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Re: Dungeon!, Heroquest, Descent, Gloomhaven and others.

The '99 (Basic) D&D starter set did this, also the 2E AD&D starter set, the 3.5E starter sets and I think the 4E "Red Box" did as well - battlemats/tiles for the included adventures as well as minis - even actual plastic minis for all but the '99 and 4E set (the 2E one had minis for just the...

I love Saurials, and would love to see them return, as well as expanded. Perhaps with some expanded abilities related to dinosaurs, to make them unique from Dragonborn, Lizardfolk and even Firenewts. As far as language, I'd list it as actual "Saurial" and then note that it is a language that...

There's a fungus that that does something similar to other insects and arthopods - infects them and turns them into a sort of zombie. I think D&D's Yellow Musk Creeper and zombie is based off it. Along those lines and the "creeping cactus", this creature from my own Bestiary should give PCs...

I'm going to laugh so hard if this ends up eclipsing the Borderlands starter set. This is a starter set itself, right? At the very least, this seems to fall into the "cannibalizing sales" arena they've railed against so much in the past. I never did pick up the last Stranger Things starter...

Is it just me or does the art for Eddie look more like Matt Mercer than the TV show actor?

Weren't we just discussing with someone formerly from WotC how difficult it was to time the release of a product with a show/movie/game?

Don't be dense. I'm not talking every obstacle, but if your first inclination is "I can take this head-on" without regard for some form of caution, that's not a game I want to be involved in, as the result is always the same.

No. There are other ways to resolve conflict than hitting it over the head repeatedly. Also, in the words of Qui Gonn, "There's always a bigger fish." If the Ranger can ginsu an enemy, he should expect there are creatures that can do the same back to him - and probably worse. (I also have...

I'm in the camp "Shoulda been more careful before rushing in or considered a different approach than fighting." Of course, I've been playing a good bit of Helldivers 2 lately and success in that game really enforces caution before blindly deciding to take on everything head on - or even...

If you don't like your character having the chance of dying, don't get into combats. D&D is very full of combats. One hit kills? I mean, I'm not fond of them as a player*, but if they weren't possible it wouldn't feel very "realistic". There's just some things - banshees, dragons and the...

My personal favorite is the 5E Phandelver set (prior to that, it would have been the B/X Molvay 1981 set). It is my favorite as 5E 2014 is my favorite edition, and I was able to get 3 generations (my parents, myself & wife & brother & his wife, and my kids) all at one table playing the game.

If I have forgotten any, please forgive me and just note them below and I'll try to get them added. D&D-esque is anything that uses the D&D rules or the OGL/SRD rules to create a fantasy RPG. This would exclude the likes of Warhammer Fantasy, Dragonsbane and other fantasy games not based in...

Within days of getting the Holmes basic set, I convinced my dad to get me miniatures to go with them (specifically Grenadier's 5003 - Woodland Set for heroes and 5004 - Tomb of Spells v2). I wish I still had those minis too - hmm... I may still have the shrieker in storage somewhere. Through a...

Cake: Can I have some of him? Please?

I think its worth trying out for a fight or two, but I may be biased :)

Not the same thing. Medusa can do it at will. PCs cannot.

I think a "pointcrawl" for when using faster transportation such as a Lightning Rail or Airship might be useful. A pointcrawl would be an overarching map that connects the different stops for the Lightning Rail or interest points for an airship. At each point/stop, you have a "zoomed in" map...

With the price differences between our two locations, no wonder we're having such differences of opinions. As much as I hate Mississippi being 15-20 years behind the times technologically, I'm gaining an appreciation for our prices.