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by moriarty777
Fri Feb 03, 2023 8:15 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Resources Then & Now (SRD 5.1)
Replies: 7
Views: 2044

Resources Then & Now (SRD 5.1)

With all the recent BS with regards to the OGL and the release of SRD 5.1 to Creative Commons, I decided to dive into it for a quick look. When the OGL first came out, and thanks to the earlier SRD that came with it, enterprising hobbyists and publishers put that older SRD to good use and released u...
by moriarty777
Fri Feb 03, 2023 1:01 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Would a Zombie ...
Replies: 40
Views: 4811

Re: Would a Zombie ...

moriarty777 wrote:
Fri Feb 03, 2023 1:00 am
Would a Zombie be able to stop my return!?

Much like this thread and topic, I have returned from a distant past.

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Hmm... I should also update my profile while I'm at it. ;)

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by moriarty777
Fri Feb 03, 2023 1:00 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Would a Zombie ...
Replies: 40
Views: 4811

Re: Would a Zombie ...

Would a Zombie be able to stop my return!?

Much like this thread and topic, I have returned from a distant past.

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by moriarty777
Fri Sep 28, 2018 1:58 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Ballista Adventures Kickstarter
Replies: 4
Views: 5059

Ballista Adventures Kickstarter

As a handful of you might have heard, Arcana Creations has been trying to dig itself out of obscurity! We've just launched a Kickstarter campaign just a few days ago to publish 5 adventure modules. The are OSR friendly, d20-friendly, and above all... extremely compatible with Castles & Crusades....
by moriarty777
Fri Sep 28, 2018 1:49 am
Forum: Other Games
Topic: C&C Compatible Modules - Kickstarter
Replies: 4
Views: 4895

Re: C&C Compatible Modules - Kickstarter

Thanks for spreading the word Todd!

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by moriarty777
Sat Sep 10, 2016 6:30 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Kickstarters
Replies: 92
Views: 34288

Re: Kickstarters

The guy is an ass. I am, by no means, a delusional fanboy. I have been (fairly) critical of past releases and continue to do so. My history of various reviews on my blog a testament to this. But my entire point (as well as trying to take the thread down a notch in terms of negativity) was to try an ...
by moriarty777
Wed Sep 07, 2016 12:21 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Black Libram of Naratus VS HH Players guide
Replies: 2
Views: 3181

Re: Black Libram of Naratus VS HH Players guide

From what I remember presentation is a tad different but content is pretty much the same. So much so that I parted with my physical copy of the Black Libram.

:)

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by moriarty777
Tue Sep 06, 2016 11:22 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Kickstarters
Replies: 92
Views: 34288

Re: Kickstarters

Well, the Trolls royally screwed up with the print version of Victorious. Amateur editing mistakes. Mistakes I submitted myself for correction. It looks to me like they went to print with the very first PDF they released to us backers. Very, very, very disappointing. Oh... as an aside, I hear you T...
by moriarty777
Tue Sep 06, 2016 11:21 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Kickstarters
Replies: 92
Views: 34288

Re: Kickstarters

Wow... There is a lot of venom in this thread. Perfection is fleeting and at the end of the day, we're meant to have fun with this game are we not? Is the material absolutely unusable? I would say no. It is not. Even if somethings don't work or there is a screw up here or there (question of hit dice...
by moriarty777
Wed Aug 10, 2016 1:54 am
Forum: Amazing Adventures
Topic: [AA] The Book of Powers
Replies: 21
Views: 23047

Re: [AA] The Book of Powers

Available in digital now... Victorious and Amazing Adventures are truly their own things and yet, along with C&C, maintain a wonderful Synergy. I'm listed as a Play Tester for the Book of Powers and when I was going through the material, I can honestly say that Victorious didn't enter my mind si...
by moriarty777
Wed Aug 10, 2016 1:42 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Kickstarters
Replies: 92
Views: 34288

Re: Kickstarters

Crap! I just posted a reply and it got timed-out when I submitted. <sigh> Believe me when I say it was insightful but I'm done with that now. ;) Suffice to say that I've backed every single Kickstarter they have done and they ALWAYS deliver. Some take a bit longer than others but they've been good a...
by moriarty777
Wed Aug 10, 2016 1:22 am
Forum: Victorious
Topic: Victorious is shipping!
Replies: 49
Views: 30178

Re: Victorious is shipping!

