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Published in 1985, so after the movie “An American Werewolf in London” (1981) and Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London” (1978), yet I don’t recall it have a single werewolf or visit to Chinatown for beef chow mein. #missedopportunties

What term for cops was it? The bill, the nick, coppers, peelers, Bobbie’s? Lots and lots of terms, not even including slang from subcultures like travellers.

I remember it featured horse-drawn wagons delivering beer. That isn’t something I saw when I lived in England in 1989-1990, but I can absolutely believe it in the 1950’s and possibly as late as the early 1970’s for a very special situation (maybe an old one-man operation brewer). (My...

In campaigns I DM, the vast majority of the population are not adventurers. They are mostly 1st level Commoners, Experts, or Warriors, with no magical or psionic powers. (3x rules - in AD&D that was called 0 level.) For that reason, the world has many of the same problems as the real world...

It was in D&D Beyond, so I took it for 5e 2024 my PC. Knowing my DM, the chances of it coming up/meeting a deaf NPC are slim. If it does, he and everyone else will be surprised I have it. (He read the characters but is unlikely to think that’s important.)

Prepare to be mildly surprised… 3x still has fans. I DM two campaigns in it. My 14 yo niece DM’s a third. I like it because I view 3.5e as the final version of AD&D. The last without unlimited cantrips, etc. Relatively easy to pull from the full gamut of first & third party D&D, AD&D, PF1...

I need a shrug emoji for the original claim and this rebuttal. Could be true? Not sure it is?

If BG3 is Coca-Cola, we’re hoping for a Diet Coke or a Pepsi … But WotC’s Dark Alliance was a half pint of chocolate skim milk … warm, nearly expired, 0 fat chocolate milk. We’ll see if they can do better.

I like McDonalds. I don’t like pepperoni pizza - I’ve heard many pizza makers don’t like it either. It looks good in photos and on TV, sells well, but so many other toppings are better. As the 80 year old Sicilian pizza maker in Clearwater, WA told me when we got talking, it’s Polly-O cheese...

My first thought was … what’s Darlington Games? Who they hired answers that.

“Your Friends and Neighbors” is interesting on selling loot. John Hamm’s character goes to a jewelry shop in the Diamond District in Manhattan with a $300 k* stolen watch. No problem, but they need the original box and paperwork. He doesn’t have that, “it was a gift”. Can they do it without...

I handwave it. I think the value is in the artistry, not the materials, for artwork. And for jewelry, mostly the same. In selling goods, I generally do everything like “Pawn Stars”, so the normal deal is 60% of the predicted retail value, if there’s a market for what is being sold. Normally...

About what makes BG3 so great … I’m a lurker in the BG3/DOS 2 group on Facebook and one thing that has come up is WHY people identify so much with the companions. There was a recent post of an interview with Neil Newbon where he said what he loved so much about playing Astarion is the depth of...

It has improved a lot in 8 patches since original launch.

Hmm, it was turn-based on my Xbox. That was the “Final” version, so perhaps it changed or was a choice in settings. One of my players and I have been converting the Kingmaker companions to 3.5e Greyhawk characters, as a challenge for the lower level group he’s not in. So far, we’ve done...

I’ve only seen henchmen in 3x. But I do think the AD&D recruiting rules look fun.

Glad to see another person running 3x like me. It’s sort of the opposite of me on levels though. I’ve never played or DM’d for a PC above 14th level, but you start at 15th.

This is what is best in D&D. Searching your character sheet and deciding maybe you can distract the monster with iron rations. Trying to jump on the mounted enemy’s horse. Trying to distract the monster to attack your Paladin instead of the squishy mage. Praying for divine intervention and...

He disliked Thieves so much, he called his novel “Gord the Rogue”.

Gary said a lot of things. He was garrulous. He was often very right*, sometimes very wrong*, and more than occasionally grouchy. I put this one down to grouchy. * “right” means I agree with him, and wrong means I do not. I assume Snarf can confirm these are the legally binding definitions...