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Semper Fi Teufelhund! You're entirely correct, while Pendragon is all but perfect for capturing the flavor of the Arthurian romances, there's great potential there for the development of a truly superior high-fantasy RPG as well. Unfortunately, it looks as though it will have to be something...

Huh??? <confused> Aside from the involvement of Greg Stafford, and the fact that they were both done by Chaosium, they're all but completely different (albeit not totally unrelated) systems. Of course, given your familiarity, I'm sure you know that--therefore, I can only assume that only...

I've got every edition of this game. For myself, it captures the feeling of medieval-type combat better than any other system I've ever played--and in a quick and simple manner to boot! I've been meaning to sit down for years and come up with a magic system for it that is suited to high fantasy...

Zelda Themelin-- I couldn't agree more. BTW, you alluded to some of the versions that never made it to print, have you checked out the site that offers a free download of RuneQuest Slayers?

Still is :)... The Multi-National Force & Observers (MFO) in the Sinai. The arrangement goes back to the Camp David Peace Accord. The force records and reports any treaty violations, and basically acts as a buffer between Israel and Egypt. When you hear about the leaders of these two...

The U.S. now, but here are a few other places I've lived... France (born) Japan (2yrs) Italy (2 1/2yrs) Germany (4 1/2yrs) Egypt (1/2yr) (Don't know if that last should really count though, since I was there on a peacekeeping mission.)

I've noticed that a few have mentioned Twilight 2000... I assume you're refering to the yellow books--because the original version rocked, had a great feel, and was extremely lethal. Rackhir-- As an example of this lethality, the highest armour value listed for the BMP-C is 60--and a TOW II...

I don't know if it is the worst, but it was certainly the most disappointing--probably because I had such high hopes for it... Hero Wars ...I'll stick with 1st edition Runequest for my Glorantha gaming--thank you very much.

I agree. I think Option III adresses this somewhat though, by introducing an increased chance of spell failure where none may have existed before. So the spells will take just as long to cast as in Sovereign Stone, unless the caster is willing to accept this uncertainty.

Okay, I don't have d20 Sovereign Stone, but I'll take a shot--and hope I'm not too far off-base... OPTION I Allow one casting roll as a Standard Action. Allow two casting rolls as a Full-Round Action (but only if applied towards the same spell). OPTION II Have casting bonuses progress in a...

A lot of good looking sites :) Tennyson-- I get nothing but black when I click on your link. mshensley-- I'm getting a "...404 Object Not Found" error message.

The link to my site is in my sig. The Village has a complete system for custom generating classes in Basic D&D, while The Keep has some combat rules that I'm still hashing out (and would appreciate your feedback on).

Speaking of which ;)... FASA TRAVELLER

Why oh why couldn't they have decided on this... http://www.lucas-digital.com/T5/index_files/LLB_artist_impression2.jpg I'd clear off the mantlepiece to display that :)

Just thought I'd mention that there's a new magic sourcebook out for d20 Sovereign Stone...Codex Mysterium. It might be worth checking out.

Aaaack! You're right about the cover resembling Star Frontiers. I just went back to their site and saw what you were talking about. I originally thought it was the picture from their basic set reprint that appears in the upper left corner of their homepage. I too would like to see what the...

Star Frontiers is a pretty good description, but you know what first popped into my head when I saw it...Other Suns. I agree that the old black covers are the most timeless and asthetically pleasing; but the other poster is right, the new artwork will probably attract more new gamers--and we...

Well, looks like this house rule got hashed out pretty well--nice suggestion, BTW, Jack. On the off-chance that anyone is looking for something a bit different (and because I'm a bit bored ;) )... I do away with initiative die rolls in my Basic D&D campaign--except in important duels...

Drowdude-- Speaking of Sovereign Stone... I was in the game store today and noticed that there is a supplement out for this setting dedicated solely to the magic system--and it's about as thick as the campaign book itself! I didn't look too closely, but there seem to be rules for creating...

Sovereign Stone has a magic system that might be worth checking out. Something I do in my Basic D&D campaign : A Magic-User may cast on the fly by expending an unused spell slot, and any spell that it may have been used to prepare. The INT required to successfully cast, with no additional...