Pat, I assume you were contacting the Trolls? I never heard from you? Rigon, Yeah....I can just hope they change it for when it goes into distribution. Beyond the fact that "Night of the Jackals" was the title of a Cthulhu by Gaslight adventure, I think A Night for Jackals just sounds bet...
by moriarty777
Tue Aug 09, 2016 12:44 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: What other rpgs do you like to play?
Replies: 31
Views: 18988

Re: What other rpgs do you like to play?

My games seems to be all at a practical standstill. I haven't run C&C aside from demos this year (much sadness about this) but at least I've got my Call of Cthulhu game (7e) going. Call of Cthulhu has become a favourite. I've had the chance to play a bit of Cortex Classic and I'm playing in some...
by moriarty777
Tue Aug 09, 2016 12:39 am
Forum: Victorious
Topic: Victorious is shipping!
Replies: 49
Views: 30178

Re: Victorious is shipping!

Well, I know I reached out TWICE to see about getting the spelling of my name corrected under playtesters. Not sure if it got done or not but I fear I'll be disappointed when I get my regular and leather copies of the book.

:/

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by moriarty777
Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:20 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Codex Celtaruim and Codex Nordica
Replies: 10
Views: 5574

Re: Codex Celtaruim and Codex Nordica

They are fantastic books and if you liked the first two books, you'll simply love Germania. They certainly complement the old HR series that TSR published however I honestly have to say that the material in these inspire me so much more. I'm really happy to have gotten these and I can't wait to get ...
by moriarty777
Sat Jul 02, 2016 4:26 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: I'm alive
Replies: 13
Views: 8096

Re: I'm alive

I'm alive too! ;)

Glad to see you're hanging in there. Talk to you soon I hope.

Pat
by moriarty777
Sat Jun 25, 2016 12:13 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Are the color books worth replacing my "old" editions?
Replies: 25
Views: 13144

Re: Are the color books worth replacing my "old" editions?

I thought about making an off coloured joke here but that would be in poor taste. Oops. ;) I think the newest colour printings are fantastic but I do have a soft spot for the B/W books. I was happy with those and, honestly, I don't care for the expanded spell content that was introduced in the 4th p...
by moriarty777
Fri Jun 24, 2016 11:49 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Fantasy Grounds for C&C?
Replies: 5
Views: 4574

Re: Fantasy Grounds for C&C?

I have it... haven't used it yet. I am hoping that sometime in the (preferably) near future, I will either start up a game or be part of one.

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by moriarty777
Sat May 14, 2016 12:16 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Has anyone read Iron Tower Trilogy by Dennis L. McKiernan?
Replies: 23
Views: 17229

Re: Has anyone read Iron Tower Trilogy by Dennis L. McKierna

Treebore wrote:Happy belated Birthday! I saw the notification on SKYPE, but...
Thank you! :)

And no worries...

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by moriarty777
Sat May 14, 2016 12:13 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Savage Rifts
Replies: 13
Views: 9080

Re: Savage Rifts

Nope. Being a RIFTS player now, has me baffled on how you can possibly transition the game from Palladium's statistics minutia, to Savage Worlds sort of glossed over statistics. Wait... Isn't that like saying something like, I'm not sure how you can possibly transition D&D 3.5 to something like...
by moriarty777
Sat May 14, 2016 12:05 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Has anyone read Iron Tower Trilogy by Dennis L. McKiernan?
Replies: 23
Views: 17229

Re: Has anyone read Iron Tower Trilogy by Dennis L. McKierna

I must have read the trilogy 25-30 years ago or so... I enjoyed it at the time. Back then, I didn't make the LotR connection but I was reading A LOT of fantasy back then too. From the fantasy TSR novels (Dragonlance... Fortgotten Realms... etc), to The First & Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenan...
by moriarty777
Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:08 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Message for all C&CS and KOTC members
Replies: 37
Views: 16567

