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While not the S&S vibe, the Cubicle 7 version of Lord of the Rings 5e (not the new one by Free League) is an interesting take on the low-fantasy aspects/potential for 5e. I think S&S for 5e, or almost any system, is far, far more about the setting and the way the DM handles NPCs and adventure...

Are you seriously telling me that Gygax told me to do this, and because I haven’t bothered to reread the DMG in decades that I missed/forgot it??? And to think you passed up making fun of me …

I am thinking about running an old-fashioned outdoor hex crawl, letting the terrain be generated as the players explore the map (my inspiration really being the old Avalon Hill “Source of the Nile” game). This is really a specific question about random terrain generators—using tables or some...

I agree with the above, including the E6 suggestion especially, but would also add that the ubiquitous and high magic (both) is difficult for me to get my head around when running the world and adventures. Every time I have picked it up, I start thinking in terms of “if they use magic for THIS...

I thought and still think 3/3.5e was a good game, but only if you use level caps to keep power level and min/maxing under control. The math at higher levels became cumbersome and silly, with +15’s and more and AC’s likewise super high, etc. Through the first 5-10 levels, I thought it was an...

I have both the SIEGE engine original and the 5e variant (which is a standalone product using the 5e rules instead of SIEGE), and ran an AA campaign using the 5e version. Actually, we really enjoyed it, and I think very highly of it as a system for pulp-ish gaming in the late nineteenth thru the...

GURPS and HERO, I have played both and have huge collections, are basically two flavors of the same food, with each being slightly better than the other for certain things. HERO is definitely better for Supers especially higher powered ones, but is a little dry at very low power levels. But...