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So much depends on the DM. I play OD&D where you save vs. death at 0 HP and if you fail, you die and if you succeed, you are unconscious. Raise deads aren't cheap so PC death is pretty final in my games. In 4e, death at -Bloodied / 3 failed saves means that it will happen less if the...

The 1-2-1 diagonal nonsense was such an arse pain. There was always one or two people at the table who could never manage to count it out - especially after 10pm and two beers. The 1-1-1 movement is a perfect solution. Our group plays lots of wargames and boardgames and almost every ruleset...

DDI is a great value IF (a) you enjoyed Dragon and Dungeon and will be happy reading them on your laptop while squeezing out dookies in the bathroom OR (b) you are a DM or player who has no regular D&D group For people in category A or B, $120 / year is nothing in exchange for the hundreds...

I am always amazed by comments like these by people who have no clue about the early years of RPGs. No one knew any better??? There were no better games??? How utterly ignorant. The late 1970s when AD&D 1e arrived was a huge time for many amazing and great games with fabulous mechanics...

I hate the grid. It turns RPGs into boardgames. The only reason for the grid is AOOs and if you could knock out those, then you can go back to No Grid / Mental or No Grid / Rough Estimate via Rulers just fine. My favorite way of playing RPGs is Representational Figures. You place the...

This "15 minute day" problem is a joke. If the casters burn through everything in one fight, so be it. Its time to use that staff. If you flee the goblin lair after one fight, then you can bet the goblins will either give chase or completely reinforce. Action / Reaction is far more...

Potions are spells kept in liquid. They take a full action to find / drink / activate because the drinking part is only 1/3 of the action. They are a way for non-casters to "cast" spells on themselves. It is a full action for a cleric to cast Cure Lights on himself, then it should take a...

There is open gaming at the conventions and more importantly, we do add last minute games to the convention list (as room space allows). However, open RPG gaming has never been a massive highlight with the SoCal cons - I notice that boardgamers do pickup games better than RPGers because they...

So who is going? We have over 300 pre-regs and expect 1000 people! I can't be the only ENWorlder going!

Here's your easy houserule. If you are in the edge square of an area effect, you take half damage. If it is not a damage effect, but a save effect, then your save gains a +5 bonus. Badabingbadaboom. Personally, I am cool with square fireballs. If you are going to accept every other...

HIGH Palladium / Warhammer / AD&D 2e w/kits / 3.X with Prestige - all went for a very high number of defined character classes which sell splat books. People like them because they are like pre-made builds with strong themes and defined niches. MIDDLE You could argue that games like...

I can't believe Iron Kingdoms - easily the best fantasy setting released since Planescape - did not make these polls. Without IK on the list, I have to go with Midnight, the only D&D compatible product smart enough to pander to the massive LotR fandom that was yearning to find some tie-in...

I too shall speculate on the speculation of a speculator! The new GSL will limit companies to the following products - Adventures. Nothing but adventures. You can include unique monsters in your adventures and put your adventures in a unique setting, but you can NOT publish a monster book...

I look forward to their wailing cries! May their quaking heartache feed my gaming table's desire for pain! May my D20s see their fear and roll criticals against them! It's good to be the DM again!

I use this rule. 1) There are no negative HP. 2) At Zero HP, you make a saving throw vs. Death. If you succeed, you are dying and if you do not get help in an number of hours equal to your CON, you die. If you fail, you are dead. 3) If a monster decides to snack on you, or if you are...

Go make more money. Seriously. People don't realize that SO many great money opportunities exist out there with the talents they already have. More money means that hobby cash means less. When you earn $10/ hour, spending $200 / year on gaming looks extravagant. When you earn $40 / hour...

D6 Star Wars does kick righteous Jedi butt over D20 SW! Any flak Rodney got for siding with Pokemon Inc was well deserved. Finally in 2007 they come out with the Saga edition where you can almost have as much freedom as the 1987 D6 game. As for Al-Qadim... I would like to each of the...

I am not surprised that playtesters found 4e has no soul or drama. 3e was a number crunch munchkinfest without a soul. We did not see heroes, not even characters, just optimized builds. The only good D20 games I played were the ones where the GM threw out half the rules. It's no wonder...

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You mean "mechanical options" Any Tunnels & Trolls character has more options than any 3.x character with 1/100th of the mechanics. Ditto for Castles & Crusades characters. "Rules = Options" is bad math.