Re: Message for all C&CS and KOTC members

I agree that giving people the chance to join is the way to build the network. However, I don't believe trying to emulate the Pathfinder Society is the way to do it. Not that registering public games is a bad thing, as it does raise awareness, but we shouldn't be trying to be another Pathfinder Soc...
by moriarty777
Thu Apr 14, 2016 6:47 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Message for all C&CS and KOTC members
Replies: 37
Views: 16567

Re: Message for all C&CS and KOTC members

If you run a game at GenCon, your table will be full. Have no worries about that. ~O Absolutely true. There were a handful of games run last year at GenCon, and all of them pretty much filled up within an hour of event registration starting. I think others were added afterwards that had similar res...
by moriarty777
Sun Jul 05, 2015 3:29 am
Forum: C&C Adventure Modules
Topic: Please post the titles o' your favorite C&C adventures.
Replies: 30
Views: 24795

Re: Please post the titles o' your favorite C&C adventures.

Ok, sorry I took so long to reply but this thread flew under my radar for a bit. Morty; sure I'd be interested. Email me at my last name stewart with the addition of 69 (*) and at gmail.com Thanks all for the kind words about Shadows. Believe it or not, it was inspired by a dream. I woke up one mor...
by moriarty777
Sun Jul 05, 2015 3:19 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Modular Underground Project
Replies: 5
Views: 3117

Re: Modular Underground Project

Arrgghhh!! and . . Grrhhhhh! :x Another cool looking and excellent Kick . . $59 is dammit temping! :? :| Hehehe.. It is tempting and I'm giving in to temptation as I feel it is the only solution (save from making my own via Hirst Arts Molds) that is economical enough to warrant investing in. I feel...
by moriarty777
Sat Jul 04, 2015 6:14 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Modular Underground Project
Replies: 5
Views: 3117

Modular Underground Project

Hey folks, I figured I'd point this out to my fellow Crusaders ... A lot of of use miniatures and some like Dwarven Forge, Dungeonstone, and other types of stuff for their 3D terrain needs. I found out about this project a short while ago and it looks fantastic. It's also compatible (same scale) as ...
by moriarty777
Mon May 04, 2015 3:08 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: SALE - C&C Bundle!
Replies: 3
Views: 2362

Re: SALE - C&C Bundle!

Edited to lower the price of bundle (softcovers of PHB and M&T no longer available) as well mark it down a bit more to hopefully entice interested parties.

;)

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by moriarty777
Fri May 01, 2015 7:44 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: SALE - C&C Bundle!
Replies: 3
Views: 2362

Re: SALE - C&C Bundle!

serleran wrote:Just a note to say that every transaction I have ever had with Pat (the OP above) has been astonishing and the books always in better shape than described. So... I endorse this message.
Thanks Robert!

I always appreciate the endorsements! :)

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by moriarty777
Fri May 01, 2015 3:37 am
Forum: C&C Adventure Modules
Topic: Please post the titles o' your favorite C&C adventures.
Replies: 30
Views: 24795

Re: Please post the titles o' your favorite C&C adventures.

Shadows of the Halfling Hall is a good one. I suppose I'll have to start playing Victorious if I want more Mike Stewart adventures. I like Ruins of Ramat a lot as a C&C intro for CKs and players. Well, I have no idea about its status (or the company's) but I sold a module (For Love of Evil) to ...
by moriarty777
Fri May 01, 2015 3:08 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: SALE - C&C Bundle!
Replies: 3
Views: 2362

SALE - C&C Bundle!

Hey fellow Crusaders! I am clearing out some stuff and I've got a bundle for someone just getting into the game -- it has been slightly revised from the original post. C&C Players Handbook (5th printing hardcover signed by Steve & Davis Chenault) After Winter's Dark Campaign Folio (complete)...