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I want to like Tunnels and Trolls. It has a lot going for it: it's old as the hills, it hasn't changed much (I'm told) over time, it's grounded in the dungeoneering and exploration milieu that guys like me love so much. It's Old School. It has a really neat Save mechanic that manages to combine...

Here's my idea for a new collectible card system to sell to DMs everywhere: Misfortune Cards. Show those annoying players who's boss! A few sample "Interrupt" cards follow: Banana Peel (C): Move Action Interrupt. Target PC slips on a banana peel and falls prone into any adjacent hex. Target may...

The BESM thread has me wondering: what actually makes for an "anime" rpg. Anime is an... "overgenre" (?) of a variety of genres. We have Ghost in the Shell, Inuyasha, Kiki's Delivery Service, Dirty Pair, Grave of the Fireflies... this stuff is all over the place. What unites them are their...

This thread is for those who, regardless of their aesthetic preferences vis a vis the current edition of D&D, are simply tired of having a new edition come out every ten minutes. Though it is an anti-5E thread, it is not intended to be an edition war thread or to bag on anybody's favorite...

This is not a thread about specific political content; in fact, for the sake of the rules, the moderators, and our collegiality, please don't discuss it! Rather, it is generically about the issue of whether politicized affiliations affect your purchasing at gaming specialty retailers i.e. your...

Suppose that there is no overarching pantheon as typically posited for a D&D world. Suppose instead that there are only spirit creatures of relatively limited power. I say "Shintoesque" because I don't mean to just copy and paste actual Shintoism, or my notably limited understanding thereof...

A "monster" is really a malformed creature. Malformation supposes a deviation from a base population... you cannot have a "race" of monsters because then they're not monsters. If "minotaur" is a race then the only "monstrous" minotaurs are those born without bull's heads, etc. The implication...

Question about the Hunter (Ranger) from Heroes of the F2: Do his shooty abilities like "Clever Shot" work when he throws a heavy thrown weapon like a handaxe? I would assume that a hunter might carry a handaxe as a sidearm. But I'm thrown by the fact that, as described, the shooty abilities...

So, does anybody have the new DM's Kit yet? I'm especially wondering if it has rules for Trap Design. Spill.

If you liked Lat den ratte komma in (Let the Right One In), you will like the American version called Let Me In, staring Chloe Grace Moretz (Hit Girl from Kick-Ass). I was wary of a remake, especially of such a recent and good film, but, amazingly, I think this version is just as good as the...

What are some interesting things you have done with the Nentir Vale setting? Any special curveballs, custom background modifications, etc. that you've thrown in?

So, how will Dark Sun interact with Essentials? I've gathered up all the sweet Dark Sun stuff now (well, the Free RPG module and the 3 commercial products). I've got the Red Box but that doesn't do much beyond what it is in itself. Suppose I end up with all the Essentials products. Now I have a...

Didn't see a thread on this: YouTube - Dungeon Master's Kit Unboxing Thought y'all would be interested.

For those of you who have the big, pretty book... is it viable to run Dark Sun with the only PC psionics as Wild Talents, i.e. without the use of PHB3?

Has there been a printing of the 4E PHB that includes the errata, or not yet?

I had a stray thought regarding running a 4E game. Probably nothing will come of it, but I thought I'd run it by you people since you're all well-versed in this sort of thing. It would be intended to be different from the way 4E usually plays (I tried it and didn't like it). I would be...

I consider this a "3E / OGL" topic because I think it may be a trend which came about as a result of 3rd Edition and D20. When I recall how we used to play AD&D 1E back in the day, or how I run OD&D now, I would say that the style of game with which I am familiar (and enjoy) could be...

Here's Korgoth's original Crazy BattleTech Theory (tm): The original 5 Successor States represent the different types of government in Plato's Politeia (given from best to worst): Davion / Federated Suns - Aristocracy (rule by merit) Kurita / Draconis - Timocracy (rule by honor) Steiner /...

So, I got to try 4E recently. Obviously I went into it with some set opinions and thoughts, since I've read about it and discussed it for months now, i.e. I knew going in that my regular coffee had been replaced with Folger's Crystals. But I was anxious to see it in action and the group I played...

I know that ICE released HARP, a sort of light/streamlined alternative to Rolemaster, a few years back. I remember hearing some positive buzz about it, but I haven't heard much of anything about it in a few years. Do people actually play it these days? I don't own it myself, but I've seen the...