A post I made on Dragonsfoot (as an example of one of the things that happened in older versions of D&d that the rules of D&D 3+ seemed designed to prohibit) included an example of total party death from the … Continue reading →
It looks like Paizo is going to stay with D&D 3.5. While I’m not a 3.x fan (except in the form of Microlite 20), I’m even less of a 4th edition fan, so I am happy to see this. And … Continue reading →
The Holmes Basic D&D as a complete game thread on Dragonsfoot is having a major effect on my thinking about my Caves of Chaos project. Because of Geoffrey’s aguments in this thread, I am seriously thinking of limiting memorizable spells … Continue reading →
February 20 After several days of travel we have reached the Dungeon, losing only one camel and three graduate students in the trek. One student was eaten by an owlbear, one was spirited away by pixies, and a third decided … Continue reading →
Feats are one of the things I like least about 3.x versions of D&D. They are one of the things that really help turn the game from a game of action and adventure, to a game of trying to design … Continue reading →
I have no idea how long these books will be available as they obviously have all sorts of copyright problems, but they actually quite good fan-productions of an attempt to create a “third edition” of AD&D. Player’s Handbook 3eUnearthed Arcana … Continue reading →
Rich Burlew did a fantastic memorial to Gary in The Order of the Stick #536.
Continue reading →Troll Lord Games is reporting that Gary Gygax, one of the creators of D&D and the main author of the First Edition of Advanced D&D (not to mention many of its most popular early adventures) has passed away. From the … Continue reading →
I mentioned this custom search engine in my blog post yesterday. While it still has a long way to go, it already produces useful results, especially for OD&D, CD&D, and AD&D. This search engine only looks through a small set … Continue reading →
I suspect some of my readers wonder if I’ve suddenly dropped off the face of the planet. Sadly, the last week has not been good in real life. Not only did my wife start radiation treatments for her oral cancer … Continue reading →