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I've enjoyed reading all of these comments. Like everyone, I consider this issue to be an absolute "bottler" as we say in Australia - a true classic.

Dragon Publishing released Dragon #75 in July 1983. It is 100 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. In this issue, we have the ecology of the mimic, logical language lessons, and an introduction to the Nine Hells! This month's special attraction is "Can Seapoint Be Saved?" by Bob...

There might be a gap in the market. Where can we learn more about your game?

Tactical/Cinematic: D&D 4E Tactical/Emergent: Dungeon Crawl Classics Dramatic/Cinematic: Fiasco Dramatic/Emergent: Dungeons of Fate The last combo is quite rare!

There have been some questions in this thread around the word "cinematic" which is understandable. It is very broad. I originally got thinking about this topic after Colville stated his new RPG would be both tactical and cinematic, which is partly why I've used those terms. Colville has a...

Cinematic can be used in a lot of different ways. To my mind, a narrative structure is cinematic when it is scripted and moves you from one big beat to another in a serial manner, like a movie does. The emergent narrative structure gives players choices around how the narrative unfolds, and...

When Matt Colville announced he was creating a fantasy RPG that was "cinematic" and "tactical," I immediately wondered what a "non-cinematic" and "non-tactical" RPG would look like. I've been playing around with a four quadrant graph to try and model this sort of play style, and here's what I've...

Thank you for these kind words, folks!

Here are some of the best tips I've collected from various social media: When a player rolls a death saving throw, ask them to share a flashback from their character's life. Skill checks are more interesting if you let players choose between two reasonable options, which have different ability...

"When a player rolls a death saving throw, ask them to share a flashback from their character's life." In my opinion, this is an ideal D&D tip. It is less than 50 words, is easily actionable, and will almost certainly improve your game. What's your best short D&D tip/hack? (Note that I...

Last night, my level 2 #dnd party faced a horde of 30 skeletal minions. A skeletal minion in my world is just like a regular #dnd skeleton, except it has AC 12 and 1 hit point. Throwing your party up against a horde of minions is a really fun encounter pattern. The enemies basically disintegrate...

Agreed - the SF modules were really good, and I even hacked up a 5E version of Mission to Alcazzar a few years ago (sadly never ran it)

Holloway is my favorite b/w artist, and he has some great color covers too (I always liked The Lost City). I can't think of another modern artist who instantly captures humor in the way he does. It was his art that attracted me to the original edition of Paranoia.

There are many of us who would be delighted to subscribe to an official monthly D&D magazine. Dragon+ didn't hit the mark because it was so marketing oriented and was also weirdly hard to access. At the same time, I can see how the economics have changed drastically, especially for a big...

I always loved the premise of Star Frontiers as well as the aesthetic (that Larry Elmore cover!) But I found the game itself a disappointment - weirdly crunchy in ways that weren't fun. I played the heck out of Star Wars d6 instead. I didn't see Knight Hawks until many years later, and was...

Dragon Publishing released Dragon #74 in June 1983. It is 87 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. In this issue, we have seven swords, the bulette, and the famous combat computer! In the editorial, Kim Mohan notes that this is Dragon Magazine's seventh anniversary. He welcomes Mary...

I asked social media for real-life examples of "bad" DM etiquette and got about a hundred responses. I've taken that information and devised 7 golden rules of DM etiquette: Be Consistent: Apply the rules consistently. Be clear about whether you're using official rules or house rules, and ensure...

Hi Mike, Welcome to the site and I'm sure everyone looks forward to hearing more from you. This looks like a pretty interesting approach. At some point, it would be good to have it embedded in a public google sheet - that would make it very easy to play with and I'm sure you'd get lots of...