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That's not true at all. Look at classic Sword & Sorcery rogues (in the generic sense) like Conan. He often doesn't want to fight... fighting gets you killed. He wants to get the gold, the girl and maybe the glory; he wants his skin to be intact. Why would an adventurer want to fight? Even most...

I think you're on the right track here. The way that the older versions emphasized "grab the treasure and run" was the fact that monsters were worth very little XP; treasure was where the real XPs were at. Basically, PCs will do whatever gets them the XPs. If they get XPs for killing monsters...

So they went from Big Band to Chinese Opera. What's next, Bluegrass? And hmm: "every ten years or so". My money's on the "or so". Or rather, my money is nowhere near any of these people. It was nice that Leeds spoke with you, and nice that you posted about it. It has taken this last debacle...

Well, I'm stopping at the S&S archetypes: the man who overcomes challenges with wit and steel, and the man who overcomes them with fell sorcery or secret knowledge. I'm not throwing out the idea of classes, I'm just saying that more than two is unnecesary.

I don't see a need for the Thief class because everybody ought to be able to find and disarm traps, move silently and hide in shadows. You either have a good hiding space or you don't. You either are wearing noisy gear or you're not. You either look where the trap is or you don't. You either do...

I stopped right about the time that Roy bit the dust. I am aware that he went into the afterlife, though. I don't know how it's gone since then, but so many strips were seeming to harp on the "moral absolutists are retards" thing and it just gets old. Rather than stick around to see if the...

I guess I'm an ex-fan. I liked it when I thought it was about poking fun at the humorous implications of D&D tropes. I stopped liking it when I came to the conclusion that it was just an extended rant against "Lawful Good" and the point of view that implies. I don't like showing up for a...

This.

Random ideas for prolonging the war: 1. A snake man sorcerer uses a fell ritual to banish the PCs (heroes of the war, I presume) to the Jurassic Park dimension. They have to find their way back... and upon returning, the war is not going as well as it was. 2. Betrayal! One of the generals or...

What an entirely excellent idea!

I'd love to do an itinerant Lizard Man warrior-poet version of Hamlet named Nosirrommij the Crocodauphin.

I have visited so many cruelties on player characters I can't begin to remember them all! Lately (last week), I inflicted two, both of which ultimately involved unwanted additions to the party (this is Empire of the Petal Throne, 1975/OD&D rules): Less cruel thing: The Dinosaur One of the...

I find combat in 4E to be a Thundertusk Bore. I don't think combat is its strong point... it takes a million years and is essentially a chore of chipping away at a mass of hitpoints like a sculptor with his chisel. I don't see how 4E could be helped by adding in yet more rules, this time to...

Much of the role playing game stuff I'm into these days is essentially free... though if you want it in print you have to buy it through print on demand. Swords & Wizardry (free PDF; small charge for print copy) Labyrinth Lord (free PDF; small charge for print copy) Encounter Critical (free...

Plus the company stands to its customers like a virus to its host. It just keeps draining their resources until they're wiped out and then moves on to the next one. I don't think such a scorched earth policy has ever been good business in any industry. It seems to me that with the traditional...

Why, do they keep out threadcrappers and trolls?

I don't see how that could work though (I'm not saying that's not they're reasoning... if "reasoning" is even the correct word): most people who play Old School think 4E is a pile of stink and would rather not game than play it. So the most they could do is drive some people out of the hobby...

I would ask him if PDFs of the old school (1E and earlier) products will be made available again. I would also ask about the possibility of a parallel D&D rules set being released that follows the legacy mechanics and premises, rather than the 4E ones (maybe reprinting OD&D or Classic). I think...

Galeros, dude, did you not hear about the Navy SEALS? They all have Power Word: BOOMHEADSHOT memorized and they really, really hate pirates. Do not mess with those guys! You will totally not get a saving throw.