AD&D 2e dragons were actually not that tough:* Dragons are not that intelligent. If I remember correctly, white dragons are less intelligent than humans (typical INT 5-7), black dragons are about… (View Post)

I always switch party AI off for the chess battle and kill the enemies from the starting squares with ranged weapons and spells. Much faster that way than by micromanaging the party. (View Post)

* Make the stronghold a central part of the game. The player should spend tens of hours there after the stronghold has been finished. It should feel like a home for the PC, not just a construction ki… (View Post)

Imagine how some of us felt when we learned that a guy best known for low-budget splatter movies was going to direct the Lord of the Rings. The first movie was not as bad as we expected, but the infl… (View Post)

Spells that cured effects instead of just hit points originally belonged to the Necromantic sphere, which druids could not access. Most of them were moved to the Healing sphere in later 2e expansions… (View Post)