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Brutal. The current minis set (Legendary Evils?) isn't even available for release in my country yet, and the entire next set has been spoiled with good quality photos of the final production figures. Is that the earliest complete spoil ever for DDM? For what it's worth, I think Legendary Evils...

I've tried something similar to these rules multiple times in a current Dragonlance campaign I'm running. Why do it, instead of running another PC? Because you're dealing with basically a monster stat block - an NPC hireling who fits on a 3x5 card. A single at-will power, and a mix of (say)...

I'll add another vote for "build-your-own", given the backgrounds described. Personally, I'd put in a strong vote for the classic Slavers series: either the original A1-A4 or the 2e remake (...which has it's detractors, but I've run a modified version with great success). Orcs are major...

Varies, depending on the campaign. However, this is the most common of the themes that my players have seen... 1. There is a clearly Evil uber-villain (generally Epic-level) that is "behind it all". The uber-villain is generally identified fairly early in the campaign, and is clearly out of...

I've DM'ed both. Ran a BECMI campaign for over 10 years, and basically ignored AD&D and 2e until the Planescape campaign setting came out. "Old" Immortals (gold-covered books) was, for want of a better term, somewhat broken. Unless the DM has placed the PCs in a constrained setting (say, a...

Dragon Warriors Simple, old-school rules (I'd probably play this rather than BECMI if I ever decided to get nostalgic someday, and I *love* BECMI). Awesome campaign setting. The setting alone is worth the "price of entry", and is something that could be adapted to other game systems. I've...

I'll add another vote for the classic GDQ series, "Queen of Spiders". Particularly for the many weird and wonderful areas that are "off the beaten path" - ancient temples buried behind piles of rubble, caverns accessible only by jumping in rivers, portals to alternate worlds, etc. I'm also quite...

Depends what you're after. If you haven't visited Auckland before, there are a number of options. Some of my personal favorites: Take a ferry out over to Rangitoto (volcanic island) and climb up to the summit. Make sure you take a detour to the lava caves (bring a torch, and wear old clothes...

Right here. Just 'cause she takes a half-hour to get ready, doesn't mean I start dating other ladies. Rpgnet.com already has her make-up on and is dressed by the time I get to the door, but she keeps telling me that I need a better job (something about Exalted, or Burning Wheel... whatever that...

I've only DM'ed one session in the Feywild so far (...and three in the Shadowfell, which I've made a cross between the expected undead-fest and a post-apocalyptic Fallout-style wasteland at the end-of-time). The Feywild session was very "fairyland". Social puzzles and tricksy fey. It was...

Picked up the new Mongoose books for nostalgia, but am increasingly thinking of ways I can convince my group to give it a go for a mini-campaign. I love the setting, and I'm really hoping to see some new material after the re-release of the Power of Darkness.

I have no problem with drinks at my games, but it's very rare that anyone will do it. We play late Thursday nights after work (every week, ending at 11pm-1am) so it's more likely we'll be chugging Coca-Cola, coffee and energy drinks to keep the spirits high. Now, actually getting to sleep after...

Great stuff, WotC. :D I'm ambivalent on the changes to rain of blows and dual strike (they were never problems in my game), but the fixes to battlerage vigor, guileful switch and righteous rage are exactly what was needed. BRV and GS have caused significant issues in my games (...BRV to the...

I'd like to add that Elminster's monogamy (or lack thereof) seems like a bit of a red herring to me. Most people in real-life are non-monogamous (at least, before they're married - and I don't think Elminster is married, true?). The same is true of many fictional characters. However, Elminster...

I understand that the original definition of Mary Sue has something to do with the character being a stand-in for the author, but I think the term has evolved to the point where it includes (for many people, including myself) an idealized character that is so awesome that no other character can...

D&D: Asmodeus and the Lords of the Nine. Probably some of the most fleshed-out personalities in the game over the last 20 years (behavior, strengths, weaknesses, plots, servants, relationships). They're a twisty bunch. I particularly like the aprocryphal tales of their origins: champions of Law...

I could give you reams of stuff from older campaigns, but speaking to the last 12 months of 4e.... 1) Stronghold creation, using a modified version of the old 3e Stronghold book. 2) Hiring soldiers and other retainers, using a modified version of the BECMI rules. 3) Tithing to the church and...

From the classics... S4 - Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (particularly appropriate due to there being many otherplanar creatures in the module, and also due to a sense of "legendary artifacts sealed away from mortal knowledge for countless years") D1 - Descent into the Depths of the Earth (I'm...

True, true... :) But I equated Freeport with the campaign setting. For the record, that was one of the few 3rd party products I really liked in 3e. I'm just not sure I'd buy it now, though. We're getting a new campaign setting every 12 months from the official sources, not counting emergent...

None of them. After just over a year into 4e... There are 18+ base classes available already and scores of paragon paths, with PH3 on the horizon. Dozens of playable races. Thousands (?) of monsters - all accessible online through DDI, with a new "official" Monster Manual coming out every...