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Old School Essentials, hands down. With a close second to Beyond the Wall, some elements of which I may combine with OSE.

I'd definitely be in for a game like that. It would offer me a chance to play outside of my usual selections, and having the backups ready sets the expectations that the PC's might not be expected to survive, which is another plus for me.

<snip> Nope, you’re not alone. The group I burned out with was the same way (unfortunately, this is the group I’ve been gaming with for like, forever). As I’ve gotten older, my interests in the RPG/DnD realms have shifted from power trips and min/maxing (not that I was heavy into those back...

Grabbed the OSR version! Thanks for doing that! Also glad to see it doing well. Congrats!

Yup. Had it happen after more than a year into a 5e campaign. Wasn't enjoying the campaign as DM, felt like I was fighting the rules, eventually it blocked up any creative energy I had. I shut down the campaign after a minor plot point resolved. I'm using OSE now, and it feels so much more...

Major US city in the 70s/80s growing up: 1) bike with friends every day - check 2) knock on friends doors every day to see who could come out and play - check 3) summers spent outside from after breakfast till the street lights came on - check 4) biked to nearby shopping center, ball fields...

I voted often, because I can’t think of a situation where I’d be able to tell the players at the table “you’ve never seen a troll before, so you can’t use fire.” When I world build, I’m always trying to be cognizant of what normal people would know or think. Do they know about trolls...

“I search the desk” is perfectly acceptable. Did you walk across the rug? Are you searching from in front or behind the desk? - and both of these I would ask you before assuming anything. If, for example, there is a trap under the rug, I don‘t want the player saying “But I tried to use...

Yeah, I don't see malicious intent on the part of the DM in this instance, I see your expecting or projecting that malicious intent though. If you come to a door in a dungeon/house/castle/whatever, I, as the DM, tell you what you see (i.e. what you perceive): DM: "You stand in a doorway. The...

Wouldn't you always want to select 1 in a Duel? You would usually attack second, but give away no danger dice. If your opponent picks higher, you get the extra danger dice to damage them... I guess unless your opponent would be able to kill you in one strike anyway? In which case going first...

Yes, and its also confused due to its naming, as being something that characters don't actually have to do... which is wrong... PHB p183 "Characters who turn their attention to other tasks as the group travels are not focused on watching for danger. These characters don't contribute their...

That may be true in some games, or some GMs, but that's not what I try to do. I'm not looking for someone to describe every step, action, and interaction, I'm not looking for someone to find the magic pixel. I want them to interact beyond the simple mechanics of their sheet. Particularly...

I agree, but I'm also on the fence as a player and a DM about the second. How would I know I failed the check? In OSE/Basic, they usually recommend the DM roll the secret doors or find trap, or whatever roll, because the player wouldn't know if there were or weren't any (i.e. they wouldn't...

It seems that there are only two ways you see play happening: pixel by pixel or "I make a perception check". I'd posit you're missing a lot in between. From the Basic DnD Rules: "The Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game is about storytelling in worlds of swords and sorcery. It shares...

Exactly. To say "But my character isn't actually in the world and I (player) wasn't born there" is a cop out. If the game is being described and narrated by the GM properly, it is very easy to decide what you (player/character) might do in that situation. It could be something like "I...

I think there are degrees of that old school play. I certainly agree and wouldn't want to have to ask my players to describe the correct puzzle, place, item, etc. to progress, but even general descriptions of their activities can usually be sufficient. You do, however, need to give solid...

I find that in OSE/Basic it is less of an issue actually. IMO, as DnD has grown, it has added NWPs, Skills, and all manner of other "abilities" to the character sheet. So when play happens, the player naturally looks to the sheet and the "things that I can do" listed there. In OSE/Basic, the...

Cool. In that case, you have to be ready to hand out a lot of treasure in those barrows, and whatever else the players decide to pursue. As you can see in the Advanced materials, it takes a lot more XP to level up, and gold is the only way to do it (magic items don't, iirc, give Xps.). Of...

Most of the above comments are solid and I agree completely. With re: to monsters, I find that everything up to 1e is pretty straightforward to just port over, maybe keeping an eye on Morale for some of the monsters (I seemed to have noticed some creep). Don't be afraid to lower a monster's...

When you say you use the UA Feats, and have a larger variety of half feats, are you still giving out stat increases for Feats, or only for half feats? I feel like the proposed options were 1) Feats and no ASI (Feats don't give ASI) 2) Feats with +1 ASI Or am I off in left field? Basically...