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I guess it depends on what type of horror you're going for. I don't consider WoD horror, because the players play the monsters or slayers, and they progress in power. I think of it as more of a wish fulfillment game of role reversal, kind of a Dungeon Keeper type of thing. CoC is definitely...

(1) See if the players want to laugh. (1a) If so, laugh with them. (1b) If not, laugh at them. (2) Remind them of the value of men-at-arms and henchmen. (3) Remind them of the value of watching Monty Python. (4) Observe objects being thrown at me. (4a) If food, catch. (4b) If soft, bat...

DL Classic? Does that mean the original DL1-DL14 Dragons of Despair-Dragons of Triumph Dragonlance arc? OSRIC's good; my recommendation for easy PbP play however would be Moldvay Basic-Expert with a few minor tweaks for the Krynn mythos. Sleek, simple and balanced with a minimum of lookup...

I think it's unfairly maligned because the tone, atmosphere, setting and encounters are completely different from the 6 modules that went before it. Also considering that years had passed since the last module in the series (D3), and that Gygax was not the author, people really just didn't know...

Hi, From what I understand, Gygax began planning AD&D in mid-1976. The Monster Manual came out in 1977, perhaps because it was the least disruptive to apply to ongoing campaigns at the time (some of which had been going for several years). The modules were released to a crowd that had already...

We grognards are the dwarves of D&D society, "new"comers are young humans or at best half-elf. ;) It all makes sense then. IMO a grognard is someone who doesn't like the new wave of product, or at least prefers the old. In the old days they were wargamers faced with OD&D RPGers, but these...

I think the point of labeling oneself a grognard is to make one simple statement: "I was there." Kind of an "I shook Sinatra's hand" kind of thing. :) Anything beyond that is baggage in one form or another!

(Seems like another case of Porsche drivers complaining about Model T performance.) I like T1-4 quite a lot, simply because it provides what I associate with classic D&D - old school monsters of many different factions, all revolving in a "wheels withing wheels" meta-plot that gets ever-deeper...

I miss the days when we used to just sit at the table and play games.

(Note - this was for an advanced campaign with a dark world and experienced characters.) I had a group of obstinate players who insisted on playing their favorites (half-ogre, assassin, paladin, etc.) with no care toward party viability. So I gave them a 30-second intro, in which I revealed...

Escapism takes many forms. I believe a definitive distinction can be made between storytelling, gaming and world building. (Consider as a quick example the appendices in the Lord of the Rings.) I myself have only played D&D rarely since the 80s, but I still use modules in my creative writing...

#31 When your heroes first come to town, every citizen has a yellow question mark over their head. #32 While buying equipment, if you fail a Wisdom check, the DM must sadly announce that you made a mistake and sold all of your armor to the vendor. #33 When adventuring, every player must make...

Meatgrinders have been out of favor for a long time now. Probably because they're wildly disruptive to an established campaign. I highly recommend their play, though. They're especially awesome as one-shots. Roll some "side PC" redshirts and go. Why worry about their future adventures when...

Wow, I really don't see any slam at all toward the OSR in what he said. The implication I got was that players had a harder time of it in old school D&D, both from the perspective of nastiness (instakills, arbitrary deathtraps) and lack of player input (for example the entire party's voice...

Short answer: No. Long answer: I said no. :cool:

I would support it if it was a respectful return to the original roots, instead of just corporate lip service. For example if the project were offered to Frank Mentzer with input from Rob Kuntz, with invitations to Jim Ward, Tim Kask etc. to participate to the extent they wanted to, and...

This thread seems at odds with itself. It’s talking about indulging in gaming over factionalism (I think?), but it’s indirectly promoting factionalism over gaming.

Personally, my interest in the edition wars dimmed considerably when 4E was released. Prior to that event, a lot of the 3E/3.5E advocates were very proud of their game and the destruction of the old. Not here so much, but at other sites which I am far too much a gentleman to mention by name...

Cell phones are the first iteration of fully portable personal computers. Soon, people will be using these as their "mains," for all gaming, processing, calls, music, surfing, etc. Things that are inconvenient to carry, like a large monitor, full keyboard, mouse, etc. will become plug-in (or...

We came even closer to nuclear holocaust in 1983 than we did during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I don't think anyone who lived through the "evil empire" speech, the shooting down of Korean Air 007 and the recognition that the USSR felt a first strike was imminent would call the Cold War merely a...