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One thing that sort of traditional fantasy has leaned into is the notion of segregation. You have the "elf lands" "dwarf lands" etc. More modern takes on fantasy have become far more integrated. If your world has a bunch of different humanoid species, it does make a lot more sense that they...

I have heard so many good things about Star Trek Adventures. I got to play a couple of sessions of it and REALLY enjoyed it. Next time it comes on sale somewhere, I think I'll dive in.

But, that's the point. While the mechanics might be different, it plays out exactly the same.

A bit cherry picking don't you think? That's the absolute biggest dragon in the game. An Ancient Black dragon is the end boss in a 4th level AD&D module - the first Dragonlance module. And the party absolutely obliterates it even with the magical item help.

What kind of cover do you expect to have while flying? If slings bother you, how about light crossbows. Not exactly a stretch that a town could have a militia of 100 light crossbowmen or archers. "In formation" means, hey guys spread out a bit so it can't breathe on all of you at once. Not...

I've only had limited success with that sort of thing. Players want to play their characters and I find that some players really don't like the idea of sitting down for a chunk of a session playing a character that isn't theirs. It's really something I've struggled with in other games where...

It's always funny how the math never seems to matter. 10 peasants vs an AD&D ogre will obliterate that ogre in a single round. 10 peasants vs a 4e Minion Ogre will take 2 rounds on average and there should be at least 4 ogres in that group, meaning that probably all the peasants die. 100...

It's very difficult to make that kind of blanket statement. After all, what kind of technology are we talking about? Maybe the missiles are about the size of a baseball and pack the explosive equivalent of a small nuke. Stealth technologies make targeting difficult. Lasers or energy weapons...

This is quite possible. I played SFB back in uni, so that's an embarrassingly long time ago. I have no idea which version of the rules we were playing.

Yes, but, you could always ram. Which then detonated your engines. But, your point is still very well made. They were basing things off of the TV show, which obviously had different priorities than a wargame. That's kinda what I mean though. When you want to discuss the logistics of space...

Not without running afoul of site restrictions. But, surely you can think of wars from the 20th century where very aggressive nations have attacked their neighbours for a number of reasons. But, putting to one side all the political issues of a space war, let's try to focus on the technical...

So, it's not possible, in your mind, that your table may have misinterpreted the rules? That all of us who are telling you that that's not what the rules say, because we also played the system for quite a while, both as players and DM's, might potentially have a better grasp on the system?

So, your actual play experience that you don't actually clearly remember? That's what we're supposed to use to judge things? The same group that you just admitted didn't actually follow the rules as they were written? That actual play experience? See, my actual play experience tells me that...

Then, quite frankly, whoever told you that was straight up wrong. The game was never intended to be played that way and there are numerous examples from the old Acquisitions Inc. plays that demonstrated exactly why this was wrong.

And, of course, this was just yet another fabricated criticism that was a total misreading of the game. The DC's changed because the challenges changed, not because the character attempting was a different level. So many of the criticisms were cherry picking single lines while ignoring the...

But, even then, it never actually did. In pulp stories, the heroes are BIG DAMN HEROES. They don't die like flies. They carve their way through hordes of mooks on their way to saving the dragon and slaying the princess. Or something like that. :p Conan, Elric, Fafrd and the Grey Mouser...

Except that your Ogre Bludgeoneer (which is the stat for an Ogre Minion) has a 28 AC, which your townsfolk straight up cannot hit. You'd need 20:1 against each ogre minion to kill one, and there should be 4 or 5 minions for each normal monster you're switching out for the encounter. Meanwhile...

Oh, I'd forgotten about this one. Conan at no point was EVER a weak fighter. He was never 1st level, nor did he get particularly better or stronger from day 1. He was a pulp hero - which means he was a superhero from the outset and stays that way in every story. He gets freaking crucified in...

That first level fighter has 3/2 attacks. I never said the FIRST round. I just said in one round. That means our fighter can deal 30 points of damage in a single round without any strength bonus. Give him an 18 strenght and now he's dealing at least 36 points in a round. All at 1st level.

Nope. AD&D monsters most certainly CANNOT have classes. That wouldn't happen until Casle Ravenloft (the module) was released and a monster actually got class levels.