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Ah, the memories.... That original map capitivated me as a 7-10 year old as I watched my older brother prepare his AD&D games for his friends. It still does--he gave me his World of Greyhawk Boxed set when I was 13 or 14. The fonts, the names, the individual drawings of geographical, made...

I think they are trying to attract older gamers who ditched 4th Ed. But its a terrible commercial. It's like something you'd see on late night TV, perhaps on local access. Am I really supposed to get excited from stuff from the old Fiend Folio? Is that really what's inside that Red Box? I...

During the early 1990s, I got my dose of "D&D is Satanic" from my best friend's christian parents. My own parents were only concerned about the amount of books I was buying: it was TSR's heyday of producing a lot of stuff that my early teenage brain thought was so cool. But my best friend had to...

Here's my definition slightly adapted from wiktionary.... grognard - Wiktionary Grognard: Etymology -- From French Meaning "Old Soldier" Noun (plural -- Grognards) 1. Old Soldier 2. A gamer who plays historical tabletop wargames or boardgames of similar vein. 3. An RPG gamer who is no...

At around 13, I felt like I finally understood what it meant to be DM. My players were enjoying my adventures. And the adventures I wrote didn't seem so lame--they had action, drama, backstories, and I started using soundtracks in my games! Being 14 just seemed like a continuation of that, but...

I don't like Forgotten Realms for many of the reasons mentioned. But most of all, well, it kicked Greyhawk to the curb for a few years and took up space in both Dungeon and Dragon magazines. And nearly every single article and rulebook had something to do with how great Elminister is/was. Its...

Here's How You Decide on Which Edition to Run... You need to make an opposed check for each edition. 1. Roll d20 (1d20 + the # of 4e supporters in your group + the modifers on the chart below = the DC of 4e.) 2. Roll another d20 (1d20 + the # of 3.5e supporters in your group + modifers on...

Something similar happened at my FLGS awhile back. They had loads of the accessory books for sale: 20 MMIIs, 15 PHBII, a bunch of duplicates of modules, etc. I thought 4e was tanking for sure, but then I noticed the core books were not on sale. And so I asked what was going on. Basically...

No. Definitely not interested in 4.5e or whatever they "officially" want to call it.

I run a 3.5e campaign twice a month on Sunday afternoons/early evenings. It seems like the best time to run a game for everybody. The game wraps up sometime between 7-8pm giving people time to go home and relax before the week starts again. Basically, my friend and mysefl have gotten older...

I cut both elves and psionics from my homebrew campaign waaaay back in AD&D 2nd Edition and haven't looked back. Back then, of course, psionics were a clunky system. And I cut elves because I got tired of my friend's penchant for constantly talking about how cool elves are. But to be fair, I cut...

Somebody should make an RPG titled "RPGs: The End Times Are Here" set in a grim near future where the RPG industry is backrupt because of emerging virtual reality/holodeck technology. Characters are all grognards and must figure out what to do with their time as players leave campaign after...

My first thought: FAST ZOMBIES! :eek: My second thought: Apocalypse Stone. :)

That's it! I've figured out what it would take for WotC to "win" me back! $100,000. If WotC paid me $100,000 I would whole-heartedly promote 4e games, run D&D Encounters at my FLGS, become a poster-child, and tell everybody who does not play 4e to get off their duff and truly support the...

In my case, I'm not sure if there is much to "win" back in their eyes. WotC is targeting younger gamers. Simply put. After 4e coming out I realized I was no longer the "target market" demographic. I'm not sure how successful 4e has been in drawing in newer, younger, players. I can only observed...

I Only Have Three Edition Wishes... I wish that... 1. ...More gamers would take it upon themselves to be creative, rather than relying on the latest edition or splatebook to provide the creativity (and then complaining about it). 2. ...More gamers realize that change is inevitable and be...

Just to let you know, one of my best experiences gaming was when my character destroyed half of a kender village. They had robbed me in the night--taking my dragonslaying sword. The kleptomania trait really really grated me. The DM said I was one step away from Chaotic Evil (ergo unplayable as a...

Greyhawk: I like it--including the stuff after the Greyhawk Wars. I've run Greyhawk Campaigns throughout most of my 20 year history as a DM. The only thing better would be a homebrew campaign setting. I really wasn't all that familiar with the first incarnation, but I agree with Jedisoth. Many...

I recommend Neil Thomas's wargaming system. The introductory book is Wargaming: An Introduction. Amazon.com: Wargaming: An Introduction (9780750938167): Neil Thomas: Books The more advanced book is Ancient and Medieval Warfare. Amazon.com: Ancient & Medieval Wargaming (9780750945721): Neil...

4th Edition. Hands down. While I remember some controversy when 2e came out, complaints with 3e becoming 3.5e, 4e continues to cause deep divisions among the gaming community. I see it online and among gamers in real life. I've read on here and elsewhere that the average D&D player is 30...