100+ responses on a post asking just this question cover a wide range of advice, with several recurring themes emerging.
One of the clearest themes: it's much more dangerous!
Also, is the DM obligated to balance encounters, gold pieces as XP, hirelings, THAC0, skip the backstory until 3rd level, squad tactics and party ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #279 - 9/27/2024
RPG and tabletop gaming historian Jon Peterson returns for a fantastic conversation on D&D and RPG history, and his related current books and projects. A new ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #250 - 11/9/2021
Highlights: Gaming historian Jon Peterson works through the unhappy but fascinating drama of Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson, and TSR to bring us the ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #245 - 7/31/2021
Highlights: Tékumel is a deep setting with published fiction, multiple tabletop RPGs, a miniatures wargaming scene, and more. We revisit ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #234 - 12/11/2020
OSR Gaming & Frog God Games
Highlights: Who are Frog God Games? The current state of OSR RPG gaming and some OSR history. Recommendations on trying out ...
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 5/16/2020:
D&D History: Return to Blackmoor
Highlights: RPG historian and filmmaker Griffith "Griff" Morgan returns for a follow-up show on Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of D&D now that ...
It's been a while but you can't keep a good (term used loosely) Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes down! That's right, the continuing post series that ensures the Internet can never be entirely useful or worthwhile.
If for some deranged reason you want to suffer even more, you can check out all of the ...
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 2/1/2020:
D&D History with Stephen R. Marsh!
Highlights: Historic D&D designer Stephen R. Marsh wrote the first D&D Expert rules, created several monsters that have appeared in every edition, ...
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 12/21/2019:
Bill Meinhardt: World's Largest Fantasy RPG Collection!
Highlights: World-class collector and three-time Strat-O-Matic Baseball champion William "Bill" Meinhardt joins to discuss his tabletop Fantasy RPG collection ...
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 10/26/2019:
OSR Chat & Arkansas RPG Con!
Highlights: RPG podcaster and con coordinator “DM Carl” Heyl joins for OSR news, tidbits, and chat including the D.R.E.A.D. “OSR 5E” project, ...