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Hiya! LOL! Laughing because... "This is precisely why I DO like generic systems. I love the variety of ways a player can come at the game. ..." ;) Interesting how two people can have COMPLETELY opposite 'vibes' from the same 'thing'. ^_^ Paul L. Ming

Hiya! 1. Be Painfully Neutral and Fair. 2. You are the Reality of the Campaign and everything in it. 3. Whatever happens...THAT'S the story. With #1, it basically means don't "build for the PC's to succeed". Meaning if the Troll Swamps is being crossed by the level 2 PC's...and you roll an...

Hiya! As I have aged more and more...yes. I most definitely see that I have lived a relatively "charmed" life...at lest insofar as human interaction is concerned. Not perfect, but I get the feeling I'm in the top 1% for "friends, family and social interactions". ^_^ Paul L. Ming

Hiya! Because back in the early 80's any "tension" between differing desires was handled like any other social interaction; both parties talked about their perspective and they came to a mutual compromise. There was no need for any specific "ways to handle it" written in the rulebook. This...

Hiya! How would 5e handled non-combat stuff like RP'ing? Primarily, it wouldn't. It shouldn't. That isn't really D&D's "jam, baby!". I'd suggest that the DM adapt some other RPG's "system(s)" for inclusion into their 5e game. For example, I use a lot of random tables to help guide my...

Hiya! This? Now THIS sounds like a Campaign Setting I could get into. (Are you listening, WotC?...stop following Hollywoods "If it's been done before...we can do it again" trope and do something new!). ;) It sounds similar to a world I created back in my 1e/2e crossover days (early 90's I...

Hiya. Christmas. Ugh... Probably the best and simultaneously worst holiday (ok, scratch that, second best... Halloween is first, easy, but Christmas is the worst, also easy ;) ). I love the "feeling" of what is SUPPOSED to go on during Saturnalia (re: "Christmas" to modern ears): Celebrating...

Hiya! I think, iirc, Birthright, Spelljammer and Dragonlance. But it's not what I picked...as to what I specifically DIDN'T pick. Simply put, I just don't trust WotC do do a reliable "conversion of a setting for 5e" from an old one. I did figure that Spelljammer is 'broad' enough to be able to...

Hiya! (Didn't read every page of this thread, only first...gotta hit the sack, really tired!) To the OP: Don't hang up your dice. Go find a Super Hero RPG System. I'd suggest "SUPERS! Revised Edition" ( SUPERS! Quick Start - HAZARD Studio | SUPERS! Revised Edition | DriveThruRPG.com ). It...

Hiya! As usual, someone is misinterpreting how Alignment works in AD&D (and I guess D&D, by proxy), again. Well, according to how I've always seen it since day 5 or 6 back in December of 1980. ;) The video in question claims D&D is a "restrictive" system. It isn't. That's not how it works...

Hiya! Warhammer Fantasy (1st Edition is best, imnsho, but the latest 5th (?) has some interesting bits n' bobs). This checks all your boxes. Pendragon (as mentioned above). But its definitely got it's own "vibe" of Arthurian Classic Fantasy...which doesn't mesh well with the idea of "dungeon...

Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 1st Edition 20+ 1 = 21 BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 36 Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 34 - 2 = 32 Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 36 Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition 25

Hiya! Any spell/type of spell that requires that much 'explanation' is failing horribly at conveying what the spell can do. IMNSHO, of course. When it comes to describing what an Illusion can do... "short and vague" is the best approach. :) This is why in MY 5e Campaign, I use a more...

Hiya! When the players get there, sit down and ask them: "Do you want to just say you win? Or do you want to play this out to it's inevitable conclusion?" Assuming they say the later...and they probably should, unless "winning" is more important than "having fun" (in which case you have MUCH...

Hiya! If I was inclined to "buff" the 5e Monk...I'd probably make only three changes. 1. Up the Unarmoured Defense. I'd simply add 1/2 the monks level, rounding down. So yes, a 20th level Monk would be nigh unhittable...and I'm totally cool with that. 2. Up the Martial Arts damage by 1 die...

Hiya! Powerful "misc" items that create things/effects that can be utilized by multiple people for various things. Things like a Folding Boat, a Daern's Instant Fortress or a Rope of Climbing even. I like it when a magic item is a benefit for the group as opposed to one specifically for a...

Hiya! Cruelly, swiftly and without mercy. Why do you ask? ;) ^_^ Paul L. Ming

Hiya! I've done Romance several times over the years, each time being better than the last simply due to life experiences and all of us being more mature and having actual, deep, loving relationships (out of my last 6 players, 5 were married, with the last getting married a couple years before...

Hiya! My take on Canon and how I approach it: If something conflicts with something that was written before it, then it's "non-canon". Doesn't mean anyone can't or shouldn't use it (e.g., Tieflings and Dragonborn in Greyhawk), but if someone tries to claim "I can play a Dragonborn in Greyhawk...

Hiya! Now that I'm older, looking at it, I think I could probably play it for at least a session. I'm much less "sure of my self" in terms of what is "good" or "right" or whatever....more "grey", less "black and white". :) I think if we all took the game as a sort of "RPG version" of playing...