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Power creep happens when players want more options and specialization to a given game (an RPG or nearly any other game), and the publisher of the game caters to these players tastes to stay in business. No RPG is ever complete, most players will always want more. Power creep, however, is not a...

In no particular order: The Crucible of Freya The Keep on the Borderlands The Return to the Tomb of Horrors Rappan Athuk (original and reloaded) The Red Hand of Doom Although there's lots of runners up from 1e. I've never played in or DMed The Return to the Tomb of Horrors, but place it among...

One time I pointed out to Gary that a couple pieces of artwork in the AD&D DMG resembled old Gustave Dore illustrations from Dante's Divine Comedy. And it was the first time it was called to his attention! Can I hop on the XP bandwagon for that? huh? huh? ;) Btw, I'm glad Enworld had...

Pro: Liches have never "sparkled" in the sun, like vampires. Con: You'll never have a decent tan again. Pro: You can pass for the ultimate skinny angsty emo-goth type. Con: You can't cry. Pro: When you grow powerful enough, you can go back in time and see history as its made. Con: The...

There are actually three sets. A list of each one is on this website. They're call "MPC Action Kits." MPC (now defunct) used to make the kits. They used to make similar kits for Star Wars. Tome of Treasures - TSR Non-Gaming Here's blog with picture of two of them fully painted. MPC AD&D...

My favorite: Weapon damage vs. Large Creatures. Broadsword 2-8/2-7 - okay, meh Longsword 1-8/1-12 -all right, that works Short sword 1-6/1-8 - halflings can have a shot, too Two-Handed Sword 1-10/3-18!!! You mean I get to roll 3d6 damage against that ogre! Awesome! :D

I just played the 1970s Chainmail skirmish rules just a couple weekends ago (they're in the middle of rulebook, right before the fantasy stuff). And they've stood the test of time, IMO. I've also played the 1e Battlesystem. It had its charm, but it seems to take a long time to play, and the...

Well, starting in the "As" of my music collection.... Down in a Hole -- Alice in Chains God Smack -- Alice in Chains Angry Chair -- Alice in Chains Heaven Beside you -- Alice in Chains Frogs -- Alice in Chains Garden of Sakuntala -- Amethystium Ad Astra -- Amethystium Gates to Morpheus --...

Howard used such evocative language throughout all of his stories. But my favorite passage comes from Rogues in the House. Conan is imprisoned but given a huge beefbone to eat. The jailor, making the rounds, notices this and is outraged: "The jailer was so upset that he made the mistake of...

There's a lot of great advice here, so I won't reiterate what's been said. Therefore, if you haven't already, I highly recommend getting AEG's [I]Ultimate Toolbox[/I]. I use it when I have "writer's/DM's block" or need to come up with something on the fly. I did, however, recently used the...

I love D&D, too. I may not always like D&D. Sometimes D&D can be annoying. And sometimes D&D and I just need our space. But I always come back to D&D. :o Edit: I almost can't believe I just typed that. :confused:

In a similar vein, the following used to happen to me more or less occasionally in the heady days of 2e and early on in 3e. I'm quoting directly from Roger Moore in Dragon #228, but it still applies: "Man, this City of Greyhawk campaign bites. You people should dump this stupid world. It's dead...

I had a player like this long, long ago. As a DM, I never cured him, but it was fun to jerk him around from time-to-time, because he would always take the bait. I reiled on a dusty tome called Grimtooth's Traps, particularly the section featuring trapped/cursed items. Check out the "The...

Players consistantly not telling you that they will either be late or unable to show up to a session, not responding to group emails, or both. The old World of Darkness Vampire Storyteller's Handbooks called players like these "The X-Factor" because you have know idea when they'll show up...

When I saw this thread I immediately remembered this: http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/246608-d-d-iii-movie-trailer.html Which leads to this: shine_flash :lol:

I like this idea of slow and steady progress, but not necessarily one miniature per week, but when you can, as long as you get at least 52 minis done. Sometimes I look at my unpainted miniatures and just get overwhelmed. Or I feel like I need to do a great job and and when I don't I get...

I've seen three natural 20s rolled in a row before with similar results. But I've seen a guy roll four natural 1s in a row, get mad and throw the offending d20 across the room against the wall, only to have the d20 roll back toward him and come up as a 1. He threw that cursed d20 away. :p

Pre-3.0e D&D combats were shorter, hands down. In 3rd Edition, low-level fights can be fairly fast, but at higher levels they can slow to a crawl. I think a huge part of this is that combat is less abstract in 3.0/3.5e/4e Player's are given a huge suite of combat options and rules to choose...

But I might be in Chicago on March 26th, a couple weeks late... NOOOOO!!! I try to make it to Games Plus at least once a year whenever I'm in the Chicago area. Games Plus is just packed with "stuff" that I don't see here in Iowa--the market demand for such a comphrensive store just isn't here...