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Well, ehren37 pretty much hates 1e, as demonstrated by each and every one of his posts I have had the misfortune of reading on these forums, but here is my take on the subject anyway: A lot of people have this perception because of poor experiences with juvenile DMs. Teenagers often make dumb...

Ehren37 -- do you ever post anything on these boards except anti-1e drivel?

Dark Tower by Paul Jaquays (and published by Judges Guild in 1979) is freaking deadly. It starts out fairly innocent (the first two levels of the dungeon are fairly benign), but soon turns up the nastiness dial to eleven.

Eh, it usually the player's decision to subject himself to random rolls, not the dreaded "DM fiat". Taking part in dangerous adventures should have consequences - some unforeseen.

This is a problematic analogy, since chess is a two-player game, and once somebody loses, the session ends. In roleplaying games, losses are at best a temporary delay as new characters are brought in or slain ones raised. A campaign works perfectly well with a rotating cast - as long as there...

This is probably the first thing I like about 4th edition, so you can guess what I think about the idea. ;) In fact, it is a perfectly good old school philosophy, very much in keeping with early campaign worlds like Judges Guilds Wilderlands of High Fantasy and, yes, TSR's Greyhawk. After all...

I agree with the OP, especially in the "tyranny of fun" as a design goal area. Both of these directions serve to take out edge, colour and danger from the game, transforming it into a less visceral and ultimately less satisfactory experience. Victory is sweeter if there are strong loss...

Unrelated note: I can tell there is difference, but if someone asked me which is which... I'd be in trouble.

What the guy with the penguin said.

Well, Dark Tower is a 3rd party adventure... granted, from 1979, but still. ;)

Which translates to: "I will go in, because I enjoy adventuring in dungeons." :D In the end, motivation comes from the players, and the rest is justification.

Bah, my Palladium books are perfectly functional, have stood quite a lot of wear, and actually nice-looking in a minimalistic sort of way. Hell, my JG books are also perfectly readable (some ... questionable .... art notwithstanding).

Some "evolution", but a lot more "business cycle". A/D&D was always a game people wanted to get changed to their tastes, if at least to be part of a larger player base, but it flourished despite - and, in my opinion, often because of its supposed flaws. I remember how it used to be hip in the...

What is "WW"?

Holy hell, is that cool (ample bosoms included ;))! Unfortunately, my party is at 4th to 5th level, so running it isn't a possibility, but still. Eagerly awaiting the next one. :D

QFT, and how!

If you have a go at 1e, don't let yourself get bogged down with all the minutiae. Since it is a very modular system, you can start with the basics and add the rest along the way if you feel the need to. :D And of course, you need the 1st edition DMG. One obvious reason is the combat tables...

Look here, and get ready for a whole lot of browsing: http://www.afterglow2.com/ Note also that most of these materials saw very low circulation, in the hundreds or maybe in the low thousands. Judges Guild was much more prolific and successful, with several titles of large print runs to their...

If it isn't Vancian, it isn't D&D, that simple. This of course means that Sorcerers and Warlocks are Of a Different Game. :D

It has been dead for a long time, and it is more respectful to leave it so than make it suffer more indignities.