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Here's the thing: I don't get to slay many dragons / droids / Shadows in my daily life. I don't get to catch many robbers, explore many monster-infested temples or visit other planets very often. So it's fun to pretend about those things. But a Tea Party I could actually do. I mean, I don't...

Well, OD&D is pretty simple. Since you can't get the PDF any more, Swords & Wizardry: White Box, while a lot more verbose, is close to it. 1st edition Gamma World is quite simple, and succinct. Each later edition moved it away from its initial simplicity, though. Classic Traveller (still in...

I play Old School games because I prefer the play experience afforded by the game design philosophy and game mechanical approaches of that era. The characteristic lightness, fluidity and openness help me plan and run better games and facilitate my enjoyment at the table. The method of "rulings...

Several, and one is excellent (Austin). Though the excellent one doesn't carry any role playing stuff.

I think the poll would be a lot more informative if there were a "None of the Above" option. So far I have been into Fight On; I plan to get Knockspell in the future.

In our gaming group, everyone must come attired in an androgynous jumpsuit and address fellow players with the gender-neutral term "comrade". Characters may not use swords, spears or other oppressive phallocentric weapons. When making an attack, the sexist paleo-linguistic artifact-phrase "I...

That's what I love about the Star Fleet Universe (i.e. SFU, i.e. the universe of Star Fleet Battles and Federation Commander)... if you've ever been watching the space battle sequences in Wrath of Khan and thought "I want to watch a Trek movie that is nothing but this!" then the SFU is for you.

I own LUGTrek but I haven't played it. It looks neat, though. Prime Directive is set in the "Star Fleet Universe", essentially an alternate timeline that builds off of certain aspects of the original series and the animated series and goes from there (ADB's license doesn't allow them to discuss...

That's true. Living in Central Texas, if I want to go to a neighboring state I have to drive between 250-450 miles depending on which one I pick.

When I do NPCs, I tend to take one or two traits and exaggerate them. Remember that when you're portraying a table top role playing character, you usually have no set, no costume, no makeup and no props. So you have to be more expressive to get something across. Also, if you have a bunch of NPCs...

This. Take it another way: A guy playing a magic-user going on an adventure to slay the goblins of Bleak Hill who memorizes Magic Missile instead of Sleep... A guy who draws the map and gets the party lost/going in circles because he gets his right and his left confused... A guy who runs...

What he calls "Bad Design" (with the capitals) I call perfectly reasonable design: it's up to the players to figure out when they should retreat. He also misses, when he discusses the resource management of older editions, that the primary resource you're managing is Hit Points. It's like...

4th -5th level. 3-4 hours. 1-2 FOREVER...? An hour and a half? 4 players. Varies. It wasn't very much or very long. Yes. The DM didn't use minions. I don't play 4E anymore... I quit because the sessions were like slow-motion trips to the dentist. Now, before anyone discriminates...

An enviable schedule! Is the Gamma World game 1st edition?

I'm sorry... Bullywugs are drop dead awesome. If anybody disagrees with that, they should talk to PirateCat. He will banhammer enlighten them.

Sure... currently there are Brave Halfling Publishing (OSRIC and 0e), Expeditious Retreat Press (OSRIC), Goblinoid Games (OSRIC in addition to their LL line), Geoffrey McKinney (Carcosa, a 0e supplement), to name a few. Not to mention print magazines like Fight On! and Knockspell. If you want...

You know... there are "3rd party publishers" (like Brave Halfling) who produce stuff for earlier editions. A lot of people who play D&D don't play 3rd or 4th edition, and still buy stuff from 3pps.

I like to make graphite smears across thin sheets of cellulose.

Running: Empire of the Petal Throne (1975 rules) (back up to 6 players + Ref; 8 months so far) Playing: D&D Classic (Mentzerish) Babylon 5 (2nd ed D20) (don't like the rules but the GM is awesome)

I picked "Uninterested and disappointed" since my main reaction is "What in the Sam Hill is Dragon Age!?" Countdown timers should be for things which I've actually heard of.