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by Lurker
Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:08 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Best / Favorite Adventure ?
Replies: 7
Views: 120

Re: Best / Favorite Adventure ?

Some great picks here. My favorites are C1 - The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan T1 - The Village of Hommlet U1 - The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh Hommlet is good, but I love Saltmasrh ! Hmmm, tough one. I'll split them by categories/systems: ... B/X X4-5--Desert Nomads modules (X10 also fun, but a bit u...
by Lurker
Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:23 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Time Tracking
Replies: 4
Views: 318

Re: Time Tracking

For the most part a lot of it is hand waived, unless it adds tension to the game (for the one off horror type game, or when the girls' game was doing a high stress cave clear of orcs). Even on those times I don't completely track it. I just use it to add stress as needed at the right time "as y...
by Lurker
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:26 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: outsiders
Replies: 10
Views: 122

Re: outsiders

Ancalagon wrote:
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:58 pm
How odd that the particular class ability is meant to repel angsty teens!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outsiders_(film)
:shock: :o :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Nice, I can't believe I missed that! Especially since that is my BGv2's favorite book and movie !
by Lurker
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:22 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: outsiders
Replies: 10
Views: 122

Re: outsiders

Isn't 'outsider' a 2nd or 3rd edition category for dwellers beyond the material world, not including undead, so elementals, demons, devils, and so forth? That is what I always assumed it was. I ruled any evil or neutral demon or 'outer plane' dweller was effected but an angel type was not effected ...
by Lurker
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:12 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: RIP Jim Ward
Replies: 2
Views: 65

Re: RIP Jim Ward

Rgr. It is sad and condolences to those that survivie him !
by Lurker
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:40 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Best / Favorite Adventure ?
Replies: 7
Views: 120

Best / Favorite Adventure ?

So, last night's Monday Night Ne'er-do-wells game didn't happen, but we had a great BS session. One thing that came up was various lists of 'the Best Adventure Module' from different surveys lists, followed by how many good modules came out for Basic v 1e v 2e etc. I'll admit that I under remembered...
by Lurker
Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:28 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: C&C Character manager
Replies: 10
Views: 1371

Re: C&C Character manager

just got an email pointing to this: https://trolllord.com/product/cc-character-manager/ I wonder if one can program alternate ability score modifiers and what not? Now that is a good idea. I preferer some of the CKG modifiers to the standard btb, so if that is an option I'd be more interested in it.
by Lurker
Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:27 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: New Kickstarter GG's World Building 10
Replies: 10
Views: 176

Re: New Kickstarter GG's World Building 10

I went in on the first day to earn 7 books in PDF format. I'm there with you . I have all the old books in hard back, and it will be good to have them in a good pdf version, at least to have them easy access. Plus, I want the Trolls to do more C&C and GG stuff and get away from primarily 5e foc...
by Lurker
Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:22 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: What gaming stuff are you reading?
Replies: 2160
Views: 745396

Re: What gaming stuff are you reading?

Thanks to the GM Day Sale on DTRPG I've been going through an eclectic mix. Some of the old Forgotten Realms 2e books, I forget how much I LOVED FR back in the day, especially the Gray Box time frame, until I start rereading FR stuff (not the 3e or more recent stuff). Then some Traveller - 2300 v2 s...
by Lurker
Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:05 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: What boardgame(s) are you playing?
Replies: 436
Views: 264019

Re: What boardgame(s) are you playing?

A few weeks ago I had to work late and on a Saturday, so I was brain fried and the scheduled RPG night had to be switched to a board game night. We ended up playing Mountains of Madness. First time to ever play it. However my girls had watched a lot of 'how to play' on youtube so they understood it ...
by Lurker
Sun Feb 25, 2024 11:17 pm
Forum: C&C Adventure Modules
Topic: Shadows of the Halfling Hall starting level
Replies: 2
Views: 112

Re: Shadows of the Halfling Hall starting level

I'm a first-time CK getting ready to run this as a one-shot for my local TTRPG group, and as I'm building pregens for it, I'm wondering what level to do it at. I know it says for level 1-3, but I was hoping for more guidance right that. Right now I'm building characters at 2000XP so some are at lev...
by Lurker
Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:56 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Rosetta Stone?
Replies: 4
Views: 251

Re: Rosetta Stone?

