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Roleplaying author best known in the 1980s (over 25 million copies sold). Former active contributor on this site. Received "Top User Swag Package" from StackExchange.
Haven't been here much lately. I have plenty of RPG websites to visit, and this site is actively hostile to old-school gamers (including me). Moderators encourage it and even participate in the abuse. Example: One moderator refuses to rephrase his question: "In most RPGs, PCs become inured to murder..." Not in my 35 years of experience, sonny. That's like saying 'this banana is rotten so all bananas are rotten.' (And there's lots more negativity around here, and very few old school questions.)
To add insult to injury (literally), I was publicly derided/insulted by Community Coordinator Josh Heyer (aka Shog9), in blatant violation of the alleged policy (link below).
http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/05/a-theory-of-moderation/
::shrug:: I don't need the abuse. Look me up on other sites (user name ExTSR almost everywhere).
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Apr 26 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Apr 11 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Feb 22 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Nov 27 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Oct 8 |
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In calculating Basic D&D monster experience, what's a special ability? added 53 characters in body |
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Oct 8 |
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In calculating Basic D&D monster experience, what's a special ability? Changed tags to match poster's topic |
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Oct 8 |
answered | In calculating Basic D&D monster experience, what's a special ability? |
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Oct 3 |
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What are the big differences between the D&D editions? Your answer implies that no supplement after Greyhawk was ever used in the Holmes/BX/Mentzer line, which is untrue. |
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Oct 1 |
answered | Did I do a bad job as a GM? |
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Sep 21 |
awarded | Custodian |
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Sep 19 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Aug 28 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Aug 19 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Aug 1 |
answered | How to have a realistic set of languages without making adventuring prohibitively difficult? |
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Jul 7 |
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How can PCs stop a fleeing foe without opportunity attacks? Note that in BECMI I also added nonlethal weaponry (such as a Net) which of course facilitates captures without damage. Did they keep that in 3/3.5/4? |
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Apr 26 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Apr 23 |
awarded | Good Answer |
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Apr 14 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Apr 2 |
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What real world skills can RPGs improve? spelling (encumbrance) |
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Mar 13 |
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Do you get a save vs Falling Damage? Found a relevant reference (pls pardon the 13-month delay): DMG 81, Magic Armor and Saving Throws: "Saving throw rolls WILL receive an armor bonus against: Falling Damage" (amidst the 5 categories itemized). |