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You’re probably thinking of DragonStrike. This was another board game by TSR in that same era. It was also competing with another TSR board game, Dragon Quest and both were targeted towards players of the very popular HeroQuest.

Way too much is made over the Buck Rogers stuff, IMHO. Buck Rogers was sunk cost two or three years in the rear view when the whole thing went belly up. As for Ms. Williams ethics in the “coup” I’d suggest reading the story in The Game Wizards first. The podcast is great for the drama of...

Just got here but, maybe the reasoning is that you're suggesting that Ms. Williams actions were unethical as opposed to a legal course of action that could have been pursued in a different method is a type of characterization. A characterization that is a form of labeling. I think we can form...

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but I've never heard anyone say that B/X was confusing or that 1E was better at alleviating confusion.

I've not gotten into as much of the OSR stuff as I probably should considering how much I prefer the pre d20 game. I've been dreaming of a proper re-org of the 2E game into a more fixed format, in other words, cut the options and define a specific set to keep it small enough to play well. FG&G...

I'm not particularly interested in wading into whatever is going on here, but that take is explicitly not what is in the B/X rules nor is it really what the game is implying. Page 30 in the Basic boxed set Player's Manual has the 7 "Character Classes" listed. They are, Cleric, Fighter...

In my experience, reaction rolls were probably one of the least utilized game randomizers, even less used than morale checks.

Only thing I’d add is a new look at Charisma. I know there is a nostalgia factor for 17 specifically but an uber high CHA in general for paladins in TSR era rules. It is one place where I can somewhat relate with suggestions that until at least 3E, the class requirements (along with a lot of...

Speaking of Lorraine, I just noticed a rather heartfelt thank you to her in the back of the Encyclopedia Magica. I don’t get from one sentence an impression that Lorraine was completely unaware of what TSR was selling or that she was not involved with product. Just a weird little note.

As I mentioned in my last post, this really reminds me of the hyperbole in the old SA forums. This level of self-congratulatory rhetoric is probably the only consistent theme in the whole Brozer pamphlet. So far, every chapter is authored independently. I suppose if nothing else, it’s a great...

Well, Let's see what all the shouting was about with a dive into the first real content of Brozer. The opening chapter is listed in the Table of Contents in all caps with and asterisk and a footnote, so maybe we will finally learn more about Brozer and how to run this game system. The asterisk...

I’ve found that when things like this pop up, it’s good to check the Encyclopedia Magica. I pulled it up in Volume III and it’s not explicitly mentioned how much protection is provided only a duration and area of effect. It seems to imply that total immunity is provided. The only additional...

Well, I guess I'll start this thing off. First, I've never attempted one of these before, so I'll just lead with that caveat. Alright, I decided to do this somewhat live. I've done a hard skim of the pamphlet, and that is exactly what it appears to be. Its a scant 60 pages. Of those 60, there...

I’ve said elsewhere on this forum—I believe in a discussion with @Mannahnin—that the post-Gary TSR had a shot at viability had it focused on fiction, its periodicals, and a stripped down core of 2E. But I digress. To return to the topic at hand, I’d like to propose something. A “Let’s Read” a...

While it’s probably forgotten now, but 2E initiative was the best the game has ever had. Roll low mechanic is the best for initiative. 1E was so bad in comparison. THAC0 has been suggested for 2E but BECMI and I think B/X had it, both of which came first. 5E has to be advantage/disadvantage

There was a recent episode of Reading D&D Aloud where Ben Riggs gets into this with a guest and it’s actually rather apologetic towards Williams and it shouldn’t really be considered that outrageous of an idea. I think it was Zeb Cook who he was talking with it.

I’ve got two of them actually. Apparently it was more expensive than they were selling it at and it didn’t move well. I’m trying to remember which podcast was discussing it. Maybe Ben Riggs as he has all this financial stuff from TSR, but that doesn’t feel right to me. Neither box I have...