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Like I said before, having a single fantastic element does help it stand out. And yes, I’ve seen the same group have very different reactions to the same monster in two campaigns for this reason. I don’t think it had that much to do with the skills of the DMs. BUT, I don’t really think it’s...

The cT recommendation (Book 2, p. 21) for deck plans was 1.5m per square on graph paper and 3m between decks. Two squares is thus about 1 (displacement) ton. They also said to give yourself some lee-way and pointed out that some stateroom tonnage should go towards common areas. In practice...

Aren’t secondary attack modes and the ability to keep a foe at bay two important aspects of pole-arms? How does 3e handle these aspects well?

My (not so humble) opinion: As a player, you are granting the DM the power to be the natural laws and your PC’s senses. When the DM in this situation says “your character thinks” or “your character knows”, you understand that this isn’t crossing the line into controlling your character. You...

There isn’t one. It’s a continuum. The stuff in the middle is a little of both.

Thanks for sharing your experience, Darrell. Classic D&D really is just as much fun today as it was then. I find it a real shame that it isn’t still on the department store shelves next to Monopoly, Risk, et al. (^_^) I’m glad I have my RC on my shelf, but I don’t bring it to the table.

Eldritch Which I unfortunately can’t even see when I’ll get around to actually trying.

Love: Powers that have an alternate result if you fail your roll Hate: “Being a wizard is about blasting people with magical energy”

I dunno. I set my C&C PHB between my RC and oAD&D PHB, and I have a hard time seeing it as closer to AD&D than RC. (Metaphorical “setting” and “seeing” of course.) It seems to pretty much split the difference to me. Or, as I’ve often said, make a triangle with RC D&D, AD&D, and 3e at the...

Might not have had the rights to re-use them.

For me: Labyrinth Lord, with honorable mentions going to OSRIC and Swords & Wizardry. No, it doesn’t matter. Why would you expect hardly anything discussed here to matter? No, don’t answer that. Meta-discussion matters the least of all. The question was asked because the questioner was...

I came late to reading the Conan stories. Read my first one just a few years ago. One thing that really stood out to me was how Howard generally limited himself to one supernatural element per story. Which really showcased that one element. I have also found that, in role-playing games, it...

While I’ve gotten pretty much all the classic D&D stuff I want (at least the stuff that is common enough for me to afford), I think there are still plenty of people like me out there collecting them. It’s one of the nice things about classic D&D. There was a lot of stuff published and most of...

The humble cleric should voluntarily leave the choice up to his patron anyway, right? (^_^) It’s a strategic choice! You can choose Magic Missile now and be zapping things right out of the gate, but you can’t take advantage of any scrolls or spell-books you find. On the other hand, you can...

I seem to recall the story that the GDW guys went to see Star Wars just about the time classic Traveller was about to go to print. Who knows how things might have gone if Star Wars had been a little earlier or Traveller a little later?

The same year I got my first Basic Set (c. 1981) I also got boxes of official AD&D miniatures by Grenadier. That said, I never saw minis used in an RPG until I played GURPS c. 1991. I don’t know why my groups have never had the problems without minis that other groups seem to have. Since it...

That’s something I’ve considered taking up. Any advice for someone just getting started?

That’s from of Geoffrey of Monmouth, BTW.

You really believe they won’t have monster supplements? Even if they didn’t, you really believe DMs won’t give the monsters a boost all on their own?

All of which I count as features. (^_^) Well, my group—none of whom had played Traveller before—seemed to enjoy it. I’d recommend getting ahold of Starter Traveller. I like the layout a lot. It has some examples that the 3 LBBs don’t have, which are nice. Plus, it can be handy to have...