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I have neither read the original comics nor the new Bendis-penned relaunch, but the DnA run is stellar--one of my favorite comics of recent years--although it suffered some from being the linchpin for Marvel's cosmic line, so the big metaplots were always wrapped up in some event or another...

Have you guys looked at Monster & Magic? Are you taking a different approach to your merger?

Also keep in mind that while nearly all kids rebel, they rebel in very different ways and against different things. I never rebelled much against my parents, for instance. But I rebelled against my peers... hard.

Currently I'm a concierge at a small upscale hotel. It's not bad, but not something I planned for. I got the job through a friend. Been here since Easter and will probably stay for the next year or so as my wife finishes her degree. Before that I worked at the National Library, mainly working...

During winter, sure. But it's all relative, I start to die a painful heat death if the temperature goes past 23-24°C.

I have seen none of these particular books, but "digest" sounds about right. I thought the Essentials books to be a good size, if a tad too thick for convenience at the table. "Not bigger than an iPad"

I recognize the problem, having been frustrated at some off-key (to me) discussions when I returned to gaming three years ago. Like others, I don't think you can "fix" this by throwing more jargon at it. It was, though, and was one of the terms that threw me for a loop when first bumping into...

I prefer the PDF format--RPG books just tend to be too bulky for comfortable reading, I prefer a smaller cut--except for books I like to browse leisurely, like magic-item collections and monster manuals.

I completely shave my body every spring. I'm a pretty hairy guy, and I get pretty hot if I don't. Although it was a waste for this summer, as the weather was awful.

Awesome topic! I love beards. Beards are cool. My beard grows really fast. If I clean shave early in the morning, I have a pretty thick stubble when I go to sleep (nearly Homer-style). I also have very sensitive skin (especially on my face, arms, and upper torso) that reacts badly to all but...

I encountered a rule on some OSR blog a while back that I liked (but didn't have any reason to implement) that tackles this. Your ammo is represented by a single die (d4-d12) that you roll alongside your to-hit roll. The more ammo you have, the bigger the die. When you roll a '1', you step...

It varies greatly, but lately I've written down a bunch using the following semi-format: Name Trope/descriptor General motivation + current motivation Bob Swearsbyit Used horse salesman Desperately wants to be rich + Needs to meet boss's quota/desperate to sell this horse Kirk Bored guard...

Swords & Wizardry supports both ways.

Last summer I was surprised to find that nobody seemed to have done this. So I started doing it myself. But before I knew it, with a nip here and a tuck there, I had created a variation of D&D specifically tuned to my tastes. I imagine something similar created ACKS, DCC or any of the other...

I'll add my vote to Tharizdun, with Vecna as a runner up, when I want a juicy cult. If I need to pull a cult out of my arse I generally go for Orcus or some snake worshippers.

My personal definition of a game hack is when you house rule a game into becoming a different game (and on purpose).

Ah, I see. I was assuming some math-something-something-probabilities-math, but that's pretty straightforward.

Nice. I've been wanting to check this game out.

Can you elaborate as to why you think so?

I think Advantage/Disadvantage is here to stay for my D&D game for the unforeseeable future, regardless of whether I'll play 5e or not.