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I’m in the same camp about wanting DnD to be something more immersive, with things that matter, and that are more flexible. So, I don’t think you’re as much of an outlier as you think. The thing about rules is that people tend to want to follow them in games, many times, to an extreme degree...

Its not amazing. He's not a front line fighter. If you try to use him like that, he'll get mulched. But, of course, you knew that. The thief can also do a lot of stuff around combat, or out of combat that the full plate + shield fighter can't. You probably also know that in 2e, roles are...

Characters fall 100ft into lava, take minimal damage, nothing lost. Typical 5e gameplay cycle. I wonder why that trap or option is actually in the adventure? Fun for a laugh maybe? If the players are okay going back and potentially losing some items, then it’s all good. It is your table...

The thing I found most interesting about saving throws in 2e, which we never knew at the time, is that those Saving Throws were based on a Priority: 2e PHB, Pg 134. For this reason, the saving throw categories in Table 60 are listed in order of importance, beginning with paralyzation, poison...

Saw it this am with my son (13), both enjoyed it immensely, discussed all sorts of what ifs and future plot points (and plot holes). It felt just about right, given that you can’t ever please the entire fan base. I’m now going to do more research on the Red Wizards…

I know its not 2e, but I just looked in Old School Essentials to see what they have re: intelligent magic swords, and it reads: Pg 222 Referee's Tome. "Probability: If a referee wishes to randomly determine whether a magic sword is intelligent, the probability is 30%." That's, like, a lot...

I'd say they'd be rather good for RPG's. Right off the bat, you end up with a pretty 3D environment to build on and around - buildings are going to be multiple levels, you'll have the canals instead of streets between, then likely bridges of all sorts across the canals, and the buildings as...

Clearly its a trap door in the ceiling of room #1, cause all dungeons start at room #1, its just not marked on the map :whistle::ROFLMAO: @Andvari I've generated a number of maps just messing around, and I haven't noticed any entrances. I also didn't look closely enough to see if any of the...

I agree. However, the ship has sailed on rebalancing classes, particularly if that involves some sort of perceived "nerf". Classes, by design, and I believe intentionally, can only be given more things (i.e. more power). So, in order to balance wizards, you'd have to buff everyone else more...

Great find @Jadeite The files on the disk have a 2000 date, and the outside of the disc says "Dungeon" and has the WOTC mark on it. + Here is a screen shot of the generator and a map it spit out. Its a little hard to see, but the box can't be opened further, so you need to scroll down to see...

I'll try to get some screen grabs of the interface and a date from the files on the disk... More soon!

Hello all! I am clearing out old CDs and (gasp! floppy disks) from the back of my closet and came across an old WOTC branded CD titled: Dungeon. This is circa Issue 1 of Dungeon Mag, I assume, since it gives you Issue 1 on pdf on the disk. It also includes a fairly simple random dungeon...

I also remember, but can’t find the reference, that the weapon versus armor chart was only used against actual armor, and not monsters. So I assume that meant that only those humans and humanoids who were listed in the MM as actually wearing some type of armor. I also think that in Gary’s...

I don't think that much thought actually went into the table, as Gary himself ignored the weapon v armor chart, psionics, space required for weapons, etc., which he talked about in his ENworld Q&A back in 2003. Here is a very interesting look at that table, tracing it back to Chainmail, and...

One I saw, I think it was a 3e or d20 RPG of ASoIaF or GoT, and it had opposed d20 rolls as its combat mechanism. Attacker d20+combat bonuses; Defender d20 + defensive bonuses. Whoever had the higher total struck the opponent. Also included a DR mechanism rather than "AC", per se. I've found...

Plate armor actually allows for quite a bit of movement and agility. Not anywhere near as much as no armor, though. if I were to allow full Dex in 5e for armor, I’d then remove it from the Init calculation and remove Finesse for medium to heavy armors. I don’t use DR, but allow shields to...

I’ve got the 1e Forgotten Realms Grey Box, and love it. It’s my fave next to the Greyhawk Gold Box. I also have the Kara-Tur Box, and the Ravenloft Realms of Terror Box and the Forbidden Lore Box (tarokka cards and dikesha dice FTW). I wholeheartedly agree with @DarkCrisis that the FR (and...

Two campaigns I’m running concurrently both have parties with mules and carts. One campaign the main character and his two henchmen had one mule. They then overwhelmed some bandits and took their two mules. Now they have three. The other bought a cart and mule at first level, and take it...