WotC owns AD&D, D&D, and it’s successors, which is inclusive of all of the official rule sets and associated IP that was created for D&D since the 70's.

Gary’s own home campaign was always kept separate and distinct from what was published for sale to the public. I’m guessing that is what is being fought over here.

You don’t even need the PHB. The core ruleset is on the WotC website and is downloadable as a pdf.

You don’t even need the PHB. The core ruleset is on the WotC website and is downloadable as a pdf.

I think it depends on what you do behind the anonymity. I mean, my account here is me, in all but name. It’s a pseudonym, not a “fake account”; all info, knowledge, thoughts are the same as you would get from me face-to-face. Where-as others create entire fake lives.

... like assassinate the NPC they were hired to protect for no other reason than because they could.

Welcome to the fold, that is the exact reason why DMing is one of the most rewarding things you can do with friends. We just had an extended session at my place yesterday given we were all off work at the same time for once (yay holidays)!

If you look at the last picture you can see that it’s highly modular with pieces maybe 1.5’x1.5’ or so.