Yep, we had about 40 minutes without power last night at the Westin. We were wondering if Bad Mike forgot to pay a bill or something ;)

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FrDave left some interesting thoughts on Episode #18 on tenkarstavern.com about the 1e Thief.

A look at APPENDIX D: RANDOM GENERATION OF CREATURES FROM THE LOWER PLANES

In today's episode, I take a look at the AD&D 1e Thief class and why I think it was meant to keep players of demihuman races involved until "the end game" and has less value as a "solo class". Danke makes an appearance and Glen is nowhere to be found ;)

Note, I didn't say the 1e DMG was a Solo RPG Resource, but there were "sub-games" of sorts within the DMG. The Deck of Many Things and the Random Dungeon Generation Tables are two such resources.

Lets talk about some current (as of the morning of May 1st, 2018) Kickstarters - Spectacular Settlements for 5th Edition, The Curse of Roslof Keep high-level 1E & 5E gaming adventure, and Choose Your Own: Sci-Fi Stock Art.

A look at unarmed combat in the AD&D 1e DMG. The Tavern celebrates its 9th anniversary.

A followup on disease in the DMG with Tim Shorts. A look at weapon speed factor and why none of my groups ever used it.

Some memories, thoughts, and observations on the AD&D 1e Dungeon Master's Guide. Follow up on the Gygax Memorial Fund.