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It is off, but it is also fairly close. Couple that with the required increase in the minimum wage in 2009, and we have a minimum wage that is almost exactly the same as it was in 1979 adjusted for inflation.

I have 1e books with the original binding, and some with the orange binding (remember, I did have to replace my books every few years). Oddly, the ones with the original binding are frayed to unusability, and the ones I have with the orange binding are mostly okay.

Actually, that's what the price indicator is designed to evaluate. The 1979 minimum wage in 2008 terms is $729. The actual 2008 minimum wage is $6.55, which is very close. It will go up in 2009 (and we will likely have very little inflation in 2009, and possibly even deflation), so in real...

And who wears their shield like that?

No it hasn't, but the cost of books in relative terms has not either, and that's the point. Yes, you could buy a 1e PHB in 1979 for something like $10-12, and a 4e PHB now costs more like $30-40, but wages have risen along with the price of the books, so the books, in real terms, aren't any more...

You must have gotten a different run than I did. I still have my first set of 1e AD&D core books, but they are nigh-unusable as the binding wore away. I usually had to replace my core 1e books every two years or so. Maybe it was that I was living in Africa at the time and it was really humid, I...

In relative terms though, it's about a third of one percent of the population.

And the Monster Manual now is a much better product than it was back then: 1e D&D Monster Manual: 110 pages, black and white art. 3.5e Monster Manual: 319 pages, full color art, glossy paper, better quality cover and binding. So, for relatively the same amount of money, you now get three times...

Why is it that when I watch that video, I feel like I'm watching a collection of non-explicit clips from a porn movie?

He typed 28 words. You typed 35. Just sayin' ;)

Well, no. Many people thought that EGG's pronouncements concerning magic items were downright stupid, and said so. Look at the letters column and forum from p;d Dragon issues of the 1980s and you will find several talking about Dms who have magic items shops, or players and DMs think the...

For the purposes of argument, I gave Belkar the minimum favored enemy advantage possible. We know one of Belkar's favored enemies is human, but we don't know how he has chosen to arrange his favored enemy options. I also assumed he "only" had a 16 base strength. Given that he has had at least...

Good god, yes! Contrast the ending of the strike team - seperated, isolated, dead broke in every way possible with the strike team in the first episode of the series at the picnic at Vic's house - together, surrounded by Vic's loving family, awash in cash and power. For all their scheming...

The last panel shows 11 defeated opponents. If they were all 5th level, that would be an EL 11-12 encounter.

Think of it this way: Belkar raging, using magical daggers, probably with some strength enhancing magic item like a belt of giant strength or something attacking his favored enemy: Primary attack: 1d3 + 7 (Strength) + 2 (magic) + 2 (favored enemy) = 1d3 + 11 damage. Secondary attack: 1d3 + 3...

Art in a game book doesn't matter much to me. I can see how it could matter to others, but for me, it is just superfluous. Most people who like art in game books say that it helps evoke a sense of fantasy and fire their imagination. I don't need those from my RPG books. I have a vast hoard of...

Isn't this exactly what readied actions are for?

Does this really change anything though other than giving the players a bunch of new responsibilities you can exploit for adventure hooks? The problems with the interaction of D&D spells with D&D economics exist no matter whether the PCs are running a small community or not - they could exploit...

In 3e, many people complain that characters are too dependent upon magic items, and thus, a DM is "forced" to hand out the guideline amount of magic to make the game work. DMs who want to play "low-magic" games are irked by this, and many feel that it is superior, or more virtuous to play in a...

Yes.