Recent content by Willie the Duck

Chad, Jordan, Georgia, Alexandria, Sydney, Austin, and Florence would like to have a word with you.

Can't quite what the game?

It's hard to say. Sometimes 'too soon' is simply not relevant, or maybe the point. Some half-dozen years ago researchers uncovered a 8400 year-old burial in Sweden where it appears that a dog was buried, without owner, and with toys or other grave goods. Now, I'm familiar enough with...

This is why I am lead to believe the game is predicated on a 'partial-success=good-enough' mentality. With 4 dice (probably your best ability at start) you have just about a 50% chance of getting a full success (6) on a roll. With a cut of 1, this drops to ~13%. If you determine partial or full...

This is interesting to me, in that you say you have this problem with these systems, despite them doing things interesting with the equipment (like connecting them to health/wounds). My prevailing theory has been that people dislike inventory precisely because game systems never really do...

I think these triangulate a large part of the issue. Generally speaking, running out of rations or lamp oil* is something that typically happens to a gamer approximately once. The result -- death or having to turn around and leave the dungeon (possibly bumbling your way out if you realize the...

Started in '82-83. First one I got to play was one a 'big kid' (probably 10) had, so undoubtedly B/X (unless they had an old Holmes set from an older sibling). Then went out and bought a first printing Mentzer Set (B and E). Still had the thief advancement from BX and a few other things later...

The song is just full of those. "The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound" "Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings In the rooms of her ice-water mansion" "Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams The islands and bays are for sportsmen" "And every man knew, as the captain did too 'Twas...

Mind you, I am pretty focused on caloric restriction and nutrition maximization, so burgers in general are a tough sell. That said, I remember when a 'quarter pounder' was a selling point (probably a reaction to the typical 1950s-70s burger, which was 3.9 oz. or so) . When I make burgers from...

Yes, glad to see they did cover it. 1d4+1d10 creates a heck of a flattened normal distribution. When do you suppose EGG thought it would see use?

I feel like it must be: -- d6: 1-3: roll 1d8 for result. 4-6: roll 1d8+8 for result. ...but it'd be nice if that was explained. Given that 1E has things like monster damage and number appearing is often in ranges (2-8, 10-60) and lets you extrapolate how to arrive there, it's not entirely out...

RPG.net, I'm sure.

Like Simulacrum and Simulacrum+Wish, Conjure Animals, and anything in 3e involving wizards in personal Demiplanes sending Ice Assassins at each other, the situation with Leodmund's Tiny Hut has come up exactly once per gaming group. In each case, it has followed some variation of the same...