It's with a heavy heart than I report the death of Gary Gygax, the man who gave us the greatest game the world has ever seen.

It's hard to even know what to say at this point beyond, "you will be missed."

Great, another hour out of my day!

I think Halaster has worn out his wecome at DF.

Geez, Hal- are you still dinking around trying to get stuff off that drive? Just take to a pro already!

Hmmm...maybe a thread about 1E vs TETSNBN! That oughta get some conversation going!

Nice to see some new blood, Jared!

I don't think we're that far apart on the issue, Hal! Yeah, obviously the 4th level max keeps it in check- I was more referring to low level characters.

Now, if you decided to relive the 80's when you retire instead of the 70's we'd really be gettin' somewhere!

Yeah, that's widely considered a "bad" or imbalanced spell. On some level I have to agree- it's a 1st level near-equivalent of a Death Spell.

Cool! I'm stoked to see what you've come up with.

Aw, I'm trying to stir up controversy! It's fun having the traffic at BiP.

I Am I the only person who sees this as a near irreconcileably problem with the druid class? :oops: :lol: I think so, if you use the word irreconcilable. It's not nearly as easy to have motivation for a druid as it is for a fighter or wizard, but it's definitely do-able. It just takes a bit more wo...

Btw, good ploy, Halaster- this might be the most traffic BiP has ever had!

Am I the only person who sees this as a near irreconcileably problem with the druid class? :oops: :lol: I guess so! :D I could make the same argument for clerics, shouldn't they be in their churches preaching and healing instead of going on adventures? I think that's a fairly weak analogy. It may h...

Well, Halaster, Paladins are my favorite class, so I'm not bashing them. But it can be a challenge to create a campaign & group where the class makes sense. If the Paladin is played like a fighting first aid kit, much of the story potential and motivation is lost. I agree that's the result of ba...

After thinking about the question a bit more I have a couple of comments. First, while I like some of the campaign settings, I don't ever set my campaigns exclusively in them. Two really great settings that lend themselves to being incorporated peicemeal are Spelljammer and Ravenloft. Both of these ...

But would a druid care about undead that didn't affect the forests? Again, if you look at the druid class BTB I don't see them as a very viable adventuring PC. YMMV, of course. The same can be said of Paladins in some games; many play them like a cross between a fighter and a first aid kit. A paladi...

Answer me this: just what the hell is a PC druid supposed to actually do? :wink: :lol: The same types of things a PC cleric does :) Druids can heal pretty well, and nobody can destroy a dungeon like a 1E druid. I mean more like "what's the purpose" of a PC druid? They're neutral, so they'...

Answer me this: just what the hell is a PC druid supposed to actually do?

I'm a fan of 1E & 2E- each has things I like about it. Be be honest, my campaigns are "1.5E", basically an equal mix of both.

Dragonlance & Spelljammer are the only published settings I really liked, aside from Mystara for basic D&D.

One of my biggest gripes was 2E taking out several races/classes. We lost the barbarian, the monk, the assassin, the half-orc, etc. I think that took away a lot of choices and flavor. Even back before 2E I banned monks, assassins & barbarians. The first two are the lamest character classes in R...

I'll have to look thru my Favorites, Halaster. I should be able to find it.

I'm sure you could save it to a jump card and have Kinkos print it. And I know there's a place that prints fantasy maps, laminates 'em, too if you desire, at a reasonable price.

I didn't mean gods powers depended on mortals so much as gods need mortals to be their agents on the Prime Material. All the sources back to Mentzer say the gods' powers are limited here, so they rely on their followers. Still, I'm intrigued by gods powers being tied to "mana," or the fait...

I don't really like the idea of fantasy gods being omnipotent or omniscient. I guess I also come down on the Greek and Roman side where the deities had some flaws & ideosyncrasies. While I do accept the notion that they're far smarter and wiser than mortals, they probably have some of the same f...