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Doesn't 1e define the value of an electrum piece as half that of a gold piece?

True enough, but this whole conversation is about rapiers in the context of D&D (and other D&D-like games, which might indeed give different stats to a rapier vs a smallsword). Which requires categorization for purposes of rules, making it in that way more similar to HEMA and its needs than to...

Yeah, I used to see that kind of problem-solving get a lot of discussion in the AD&D days. And ways for assassins and such to work around raise dead, like taking away part of the body, or inserting a long thin needle into the brain at the base of the skull and concealing it under their hair...

I think she's pointing out that weapons labeled "rapiers" by experts existed in the 15th century. Whether those weapons are mislabeled in your opinion gets into more subjective territory.

I think Overgeeked's use of "kick in the door" may be informed by the default expectation in OD&D that doors in dungeons are always stuck (for intruders) and must be forced. Obviously other games don't necessarily have that expectation. Probably a good time to link d4 Caltrop's OSE Encounter...

Historically a longsword is a term for a sword primarily wielded with both hands, usually 4'+ in length. Filippo di Vadi wrote that the total length should come up to the wielder's armpit. The grip/hilt is long enough to easily accommodate both hands (for example I'm looking at a 51" example...

Yeah, faking his own death and living that wild party lifestyle for another 10 years is definitely part of why he's such a legend. I appreciate the "almost" hedge. I don't think we could call Farmer Giles of Ham or Leaf by Niggle epic fantasy, and of course he wrote a lot of poetry, though I...

Random encounter rolls or just Colville-style "orcs attack!" are also reasonable solutions. But yeah, the combo of real time torches + how much encumbrance torches take up in SD is definitely a solid solution.

In the original 1974 rules everything did a d6, but variable weapon damage showed up in 1975 in Supplement I: Greyhawk, and has always been popular. 1977 Holmes Basic also uses d6 damage, and technically variable weapon damage is also an optional rule in 1981 B/X. Some OSR games do damage by...

Yup. This one has come up periodically over the years here, and Gary was asked about it while he was alive. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Topsell,_The_Historie_of_Foure_Footed_Beasts_Wellcome_L0028396.jpg

Internet enabled glasses always remind me of Hiro becoming a "gargoyle" in Snow Crash. I've been hoping ever since that when the real world version eventually came it would be met with the same social disapprobation as it is in the book, but obviously we've seen only a limited amount of that...

To the best of my knowledge it's only a couple of things which at best give a mild implication. A passage about Bilbo's appearance in a letter discussing the artwork for the American edition of The Hobbit (Letters, # 27, March-April 1938): Which is pretty ambiguous, and a statement in the...

Snarf only goes out in the sun to check if it's over the yardarm. ...not, you know, that he limits his drinking time by it, but just for reference for resolving bar bets and such.

Right. If we're going to dismiss weapon effectiveness based on physical realities of mass and strength, we similarly should be accounting for how those same physical realities alter and limit the large monsters. There's also some tendency for everyone to have invisible implicit...

I recently saw someone advance the theory that it's a product of lead poisoning from vaping. Lead being leached from the internal components. And comparing it to lead exposure my generation had from gasoline (and prior had more from paint chips).

I basically stopped doing regular deadlifts after a back injury in 2022, and have been largely off RDLs since I started using PF as my regular gym this Spring and not having actual power or RDL racks. I have tried doing them on a Smith and should probably bring those back. Leg press and at...

So just to confirm, this is a road with multiple lanes traveling in the same direction, correct? If so, best practice is normally that the leftmost lane* be reserved for passing. So you wouldn't normally be lingering in the passing lane and won't have to worry about people tailgating you...

I functionally don't play computer games, but have seen Wildermyth raved about. A friend of mine was a writer on it, so it sticks in my head. Folks on here have described it as also being easy to get into and not requiring quick reaction times.