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Did AD&D really let players kill the gods?
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The Power Armor that defined RIFTS...
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Before Mega-Damage. Before Boom Guns. Before you even understood the setting, there...
D&D Wants You to Play a Death Knight. AD&D Didn’t...
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Why Every D&D Party Needed Hirelings...
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Hirelings were never just background characters in AD&D 1st Edition. They carried torches, guarded...
Hook Horrors: The Monster You Hear Before You See
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What exactly made that sound in the dungeon?
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