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I would play anything that is fun and even some games that I dislike to please my friends. That said, I will not run a game in a system that doesn't fit my improvisional style, and that's why I don't DM d20 D&D. I favor games with little rules and not many supplements to carry with me. Right...

I think a lot about the adventure while taking the subway to and from work. In the gaming day, I write down a few notes, taking no more than 10 minutes and I am done. As many others, I prefer to improvise as I have more fun doing that than otherwise. Because of my style, d20 doesn't work too...

I moved away from D&D by the time 2nd edition AD&D was released. However, this not related to my opinion about 2nd edition. As a matter of fact, I think that, rules wise, it was an improvement, a small improvement, but still an improvement. However, I was sort of tired of D&D and more than...

Nope, Basic D&D already have Prestige Classes, although the term was introduced in d20. Following the D&D Rules Cyclopedia, 9th level Clerics may opt to became Druids, in the same maner as 9th level Figthers may opt to became Paladins, Avengers, or Knights.

Only three, but they are really good: 1 - Call of Cthulhu, 20th anniversary edition 2 - D&D Rules Cyclopedia 3 - The Traveller Book

Gary, I never came to a conclusion either I liked or hated Unearthed Arcana. Despite there were lots of great additions to my game, I couldn't like some parts, such as the Barbarian, and, specially, the Cavalier and his ability to upgrade his stats. Do you saw this book as an expansion to AD&D...

I would say that the main Rolemaster influence in d20 design was the concept of hybrid system combining both class/level and skill based designs. In Rolemaster, classes are much less restrictive than AD&D and even d20. RM's classes mainly serves as indicators of how much one should invest points...

Although I've brought several games, I only keep those I believe I might play in the future (lucky friends get the discarded books for free if they are fast enough to get them before I trash them). Also, I'm not much in settings anymore. As such, my current collection is pretty small: 1 OD&D 1...

I waiting for a really crunch guy come around and say that stat blocks are actually fluff. :)

I have the impression that they are the same thing. I recall that broadsword is a much latter term given by fencers and sword historians to refer the old swords, as they were much broader than the rapiers. During the medieval times, they were called just swords. However, the bastard sword was a...

I tried to like Planescape and, for a certain amount, I like it. However, it was very hard to read that stupid cant. Another one was Forgotten Realms. A friend of mine brought most of the first products and asked me to do a game in the world. It wasn't that bad, but I couldn't stand NPCs such...

Good job! Not only is a pretty good sheet but also it does remind me of the old AD&D ones. I might use it in the future.

Actually, Greenwood claims he created Forgotten Realms as a setting to his short stories. The gaming component came much later, whereas Gygax created Greyhawk simultaneously with D&D. Perhaps you're thinking of how Arneson created Blackmoor, as he actually adapted a minuature game to evolve in...

That's not surprising, as TSR transfered several neat Greyhawk ideas, such as the Vault of Drow, to Forgotten Realms. As such, most of the uniqueness of Greyhawk was copied over to the Realms. Not surprisingly, many D&D veterans consider Forgotten Realms to be highly unoriginal. However, most...

You'll do fine with the core books and I wouldn't recommend you anything else at this point. Perhaps, if you explain better your preferences I can make some additional sugestions.

I like Monday nights, but I have a hard time convincing any of my friends about it. I argue that most people don't do anything remarkable on Mondays, which, for that reason, is a great time to play!

Considering only the settings published by TSR and Wizards of the Coast, I would pick Forgotten Realms as the one I actually dislike, for the usual reasons. I consider SpellJammer to be a silly concept and, as such, I never got the trouble of reading it and I don't attach any strong feeling for...

The CD was released during the 2nd edition tenure. As such, it was trivial to adapt material from previous editions. Still, I didn't found much material of interest to my game. I agree with you about the historical interest. It was, for sure, what kept me reading from time to time. I can...

We often played at a friend's house who was a subscriber in the middle 80s. I read a lot of those issues and, at that time, they appear to be nice. I was about 18 and I wanted to digest everything I could find about D&D. I was in my middle 30s when I brought the CD and, quite frankly, I think...

A LGJ compilation would be very cool! I would definetly buy one.