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Started with the classic Red Box at age 13 in 1986... am leveling up to age 48 in two months... What a journey indeed.

I'm a sucker for the classics. :cool: Male Human Barbarian w/ Battle Axe Female Human Paladin with Chainmail, Shield, and sword Elf Fighter with bow Human Wizard Esbee needs food, badly.

This sounds to me like a great set-up for players to work through, you don't as DM need to have concrete answers already mapped out - this is the players' scenario to puzzle out and you need to adapt accordingly. As DM simply adjudicate the consequences of what your players choose to do without...

Yeah, as DM I do keep the running tally, I simply don't award it until the adventure scenario is done. I use all the btb leveling rules - training at each level, performance ratings, XP freeze until you train etc... and I have found that waiting on the awarding of XP is preferable rather than...

Well, that approach is by the book, so I imagine it was used by people somewhere, though back in the day even my own groups did it at the end of each session. I came to appreciate this way as being superior and easier for various reasons. I am not a fan of interjecting to players how they divvy...

I still run 1e, and my method is to award XP when a scenario is done and the characters are safely back at a port of haven where they can tabulate rewards and treasure, regardless of how many sessions it takes. That gives players the chance to discuss loot division, which will affect how much...

Probably a tad too much goes to D&D stuff... I peruse eBay and Kijiji for stuff from time to time... which has lead me to having multiple copies of older (collectible) books that I don't need more than one of and don't want to overuse lest they degrade. These days, though, I do find myself...

Ooooh! Now you're talking my language! Must... resist... temptation to overdo... it... aaargh... Despite 1st Ed being my system of choice, I freely admit that it does require some individual tinkering. That's a feature not a bug! :D No alignment languages available automatically, but can be...

First and foremost resume my regular 1st ed campaign... which has been on hiatus since March due to the pandemic. That's a twice monthly (on average) game. Make a point of writing up some stuff for publication. Maybe start a podcast/webseries talking old school... been meaning to do this for a...

Trust me, this kid was textbook entitled. Granted he was at most 19 or 20 so hopefully a little life-experience knocks that out of him. I agree with you that being selective isn't being 'entitled.' But demanding that others adjust to suit his own whims certainly is.

Earlier this year, shortly before everything went to crud due to the pandemic, I was in a conversation with a young and new player who was insistent that the DM's 'job' was to cater to the players in his group and give them what they wanted. That they weren't allowed to 'exclude' expansions if...

Death is a very real threat in my games (1st ed), but it's not exactly a meatgrinder. My current 1st ed game is more than 7 years old now, and has seen many deaths and two near TPKs - first one had a single survivor, and second one had two survivors but they weren't present when the rest of the...

Player fiat, really. As DM I don't dictate what class complement the players choose to have. Personally I wouldn't want to be in a game where the DM says 'No, you have to play <insert class> because the group needs it' or 'No, you can't play <insert class> because another player is already...

For 1st Ed, I award xp at the end of each adventure, however many sessions that takes. I track the monster XP as we go and keep a running tally for the group. If some characters handle monsters on their own and others are absent, I'll divide that xp up for those players, but either way nothing...

1st Ed Ranger, bar none for me. My 1st ed game has always had a Ranger, and even moreso than a cleric, the players view the Ranger as highly valued. Most of them hope to stat for a Ranger if their current characters die - one other is even bringing in a Ranger/Cleric on the next go. (1e...

This is pretty much the one thing I do - rather than allow specialization at 1st level it doesn't become an option until 4th level, and even then you must find a mentor who can teach you. Bow specialists must spread it out over to two proficiency acquisition slots, so basically 7th level is the...

You actually have to wait until your Intelligence score changed, not when you gain a level, so rerolling for spells you fail to learn is far less common. (BTB at least) As for the 2nd paragraph, that's what the minimum and maximum spells known # with INT is for - you make the list of spells you...

90%+ of my rolls are in the open, but will roll behind the screen for details players should not know. Things like stealth, searching for or disabling traps, reaction rolls etc. Combat, monster saving throws, all of that is done where everyone can see.

They have them posted on their site - The Rules Much of it doesn't seem to me to be like D&D anymore...

Interesting idea. How about this (combining some ideas put forth upthread): A caster may concentrate on a number of spells equal to their Proficiency bonus. If they keep it at one spell at a time, it's simply btb. But for every concentration spell beyond the first, they must make a DC 10 +...