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Oh, I wouldn't mind trying Dying Earth, either.

I don't think I have, either. I recently picked up Trail of Cthulhu, though, and that got me reading the "See Page XX" stuff from Robin Laws. As an experiment, I tried out the "Yes, but..." character/story/game approach he mentioned, and had fun with it (this was an after dinner thing with the...

Weren't there some GURPS supplements that covered this setting? (Low Tech or Ice Age, maybe) I've never been a big fan of GURPS, but the genre/setting supplements are often useful even if you're using a different system.

What games would you like to play, but haven't had the chance, yet (or lately)? A few of mine: Traveller (classic) In a Wicked Age Trail of Cthulhu Mutant Future

Ah, okay. That's what I'd call the B/X sets. To me, BECMI means the Mentzer versions (including the Companion/Masters/Immortals) sets. Yeah, I could see that. I think of the B/X sets as the no-nonsense "sit yer ass down and just play" edition of D&D. That was a nice gift! At this point, I...

Interesting. What distinguishes BECMI, for you?

Over the years, I've become more discriminating about games I'm willing to run, but I'm willing to play a much broader range, and to give something a shot (especially if it's only a few sessions). Of course, there are still games, styles, and genres that I'm less enthusiastic about. Off the...

A musing on the use of burning oil.

This is *THE* draw, for me. I run OD&D or AD&D with the old books, so I don't really need the retro clones as game systems to be run (although I certainly see their value in that role for others). What I love is the availability of magazines that are directly relevant to my game, and adventure...

For me, it depends on the game. Usually (but not always), with D&D, I take the approach of "PCs that survive are special." A 1st level PC might be special, with a fantastic story and legendary exploits in his future...or his story might be to die from a giant spider bite twenty minutes into...

I find the possibility of no PC deaths with novice players and 1st level characters pretty hard to believe unless the adventure was really easy or the DM was going easy on group (which I don't think is necessarily bad, although I usually prefer a more 'let the dice fall where they may'...

That kind of "switch" wouldn't bother me at all -- sounds pretty cool, actually.

I think Risus hits a sweet spot for simple and generic, but still viable and useful.

Well, 4e didn't have any effect on my gaming, but I looked at several systems when I was growing dissatisfied with 3e: TSR D&D and retro-clones (pretty much all of them) Castles & Crusades Lejendary Adventure Savage Worlds True20 My picks from the above list are: Original D&D (or Swords &...

Yes, if you're mainly aiming at "by the book" traditional D&D, AD&D (or B/X) would be a better pick. For me, a great deal of the fun of OD&D is creating my own D&D that's still firmly grounded in "traditional D&D." Part of the fun is taking it in different directions (to some extent) and...

The Original Bottle City and The Original Living Room are both from his Castle Greyhawk stuff (Bottle City being a special sublevel and the Living Room being a big set-piece room).

Do you have a copy of JG First Fantasy Campaign? Arneson had a system for awarding XP based on gold and treasure spent in seven areas of interest: wine, women, song, wealth hoarded (xp lost if stolen/spent), fame, religion/spiritualism, and hobby. Each PC could have one or more areas of...

Wait until you see the Knockspell #2 PDF -- you'll be coveting the print version, too... :)

Two new musings: THAC0? Turning Undead

I give them a great deal of control over where they go and what they choose to do. I run a "sandboxish" game where the players drive the "story." There's usually still story, but it's often not what I would have expected, because the PCs drive it in directions that I don't anticipate. No...