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Much as I would love to see Mystara/Known World return, I voted "none implied". Really, I shudder to think what the current cheese-splat proliferation would do the Known World. It's probably better off staying where it is.

I voted "It depends on the players". I use published settings instead of homebrew, so there's less reason for me to keep a "world state" going. If we're doing something like starting a new, lower level group in the same world, then I'll have the other PCs as part of the background. If it's an...

Obviously the book remains a rare, blasted tome which is spoken of only in hushed whispers. The real concern is, think of how many cults, monsters, and sorcerers the shipment is going to have to dodge while crossing the Pacific...

So... there were supposed to be books available at GenCon. Anyone see the books? Anyone hear about the books going out? Anyone get psychically sensitive dream transmissions from Cthulhu about how tasty the books were? Anyone?

Hmm... the whole thing sounds a lot like the Masquerades you see at most cons...

Somewhat of a tangent, but I noticed last night that Mutants & Masterminds 2e has a "Covering" action which is essentially readying a ranged attack against a target, thus keeping them covered. The action is initiated by making a standard ranged attack roll, and then you're essentially delaying...

In my recent Spellslinger game, I wanted to include a similar damage threshold but had the same concerns. What I did was to make shock saves occur on critical hits, rather than based on damage rolled. Thus, since there's no attack roll on fireball, no automatic shock save. Weaponlike spells with...

Are we presuming that the DM is writing his own dungeons, and not using prepackaged ones? I've had long running games that weren't in D&D, such as Cyberpunk or Call of Cthulhu. Those campaigns have mostly used published material, though. So I think availability of materials definitely enters...

Myself, I only have 2 or 3 of the DCC series. From what I can see, they capture the feel of the old-style dungeons really well, but don't work with other elements of the old modules, such as exploring towns or countrysides. Every DCC I've got starts right away with the dungeon. There were a lot...

I have a feeling a lot of us from those days are going to have similar stories of "Evil". I wonder how much of the "forbidden game" hype contributed to getting new people into the game? For myself, I'd have played it no matter what, but the circus at the time definately caused some friction.

I saw ads for it in comics and the like, thought "Hey, a game based on my favorite fantasy novels sounds cool!" and ended up getting the Moldvay box set after asking for it for my birthday. So, while technically a gift from a family member, I saw the ads and got into it myself. My family...

I don't know of any specific programs. However, most all operating systems have accessibility features these days, and those can usually be used to adjust display settings, icon sizes, enlarge print, etc. He might want to check his PDA manuals to see what it's got.

The latest FFN contains another glimpse of the shocking truth: http://archive.gamespy.com/comics/nodwick/ffn/ffn.htm

Along with the question of whether or not to include a lot of details, I think there's going to be differences on what types of details do or do not need to be dictated out. Some people will want detailed maps & settings, but be fine with vague monster stats and NPC descriptions. Others might...

Most of my favorites have been mentioned, but here's a few that haven't: NeoTribes- The Nomad sourcebook. Excellent stuff. Breaks down the Nomads into nations and culture groups instead of making them all generic, Mad-Max bikers. Did a good job of updating the somewhat clunky "Home of the...

Grappling her would also require her to make a Concentration check for the SLA, same as a spell. And it would open someone up to a level-draining touch attack. Still, it might be worth it. :p Depending on how easy it is for you to buy magic items, you might want to look into some dimensional...

2nd ed college game, our LG dwarven cleric of Moradin refused to heal any evil characters in the party. Apparently that specialty of cleric got true sight from their diety, or something. Wasn't much of an issue since most of us were used to relying on potions anyway, since before he became a...

I remember him! He was the Zorro ripoff in the Principality of Belcadiz in Glantri. I never had a chance to use him, though. I was doing the post-Wrath timeline, and I think he was retired by then.

The all-time number one would probably be The Principalities of Glantri, just for the sheer amount of use it's seen over the years. I got it at a time when I was only playing the boxed sets (never really did 1st ed AD&D), and it immediately sold me on Mystara. I've done three long term campaigns...

I think it all comes down to this: With the popularity of Raiders of the Lost Ark (and their spin-offs) in the eighties, there was a demands for RPGs to do something similar, since RPGs pretty much follow pop cultural trends. So you had games coming out like Indiana Jones, Justice Inc...