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Sorry for any confusion with my sequel to the original adventure. It seems like its one of those expectation things. The early modules were intended to not be "heroic", per se, but to balance risk with reward - do we continue to push on further into the dungeon, risking death, or retreat to...

I have the TSR Silver Anniversary Edition Return to Keep on the Borderlands (Ad&d) by John D Rateliff (1999). Probably part of the misunderstanding on my part, and that it has likely been edited/changed over time. @DarkCrisis My version does not have any of the information that yours does, and...

Pg 41 (Cave D) of my copy: “However, the goblins are rather cowardly and must make morale checks before advancing to defend their lair; failure indicates that they nervously hold their positions and hope the intruders go the other way.” It also says in the beginning of the Cave D section that...

The Goblins in Cave D are cowardly, and will try to avoid fighting, retreating further into their cave, until they hit the Hobgoblin area whom they are allied with. The Hobgoblin description says they will fire a volley of arrows (the hobgoblins) as soon as they see the PCs. So the PCs would...

That's my feeling about it too. I think this is going to be the 5e version of "How to make a world, using examples from Greyhawk", and that's about it. I don't think its going to be a setting, I don't think its going to continue or do anything with the lore (remember "the lore/canon is...

The Scarlet Brotherhood was also known as the Kingdom of Shar. I'm not sure when that was used, or where in the timeline it might have changed. Some seem to be trying to use the name changes to "date" the map, and see if its being reset, or if its in the "current timeline."

The Caliphate of Ekbir was renamed to the Sultanate of Ekbir.

True, I often overlook that, of have a hazy memory of it being mentioned somewhere. I could never remember where. Of course, this is what Gary said in the printed material for mass consumption. Every time I’ve been able to see ‘behind the curtain’ of games developers playing their own games...

It is interesting to me that the Ad&d PHB does not list a character generation system (released June, 1978), but refers you to the four methods in the DMG (released 1979) and says the DM will tell you which method is being used in the game. Was there any guidance actually in the PHB for how to...

Nice! Now if only dice makers could figure out how to make contrasting colors so you can actually, you know, read the dice :rolleyes: (I'm so tired of repainting them when I can't read them on the table)

I tried to work out a more dynamic system, where villages, towns, and cities each had different availability and different costs for items, as it would be easier and cheaper to find what you wanted in a large city compared to a small fishing hamlet. I also tried to make all armors and weapons...

Item Saving Throws was our group’s favorite sub game. Failed that save versus a spell, break out the equipment list, armor and weapons, and start rolling. We lost many, many items that way. Aaah, good times!

That's what we do. Usually characters have henchmen or hirelings for carrying torches, equipment, minding horses, etc. If your character is paralyzed, grab the hireling and keep playing. Character dies - grab the henchman and keep playing. Or play an NPC if they happen to be with the party...

At least in OSE/BX, Cure Light Wounds also cured Paralysis. So recovering from it was only a 1st 2nd level cleric away. And that was something I only recently learned. I have no idea if Cure Light doing that was a thing in Ad&d, I certainly don't remember it. And I always thought paralysis...

Agreed, it is a nice platform to bolt things to. I do think that I remember in their optional rules section, you could use "simplified saves" of Reflex, Fortitude, and Will, and they gave you a chart to use if you wanted that system. I also use their Playbook system for my OSE games, and...

Taking this a step further, in Beyond, Cantrips require a skill roll to cast, and, if failed, the player chooses either 1) no more magic for the rest of the day, or 2) the Cantrip misfires (usually negatively affecting the caster) but they can continue to cast Cantrips. Spells, by contrast, are...

We played all through 1e and 2e with about 6-10 at the table, in a basement game, for years. We never knew any different, and it worked for us. If a couple people couldn't make it, and we had 6, we'd press ahead. If we had 4 or 5, we'd sometimes find something else to do that session, because...

Agree, but the accent is different when used locally, and when used by non-gangsters :LOL: People around here also say "wooder" instead of Water, and "mayan" instead of Mine. I'm sometimes guilty as well on those last two, but its a work in progress.

Somewhat unsatisfied. We've been playing together for about 40 years now (heavy 1e through 2e, fell off 3e, skipped 4e, back with 5e for a few years), and I'm realizing I don't want to spend my time playing systems I don't enjoy (5e), and dealing with the same stuff as I get older (i.e. people...

You forgot Youse. Short for you all where I'm from. Not that I ever use it... But that may be a little too regional... I find language and it's idiosyncrasies to be very interesting. :)