I've ran 1e & 2e adventures with C&C. You just have to change the AC and modify the spells a little. It is easy enough to do that for the most part I can do it on the fly with min notes.

I've only idea mined 3e and 5e so am not spun up on using C&C for them.
by Lurker
Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:48 pm
Forum: TLG News
Topic: TLG & The Gygax Estate re-release Castle Zagyg: Yggsburgh
Replies: 11
Views: 3437

Re: TLG & The Gygax Estate re-release Castle Zagyg: Yggsburgh

Rigon wrote:
Tue Jan 30, 2024 3:56 pm
JediOre wrote:
Tue Jan 30, 2024 1:58 pm
Lurker wrote:
Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:47 pm
Time to start working overtime to get monies for all the books I'm going to have to buy !
Totally agree, but I'm on salary. Will have to get creative with the budget. Food, is it really needed? ;)
We can all afford to drop a few pounds.

R-
Haaaa Rgr that !
by Lurker
Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:47 pm
Forum: TLG News
Topic: TLG & The Gygax Estate re-release Castle Zagyg: Yggsburgh
Replies: 11
Views: 3437

Re: TLG & The Gygax Estate re-release Castle Zagyg: Yggsburgh

Persimmon wrote:
Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:54 pm
To update for those who don't already know: TLG has the rights to everything now! So yes, we'll be getting Castle Zagyg in its entirety. Huzzah!
Time to start working overtime to get monies for all the books I'm going to have to buy !
by Lurker
Sun Jan 21, 2024 3:02 am
Forum: Judge's Keep
Topic: The Black Death as an encounter/situation for PC's
Replies: 10
Views: 22254

Re: The Black Death as an encounter/situation for PC's

After reading many first hand accounts from the first half of the 2nd millennium; From Japan to Africa to the British Isles. I came up with simple "encounter data" that is pretty accurate as to probability of catching, dying or, surviving this event. When entering an infected inhabited ar...
by Lurker
Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:54 am
Forum: Other Games
Topic: Importing Villain Groups from City of Heroes
Replies: 4
Views: 1826

Re: Importing Villain Groups from City of Heroes

I've been running Call of Cthulhu Delta Green over the last year for my girls' game and starting a Traveller game for them, so 'villain groups' are a key part of them. the girls brushed up against a cult of South American Vampire/Demon worshipers, another group of Ratlings, and then some Snake worsh...
by Lurker
Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:44 am
Forum: Keeper Advice
Topic: Wands/Command words
Replies: 9
Views: 480

Re: Wands/Command words

As long as it worked and everyone had fun, that is the goal!! Great point, and it is what I told my daughter when she ran her first ever planned Traveller one off game a few weeks ago. Rule 1 - don't let the rules stop the fun. I think some times we can forget that. I like using "Abracadaver&q...
by Lurker
Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:36 am
Forum: Keeper Advice
Topic: Protection from Alignment
Replies: 9
Views: 472

Re: Protection from Alignment

I'd never thought of this before reading the thread, but could you use this to sever, or at least temporally damper, a possession or mental control of someone ?
by Lurker
Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:31 am
Forum: Amazing Adventures
Topic: Converting character from other systems
Replies: 4
Views: 609

Re: Converting character from other systems

Hope the game went well I've idea mined a lot of stuff to go into my girls' CoC / DG game last year so had the reverse problem of 'this adventure used XY&Z classes, what profession should I change it to. Eventually, I would just mine the idea and frame work from the adventure and put in what eve...
by Lurker
Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:22 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Had to do it...
Replies: 2
Views: 317

Re: Had to do it...

