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Any other gamers here into this health lifestyle? I have to say, I've experienced some very good results with this. I dropped clothing sizes, look leaner, and feel healthier. I only wish I had discovered this stuff earlier in life, not that I'm old or anything, but I want to keep gaming...

There's a very insightful post on Blog of Holding about the AD&D 2e era and how it's kind of been lost in the shuffle between newer D&D (incl. Pathfinder) and the OSR movement. In the post, he feels the AD&D 2e era is due for a resurgence as well as a “voice” in the RPG blogosphere. I’m...

Let's play a game :D Step 1: Randomly generate an NPC adventuring party using the 2e Monstrous Manual (or book of choice) Step 2: Interpret the results. Step 3: Share here! Here are two I made: Company Name: The Steadfast Company Symbol: A quartered, purple and blue shield Info: Chartered...

Dear EN Worlders, I'm gearing up to run the Desert of Desolation series (2e rules) and I could use assistance with the following: 1. Experiences, tips, and tricks for DMing this supermodule 2. Any re-creations of the maps and handouts, as my copy is missing the poster map (not the folio...

I was reading today's Legends and Lore and something Mr. Cook said in the article gave me pause: "We don't want a new iteration of the game to be only a "best of" of the prior editions. If we did, there would be no reason to play it. It needs to achieve the goal of not only giving you the play...

So last weekend, I downloaded, printed, and played an old-school, solo RPG-style board game called Barbarian Prince (download it free and legal). In a nutshell, you play an exiled barbarian prince, wandering around the map getting into all sorts of Choose Your Own Adventure-style wackiness...

Amazon.com: The Book of Weird (9780385065917): Barbara N. Byfield: Books I saw this book mentioned in a forum thread and picked it up on a whim. OMG this book is good! I mean, bacon-level good! :p In a nutshell: it appears to be a book about fairy tale "tropes", but it basically describes...

So, Troll Lords Games (makers of Castles & Crusades) have used Kickstarter recently to finance one of their latest books, Classic Monsters to seemingly great success, and they're doing a similar thing for their next book: Winter Runes. This makes me wonder whether, with the recent doom and...

But still a cultural one! We all know games that, while not strictly commercial, are still well-known and played currently. Games like: Tag, Hide and Seek, Dodgeball, drinking games such as Beer Pong, or party games like Charades. What do you think the RPG hobby would look like today if such...

Unnecessary Disclaimer: Don’t make this an edition war. Also, don’t take anything I write about herein personally. Thanks! :D I consider myself a pretty modern, up-to-date D&D gamer. I’ve played and DMd from D&D Basic to the current edition (running 4E now), and I love them all! Still some...

Just a quick question for the Traveller fans out there: which (in print/PDF/legally obtainable) version of the Traveller core rules has the best plethora of (purportedly) awesome random tables for space stuff? Keep in mind: - Not interested in the system (not knocking on it) - Not interested...

A feature of several 4E DM books I'm really digging is the "Campaign Arcs" with full campaign ideas for each tier. In my own Eberron campaign, I'm considering taking ideas from the mithril dragon/Wells of Prophecy campaign arc from Draconomicon 2 since I think it meshes well with the Draconic...

I just came home to a nice package from WotC on my doorstep. It's the Dark Sun minis box and condition cards reward! It made my day :) Info on them forthcoming...

I came across a slight revelation while analyzing my last game session. In particular, I was pondering about an RP encounter I used to give some needed exposition and allow the players to get some spotlight time. The encounter ended up rather lackluster, in my opinion. When I portray NPCs, I...

Help me ENWorlders, you're my only hope! I need ideas for naming an adventuring company in a D&D Eberron campaign. For those familiar with the adventure Mark of Prophecy, I made Lord Bren ir'Gadden the PC's patron. As many retired military officers are wont to do in our own world, he has...

Anyone know of any good published 4e adventures for 6th level characters? This unprepared and out-of-time DM appreciates the input :)

I could have sworn I saw something here or elsewhere a while back about a 3pp campaign setting for 4e set in a "modern" world with all the D&D trappings. Unfortunately, I don't remember the name of it or the publisher, just a vague recollection of some teaser cover art. Anybody know what I'm...

The adventure I'm currently running, Rescue at Rivenroar, will soon come to an end and I need to drop a hook for the next adventure. I am not going to run the rest of the Scales of War adventure path, so I need some assistance from the fine minds here on where to go next. Here's what I need...

In 17+ years, and four editions, I have yet to accomplish either of these. Am I alone in this? Tell me your stories of glory or woe.

This is hardly revolutionary, but I think my encounters would benefit from writing notes for different ways to "solve" them. The main ones I can think of are combat, stealth, and non-combat. The "combat" notes are obvious: stats, tactics, etc. The "stealth" notes would include creatures...