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True but he rarely exerted control. He seemed to practice democracy as opposed to 'lead' and inspire.

Better than the old 1e modules that they would sell off - if I recall the Slavelords series was tournament originally because I remember the scoring rules in my modules for the last one

This is a mess that I see with West Marches - as was said, once something started going into someone else's material, I feel a time out should have been called. Secondly - so the cleric of the god of knowledge killed a helpless prisoner? That's not very heroic - I don't care if it happens in...

I like these. For the shared map, I do think it would be cool if you DID find a cheap table at Goodwill or a yard sale, took the legs off, and made an excellent map. Now I'm thinking of Risk Legacy(?) where I understand the board physically and permanently changes, much like Betrayal Legacy -...

When I read this, I was reminded of - and my mind can't remember where it was in 1e, either OA or Greyhawk Adventures? - but they had rules for playing a zero-level, and they got XP and could buy abilities like lockpicking or cantrips. It's similar to the rules the game Gangbusters used: you...

I loved that Shockwave was essentially Lawful Neutral. Megatron came back, having expected him to take over Cybertron once the Autobots were gone, and Shockwave was like 'Taaadaa, just as you left it!'

Only if I get to be Killer Croc... "... it was a biiiiiig rock." -- "Almost Got 'im", BTAS

I agree you have to put the Circle of Eight - pretty sure the ORIGINAL Wizards of the Coast - as iconic. I mean, how many spells are named specifically after them through all the editions?

Aleena was my Aeris from FF7 moment as a child. That being said, we need an adventure where Bargle and Emirkol the Chaotic ride again - always loved the 1e DMG artwork of Emirkol just riding down cobble streets, blasting people.

I'm a huge fan of seasonal events. A friend I used to game with used to run seasonal one-shot horror D&D games for us. I wish I could remember what exactly, but they led to a seasonal boss fight. I always get the fall and Christmas one mixed up, and can never remember if the Bloody Barber was...

DMs can also, at the outset of the adventure, establish a timeline - in three days, forces from the western orc tribes will be crossing en masse. And stick to it - if the party chooses to fight and do whatever and burn time, that clock is ALWAYS still going. Given that we know how long a long...

The problem I've seen in my experience is that too many games allow not just Short Rest, but Full Rest, between combats. Parties are coming into their next combat 100% healed and 100% topped off on slots. That's why DMs then seem to make everything a Deadly+ combat. I know there are...

Random aside: In first edition Seventh Sea, unlike the second, the stat you use for your initiative is ... your Panache. That's right. I think that's about the most creative way I've seen to make Charisma not a dump stat. Your charisma, your swag, affects how early and often you go in a round.

From my experience, this ISN'T the Session Zero everyone talks about. To me, in my experience, what OP is writing about is before Session Zero - it's deeper than the elevator-pitch, but not something that can be conveyed in like five minutes. Session Zero, in my experience, has been once...

You are right about never worrying about Drizzt or Tanis getting one-shotted by a rando, but that's novels. That's not games (Yes, DL and its game-before-the-books etc etc). The death of Sturm could be seen ten miles away - but the death that always seems to trip people up and stay with them...

I don't know. With the size of my Carhart, a person would have a pretty good chance of missing my actual frame with a stabbing weapon... that's assuming it made it through the material. And given that I have kids with a woman from Bloody Harlan, stabbing is always a possibility.

That is a lot, but... to eat an elephant, you need to take a bite at a time. I'd start with something on the river, like a barge or boat that needs aid. They stop and offer assistance - or don't - only to later find out these were some of the river pirates, and the party had had a chance to...

Now, the game's cost, which seems to be a lot of people's complaints. But, I'd say most games seem to run between $5-20USD a session, which can make it about $5/hr. As far as 'obscure systems', now, you see mostly D&D, but you will also see a lot of various editions of WoD. I've seen Amber...

Not only have I done this a few times, but it's also a good way to get a shot at some more obscure games. Last time I went on, I saw someone running a 1e AD&D City State of the Invincible Overlord campaign... something I've not thought about since about 1987 when I joined my first real campaign.