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When I voted for Trampier, it was actually this I was thinking of, rather than his rulebook covers... :) And from Easley, this is my favourite D&D image ever...

Willingham is my favourite of the old-school artists. Some his monsters are just sublime.

Trampier, Easley, and Otus for their iconic covers on the core books of the game's defining eras. Everyone else is too connected to one area or another (which includes my favourite, the mighty Brom).

Mine started in 1982 and is still going. Began with B/X, transitioned to AD&D 1e and 2e, then adopted 3e for a while but gave up on that and went back to a houseruled mix of B/X and AD&D (with a couple ideas stolen from WotC editions like ascending AC and CMB/CMD from Pathfinder). It's dynamic...

If you're using Demogorgon, you should probably also use Demodragon. Originally from the D&D cartoon, iirc, it was statted out in Dungeon 147. Very cool.

FWIW, here are all the Mage adventures, with the products they appear in: Angel of Mercy Ascension Judgment The Revolution Will Be Televised The Earth Will Shake A Whimper, Not A Bang Hell on Earth Book of Chantries Harvest Time Chaos Factor Digital Web Tale Recursion Deus Ex Machina...

At least as far as the 20th anniversary editions are concerned, this is pretty much exactly what is going on. They're compilations/love-letters-to-the-fans that try to bring together the previous three editions under one roof. As you've seen, this is somewhat unwieldy. The writing style in M20...

I do not know that, sorry. There may well be but I am unaware of any - my online games are run using Zoom and Shoutcast and are quite light-touch when it comes to electronic assets.

Check out Mage Made Easy, by the guy who wrote M20. It's a collection of advice and hacks to make the game easier to digest and run: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/314476/Mage-Made-Easy-Advice-from-That-Damn-Mage-Guy Well worth a look. How Do You Do That breaks down the magic system with...

JOYPUKE :D

Ouch. I mentioned Torg's spell creation system in a previous post but this wins.

Well, I've given my thoughts on why games might or might not be simplified. If you want to discuss mechanics that have the capability to be offensive, you're going to have to give some examples. Given that you brought it up, I feel you should define the term as you understand it for the...

I am struggling to think of an example of mechanics that are offensive because of their complexity, which is what you were talking about in your initial post. Mechanics that are offensive for other reasons, sure, I can think of lots of those. But because they're complex? What are you referring...

For "games" in general, there should be different types - some more complex than others so that people who want different things can have them. Everything being the same is boring. For a specific game, it's a matter of finding their audience and giving them what they want in such a way that the...

I agree that answering this OP's question depends on how you define "D&D". TSR's version(s) of the game are absolutely dead - at least, official ongoing support for them is dead in any meaningful sense. You can still buy them, of course, and play them. So I guess you have to define "dead" as...

Gamma World for sure. I played the 2nd edition back in the day and really enjoyed the version that came out during 4e. I played a giant sentient fungal growth called Mundungus the Humungous Fungus Among Us. So anything that enables that sort of behaviour gets my vote.

Yes, they are largely compatible - mainly when it comes to using adventures. Although the core mechanical chassis of the rules is largely the same, there are enough differences so that, for example, you can't really use a Basic D&D fighter alongside a 2e weapon specialist and expect them to...

$375 for the Quintessence edition of M20.