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Managing a table of ten players is less like storytelling and more like air traffic control. In the heat of my weekly library sessions...

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...

Picture courtesy of Pixabay. In the world of public library gaming, overbooking is more than a strategy; it is a survival mechanism...

Not everyone is smart thoughtful players, though. A class should be viable on its own, you shouldn't have to be dependent on another...

I finished reading The Ten Percent Thief by Lavanya Lakshminarayan. The book really evoked an emotional response from me. The world it...

That’s a very good point. I’ll amend my statement; the technology may or may not be inherently harmful to users. But, the way many...

We did also. Mostly by me playing bard. 3.5 bard was great "second best at everything" class. 3/4 caster, spontaneus caster, had good...

It's gonna get Dark Sun first and then reprinted in something generic later like the Artificer. That way they can use it pump sales of...

This is a great point! And I 100% agree. So i will build on this statement with: what is useful for outcome of this thread? Has...

I don't think I follow this. At least in my experience, when playing AD&D with PCs of (say) 5th or higher level, then when the group...

The Oathbreaker looks interesting and I’ll read about it a bit more and see if it’s a purchase in the near future.

I love your column, but FYI you’re officially allowed to call the 2024 edition of D&D “5.5” now since WotC apparently does now too

Because everyone has their own line in the sand for mow much structure, or complexity is too much, not enough, or just right. Many...

I still remember some of the numbers I memorized back then. Pity brains don't do garbage collection.