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I don't know how I started with AD&D in 1979. I tried to get my DM to run me through the entirity of the HellFurance Mountains in Greyhawk, so I must have been aware of the idea of the Mega-dungeon, but I don't know why, because we didn't play that way. We played dungeon after dungeon, but...

maybe this is the best way Would it be fair to say: Characters (and in the case of AD&D the PHB) was heavily influenced The Game Play (and in the case of AD&D the DMG) was not so much. Yes, players could recreate a lot (But not all) of the class/race stuff. But the DM generally ran a...

swingy Then again, there is an animosity toward LOTR as well, early on. In one early article in The Dragon (and reprinted I think in Best of. Vol 1), it states pretty clearly that if you are trying to emulate LOTR in your games your playing it wrong. RK

My Group I started gaming in 79 or 80, with 2 brothers of a same age as myself. We later added 5 other gamers that were 2-4 years younger. We all owned a copy of Lord of the Rings, the Narnia Box Set, and the Lord Bane's Foul set. We had all read the Myth Adventure Books. The more...

So, he was happy with what TSR did with Greyhawk after he left? I would find that....odd I don't think Gygax would be happy with any treatment of Greyhawk. But moving it back to the beginning but adding new races seems to be a lesser sin that what could be done in the name of Greyhawk. RK

why not go sorcerer Why not go Sorcerer and then you can pick the exact spell list. Then, just don't pick anything too powerfully offensive. For example the Goblin pirate will have spells that make day to day ship life easier, and spells that help the ship manuver and get away, but not...

no win Certainly, I think you are in a no win situation. You can either make a blanket rule like you have that 1) avoids the personal confrontation, and 2) Lets you say "Hey, it is nothing personal, and we don't need to go into reason it is just my rule" Which is fine, but it will come...

I understand the question. And I totally agree with the thought. When I was in High School (late 80s), I was at a religious camp, someone I knew for over a year called me a Satan Worshiper, because I played D&D. It was not personal to them, it didn't matter how well they new me, it did...

I like I like AD&D, not my favorite not the most played, but I really like it. The modules just totally rocked. Reading the Intro to Ghost Towers of Inverness and the Intro to White Plume Mountain gave me enough inspiration to build a whole campaign (I made the two mages into one and the...

new magic items So, I am sword fighting with my 3 year old this morning. He is using a pair of plastic pliers and I am using a plastic hammer. Both are from his toy tool set and his idea to sword fight with them. He then proceeds to name them. The hammer becomes The Stone Hammer, and the...

For my group it would go Me: That is odd...isn't it And then the group would become obsessed trying to figure out that mystery, while I rewrite my notes to include this new plot. And that is why, I put my dreams of being a writer to rest. I can do that as a DM, and make it a wonderful...

Payoff Hello, I few years ago (I think) you had a promotion where you sent out copies of an earlier HMG free (+Shipping). I got one, I read through it as promised and I knew I would not be able to get my group to play (we only play every few months now). However, because of that, I am...

I have LARPed and it was as fun. It is like Tabletop, finding a good group may be difficult. But the years in which I played, I remember very fondly. I shy away from CoC type games. I love the lit, but the hopless struggle with a ordinary guy character does not hold my interest. RK

The DM is certainly not obligated to run a particular type of game, if he wants to run a Western Horror then he can. But it is a waste of my time for him to say he is running something else and then spring it on me. Or do by DM Fiat change my character before the session without any...

original 5 minute work day/week Ah, fond memories. 4 or 5 characters go into the dungeon or bandit area, fight one very small group of orcs or goblins and then retreat. Not because the wizard is out of spells, but because 1) All spell casters have cast their spells 2) The Ranger is down...

I love Lovecraft's stories and the CoC mythos. But the game is not for me either. RK

V&v V&V (Villains and Vigilantes). You played yourself as a hero, which meant you decided what your stats were. It was random, so the power levels were across the board. Each power pretty much was its own sub-system. Yet, it was the most successful longest running campaign my group in the...

just easier? Hi, Is it a huge stretch to think that it went something like this? Corp Man1: We have to pull the PDF of our books they are being pirated like crazy. Corp Man2: How about all those old PDFs? Corp Man2: Aw crap, you know what I have 10 reports I have to complete today, just...

You were probably confusing the memory with the 1st big cliff hanger in the Happy Days show where Fonzi to regain his "Cool" jumps over trash cans at Arnolds (then owned by Arnold not Al of later years). I don't remember if the sharks were before or after the Dude Ranch spectacular. Lord, I am...

from memory From memory (1/10 str cubed + 1/10 end) * 1/2 weight so a character with 12 str and 12 end that weighs 200 lbs would have a Carry Capacity of 292.8 with a basic hand to hand damage of 1d6 On track.....GO SCOTT, Thanks for the update. RK