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Flavor-wise, you can't beat Rifts for post apoc. Mechanics-wise, whew, not the best.

As a DM, absolutely. If the players have fought a long, dramatic, cool battle against a very tough opponent, players are low on resources and HPs, as is the opponent, and the 1-HP baddie who can't escape lucks out on a crit with a x3 crit multiplier weapon, the crit didn't happen. He hits, PC...

I'm running a campaign with a gestalt group of 3. Cleric//Wizard angling toward archmage Fighter//Ranger Fighter//Scout They are light on rogue type skills like pick lock/disable device, but the Fighter//Scout has a fairly high STR so she tends to batter doors rather than pick. Between the...

I was part of a party exploring some wintry mountains....we knew there were white dragons about. So the party sets up a small encampment for the night. We erected some kind of magic wood cabin...is that a magic item or spell? Anyway, the elder white dragon just hit us hard at first light...

For me, running/playing in actual D&D games take up less time than participating in the hobby. By "participating in the hobby," I mean browsing/posting websites and forums like Enworld, WOTC's boards, etc; planning trips to conventions or RPGA events; actually going to conventions or RPGA...

4 of us in my group... The lady....not really a hardcore gamer, she hates making characters but knows the rules for running her character fairly well. She is interested in story more than mechanics. She hasn't given her opinion one way or the other..I suspect she will go along with whatever...

I'm sorry. I lost my dad in December of 2004. It doesn't seem like three years already. The hurt is still raw and bare. I had this whole message typed up, but after reading it, I deleted it. I will only say I feel for you and hope you will be alright. -Kheti

Oh yeah. I agree. There's a slit your wrists song right there. Whoa. SuStel, Who'd you hear perform this by the way?

Seriously? One more reason to avoid 4th Ed. I don't mean to come off as snarky, but really? Are we now to cut out things because of ugly implications? Isn't this a game for adults as well? Is this how 4th ed going to be? Remove anything that hints of the ugliness that can come from various...

Folk songs. Now those are sad some of them. "Who'll go Waltzing Matilda Eith Me?" is one of the saddest songs ever. Austrailian folk song. (Not to be confused with the actual "Waltzing Matilda" song which is referenced in the former song) "Willie McBride" is a song covered by a few...

I've met James Jacobs and he signed a book for me. Does it have to be D&D? I've met a few of the crew from Palladium books, including Kevin Siembieda. I actually was in a three way convo with Kevin S. and Joly Blackburn at Gencon in 2006. I almost accidentally ran into Margaret Weis at...

I don't like Eberron. Never have. To my mind, it's not a true D&D setting. That said...I like your ideas. I like that you want to exercise your creativity, and I love APs. So, damn the torpedoes and full steam ahead I say. Don't let this legal crap get you down. Let your ideas flow. RPGs...

Yep, third year in a row. I'm going. I just hope my company doesn't have another summer like 2007. I only managed to come by the skin of my teeth; and I was worried the whole time about work :(

Agreed. Goodman Games are modules are very well done. Dungeon crawls pure and simple, with some creative flairs to them. DCC #1 "Idylls of the Rat King" and DCC# 27 "Revenge of the Rat King" are both pretty good as is DCC# 4 "Bloody Jack's Gold."

I like puzzles as a plot point, a la the film National Treasure where the puzzle is related to the plot and solving it is the focus of part of the campaign. But you're out for a dungeon crawl and happen upon a riddle/puzzle that controls a door lock with no earthly reason for being there? I'm...

I like the flavor and the maps. I hate the tactical encounter format. Please just put the creatures stats into the body of the adventure and cease this useless tactical format.

I read this in the other thread. I stand corrected sir. I just had these images in my head of a couple tanks, automatic weapons, and my kneee jerk reaction was "AEEEIII!" But I can see them running out of ammo and forced to adopt D&D weapons very quickly to minimize the impact of firearms. I...

The greatest of all treasures: Millenia ago, seemingly at the order of a god, the nearly immortal Elves left our world, never to return. Today, an ancient template, a murdered brother's journal, and the prophecies of a long dead wizard are all that guide the PCs on a world-spanning treasure...

Lords of Madness. The chapter on Neogi is worth the price of admission. I like Frostburn, Sandstorm, Stormwrack. These are the kinds of nichey product I like, I just wish they had kept going in the environmental series. Also, pick up Red Hand of Doom. And of course Unearthed Arcana...

Ack. Introduing 1940's Earth era weapons and tech? Yuck. If I'm not mistaken, Dungeon/Dragon ran a Githyanki Invasion series a while ago. I don't remember the issues (darn I hope Paizo gets their database of issues up soon) but it was kind of nifty if I remember correctly.