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Edgy dying and Lucius going unconscious is quickly becoming a theme!

AD&D fireball was roughly 33.5 10'x10' spaces. Fairly easy to eyeball the overblast it if you are playing on a grid. More often than not, it would fill an entire room, unless it had a high ceiling.

There is a link to Delta's blog in the article. Apparently he is someone who blogs about 'old school D&D' but there isn't much about his qualifications/expertise.

I would posit computing the volume of 1e fireballs game me a step up on my fellow 12 year olds in math class! More than one wizard had their whiskers burned by the back blast.

Interesting read re: Gygax. Even back in the day I remember hearing he had picked up a booger sugar habit while in California working on the D&D cartoon.

I run in Greyhawk and added the following... Tiefling hail from the lands of Iuz, as the offspring of humans and his demonic allies. Dragonborn were genetically engineered as warriors prior to the Twin Cataclysm and hail from Sea of Dust/Dry Steppes area. Following the Twin Cataclysms, they...

Did you ever play the Neuromancer computer game? It was awesome! (by 1988 standards)

The current glut of game systems is very reminiscent of the early days of D&D. Some days it seems there are more systems than players. And, like the late 70's/early 80's, I expect many of the systems will fail to attract a player base and wither away. People have been assigning numerical...

It seems like a good chance to go visit Kazakhstan! If there is one thing I learned from playing D&D, always find a local guide. I am willing to bet they would be willing to show you around a bit if you travelled to their convention.

I have evolved a DM'ing philosophy over the years that really makes the article above largely irrelevant. "The players should not be playing out your story in your world, the players should be playing out their story in your world" The distinction is subtle, yet profound. Too many DM's push...

A ton happened during this session and the character dynamics really started to coalesce!

I went to Gary Con for the first time last year and I enjoyed it more than Gen Con. If I could only make one convention a year, I would pick Gary Con over Gen Con. The Wisconsin weather in March does sort of suck, but it is nice that is doesn't conflict with anything else.

I am lucky enough to live in central Illinois and have a bunch of conventions within driving distance (Gen Con, Gary Con, Who's Yer Con, Winter War, etc). I believe smaller conventions have trouble getting the word out more than anything else. Just recently I discovered a small convention...

DM Note - I tend to be pretty laid back about players missing sessions. If a player isn't present, the PC generally follows behind at a safe distance taking no action. They can be called upon to perform a critical function (a rogue picking a lock for instance), but otherwise do very little...

Personally, I would love if D&D had the problem that the movies made from the IP were outperforming the RPG! So far, we have had the exact opposite problem. The movies have been abysmal and drawn very little from the existing and incredibly rich IP. I also don't think we need to worry about...

Just a quick comment, it is easy to forget that the party started with almost no equipment. It wasn't until they got to Ludunum that they got some basic adventuring gear. It made the early battles interesting! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I tend to do both. I say 'yes' and also roll in the open and let the dice fall where they may. Any story I have in mind should be affected by both player actions and randomness, otherwise I would just write a book. I view campaign as 'cooperative story telling' and the twists are what makes...

Some DM notes relating to Episode 3: -I tend to run fewer, but deadlier, encounters in my games -Faithless is a new player that was added to the group but took a couple of sessions to show up -The gem in the eye socket statue is a homage to the AD&D Player's Handbook cover art -Animus are a...

I think the issue at hand is that this is more 'editorial' than it is 'article'. It probably is more properly placed as a forum thread, rather than as a front page item.

I still have my copy of JB007 on my shelf! Haven't played it since college. I still remember how we used to make fun of people who failed a 'seduction sequence' check. The stages were: The look, opening lines, witty conversation, beginning intimacies, and when and where. You can imagine the...