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I think it probably had the most actual players in California, less so outside that region.

Ja. That was one of the sales/market penetration advantages of the Basic/Expert and BECMI lines, that they were also sold in toy stores and big department stores. Though my local chain book stores (due to the Random House distribution deal, IIRC) and toy stores in the 80s also had some AD&D...

100%, although with the caveat that they introduced recurring saves (with frequency dependent on subject's Intelligence) in Greyhawk in 1975. So they realized how nasty Charm Person was pretty early.

Using longer song titles might make it easier for me. Fall Out Boy: ""I've Got Darkvision and a Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth" A Perfect Circle: "Counting Bodies Like Orcs to the Rhythm of the War Drums" Death Grips: "You Might Think He Loves You for Your Money But I Know What...

Crumbling Castle by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard doesn't need a name tweak.

I'm glad you find it so! I'm having a terrible time at the original assignment, but I've really enjoyed Loot the Body since I discovered them a few years ago.

Or you could just listen to Loot the Body's nine song concept album about Expedition to the Barrier Peaks.

There is not, but as those rules are written aimed at newbies, they felt the need to explicitly state this kind of thing. :) Yes, assuming that for the purposes of the rule in question that "fighting" means attacking with a weapon or something other than a spell. Yup. Which would make it...

All good! Not taken as arguing but I appreciate the clarification. Yeah, it's a funky thing and I was assuming search was just giving us different results, not any actual controversy.

Both Tuesday and last night I did my current basic dumbbell work upper body routine for 3 circuits - flat bench, inclined curls, and seated lateral raises all with drop sets. Last night I was determined to hit triceps as well but people kept jumping on the machine and taking a while, so I...

I wonder if it's one which was edited down. I seem to remember (back when I still regularly watched network TV) that sometimes shows would have a longer theme and later in their run it was truncated/edited down. I assumed because an episode ran a little long or the network was trying to...

I was going to write something like Law & Order bass line has entered the chat, but double-checked and the L&O intro is also just under a minute. :LOL:

I've always seen "fighting" here being a specified kind of action. Attacking. So there's no issue casting while engaged, you just can't attack and cast in the same round. Some spells (like Cause Light Wounds) would be impossible to use if you couldn't cast them while engaged. Others, like...

We have a local/regional chain (Market Basket) which doesn't do self-checkout at all. Their 12 item or less express lanes are pretty good. They're known for focusing more on employee wages, development, and careers than other supermarkets. I had the Family Ties theme song leap to mind...

Did you run through the combat sequence step by step with BOTH sides acting in each step, as the example of combat implies, or did you have EACH side separately go through the combat sequence, one side doing everything and then the other side doing everything, as the rules instruct? I've seen a...

Your paraphrase "keep good records of in-game time" is distinctly less strident and directive than "YOU CAN NOT HAVE A MEANINGFUL CAMPAIGN IF STRICT TIME RECORDS ARE NOT KEPT." I think the text supports my description very clearly. I quoted him from pages 12 and 37. I could cite a lot of...

'78-'79 even. Although I've run a meaningful open table campaign while being substantially looser with the timekeeping between groups than Gary describes.

I will be less creative and quote to confirm. :)

Of course. That doesn't contradict my point, though. Even when saying that the DM can change things, Gary had firm opinions on how the DM had best understand the rules before changing them, and what rationale should be used for changes. But putting his name on it as author meant he took...

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