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February 1983. As we step into a new year of gaming Ian Livingstone wonders what might come next. With Treasure Trap starting (or at...

TSR Inc. published Dragon #102 in October 1985. It is 100 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. This issue features gully dwarves...

on the other hand that kind of thing is exactly what i don't like, the character has detected absolutely zero signs of deception and...

Without the frenzy over collectability, people probably wouldn't be willing to spend SO MUCH for real cards compared to what it costs to...

I don't either generally. Ah, but in the case I was describing they have both Dodge and Block, and they're both different mechanically...

Yeah, you do have a project (and I wish you well), but that project doesn't really mean the topic has bumpers attached. Skill...

Are you trying to keep it down to things like just die resolution and the like? Because I tend to think degree of skill...

The TOR system has an interesting take on this: While a Gandalf rune on the d12 is an automatic success regardless of dice total, an Eye...

I don't. Skills are pretty obviously the core mechanic of BRP games, as opposed to stats.

So you're saying D&D should work to exclude players like that??

To date, my lava hasn't looked any better.

Part of the dopamine hit comes from seeing what you get as valuable.

I dunno, man. Unless you just assume all the vehicles are mostly operating themselves, you're going to still have cases where, say...

Seriously. That's IMO a very hot take.

I think I'd have to disagree at least as broadly as you put it here. As I've noted, in my younger days I was both a fencer and a...