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My guy's group is not fond of WEG D6 Star Wars. Luckily my teenage kid's group loves it, so I get my fix there.

So my buddy and I switch off being DM. He likes long-running campaigns (our current B/X-OSE game is on session 52), but every 6-8 months either real life gets in the way for him or he gets burned out, then I jump in. I prefer shorter campaigns (8-12 sessions, but I've run 20-22 sessions as well)...

Yes....and no. If magic isn't involved, it is a simple d6 IGOUGO situation. Magic (and Gary's obsession with resolving ties) complicates it somewhat. Even with magic, it only becomes an issue if the caster WINS initiative. With melee, it kind of becomes a codified common sense approach...

No two people can 100% agree on how AD&D initiative worked, but here are my 2 coppers: After surprise is resolved (that is a WHOLE other post) spell casters must declare their spells. Both sides rolled a d6, generally high wins initiative and goes first, with the understanding that movement...

Between shoulder issues and tendon issues in my dominant arm, I don't lift anymore. I do pushups (incline, decline, wide-arm, standard, etc), crunches, dips, and other 'body mechanic' type strength exercises. Then I jump on the recumbent bike for 30 minutes/6 miles. All of that 4x a week.

Yes, S2, E1-3 were VERY weak. Essentially 1 episode worth of story stretched over 3 episodes. And again, yes, there was no real 'arc' to E1-3. I also was very disappointed . Arc 2, E4-6, is better, but not great. They are building to a flash point, but taking their sweet a$$ time doing it...

I do "cowboy" historical reenactment. I write published historical articles about Old West history. I give lectures on Old West topics. I do a podcast on the Old West. I do non-competitive shooting. I drink whiskey and smoke cigars.

I am a big fan of Season 1, and I hope Season 2 rocks, but I had issues with the "4BBY" episodes. 1. It felt like 1.5 episodes of material strung out to 3 episodes. 2. I don't mind fractured and unorganized rebels, but the level of Three Stooges antics and space rock-paper-scissors was...

The Beat Star or alternately.... 3-EDM

Heroes is the quintessential answer to this question. I grew tired of the 'world ending disaster of the season' plots. They should have either ended at season 1, or (as I was hoping) go the full 5 seasons and show us how The Future that was shown was inevitable and how we get there despite...

First, B/X doesn't have multiple attacks for fighters against 1HD creatures, that is OD&D (AD&D does 1 attack per level against monsters with 1-1HD or less. Second, even when using the OD&D rule of 1 attack per level for monsters of 1HD or less, there are several limiting factors. (a) All...

And this, class, is why I play B/X-OSE.

Regardless of system, and actual rules written for said system, I'd probably run it in such a way that each character involved has tasks to accomplish that will aid one or more other characters if successful. An modern-game example of which would be the ' Overwatch' character hacking the CCTV...

YUP!! I can't tell you how many times my players needed 100 feet of rope, but only had a 20' piece, a 10' piece, and a 30 foot piece. We track rations per day in the wilderness, arrows, rope, etc. If you just hand wave away these things, there are much fewer, if any, difficult non-combat...

Yes, but I have them do it. I remind them at the end of every combat (as DM). Yes, also, as a player.

System-wise: FATE and Savage Worlds. I cannot grock either one, and I've tried. Genre-wise: Cyber-punk, Paranoia, and transhuman sci-fi type games; also "Weird West" type games. If I'm playing a western game, I want a traditional western. I love Super Hero games (ICONS is my go-to). I love...

The Cook/Marsh Expert book explicitly tells you to use OD&D's "Swords & Spells" miniature rules for mass combat.

When it debut on Vudu/Fandango (last year? two years ago?) it was in the top 5 watched movies for a month straight.

Don't get us started on Melee.......

Younger by just under 3 years.