Basically, you want to play something that isn't D&D. Fine. D&D's roots in miniature wargaming using dice as a resolution mechanic go back over 45 years to the original Chainmail published in… (View Post)

@chimeric - D&D has always relied on the imagination of the players. From the AD&D 2E PHB, regarding saving throws.More often than not, the saving throw represents an instinctive act on the p… (View Post)

Combat rules in AD&D are not meant to describe every muscle movement the character takes. The player does not need to specify every step the character takes, every swing of the sword, every adjus… (View Post)

A saving throw can mean many things. It could mean that the character managed to dodge the ray, raise her shield to protect against the brunt of the fireball, or even was powerful enough to shrug of … (View Post)

I remember! The program starts at counter 025, advance to the count, press play, wait for the program to load. So slow, but at the time, it was amazing, though. Then we got an Apple ][+ with a Disk ]… (View Post)