@KevinLamb74@Danayoub Undersigned. And I would add that "Making of" needs the full text of Chainmail, not just the fantasy supplement, and maybe also Swords & Spells.
"I'm standing on the shoulders of giants."
"I love our past and where we came from, and I want to make sure we're honoring and bringing as much of that back as we can." -Dan Ayoub, New Head of D&D at WOTC, Gary Con 2026
If this is true @Danayoub, then I can safely say that I speak for the vast majority of longtime fans of not just the original versions of the game, but also the original authors (Gygax, Arneson, Kuntz, et al), in that I was absolutely disgusted by the vile and patently untrue accusations made by Jon Peterson and Jason Tondro against those who wrote and played the earlier editions in the opening Forewords of the "Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons" book.
The fact that they literally trashed the very creators and contents that the book *was supposed to be celebrating* was one of the worst decisions that WOTC ever allowed.
Please consider recalling all unsold copies and completely scrubbing the names of Peterson and Tondro from the book, replace their libelous text with a proper and respectful introduction, and re-release it. Oh and please make sure that the "problematic" Gods, Demi-Gods, and Heroes is properly added as well since that was a glaring and totally uncalled for omission.
Then commission Jeff Easley to paint ALL NEW covers for each and every "orange spine" AD&D hardcover (PLUS Fiend Folio which never got the orange spine treatment) and re-release them with premium stitching and minus the typos of the earlier print on demand scans. THAT would be awesome, and combined with a corrected "Making of" book would be huge steps in the right direction.
@MinisterDungeon Beyond math, descending AC makes more sense conceptually, delineating a solid limit to mundane armor that is still maneuverable. Ascending implies infinite heights. Negative numbers carry the ambience of being imbued with/achieving mystical and/or legendary status, or divinity.
I once was asked to come up with concepts and storyboards for an interactive Pac-man game back in 2004. You never know where or when you might be called upon to be creative. Always keep your door open to opportunities. - Don
Sam Kieth,my old friend since 16 and comic art genius has passed away.
He was instrumental in bringing me to DC and changing the course of my career. He also introduced me to my wife ( a cute little blond he described her as)and changed the course of my life
God rest his soul.
@exQUIZitely Not sure if @Idealab had an altruistic goal in mind or not, but getting that computer radically altered my life for the better, economically and socially.
@exQUIZitely Too poor in the '80s, but I did eventually get a free one in '99 from the short-lived Free-PC, which gave you an underpowered Compaq Presario with on-screen ads (easily circumvented). They got bought out that same year by eMachines and released everyone from the ad viewing.
Do you remember your first girlf...?
Computer, I mean COMPUTER!
Mine was the good old C64. I still have it, over 40 years later... what a journey.
Your turn.
@FrothyFriar "Never the same place twice." So it's also a TJ Maxx store (the curse of being a Gen Xer is remembering all of these commercial jingles). youtu.be/AGKWkXQYjLg?si…
@Ser_Crotum@YoDanno If they never seem to reach higher levels, perhaps have it happen if a PC goes out heroically defending their companions, or in a manner that pleases their deity, such as you see in this movie:
@YoDanno Ok so im definetly younger in this hobby than others, so do you old heads think this should be a route for pcs? Ive never had a game go on long enough to where this would be a possibility.
When you role play your character right out of your hands and into NPC-dom.
🖼️ Erol Otus, from AD&D Deities & Demigods by James Ward and Robert Kuntz, TSR, 1980.
I spoke to Anthropic’s AI agent Claude about AI collecting massive amounts of personal data and how that information is being used to violate our privacy rights.
What an AI agent says about the dangers of AI is shocking and should wake us up.
Hello everybody 👋
Sorry we aren’t on here much at the mo
I’ve been very poorly you see
I had a serious flare up of my urinary tract disease & we found out my kidneys aren’t working too well now either
I’m ok but I don’t like this getting older friends
Oliver Munchkins 💗
@YoDanno Danno, peace to your dad, and sweet ease to you and yours. He raised a kid with a lot of heart, which is the best gift one can give to the world.
A close family member nurses abandoned kittens back to health. Or into heath for the first time, from some very shaky starts. This little dickens is just coming around.