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If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Like AD&D.

They got it wrong. The most overpaid actor ever - even if he worked for free - is Jim Carrey.

There is only one Christmas movie: "A Christmas Story."

Nothing. It's a feature, not a flaw.

I still prefer dead at zero.

Sounds like you want a game with no dm at all, then. If the dm doesn't make decisions, what, exactly, is his job? To memorize page numbers? Fact is, there can't be a rule for everything that might come up in game. Every rpg has to have the dm make an off the cuff ruling at some point, though...

That sounds both overpowering and unnecessary. Total control? That's not what I would expect a "charm" spell to do. In 1E, you get a trusted friend. He'll do things you'd expect from your best friend. You can't control his actions. Originally posted by 1e DMG: Seems simple enough to me...

Charm Person from 1E: This spell will affect any single person or mammal it is cast upon. The creature then will regard the druid (or magic user) who cast the spell as a trusted friend and ally to be heeded and protected.

Dragon #96 allows druid/rangers and Dragon #100 addresses the alignment issue. Ranger/Druids must be neutral good.

Greyhawk ftw. I have never seen the draw of Planescape. I thought it was horrible, plus the vernacular was a huge turn off.

64 pages each should be about right.

I use this same rule, sometimes. But you're looking at it wrong. Assuming the party is level 5, and the new character comes in at level 4, it's not a penalty, it's a BONUS of 3 levels.

When Daryl tossed a grenade down the tank gun, and Mitch yelled "Grenade!", Who was he talking to? I almost turned it off. He may as well have said "perform evasive maneuvers."

I've played in probably hundreds of AD&D games for over 30 years, at game stores, at cons, and many, many, MANY different weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly groups, and the odd online game, dating back to the old bbses. Sure, there were house rules, but not once did someone not use spell...

It would be easier to list what I *like* about it, which isn't very much.

That's why bless and most other buffs don't have a one round or one round per level duration in 1e. So that result never happens (bless has a 6r duration in 1E.)

With cyclic initiative, it is very hard to pursue anyone. If two characters have the same movement rate, one can never catch the other until they start failing con checks - barring outside interference, of course.

That doesn't sound like one done poorly to me. I would absolutely have loved that. While I never like losing a character, that tale would be told around the table for 40 years.

Simple. Mark the various adventure locales of your choice on a map, toss out a handful of one line rumors and let the pcs go where they wilt.