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Demons. I guess the twisted madness of chaotic evil seems more horrific to me. But devils and daemons both make great villains. And I've used demodands, too. I guess that I just like fiends. :)

I buy the minis solely for use in my game. I have never played the miniatures game. The "rules integration" thing is of no concern to me, as I run 1st edition AD&D. I just ignore the stat cards. I don't think that they're expensive when compared to other miniatures - unless you try to buy...

For my regular (weekly) game, I rarely give recaps. They aren't usually needed. OTOH, I sometimes go back to the town where I was born for vacation. When I do, I game with old friends. At the start of one of those vacations, a fairly detailed recap is usually needed. Perhaps 5-10 minutes.

In 1st edition (possibly 2e also) the pluses of a magic shield counted on saving throws vs. breath weapon - so this trope has been done in D&D.

I don't think that you're being at all unreasonable,ShadeyDM. You gave the player a choice ahead of time, and he wants to change his mind at the last minute. The DM is responsible for his campaign, and that is more important than any one character. That said, I wouldn't have offered the option...

I think that the ant creatures are actually formians, not formorians. They are in 1E, anyway.

There was an old issue of Dragon magazine where they speculated on the evolution of various types of humanoid monsters. IIRC, the article described goblins and hobgoblins as being descended from different strains of australopithecus, and ogres as descendants of gigantopithecus. Michale Scott...

I prefer to be the DM, though I like playing, too.

I still play (or actually, DM) 1E AD&D.

I don't know if staking a vampire in combat is "classic" at all. In the older tales, vampires are staked in their coffins, not when they're up and about. Staking vamps in the course of a fight seems more of a "Buffy" thing to me.

What "thief like abilities" are you talking about? Are you thinking of the 2E ranger? I prefer the UA ranger.

I've played in only two Savage Worlds campaigns so far. Both are still going (although one is a kind of sporadic at best) so I can't comment on the average length. The main Savage Worlds campaign that I'm in has lasted 4 years so far. That is also the longest :) I'm not a big fan of SW, but...

My friend and I each bought a case of Desert of Fesolation. We each got the standard distribution of figures (4 of each Common, 1-2 of each Uncommon, 0-1 of each Rare).

I also, got the "Too many connections" message.

I have played in games that I didn't like, for the sake of friendship. If I actually hate the game (as opposed to disliking it), that's too much, though.

Actually, it DID happen. There was a 1 issue DC/Marvel crossover where Superman became the herald of Galactus. Now, back to your regularly scheduled thread :)

I've never run a whole campaign in this vein, but I have run a few Halloween adventures where the PCs were monsters. In my game the characters were a vampire, a werewolf, etc If you don't want a lot of intra party conflict, you need to give evil PCs a reason not to kill each other. In my games...

Back in the eighties, I had a character draw from the deck and get the card that allowed you to gain a level of experience if you defeated the next monster encountered in single combat. As it happened, we left the dungeon just after drawing from the deck, so I was expecting the next monster...

The arrangement of inner and outer planes was introduced in the first edition PHB, I believe (it may have been in Dragon issue before that). It wasn't called the "Great Wheel" (and looked more like a box than a wheel), but it was the same planes and the same arrangement as the Great Wheel. It...

Where I'm coming from: I like the Great Wheel picture, and I like alignment just fine. I'm no fan of Planescape. There are hints as far back as 1E that at least some devils were fallen angels. In my campaign, the first devils were exactly that, and they tend to be subtle seducers and...