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I think it's a really good idea to meet and talk before doing any gaming whatsoever. My current GM posted a notice on Meetup and then put the group together over a period of a few weeks, casual "job interview" style. A few people got the "sorry it's me, not you" game-style rejection email, and...

I like mixing and matching and then finding new forms out of the old clothes. So far, my current setting has a: A tweaked Roman Pantheon (Neptune is named Nemo; Pluto is now Orcus and so on ) ~ all familiar enough so the players can grasp it; A Lithuanian inspired Pantheon. On the surface it's...

Never thought of, say, Robin Hood as someone chaotic evil before. Maybe if he performed some valuable public services like eating street urchins he could be rehabilitated.

I sympathise, but no one is stopping anyone from playing older editions, or retroclones of those older editions, some of which are free online. I started using a retroclone this year because I knew 90% of the rules already, and I knew it would provide the broadest possible baseline for new and...

Threads like this are good evidence that people get confused , often. Here's an idea. Why not just ban all Alignment as a Stat? You and the pc's will still have to navigate a moral compass, as I am assuming that heroic fantasy still requires morality and there will be Good and Evil but...

Unseen University in Discworld is excellent and is readily adaptable to any rpg. L-Space should be found in any magic school's library (or any library, magic or not, for that matter). Just bring some bananas.

Argle Bargle Burt. wonderful name from Dark Tower. It needs to be reused.

This is a good thread because I learn something new every time I open it.

wow. I had no idea. anyhow, I think the real gameplay issue is whether special Hawk PC will require special Hawk time that will take away from the others at the table. The way I see it, this is is a problem with a lot of special races, including but not limited to psion hawks, dolphin...

Since it's a water-world, tell him his character would be more powerful and important and special if he plays ... a flying fish! Talking and dancing extra at no charge! I realize this is likely not all that helpful. But it just strikes me as a gimmick character who would better function as an...

Clear cut witnesses and everything about murder of a paladin over tacos downtown. In a good town, sounds like arrest, charges, imprisonment and a fair trial, where they will be found .... guilty. The sentence will be interesting. Again as it's a good town, maybe not execution, maybe a serious...

Pretty much. People who steal are Thiefs, but not necessarily a Thief Character Class. We know Conan is a good climber, has stalk/hide. He could just be a Fighter with some skill slots. Back to topic: I always liked Rolemaster's character system. You had classes (something like 20 in the base...

If a specific grognard is a jerk, there's very a good chance he is a jerk when he is not gaming. So in fact, his jerkiness doesn't have much to do with gaming. [/end thread]

Tie it in a with an existing literary or cinematic product and one has a ready enough audience. Campaigns-in-a-box have been produced for 30 years, starting with Judges Guild "City State of the Invincible Overlord", followed by TSR's Greyhawk. This proposal sounds like it wants a lux...

from what I know of C&C, you'll do fine. I like to think that the system should not get in the way of the game. Sure, games differ, systems differ, players differ, everyone has their opinion on all three. I think that it's best to stick to something close to what you do know, so that if tweaks...

Ouch. Did he roll 66? When I played Rolemaster, # of combats/session really dropped off, because every one had potential to be significant. The system also has many interesting noncombat skills, so it could be appealling to someone who likes a skills-based game. OTHO, Rolemaster can be...

I'm primarily a DM, but I also play. At this point in my life, after 30 years of on and off participation in the hobby, my mantra is not to let the mechanics get in the way of the game. So I'm picking setting -- I want immersion. So while a good system helps create immersion, the wrong system...

If it's any consolation, the older you get the easier it is to play older characters. Last year I resumed playing a character in a campaign who I had rolled up in 1991 or thereabouts. He was 34, and at the time I was 24...34 seemed ancient. When I resumed play in that game I was 43, and 34...

They are actually very up front about it. Maybe you should read the site rules.

I think "marshmallow" is whimsically awesome with reference to the dessert, but it's also marsh+mallow, a family of medicinal plants, see for example: Marshmallow