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1981 Basic Set, followed very quickly by the Expert box set. Before too long, I also had the 1E core books.

More possibilities for those who want non-Scottish dwarves:

Sartre on First could just be an existentialist take on any RPG: You all meet in a tavern—with sparse, unremarkable furnishings. No one shows up to give you a quest, and there are no NPCs to interact with. Instead, you do 2 hours of straight RP, in which you infodump your characters’ edgy...

Probably apocryphal… but I have heard tell of a player who used to execute the offending die by melting it down in the microwave. And forced all his other dice to watch, as a lesson to them all.

Spelljammer confirmed!

“Look on my works, ye mighty… and roll for initiative.”

How crunchy is 5E? Well, my wife bought an air fryer in a Black Friday sale, so over the weekend I chucked my spare PHB inside and fired it up for 4 minutes. Served it up with an IPA I got from a local brew pub. The front and back covers came out pretty crisp, but the interior pages were...

Back in middle school, a friend of mine tried to start a D&D club at our school. A group of kids showed up to play. The first encounter was a group of rot grubs, which resulted in a TPK. The club broke up the same day it started.

Jefferson is even more of a Eloquence Bard than Hamilton. That’s why they picked him to write the Declaration (and later made him an ambassador). But you could make him a Lore Bard, for better contrast. Also throw in a couple of levels of Artificer, as Jefferson was an inveterate tinkerer...

Elf Cleric/Bard Elf Fighter/Bard Elf Rogue/Bard Elf Wizard/Bard @Snarf Zagyg

Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 1st Edition 59-2=57 Basic Dungeons and Dragons 42 B/X Dungeons and Dragons 34+2=36 BECMI Dungeons and Dragons 57 Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition 50 Dungeons & Dragons, Rules Cyclopedia Edition 55 Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5 Edition 24 Dungeons & Dragons, 4th...

I’m not sure about the werewolf angle… but aren’t there a couple of races now that give shape-shifting abilities? Changeling and Shifter, I think? (I must not have whatever book they appear in) So… maybe Travis isn’t really playing Bertrand; he’s playing a character posing as Bertrand. Which...

As a player who’s looking to make the transition to being a DM… it really, really is!

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed playing a Cleric in my last 5E game. With Chainmail and shield, I could back up the primary tank in melee. Or cast heals to keep other party members on their feet. Or use spells to damage the enemy directly. I think it would be fun to play a Bard the next...

It’s Florida.

I definitely remember feeling the same way back in 1985-86. I’d started with B/X and AD&D, and there was a lot to try and keep up with: the BECMI box sets, new hardcovers, and tons of modules. With the slower publishing strategy today (and the fact that I’m an adult with disposable income), I...

All weapons do 1d6 damage.

Hunger Domain, most likely.

I started at the end of 1981, when I got Moldvay Basic set as a Christmas present from my mom, followed quickly by the Expert set and then the AD&D hardcovers. I was 11. I played up until 2E came out, which was about the time I started college. Then I picked up the game again on a whim when I...