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You don't get to tell us how we get to run our games, man. We are telling you that you can run into CR 20 stuff. Remember that running and/or non-combat options are available in games. If the only thing that could happen would be combat, then sure, we would have to telegraph powerful things...

Okay. That's not how we do it. Any area, including a city, has the potential for CR 20+ stuff. The farther out you go, the more likely you are to encounter powerful things. Look at the wandering monster tables in 1e-3e. Any party could easily run into something waaaaaaay out of their range...

Maybe I'm just not understanding what you mean by "lines up with the level system." I'm taking it to mean that the PCs will entirely or predominantly encounter like leveled monsters no matter where they go. What exactly do you mean by it?

It worked for D&D just fine. It can be nerve wracking for the players if they are in an area where things are sometimes or often more powerful than they are, but it was their choice to go there. You keep saying "line up with the level system" as if that's something that happens in this kind of...

Why do you assume that the plant monsters are minor. There are some nasty plants in D&D, and he could have unique plants there. And just because an abandoned dungeon CAN be filled with level appropriate monsters, doesn't mean that it is.

In the distant past when I designed worlds, there were indeed safer areas and more dangerous areas. And not at all because of level. Rather it was because of civilization. The farther from civilization you go, the more dangerous things get. Armies tend to keep the smart and dangerous things...

I wonder if a Dragon article said something along those lines, because all the DMs I played with did the same thing.

A buddy of mine and another store owner are putting on a full game convention in Burbank, California over Father's Day weekend. I'm going to be there and I'm wondering if any of you are planning on going? It would be fun to meet folks from here to shoot the breeze and maybe game a bit.

Well, that was a bit disappointing. There was no general catch-all write in spot at the end, so there were some things that I didn't get to say. :(

You also can't overlook that it was 1e. The FIRST edition of AD&D. All the rest came after and built off of it. Just being the first of something gives a bit of added oomph and influence in the minds of a lot of folks.

I was never able to talk a DM into letting me use it. And when I DM'd I told my players no on that one as well. When you're used to 4d6-L, that amount of dice for stats seems ridiculous.

I once got a 1e cleric to 5th level and had 40 hit points with no con bonus. Kept on rolling them 8s at the right time! The he promptly died to some save or die something or other.

Me and my darts dispute that in a huff! :P

Timin(Ioun Stone) Wonderous Item, Rare(unique), (requires attunemnt) Centuries ago a long dead archmage had an apprentice named Timin. Tasked with cleaning the laboratory, Timin inadvertently knocked over several magic beakers. When the resulting magical explosion cleared, Timin discovered...

Fey Princess's Belt Wonderous Item, Very Rare, (requires attunement) The first time each day that the belt is used to cast one of its cantrips, that cantrip is the only one usable until after a short or long rest. The belt offers the following cantrips to choose from. 1. Dancing Lights 2...

Looks more Fletch to me.

Someone is underreporting. :P