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Some classics that would be worth revisiting in an anthology book, I think: Cult of the Reptile God Dymrak Dread (from Basic D&D) Baltron's Beacon Secret of Bone Hill

I plan to run a more slow-burn 5e game, and have been looking at (and devising) slow natural healing options - so voted Slow Natural Healing. I liked the idea of the gritty realism variant in the DMG, but not quite the execution, so am pondering some ideas that will fit within the 5e system...

I came up with a Concentration house rule for spellcasters to allow multiple concentration spells at once. It would also be usable by monsters, especially big bosses. (CAVEAT: This is an idea I plan to test out, and I have had no playtesting to see in action - so it's all theoretical) A...

Something tells me I may regret tossing my hat into this conversation... but here goes... I wholeheartedly love the alignment system, use it enthusiastically, and recommend it. That said, I am not oblivious to the many emotional opinions around it. Personally, I think any iteration of D&D...

Oh yeah, sandbox it! And I mean true sandbox, not the fake kind where the DM has a story all laid out in detail and only pretends you have any choice in how it will play out. :cautious:

Well, scale in 1st ed is specifically variable. 1" = 10ft is generally mapping scale for indoors. 1" = 10 yards is outdoor scale. The ideal use of miniatures and a grid in combat involves a scale 3.3ft squares. Hence why I use two battlemats for 'zooming in' when needed for fighting.

1st Ed uses a scale of 1 Square = 3.3ft, so 3x3 squares is a 10ft area. The movement rates and such are all geared around this scale, so factoring a per-segment movement rate is simply a matter of dividing your movement rate appropriately. If you're using indoor movements were 1" of movement...

BECMI - it's where I cut my teeth on D&D. I love the simplicity and how it allowed 13 year old me easily learn how the game was played. Also memories and nostalgia. AD&D 1st Edition - my current go-to and favourite edition. I can't quite quantify it, but it seems to have a 'soul' to it that I...

:eek::eek::eek: And it's on special for 89 cents! Must. Have.

Now that's just crazy talk! :eek:

I dunno, as DM I'd totally allow a wish to grant a 9th level slot... which could then only be used to upcast a cantrip! :ROFLMAO:

Lilliputian Death Knight.

I kinda-sorta did this in my previous campaign! :D The BBEG for the first half of the campaign was a human dual-class Wizard/Warrior (2nd ed campaign). For years (in game and out) he was a royal pain for different groups of PCs. At one point, a generation later (in game) the new group of PCs...

Okay, so what you are suggesting here is a fringe example that could 100% legally apply because WISH by its nature changes the rules. It doesn't have to honour the baseline RAW because it creates a scenario that goes beyond the printed rules. It would ultimately be up to the DM to allow it or...

Going by the letter of the law, so to speak, you could possibly make a case for a Single classed wizard who has his spell slots somehow artificially increased being able to scribe and prepare a spell that is normally higher than his ability to cast. This, to my mind, would be contrary to the...

No, that's exactly the point. They can only prepare as if they were single classed, and since a single classed wizard at 1st level cannot prepare anything other than first level spells, being multiclassed and having the 2nd level spell slot doesn't alter that fact. You can, at best, upcast your...

I guess about 25% or so... There's often a dungeon present and they occur regularly, but players don't always go in. My group tends to be the traveling kind, and have more overland and wilderness adventures, with a healthy dose of in-town shennanigans than anything else.

I ran it for my 1e group, although I don't have the Orange cover version so I don't know the differences off hand. I kept the core set up, the Valley of Haven was protected by spirits that kept the humanoid races out, and otherwise was an isolated, idyllic community where anyone who lived there...

I have to say, the idea of starting in a tavern is fine as a standard. Taverns are, after all, public meeting places. I just hate when campaigns start there and no one knows each other, thus leading to some very awkward stares and bland attempts at roleplaying before being shoehorned into an...

Cliche (of which I wholeheartedly admit I'm guilty of playing!): Surly, scottish dwarves wielding battleaxes. Subversion: Cheerful dwarf with a lisp, wielding a frying pan. :unsure: