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Since the Edition Wars began, I've had some questions: What fronts have seen the most fighting? What are the crucial military objectives? And have any been destroyed? Who are the major generals and heroes of the conflict? Has new technology been introduced that has given one side an advantage...

AD&D is organic. It grew and evolved over time. Play experience varied from DM to DM who each could tailor the game to his or her tastes. The rules were more like guidelines and Gygax's way of saying "Here's a bunch of cool stuff I used, you don't have to use them, but here they are to use as...

I used those modifiers for an AD&D game. They did slow down combat a little bit. But players liked how the modifiers made each weapon unique. The game took on a more medieval feel. PCs used swords against lightly armored brigands and peasants, and large hacking weapons like 2H swords and...

If it hasn't been said already, you know what's really great about AD&D: The Dungeon Master's Guide. A classic. I used that DMG all the way up to 3.5e because of the cool stuff that is in it: 1. a random dungeon generator 2. the properties of gemstones and herbs, 3. cartoons ("+2...

How the heck did medieval war work? Medieval War, particularly the Hundred Years War, was known for its sieges raids. Pitched battles were few, and often devastating to the French (until late in the war) The English had the rudiments of a professional army not based on vassalage. The French...

I, a grad-student in medieval History, approve. Thank you for posting!

1. What are you doing with an original edition/retroclone D&D? I'm looking to run in a new campaign. 2. What type of roleplaying game were you playing (or are still playing) before you became interested/involved in an original edition/retroclone? 3E D&D 3. If you were playing 3E, why did you...

I agree. Even at lower levels, its cumbersome. I think one reason why combats last so long (aside from hp inflation) is because all players have to chose between all those powers and then keep track of them. In many ways, a player has to study the PHB and become familiar with all those...

Right now I'm running a West Marches style campaign using D&D 3.5. I'm also in a Warhammer 40k: Dark Heresy Campaign. Some other games I'd like to try (or play again): Castles & Crusades Pendragon D&D 2e Mage: The Ascension Middle-Earth Role Playing Hero Quest!

I have this module, and I've always wanted to run it. But I know that it'd be difficult for players to make a 2 year committment from start to finish. Question: If book 2 is sort of a slog to get through, how does a DM keep his players' interest? It seems like book 2 is meant to get the PCs...

At first I was like "hmmmm...." But now I'm like "meh." I have a subscription to DDI. But I just don't use it enough to justify paying more. So I'm letting my subscription lapse.

That's not the only thing to do that to ants. Check out this fungus. WARNING: If you don't like watching things grow out of insects, do not watch this. There is a definite creep factor here. YouTube - Cordyceps Fungus

Do the Gnolls have engineers in their ranks? If so, maybe they can do as the Romans did. They can build a wooden stockade every night before they encamp. Perhaps the spell casters can assist them. Maybe the stockade has wards in certain places for additional protection.

From "They Deserved It" by Roger E. Moore from Dragon #228: :lol: I love this article. According Mr. Moore, the only thing worse that being killed by a flumph, is being killed by a garlic bread golem...

Your comment reminds me of a Dragon article (in issue #216, 1995) I first read years ago "The Auld Alliance" by Arthur Collins: These kids read the rule books before they read the stories that inspired the games. That means their palates have been trained in some strange ways. I've also been...

I just turned 30 about a month ago and it hit me: I've been playing D&D and other RPGs regularly for TWENTY YEARS! I started at the tail-end of AD&D before moving on to 2e and later 3.5. Like Joethelawyer, I've rejected 4e. In those twenty years I've accumulated thousands of dollars of RPG...

This is the opposite of what cruel things DMs do to players. Players sometimes can be cruel to each other and the DM. What nasty things have you, as a player, done to the DM or to other players at the table? (And no posting: "yeah... I played a thief/rogue once and stole from the party." It...

I similar thing happened to myself and my best friend back in high school. Apparently, my best friend's parents played D&D before they became Christians. But once they became Christians, they stopped and became adamantly opposed to D&D based on literature like Jack Chick and what the books of...

D&D won't die. It'll just change forms. D&D 15e will be downloaded into your home's holosuite for hours of entertainment! With bodysuit techology you can actually look EXACTLY like your character! Select between 1000 different character classes and races! Explore the Tomb of Horrors and...

No, because... I've already have a subscription to DDI. I got it back when I was incited about 4e and thought I'd really enjoy the game. If they offered PDFs of older stuff, I might renew my subscription. But that decision won't come for at least another 6 months. So maybe in that time my...