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Well, Aid provides "healing" in a roundabout way with a single target Bless, so while I don't think it's a fantastic spell, it does add to the party's staying power. The other day I found myself having an old man moment with my players about how woeful the Cleric spell list used to be. "Back...

I guess I'd try to find out what about Eberron they really like that Greyhawk can't produce. Which should be interesting, because Greyhawk is basically kitchen sink fantasy at it's finest- you got everything from scimitars that fly around like the Glaive from Krull, giant robots (The Mighty...

I don't. I live in a cramped apartment that has no room for a group of gamers, so I have to game elsewhere.

It had to do with the Balance card from the Deck of Many Things. I knew the card existed from previous encounters (he was one of those DM's who loved using the Deck, no matter how many times it blew up in his face, and got irritated when players got "too powerful" as a result). So since I'd...

I am planning to address it, the next time we're all at the table. I didn't want to interrupt the flow of the game with a "actually that's wrong, but I'm ok with it" moment. I don't know why, but when stuff like that happens, a player gets a rule wrong or thinks they can do something they...

In retrospect, my headcanon is that Gary was tired of people asking how 1 sword strike can take down a 1st-level Fighter but it takes 5 to take down a 5th level one, which also makes zero sense if hit points are "meat". A comic book, of all things, I read back in the 90's explained this as high...

You do see the Farragut's bridge in the scene where Kirk and Spock are doing the mindmeld thing, but it is weird that the Farragut's Captain has no speaking lines whatsoever!

Man, I wish I could go back in time! I had DM's insist I must find all spells, which is why I exclusively played specialists in 2e (who do automatically get new spells)! I'd love to shove that text under their noses, lol. Then again, these were the same DM's who would probably assign me a...

Yeah, the whole reason she's on board is the Enterprise crew is fun! "Oh you're trying to steal a starship? Deal me in!"

Yeah, I think the problem just comes down to the fact that the game rarely shows you the upsides of alignment, only the reverse. And even things that could be upsides, might not be. For example, in a dungeon, you come across an intelligent magical sword. Great! But...nobody is compatible...

How strange. It must be one of those house rules I picked up without realizing it. In a game I had a Magic-User who leveled up and got 2nd levels spells without having the opportunity to learn any, and the DM said I could memorize a 1st level spell using the 2nd level slot. But checking the...

A DM is essential. But so are players. I have a lot of free time and would love to DM more, but like just happened Wednesday, a player whose house we game at wasn't feeling well, so there was no game. While I have admitted that I've never particularly liked the idea of ceding authority to a...

You couldn't prepare a lower level spell in a higher level slot? It's been awhile, but I thought you could, if you wanted to. Also as far as 2nd level goes, I always prepared Aid there.

So apparently this episode was the original finale, as the series was planned to end with season 3, if what I read is correct. Maybe that's why it feels so rushed, trying to wrap up as much stuff as possible. Viewed from that lens, I can forgive it's faults. It's flawed, but no "These Are The...

Five? I heard it was 16.

Couldn't he have just said "hey, I think I made a mistake with that spell, go pick another one?" Jeez.

Don't forget that 1) you're not supposed to be reading the DMG, and if you are, you're deserving of a less than honorable death (lol). And 2) nothing tops the human brain's ability to deny facts that don't fit their preferred version of reality.

Unless comedy isn't your bag, or you're just not a Sci Fi fan, you really should watch it!

People griping about darkvision used to frustrate me, now I'm just amused. It's as if the ability to make permanent light sources doesn't show up by level 3 at the latest (Continual Light for the Wizard list in AD&D) for a long time now, or that enterprising Wizards don't sell such light...

It's unlikely to be the same guy really, but if the DM I knew was related to him, I wouldn't be surprised. Here's something else he pulled. 3.0 game, our first, in fact. The DM simply thought he could continue to use his 2e game with no changes, and was constantly flummoxed by the new rules...