Nice
by Lurker
Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:21 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: What boardgame(s) are you playing?
Replies: 436
Views: 264019

Re: What boardgame(s) are you playing?

With the Christmas break and then the cold weather, the girls and I (well more the girls and their friends, with me every once in a while) we got a lot of board games in over the last month. Lords of Waterdeep, Dead of Winter, Furry of Dracula, a few games of House on the Hill, and then after Christ...
by Lurker
Sun Jan 21, 2024 1:45 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Runemark: Static Runes
Replies: 5
Views: 297

Re: Runemark: Static Runes

I will also note that it IS possible that these three runes, Hold, Air, and Water, were published in the original runemark book - which I do not have a copy of and is now out of print - BUT I highly doubt it. It is just very TLG to have a bad example and keep reprinting it. Sadly to true ... It has...
by Lurker
Sun Jan 21, 2024 1:37 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: PCs Starting at Level 5
Replies: 6
Views: 402

Re: PCs Starting at Level 5

Hi all This is my first post, so be gentle with me. I am running a game for friends. We haven't played D&D since 3rd edition, although we started together as kids with AD&D/D&D in the early 1980s. We all wanted a bit of nostalgia, so I agreed to run an old AD&D adventure using C&...
by Lurker
Sat Dec 23, 2023 12:05 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: MERRY CHRISTMAS
Replies: 50
Views: 19924

Re: MERRY CHRISTMAS

I am hitting the road tomorrow , and I won't be back until the 27th. The in-laws don't have internet at their house, so I won't have chance to say it later. Hope you all have a Merry Christmas ! Hope Santa brigs you more and better than you deserve, and you eat too much Christmas dinner, and you don...
by Lurker
Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:46 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving
Replies: 18
Views: 11779

Re: Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving

just me alone again this year unemployed again. Man that sucks. From the military know what is like to not be around family (and that sucks) but at least there I was around friends and teammates. If you were anywhere near NE OK you could have came here and had some good food at least. Hope you have...
by Lurker
Thu Nov 23, 2023 3:31 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving
Replies: 18
Views: 11779

Re: Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving !

Hope you all have had a good year, are eating too much, and with family and friends.
by Lurker
Thu Nov 16, 2023 12:27 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: How to make and use the staff sling (fustibalus)
Replies: 4
Views: 1440

Re: How to make and use the staff sling (fustibalus)

Nice, I always love videos like that.

Lakesfrock, welcome to the forum ! Good to see new faces around here.
by Lurker
Wed Nov 15, 2023 5:36 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Very sorry to announce the loss of Kayolan
Replies: 14
Views: 3305

Re: Very sorry to announce the loss of Kayolan

I gamed off and on with Kayolan over the last 15 years or so. He had been absent from my game for several years, but when I started up a new campany this past summer, I invited him to join. He did and it was great to get to reconect with him. He will be missed tremndously. R- +1 to that. Can't beli...
by Lurker
Sat Sep 23, 2023 3:29 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Knight's Combat Dominance: How many rounds does it last?
Replies: 5
Views: 1357

Re: Knight's Combat Dominance: How many rounds does it last?

I think the OP was thinking Battlefield Dominance, which is the label for the feature she was describing. Although Combat Dominance would work for a knight too. I haven't been a fan of the class. I agree with you on that for the btb class. Which is sad, because back in the 1e 2e days Paladin and Ca...
by Lurker
Sat Sep 23, 2023 3:19 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Weapon Expertise
Replies: 25
Views: 3151

Re: Weapon Expertise

To make fighters more interesting, in my home brew, I give them a 'fighting style' at 1st level - original idea from a Crusader mag, and I think modified by some of Rigon's HRs Then at ??level, depending on the power level of the game, a weapon group specialty. That was taken directly from Rigon's H...