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Actually, you can find something kinda like the D&D monk in few odd places in the literature, myths, and/or traditions regarding the Rosicrucians. I've seen at least one reference in a translated German work, itself drawing from an older source, that certain Rosicrucians were trained in...

For me it's a vicious cycle from years of starting at 0 xp. I play a lot of low-level stuff so I feel more comfortable running low-level games so I end up playing mostly low-level games so I feel more comofortable running low-level games. I'm trying to break this habit with my next campaign...

I plan on using Sean Reynold's ideas about NPC classes in my next campaign.

I've often thought that you could build a heck of a campaign world with just the monster booklet from that module. Or imagine using only the original Fiend Folio or MMII for your campaign. There are so many monsters available to be used that campaign worlds are shaped as much by omission as by...

I got this one recently and I think it's a little gem.

Like SenZar, World of Synnibar is over maligned. Some people have harshed on it because of it's creatur's past antics. Others pick on it because it doesn't match their play style. Don't get me wrong, it has it's mechanical flaws, but it also has several great points. To wit: Excellent XP...

That was my reaction. Here's an opportunity to show what he's made of as a player and what he's made of apparently is 100% grade 'A' wuss. I'd jump at the chance to take a veteran PC through the Tomb of Horros. Yes, my guy would probably die horribly, but what if he made it through alive...

Assuming I agree that "doing them justice" ought to be a goal of the game, then the problem is hardly limited to bardic lore. Most gamers do not know enough about [X] to do it justice, where X is wizardry as depicted down the ages, the art of swordfighting, the principles of ancient religion...

Also excellent. I am so stealing this idea if my Arcana Evolved campaign gets off the ground.

I'd rather be dead than pitied by the DM.

C&C is an OGL type product with 1st edition style classes.

I put myself at Pretty Bad. Lately I've been trying to bone up with articles at Wizards. Just got in the Power Gamer's 3.5 Warrior Strategy Guide, too. I'm hoping D&D for Dummies will help as well.

Dude, that is effing beautiful.

I'm not sure how many people write there own big dungeons anymore, but back in the day it was the thing to do. My big dungeon was simply called the Dungeon of Doom. It was ten levels, though I never needed more than eight of them. My favorite feature of the dungeon was what the players dubbed...

Thanks for the review!

I like orcs.

My altogether favorite is to carry a bastard sword, hand axe, dagger, and shield. That way you have all sorts of nifty fighting options. I actually ran a character once that I rolled a d8 for at the beginning of each fight. I would consult a table that looked something like this: 1) Bastard...

A quick visit to the Acaeum confirms that there was a '77 Holmes and a '79 Holmes. Unfortunately, there is no real indicator as to the differences between the two editions. Can anybody throw some light on this mystery?

I like the gestalt rules, but I would only implement them for certain limited kinds of campaigns. Nifft's ideas are nifty. I could also see using them in a campaign in which I wanted to do Ars Magica style troupe play. Each prime PC (the equivalent of an Ars wizard) would be a gestalt. The...

Holmes did two editions? I thought he did one then the next was a Basic book edited by Tom Moldvay. Great char sheet, BTW.