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As for the light/dark thing, one way to make it matter is for an area to be the result of a wish/miracle/etc where the wording was something like "I wish this room/floor/cave/etc be dark for everyone/thing except me." (for those wish legal eagles, go with the intent rather then exact wording)...

Could be that all future invented time travel devices use so much power/water/(some other resource) that using one can't be done.

0 for the last year. But a friend did a local one in June. He treats it as a vacation away from home even though it is only about 15 miles away. Used to go a lot. But cons like Dragoncon and Origins have gotten so large that fighting the crowds takes a lot of the fun away. Often felt like I...

Orcs, kobolds, goblins, skeletons, zombies, stirges, for common 'monsters'. Variations on caravan raiders, town guards, stupid drunks, and other adventurers for NPC 'classed' opponents. Been a while since I have seen a rust monster but it is a good way to flip the script on the heavily armored...

I didn't but he was a one off, well as far as we know so far. Still hoping that someone will lease the IP and produce a series or movie. They have CGI dragons down pretty well now. Would be a nice blend of fantasy and scifi.

The role descriptions are good. But the idea that one or more is a high level person is contrary to the fact that most RPG parties are pretty much all the same level/points/(however the game defines experience). Unless the party hires an NPC to fill the experienced veteran role. OTOH...

The dragons in Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern books had several colors. Green and Gold were female. Other colors were male. Also some size and status differences. Books came out starting late 60's. She also had pet sized fire lizards which we found out in later books were where the...

Not just fantasy games. A Traveller ship costs several million credits. Any group with a ship, even one with a large mortgage, will rarely lack for funds for basic stuff. The basic limitation is does the planet you are currently on have the gizmo(s) that you want. I have played several games...

Really depends on the game and setting. A typical Traveller character is just another slob in a galaxy wide empire that is one of several galaxy wide empires. D&D type games tend to be a bit smaller in scale. The above average character might be known as someone of note to the locals but is...

Almost by definition, a 'clone' should be a close copy. But it can change some things otherwise just play the original. For example, grafting in for initiative the modern 'everyone rolls a d20 and goes in descending order' vs whatever 1st Ed called for but was often house ruled. Nothing...

Rut Monster. Rouge Halfling. Short Bat. Continual Flash. Saving Toss. Run for Initiative.

One term that could be used to define a skilled player is Munchkin. Skilled at designing a character to get maximum benefit from the resources available. I doubt that is what is being discussed here. Skill could be recognizing that a combat isn't winnable. Something a lot of newer players...

Wasn't sure but the 80's was when I first played it.

Funny how players and GMs readily accept the many rolls for combat but only one for everything else. Almost like anything but combat is an obstacle to the next combat. I see nothing wrong with needing multiple rolls to fully succeed at a complex negotiation. But a bad roll shouldn't kill the...

Played a lot of Car Wars over the years. Not so much the last few. I have backed the Kickstarters on the game proper and a couple of later expansions and mini collections. Star Fleet Battles was a popular game with my group. Recently found my SFB stuff and bought the updated rule book...

Don't remember it being bad. It was just another book of D&D stuff. Much like Wilderness Survival Guide and Dungeoneer's Survival Guide. Or for that matter, Dragon or other similar magazines. Pre Internet so alternative sources were very limited. Up to the GM as to what got used in which...

The questions as phrased are more about granularity. The task of blackmailing the NPC is broken down into 3 sub tasks: 1 Get over the wall. 2 Get into the office. 3 Find the documents. And the ever important but unmentioned - 4 - Get out of the compound with the documents. And it can...

As Jedi mind tricks go, was Rey's use of same to escape the Chair of Interrogation moral? The faceless storm trooper wasn't really harmed. Probably would have had some explaining to do later about the missing weapon. Except the whole base blew up. Which is more evil, a mind trick that leaves...

If the GM didn't give a brief description of the adventure before character selection, then bad GM. Sounds like OP was playing Sherlock Holmes in an adventure designed for Conan. Isn't going to work well for Sherlock. From my experience, most scenarios seem to assume that the players are all...

And a mention for a Fantasy Trip solo adventure: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjgames/the-fantasy-trip-path-of-mastery-solo-rpg-adventure/description Ends Sept 4th. If you are not in the US, I suggest a digital only pledge. Some of those physical shipping estimates are YIKES!