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Technically, I think that Akrasia is right, as robust, at least in statistics, means something that might work beyond its work specifications. When I say a method is robust, I say it can be used (with care) even if some of its assumptions are violated. Back to D&D, I would rather play a simpler...

Only when playing in Greyhawk. Regarding their prominence, none at all. In my games, gods are far removed from the world of men. Obviously, the players are free to be devotes or worship any deity they want, but, as a GM, they appear only indirectly, through faithful NPCs. That said, I used the...

I would say that The City of Greyhawk Boxed Set, for second edition AD&D is the best source about the City of Greyhawk. However, as you already have The Adventure Begins, I'm not sure how much it will add to your game, perhaps better graphics (in colour), and the great mini-adventures. As...

Inovations: No THACO, AC goes up, More is better all times, No racial limits, Less limitations to multiclassing (although I think it became too easy), A better Ranger (3.5 only and still lacking something from 1st ed. AD&D), A much better fighter, Integration of thieves' skills and non-weapon...

The reason why my characters liked long swords in AD&D2 is because is the most common magic weapon, according to the random treasure generator in the DMG.

I don't have the weapon vs armour table with me, but it makes sense to have blunt weapons being more efficient against plate armour, whereas swords became near ineffective.

I used hero points back in the 1980s in the James Bond rpg, where I think they were originally designed. They work great, but it will depend of the kind of campaign you are running.

I've read much of the Wheel of Time and Sword of Truth series (if only I could forget it and give better use to my memory :(). Concerning Richard Rahl, he is a classic AD&D dual class character. He left the ranger class for good and started being a Sorcerer, while his wife, Kahlan is better...

I agree with you and I always admired the simplicity of D&D in comparison to AD&D at this point. However, Gygax, and probably most people at time, thought that AD&D's complicate ability modifiers were rather a more realistic design. Concerning the 1st edition Dungeon Master Guide, I don't have...

Great concept! I can only wish I have it first, as it will be hilarious to play with such character in the party. I would advise to pretend be a paladin from a weird poorly kwon religion. As such, it will be less likely to meet his "peers" (although such encounters would be a gem) and more easy...

I haven't seem the newer version, but I read the one written in Masters of the Wild. A while ago, when we were playing an unusually long dungeon crawl, one of the players suggested that he was going to take this Prestige Class. Immediately, another player ask him to not take it, else his...

My collection today is much smaller than it once was. Basically, I gave most of it to friends as I hardly play anymore and I kept only those that I might play in the future or are particularly good. As such, it resumes to: Call of Cthulhu 20th anniversary edition Dark Ages Cthulhu Metabarons...

Africa - Atlas Games' Nyambe is pretty good. Aztec - As far as I can remember, TSR's Matzica for AD&D 2nd edition is pretty close and freely available in WotC's download page. China - OA is kind of weak regarding China. Before 3rd edition, TSR released a free game called Dragon Fist. It is...

I'm not much of a fan of 3rd edition graphic design. The illustrations are ok, but I don't think they are actually better than the colour plates found in 2nd edition. Additionally, I don't like the video game mood they inspire, specially at character's clothes. Finally, core book covers suck and...

Slightly out of topic. I'm no expert in the Realms, so what exactly has TSR/WotC has published regarding Waterdeep. I recall only an old AD&D (1st edition, I believe) supplement with a Beholder in the cover. I wasn't impressed. Is there anything better?

I can only hope you're right! Never seen the City State of the Invincible Overlord, but I heard it was going to be republished soon with d20 stats.

Devir also publishes WotC and WW's books in Portuguese. Unfortunately, they don't release as many books in Brazil as their Spanish subsidiary. Still, we got all core and splats for 3.0 and the 3.5 PHB was recently released along some stuff for Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft. Additionally, some...

I'm sorry but I can't see WotC publishing a fine product as the one you proposed. Think about tons of crunch and revamped Realms information and then you probably will make a picture of the upcoming Waterdeep book. If you're looking for a good fantasy city book, go after Lankhmar, published for...

If I ever get over my revulsion to that module and the year I lost playing it, I may write a review to help placing the average review grade where it really should be. :]

Trancer Jeremy is right. Because of this, review's rating is usually a more reliable indicator of the voter opinion, as it is less likely that he or she assigned it without reading the product. The problem with reviews is that, for most products, there aren't enough of them to the mean became...