haven't played Fantasy General from Strategic Simulations Inc in ages. probably at least 1997 or so. can't believe they are holding an entire convention based on it.
(T)Ed Starks loves me. i know he does. as do most of the guys here and multiple other gaming sites. i complete extol all of the wonders of OD&D(1974) at every opportunity.
took me since 1979 to get it back in print but it is worth it. :D
3d6 in order
Str
Int
Wis
Con
Dex
Cha
OD&D(1974)
then Supplement I Greyhawk (1975) added the Thief. so Dex and Con switched up order for 1edADnD by 1978 PHB.
yeah, i bought all of the D&D stuff that was available.
the artist died in 2005. RIP
if you ever make it to GaryCon i could kill one of your PCs in a DL one shot. :D
n1 against the cult of the reptile god is also a whole village and adventure.
from d02. Of Sound Mind by Piratecate
or the whispering woodwind from CMG
are decent for ideas.
for Shadowdale feel though you can't go wrong with Trouble at Grog's in Dungeon Magazine #4
edit: another product to...
yes, this idea has been used since the 70s in the game. as magic items, as traps, as spell components, as drugs with effects and so on...
edit: even in the novels. kender smoked hookah in the DL books during the 80s.
may not help you with conversions of spells. but the old adventures that tackled this in the formation of the game could be looked at for ideas. D2 Shrine of the Kuo Toa had a few spells that acted different under water. as such Dragon Magazine had several articles on it which later got used for...
i was going to reply to Umbran using the box. but it only let me start a whole new thread. i didn't think my reply was worthy of a whole thread. could mean a lot of extra work connecting conversations.
i c what you did there.
was going to say that in the forum box but it would only let me make it a whole thread unto itself. didn't think i wanted that.