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I voted GURPS for my two cents. The other option would have been West End Games d6 system, but since that's in three genre themed books it didn't qualify within your criteria. My reason for saying GURPS is that I have done all of the following in it With Just the Basic Set for 3rd Edition...

Excellent point, but I voted for Potion of Healing because while it may fit more neatly with the mechanical aspect of the game it really grates the reality of the world in-game. And I never have any NPC refer to weapons as a magical "+" in game. So for me it would be a "Chaos Sword, forged by...

I voted Kits too, but lemme 'splain why. There is nothing wrong with Prestige Classes in theory or certain implementation issues. I hate the munchkinny take 3 oddball classes to max it out and get into one quicker, I also strongly dislike the fact that most Prestige Classes aren't really...

I've run a Halloween themed GURPS Horror adventure, A Halloween themed GURPS Ghostbusters adventure, A Christmas themed In Nomine adventure, An April Fool's Day Supers adventure, A Horatio Club (time travel) 4th of July adventure, A New Year's Eve themed In Nomine game, Oh and a Halloween themed...

bought my Moldvay/Cook Basic Dungeons & Dragons boxed set when I was 10. Ran the haunted tower sample dungeon just to get a feel for the game. First time I really got to play the game with friends, I ran the B2: Keep on the Borderlands. I still have the roughed up copy of the module even all...

So under the new rules you would never dream of using a poison that does 3d6 con damage on 5th level characters although they do exist and can be used against characters of that level, but under the old rules you would happily force an entire party into a save vs. poison or die scenario...

From the sounds of your experience it had nothing really to do with the edition at hand but instead the encounter that was used. I am working off the base assumption that your characters all ate poisoned food as opposed to bad potato salad (as no rules edition really covers such things). In 3.5...

22 years for my part. Started when I just turned 11. Ran every version of D&D except the original three books. During my tenure behind the screen I have run Shadowrun, Vampire, many different GURPS, In Nomine, Mage, Tunnels and Trolls, and several others I have probably forgotten. no one else...

Working up options and extra nifties for a Rules Cyclopedia game I am hoping to run in a couple of months. A couple of players really want to stick to the newest ed (they have never actually had to try and DM it or anything else for that matter) so I am playing with a few things to sway them...

Why there are only two people who spring to my mind. it has to be the combined creative genius of Kevin Sembieda (of Paladium fame) and Terry Pratchet (creative master). Just imagine what it would be like......

Or optionally, just go slasher flick on them and kill each one off individually in various greusome and graphic ways when they least expect it. Once they have all died you have achieved perfect balance again. Sounds reasonable, right?

I've got to agree with Odhanan on this point. I have run everything from the moldvay/cook basic D&D book up through 3.5 and OD&D/ClassicD&D/AD&D 1st ed/2nd ed were all a heck of a lot easier to teach than 3.0/3.5. Your explanation of mechanic was a little simplified and your posting of old rules...

The company was called WEG. But they were bought by a very naughty company that stripped them of assets and forced a reorganizational bankruptcy. Under new ownership the company is alive and well again. But with the new trilogy and amazing amount of books out there now, and Little Georgie L's...

My currently planned purchases for 2006 include the following: Gaz 5: The Elves of Alfheim Gaz 11: The Republic of Darokin (wanting a back-up copy) Rules Cyclopedia (need at least 1 more copy of it for myself and a friend is looking for it) Creature Crucible 1: Tales of the Wee Folk Creature...

There was no objection. I was simply working under a different assumption that you were. Mine was that some form of combat or noisy activity were going on. Yours, a routine and quiet room sweep. That's all.

And in the old rules they had Move Silently as a thief skill so you would have rolled that to not be heard. Given the basic assumption on the d20 DC15 I suggested above, it was generally assumed that some form of combat or other very loud comotion was going on. Not a simple pilferer looking...

That's about what I was going for in the spell exchange category. But as for the Sacred Fist, well I am about fed up with the bazillion and one prestige classes, most of which involve characters being at least 7th or 8th level (many see 10/11 as ideal) before you start taking them. I like the...

A DC 15 would be about right for that. But if you are running the adventure why worry with the change? Why not just roll the d% and be done with it. A room of goons w/o any real Listen Skill would have about the chance of hearing it. I would simply leave as is and move on to monster stat...

I understand what your saying, but isn't death a bad thing that heroes are supposed to avoid? Isn't it supposed to be the very worst thing that can happen to you? When you make the heroic sacrifice and there is a no win situation, well, the DM shouldn't be throwing on penalties. The Kobayashi...

As for as replacement characters go for me. If they want to bring in another character, normally that character has to come in at a level 1 lower than what they would be if the old character were raised and they have exactly the needed experience to attain that level. But I also no longer use...