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The latest 'Reviewcap' is live! AD&D 1e and Night Below, continuing to follow members of the Assassin's Guild...

I wanted to say OSRIC... but if I'm being honest with myself - if I have to play a clone then OSE all the way. Much as I love AD&D, one thing I've learned is that it takes some doing getting other players into it and committing to the nuance... where OSE is an easy sell and much more new player...

My 20th episode! Musing on Demi-Liches!

In 1st Edition, Dexterity does add to your personal initiative if you're using missile weapons specifically... perhaps that's what you were thinking of? Maybe a 2e game you played used this rule? :unsure:

New 'Reviewcap' is live! The AD&D 1e group going through Night Below!

Yes, basically. Any time advancing the calendar won't be appropriate. Leaving off in a dungeon right before an encounter because the game went long for instance. Or a time sensitive adventure where advancing the calendar by the two weeks betweeen sessions wouldn't be logical and could disrupt...

I do track time similar to what's outlined, but not 100% exactly. As written in the 1e DMG sort of assumes a West Marches style game with multiple players and characters. That said, I use the metric of time away from the table passing = to real time, but not all situations in-game allow for...

Latest 'reviewcap' is live! The Old School Essentials gang completes 'Assault on Raven's Ruin.'

Archmage Merlinstergandaldore reacts to the Dungeons and Dragons movie trailer.

Hello everyone! I have made a quick vid to thank everyone who helped me achieve the first 100 subscriptions! The first milestone as I grow! Thank you everyone!

After a wee delay, the latest episode is live! Here I made an AD&D character because, well, I just wanted to consarnit!

The new episode is live. Another Reviewcap! Catching up with the Old School Essentials campaign as they continue their Assault on Raven's Ruin.

New episode is live! A new 'Reviewcap' - a video series wherein I recap and review games running published modules! This time around it's a group playing Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 1st Edition, starting through NIGHT BELOW!

Hello everyone! I only had time for a quick video this week - so a brief tip on creating an initiative tracking board for 5th ed initiative, to speed it up.

In pretty much any edition of D&D (at least the ones I've played regularly) I feel it's enemy parties comprised of PC classes that can be the most dangerous.

That's wild. Do you get a lot of complaints when the subsequent rolls go south? I've seen players get really salty when it comes to hit points...

I don't make it of higher level, I keep it equal to the PC. The purpose isn't punishment. It's in part to show that stats aren't the be all and end all of a character. It's also in part something I felt could be interesting in a game - to have a nemesis off the bat. So I gave it a try. Like I...

Oh noes! A random internet troll doesn't believe me! My whole day is ruined! I must now go rethink the entirety of my existence.

Apologies, I wasn't clear - I don't give them ANYTHING I want - I craft the NPC villain only with options that are 100% player facing. This is a character the player could have made.

Yup, that was the exact response from one player who took the option... as expected. ;) Alas, that player left the game after the PvP he initiated didn't go his way, but when I showed the curious players the NPC who was after him they got worried and were glad he was gone because they didn't...