

Bible takes a gulp. First gulp: 1D6 = [4] = 4 "Nothin'!" She takes another gulp. Second gulp: 1D6 + 1 = [2]+1 = 3 "Still nothin'!" She takes a third gulp. Third gulp: 1D6 + 2 = [6]+2 = 8 "Bingo! Now I'll show 'em what for!" she says as she flexes her suddenly bulging bicep. Sorry...

Bible tries the strength potion even though she's already very strong.

Unless @Shadowedeyes objects, can we assume Valda is using the dwarven shield (even though we don't yet know what it does)? Also, I just wanted to remind everyone there are three doses of the "growth" potion left (Bible took one) which mimics the effects of the enlarge spell, so if your...

In the default cosmology I like to use, giants (and titans) are the offspring of primordials who begat them for the purpose of contesting with the "gods", spirits from outside creation, who sought to subdue and shape the world according to their will. Once defeated, the giants withdrew to the...

"Hmm," Bible says, picking up the bottle and examining the rune. "This says it's for 'growth'. Who want's to show these gianks they ain't the only bigs in town? Arf arf arf!" "Thisk buys your freedom lass. Now be gone with you!" she says to the giantess and her servant, pointing towards the...