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ENWorld, although begun as a D&D-only discussion site, has matured into the best general RPG discussion and news site online, IMO. Whether it be for D&D or other RPGs, ENWorld is often the first site to publish breaking news and vets it better than pretty much all other RPG discussion sites...

I've played a Warlock who was famously a coward, running from combat whenever things began to look grim for the party. Like a hero!

The same reason that specialists are needed in real life. You wouldn't hire a swordsman to do the work of a cat burglar. You wouldn't hire a safe cracker to do the work of a pickpocket. Whether using a skill-based system or a class-based system, specialist thieves have a place in the world.

AD&D. A mashup of 1e and 2e.

My own game, Sword Omen, had/has* a heavy emphasis on adventurers as desperate/foolhardy explorers financed by wealthy patrons and supplied with various hirelings (cooks, guides, porters, etc). There are also pretty extensive rules for wilderness travel and survival, including such things as...

By This Axe: The beaten and battered remains of a mercenary company have been forced to retreat from battle and, as they retreat through territory newly conquered by the enemy, looking for a safe haven in which to lick their wounds, they stumble across a small village ruled by a monstrous outlaw...

Maze Rats or Delver 2e. Both games laser-focused on dungeon crawling.

I really like the Six Million Dollar Burger at Bionic Burger in Wichita, KS.

I am an unabashed fan of Bungie's Myth computer games, so it probably comes as no surprise that I also adore the GURPS sourcebook for the setting of those games. GURPS Reign of Steel is hands down one of the best post apocalypse RPG setting books ever written. That said, I've never run it with...

I've never had an issue with the electronic scans (I had to get them when I worked as a US government security contractor), but have had similar issues with ink.

It doesn't really, thematically speaking. Rules-wise, however, it's 100% fine. As I recall, he started off as a Fighter, dipped a few levels of Rogue, then became a Rune Knight. Also, read up on actual, historical, knights (many of them were right bastards, not the shining paradigms of...

In AD&D 1e, it's really all about the Human Fighter for me. In D&D 5e, I had a lot of fun with a Goliath Fighter/Rune Knight who specialized in grappling opponents, then shanking them with daggers like a prison yard assassin. [Edit: Ah! I think he may have had a couple of levels of Rogue, as well.]

Is the second edition complete in the single core book, or do I need to buy additional books as I did with earlier editions/printings? (Just trying to budget things out as I live on a fixed income.)

Golden Sky Stories is the first thing that springs to mind. It's feel good, pastoral, roleplay in the vein of My Neighbor Totoro.

I have. Notably in Car Wars (which, to be fair, has some really loose-y goose-y rules for playing a character outside of their car).