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I'm pretty sure that was the year of the black box D&D basic set.

In AD&D 1e, a player creating a human fighter could choose to roll 9d6 and use the best three die results.

Going back over Gary's posts in this thread makes me wish there was a way to archive every thread he had any significant participation in for posterity.

Exceptional strength premiered in the GREYHAWK supplement for D&D, as well as additional perks for the other ability scores. Diaglo can surely attest to this and the effect it had on the game.

A great shout rises from my throat: UP THE IRONS!

I had my first death from the Grim Reaper on Sunday. I sent the Reaper to my opponent. He rolled for his fate, and a result of five sent the Reaper to where I was in the Chapel. I rolled, and a result of one had me frantically spending a Fate to re-roll. The second throw also came up one, and I...

Gary Gygax was awesome! Gary Gygax's prose is awesome!

Is there a Thread of the Year award? This thread gets my nomination for 2008.

Is Plato and REPUBLIC really elitist/fascist? Or have you not studied it enough? :p I'll add another recommendation: the works of physical philosophy (Latin: natural science) by the Master of Those Who Have Knowledge.

Makes sense then. On that note, I recommend "Bullfinch's Mythology:" The Age of Fable The Age of Chivalry The Legends of Charlemagne

Dungeon Master fiat is awesome!

The late Dr. Lence at the University of Houston believed that a sniper should be set up near every university graduation stage and any student who has not studied REPUBLIC should be shot just as he reaches for his diploma.

Non-fiction?!?!

I agree with this analysis. That's one reason I felt 3e+ hasn't gone far enough in changing the game, overall.* That is, the game has been shifted to more of a tactical combat game for which the original "abstract combat" system doesn't really work. As you note, this really requires a rethinking...

Which is sensible considering those are maneuvers for "man-to-man" combat, generally speaking. Animals and other strange beasts are better suited to simply be whacked on (via reach weapons, etc.).

It's the logical destination.

I recommend buying the full new game to get all the new components, including board, counters, and rulebook. I plan on ordering an upgrade back to have extra cards to use for making custom cards.

That party looks like the bar scene in STAR WARS - no humans!

Yeah, the spell lists were a bit mangled in core 2e. I remember making extensive use of a Dragon article realigning the priest spheres so clerics and druids would have their correct spells.

Any GM that is that slavish to the rules isn't a great GM in the first place. I think that is probably the unspoken assumption of us on the "GM is more important" side. We don't have to worry about being Rochambeued by the rules. A great GM will correctly ignore that horrible rule. And that's...