Surely the main issues with having GRRM as your DM would be that: 1) All the PCs get split up across continents and never meet. 2) In some sessions your character isn't mentioned at all. 3) Any mythi… (View Post)

I don't really play Japanese RPGs but I can honestly say I love Chrono Trigger. The story is a bit mental but the gameplay, graphics and music are great. It was released at the zenith of Sprite-based… (View Post)

The use of "Chaos" as a near-evil approximation is down to Michael Moorcock, I think. His Elric & Eternal Champion books are pretty influential and the themes and terminology of Law vs.… (View Post)

Multiclass Fighters are pretty forgiving really, and having a bit of casting means you learn a lot about the game. A Fighter/Cleric is pretty much just a fighter with a load of buffs and healing spel… (View Post)

BG1 actually has a couple of decent shortswords. There's a +2 one available ridiculously early on that will last you a while, and a +3 near the end of the main plot. Only with Scimitars and Shortswor… (View Post)