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Let's say that a DM wanted to make a D&D adventure using either the 1st edition AD&D rules, or the rules in the 1981 D&D Basic book (edited by Moldvay) and in the 1981 D&D Expert book (edited by Cook). Further, let's say that the players all had experience only with 4th edition D&D. What simple...

Please be patient with me, as I've never played 4E. I've only studied the PHB, DMG, and MM. Let's say that a deathjump spider (MM, page 246) bit your character. He would take 2d6 + 3 damage. Each round thereafter your character would be in danger taking 5 more points of poison damage. To avoid...

Can a DM run a 4th Edition D&D campaign with NO equipment other than the Players Handbook, a set of dice, and pencil and paper? (edited for clarity)

I'm selling a new supplement for the 1974 Dungeons & Dragons game. Here is where you can order it: Geoffrey McKinney's CARCOSA If you would like to read in depth about it, go to these threads: Original D&D Discussion - Supplement V: CARCOSA now on sale! Dragonsfoot • View topic -...

I found this in my basement. Does anyone have any thoughts on it? Does it follow the 2nd edition AD&D adventure of the same name, or is it its own thing?

We MUST have nudity, and we MUST NOT have nudity. "Huh?" Look at the illustrations in the 1st edition AD&D Monster Manual, Players Handbook, and Dungeon Masters Guide. They don't shy away from featuring nudity IN MONSTERS. Succubi don't wear clothes! Harpies don't wear bras! Etc. It would be a...

How many humans live in Freeport? And how about elves, dwarves, etc? Thanks in advance! :)

I greatly appreciate stuff like this: The World Book of Khaas ( http://empcho.bizhosting.com/worldguide.html ) The Pirate's Guide to Freeport ( http://www.greenronin.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=1001&Product_Code=grr1903&Category_Code=2 ) These products are timeless...

Gary Gygax's mind flayer has been with us since 1975. Philip J. Reed gave us a mind flayer variant called possessors (published in Possessors: Children of the Outer Gods). Ari Marmell gave us a mind flayer variant called the phrenic scourge (published in The Iconic Bestiary -- Classics of...

Here is a very interesting article: http://www.thealexandrian.net/creations/misc/d&d-calibrating.html Here is a quote from it: So what have we learned so far? Almost everyone you have ever met is a 1st level character. The few exceptional people you’ve met are probably 2nd or 3rd level –...

While I am familiar with Castles & Crusades, I am not familliar with D&D third edition. How do player characters of the two games compare? Is a 5th-level C&C fighter about as tough as a 5th-level D&D fighter? What about 10th level? 20th? Wizards? Rogues? Clerics? Etc.

I'd like to see the 4E Players Handbook have on page 1 a short statement similar to the following: "The content of this book is only a starting point for Dungeon Masters. They are encouraged to add to, subtract from, and/or alter any of this book's rules or content to suit their campaigns...

Anyone have any opinions or information regarding The Book of Unremitting Horror ( http://www.dyingearth.com/bouh/index.html )? Also, can can the monsters in it be used very well in a medieval setting?

Gary Gygax created Greyhawk. Dave Arneson created Blackmoor. Ed Greenwood created the Forgotten Realms. etc. So who created the Scarred Lands? Was is from the get-go a group effort? Or did one or two somebodies create it and then hand it off/have it taken away from them? Stephan and Stewart...

Within the last one or two years, there was an article in Dragon magazine that detailed a demon lord that was something like a giant slime-creature. I can't remember its name or the specific issue it was found in. Does anyone remember this bad guy?

More than a few people complain that characters gain levels too quickly in 3.X edition D&D. I always understood that the designers of 3.0 decided to make the game so that characters would typically gain a level every four sessions because their research indicated that most D&D campaigns ended...

On May 28th I did an on-line order from Fantasy Flight Games, taking advantage of their $5 sale. They charged my credit card on June 4th. I still haven't received my items. This seems like it's taking an usually long time to me. I order a lot of stuff online, and typically I would have...

For when a party needs to be made in a hurry, are there standard equipment bundles for each class that a character can take instead of buying all his stuff piecemeal? I don't own the 3.0 or the 3.5 rulebooks. If there are standard equipment bundles, are they available for viewing on the...

If you go to the website of Jagged Edge Games ( http://www.jegames.com/ ), all it says is "The experiment dies". :( The races of JEG's Umbragia: Realms of Shadow were the best I've seen for 3.X D&D. There were no tired old elves, dwarves, halflings, gnomes, or half-this or that. Instead...

Not more than two weeks ago I started a thread in the Umbragia board. Now I can't find the board. Did it merely get moved, or did it vanish?