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“If after hearing my songs just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend or perhaps to strike a loved one it will all have been worth the while.” ― Tom Lehrer

No such rules. In 3rd ed Clerics got the Spontaneous Casting rule where they can dump any prepared spell to cast a Cure (for good Clerics) or Inflict (for evil) spell of equal level or lower, though. During 2E my groups starting using a Cure Moderate spell at 2nd level, though in retrospect...

In some of my groups we've made a general practice of more experienced players usually playing older/or more knowledgeable characters, so the greater player knowledge about creatures, or the setting, specifically makes sense. I've played a dwarf cleric who was the gravelly dad voice of the...

One thing which actually helps is that there are only Cure Light at 1st and Cure Serious at 4th in the core rules. So even if you try to make a 1E Cleric a healbot he's forced to take other spells in his 2nd and 3rd level slots, and can get some utility and/or offense (like Hold Person, which...

Last night the benches were again mobbed. Did four sets + drop sets of machine biceps curl, three sets of machine overhead press (with a slight weight and rep increase from last time), and three sets of cable row, trying to keep strict form. Did a bit better on sleep last night and got my...

Glad you were able to loosen it up!

The question is "what is more important to a retroclone". Definitionally, clones make minimal changes. So, 1. If responders are ignoring that and responding to the poll as if the word "retroclone" was a synonym for "OSR game", then it makes sense to answer 2, because the old editions have...

Back in last night, benches were packed. Did four sets of pec machine flies, three of lat pulldowns with a couple of drop sets, and four of machine triceps extensions with drop sets. Slept too little last night after spending too much time arguing online. Both bedded down later than I should...

Didn't get back in until Thursday the 4th, when it was busy but I did straight sets instead of circuits. Got in three sets (plus a few drop sets) of four different exercises- dumbbell bench (which I've recently advanced in weight on a little), dumbbell inclined curls (slight gain in reps)...

I think the implied worldbuilding is roughly: Humans out-reproduce elves, dwarves, and other more long-lived and theoretically more powerful species. And humans out-organize more numerous species like orcs and goblins. In addition to being more ambitious and heroic (capable of advancement to...

Good reminder! That was an excellent thread, which already covered a ton of this ground in terms of what elements can be traced to what books.

Three other DMG methods, which I think is part of why others got overlooked, since they didn't put any method in the PH! :LOL: Method V I feel more sympathy for nowadays, given how powerful demi-humans are, especially the new ones in UA. I've ranted repeatedly about basically everything you...

I would say pretty much the same order. Three Hearts & Three Lions and Vance are way up there, LotR and Leiber's F & GM stories are right there with them. For Leiber (like I always say with Moorcock) always go with the earliest-published stories first. The Jewels in the Forest (1939) is...

In 1E? So Spider Climb off the Defensive roll, Read Magic automatically... what were his Offensive and Misc spells? Not that it's impossible to have four low-utility spells. Could have gotten Push for offense and Erase for Misc, say, but 1E tends to mitigate against this better than if you...

I don't remember it getting discussed as much as WSF, but I put that caveat in there for a reason. :LOL:

Adding to the chorus on how dependent illusionists are both on DM goodwill and reasonable adjudication and on player creativity. If you've got both they can be excellent (though vulnerable to stuff like undead). If either element is missing you probably suck. There was a very good article in...

Unearthed Arcana was, perhaps oddly, the first AD&D book I got. Having acquired Mentzer Basic and Cook/Marsh Expert in 1985, UA was the new hotness on the shelves when I went looking for more. The additional complications and stats in the book confused and intrigued me. As a wee munchkin and...

There are other fruits which sometimes digest invasive insects, ja? Like pineapples.

My favorite seasonal read might be Zelazny's A Night in the Lonesome October. It's divided into one chapter for each day of October, and I know some folks online who make it an annual shared read. Sometimes folks will post a video reading a given chapter aloud. I've read it aloud to...