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I remember the Basic Edition Red Box under the Christmas tree in 1984, I think. My brother was in 5th grade and he ran our first game for the neighborhood. Years later, the game helped me transition into high school, college, and adult life in successive campaigns. Today, the game keeps me...

Yeah, I'm mostly with you here. All 3 of people that I can remember blatantly cheating did not go through a phase of it, as you describe in your story, but did it throughout the campaign. However, it basically had no consequences besides mild annoyance on the part of other players. Making the...

Funnily enough, this mechanic has completely erased my "itch" to cheat on the close rolls because now I can legally do it! I love what Action Points bring to the game. The person that I used as an example of cheating is a class that makes a lot of skill rolls so he can't use that many AP's...

I'd like to get some thoughts on cheating on die rolls in D&D. I play in a 3E game and sit next to a player who will roll a 4 and report a 15 and I know based on his class and level that this is unlikely at best. He hesitates before reporting the roll as well even though his sheet is a clean...

I appreciate the details of the Geneva Conventions and the discussion of 21st century morality. That is fine if you are sitting around a table in clean conditions. But if you are struggling to survive behind enemy lines, dirty and exhausted and all, and... in this case you see your friend kill...

Interesting post. I have seen LG characters played in different ways, and quite effectively. Based on your phrasing it seems that you think there is only one proper LG response? is this so? What laws are applicable in the wilderness? What about the laws of survival? Do you care as much...