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Everyone knows that you don't run away from explosions... you walk away without looking.

Honestly? Neither - Fallout 4 for the win! But, to answer the question - does it matter? There are a LOT of games that have similarities to one another. I think SCL looks to be an interesting product, and it doesn't seem to step on too many toes. It'll be cool to see what happens when it...

Oo! This is a great thread topic. Personally, though, the hardbacks of the 1e era are really the weak part of what made 1e D&D so great. For that, you need to look at all the amazing adventures - that's where the game's true strengths lie. But, going with just hardbacks, I have a few I'd...

I did something similar with a paladin - he was "chosen" by his god to serve, and he didn't really WANT to. He wasn't exactly angry at his god or contemptous - just mostly exasperated. "Really? You summoned me for THIS!? THIS is my great destiny!? I just wanted to be left alone!" He was...

Viewed and Saved, and will use - I don't mind having to rejigger things a bit for campaign use. MUCH better than my current 3 hexes to an inch scale.

Exactly what I mean. It's a mental issue my character gets, but it's up to me as a player to decide how to portray it... and if I do, I get rewarded for doing so! Compare this to the GM saying "hey. According to this table, you're now a kleptomaniac" and then, three minutes later, having the...

Stuff like this is a perfect way to handle madness - it's player focused, and doesn't really take away possession of their character. I HATE when a GM throws something that changes how my character thinks in the long term at me. Blegh.

Honestly, on to the matter at hand... I'd allow it. It could be fun, and, while I don't know the player at all, I get the vibe that maybe it's someone wanting to address a real world issue in a game - whether to defend their own faith, or try on an atheist's clothing (both work). As for how...

Whatever dude. You know what you wrote: The contradictions in that post are massive. Sure, you didn't INTEND for that connection of Burton + Alice in Wonderland, but hey, it's there. It's been pointed out. If you say something dumb, and everyone goes "hey, that was dumb!" you can't turn...

Thank you. PERFECT.

Hey all. Trying to find a place where I can print hex paper so I can map out a campaign site. The DMG recommends using hex paper sized at 5 hexes to 1", which makes a lot of sense. I've searched using the googles, and while I found a few, they wind up being more like 3 hexes to an inch, which...

So, um, re-read my last post. And it sounded kind of condescending. My bad, and I apologize. What I meant was, simply, that your players might surprise you. Not everyone is out for a mechanical benefit. Some just want a fun story, or an excuse to "do what your character would do"...

The irony here is that the person doing most of the complaining, in another thread, complained about the level of whimsy and "Alice in Wonderland"-ness in OotA, and then in the same post suggested that it would've been better if written by Tim Burton.

Once, I ran a post-apoc game using the 3e rule set. D20 Future, d20 Apocalypse, and all that. The schtick of the game was the PCs had a steel fishing boat that they had converted into a home, and went all over the Pacific Northwest exploring ruins, fighting bandits and mutants, and all that...

Absolutely. Personally, I'd also add the story "Flowers for Algernon", which, while not about madness or horror, still uses a lot of humour to underline the main sadness of the overall story. Steven King, called the American "master" of horror, uses a LOT of humour and whimsy in his stories...

Exactly. Wall to wall evil is no good. Same with wall to wall insanity, or darkness, or even whimsy. You NEED a good mix of themes to make a commercially viable adventure, film, book, whatever. The game is built on three tiers - combat, exploration, and social. If you only have one...

Only when he's making the booze.

You could just have more warriors show up - or, as an added bit of fun, they don't actually appear out of nowhere. They come running from around the corner.... still drunk.

Yes to all three. In my current campaign, there are nine "deities" (we call 'em "Passions") that are good or neutral, and countless evil deities ("furies") that work as smaller cults. Mesopotamia's Inanna/Ishtar is a big one, as well as the Greek Hera. Those are the two big ones I drew from...

He'll keep asking until he finds someone who agrees with him.