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DM'ing two 3e campaigns was enough. I will not DM it again, as I simply find the tiresome aspects of the game to outweigh its beneficial aspects. If I'm going to GM, I'd rather run WFRP 2e, C&C, Cinematic Unisystem, or something else I find thoroughly fun. However, I'd be happy to play it...

Well, I apologize if you're obliquely referring to my remarks here. My comment was merely in reply to an earlier post, and I certainly had no intention of instigating any kind of 'war'. (And if you're not referring to my remarks, well then just ignore this post.)

I'm one of those people who 'feel tactical crunchy combat' is not right for Conan. I'd rather use Cinematic Unisystem (or some other 'rules light-ish' system, like C&C or True 20) for Conan. Having said that, though, Conan is pretty much the only 'crunchy' d20 game that I would consider...

Well, my point didn't have to with my 'rules mastery' as a DM. My frustrations had to do with: (a.) prep time (which, even with the various 'short cuts' I devised, was still too much of a bore and a chore for me, esp. once PCs progressed beyond 5th level); and (b.) slowness of the game 'in...

Well, 3e D&D's "robustness" was the bullet to my head -- at least as a DM. :\ "Robustness" might be great for the players (or at least those who master all the relevant rules), but after running two 3e campaigns (each of which lasted about a year, and each of which my players enjoyed very...

I'll drink to that! :)

Based on past threads on this topic, I predict that most answers will fall into one of the following three categories: (a.) No, it is not allowed (because we play with kids; or we've had a bad experience with some drunk jerk in the past; or our DM is Psion, and he's a mean drunk liable to...

Beer is good. RPGs are good. Good + good = very good! :cool:

I couldn't disagree more. I'll put UK2-4, L1-2, N1, B10, etc., up against pretty much anything 'current'. :cool:

Best author: Graeme Morris. Best module: tie between UK 4 ('When a Star Falls') and B10 ('Night's Dark Terror').

Man what? :\

Wow, I agree with Mike 100 percent here. These are the main reasons why I used to prefer B/X/RC D&D over 3e (even while DM'ing two 3e campaigns), and now like C&C. :cool:

I was never a big fan of Elmore. Like an earlier poster noted, many of pictures seem 'static'. I always preferred the Otus covers for Basic & Expert D&D over the Elmore ones. Yeah, I agree 100 percent. Otus is probably the most original artist to ever produce D&D stuff (Trampier is another...

N1 is great. I don't have anything to add to what has already been said. L1 is excellent too, as it is really a mini-campaign setting. When combined with L2 ("The Assassin's Knot"), the 'L' series makes for some truly fine gaming. L2 is a mystery adventure, btw, which is a neat contrast to...

~ WFRP's Sorcery book (and many other books for WFRP). ~ More C&C stuff, especially further installments in the Castle Zagyg series. ~ The True 20 book (I already have the pdf, but prefer a real book).

I think Amazon was quoting an incorrect price (based on outdated information). Apparently, there's some problem going on there. I would try to get a refund, and order from another venue. Btw, it is worth it. Yggsburgh rocks!

Sorry. :) Actually, different hobbies do retain players at highly different rates. I would be surprised if you dispute this. Playing something like poker, chess, or a computer game, requires far less investment -- both in terms of preparation and scheduling -- than RPGs. Thus there are...

When I was in high-school (1984-88), D&D was huge. (And geeky.) There were clubs, etc. A television crew even showed up at my high-school one day to report on our game. As for my (highly nonscientific) report, two of the university clubs were in Canada, one in the U.K, and the rest in the...

You kids! Get off my lawn!!! :mad:

I can only speak from experience. I've had knowledge of RPG club memberships at nine different universities from 1988-2004 (I've attended 4 of those universities; the data from the other five came from friends involved in other clubs). Overall membership numbers have declined since 1988...