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by finarvyn
Tue Sep 19, 2023 11:51 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Middle Earth Mashup
Replies: 31
Views: 21666

Re: Middle Earth Mashup

Not AiME, exactly but if you are looking at 5E and Middle-earth you might check out Free League's new "Lord of the Rings Roleplaying" system. Both AiME and LotRR are based on 5E but they are somewhat different. LotRR redoes classes and calls then "callings" and they feel more Tol...
by finarvyn
Sun Aug 27, 2023 12:42 pm
Forum: Out of Print
Topic: TLG's Castle Zagyg in PDF
Replies: 35
Views: 58665

Re: TLs Castle Zagyg in PDF

Welcome to the boards! How about a quick intro? What's your connection to Castle Zagyg? Funny this should come up after so many years, but I was looking at my copy of The Outs Inn yesterday and noticed the prices for food/drink/rooms/etc were way inflated compared to standard C&C or even AD&...
by finarvyn
Sun Aug 27, 2023 12:32 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Your Favorite C&C
Replies: 54
Views: 7396

Re: Your Favorite C&C

My favorite C&C is ... first printing! I know that doesn't at all answer the question or follow the thread, but I loved the cover and the font size and the fact that my game group got recognized for playtesting. As to favorites to follow the thread, I don't have a good answer at all for this. My...
by finarvyn
Sun Aug 27, 2023 12:27 pm
Forum: TLG News
Topic: TLG & The Gygax Estate re-release Castle Zagyg: Yggsburgh
Replies: 11
Views: 3436

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

Huzzah! I own most of the products from the first run, but it will be nice to get PDFs and some reprints. On several game boards it is suggested that this line is full of typos and/or layout issues. Any chance this will be cleaned up, or is it just a quick "let's just get this done" kind o...
by finarvyn
Fri Aug 04, 2023 2:28 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: FLGS Update
Replies: 40
Views: 26965

Re: FLGS Update

The one that is closing is Fair Game in downtown Downers Grove. Much closer. Totally forgot about this thread until it re-surfaced recently. Turns out that another buyer came through in the 11th hour and Fair Game did not close. It's thriving under new ownership, and the new guy is willing to consi...
by finarvyn
Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:45 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: What happens when 5e players try Castles and Crusades.
Replies: 29
Views: 5400

Re: What happens when 5e players try Castles and Crusades.

I would assume the Trolls were playing in their world with their rules long before 3.X became public. Both were likely insulated from each other. My understanding is C&C wasn't created until the OGL was released. I believe the Trolls were still running 1E in their home games at that point. The ...
by finarvyn
Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:28 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: FLGS Update
Replies: 40
Views: 26965

Re: FLGS Update

finarvyn wrote:
Wed May 18, 2016 12:43 am
The one that is closing is Fair Game in downtown Downers Grove. Much closer.
As an update: Fair Game in Downers Grove did NOT close after all. Indeed, the store is not only healthy but they have expanded to both LaGrange and Geneva. There is now a chain of Fair Game stores. :O
by finarvyn
Sun Jun 11, 2023 12:03 pm
Forum: Amazing Adventures
Topic: Amazing Adventures 5E or the 5th Edition of Amazing Adventures?
Replies: 4
Views: 1356

Re: Amazing Adventures 5E or the 5th Edition of Amazing Adventures?

I've followed the evolution of Amazing Adventures from early kickstart to today, and have a whole box of AA books and adventures. Here is the evolution as I recall it off the top of my head: Amazing Adventures started out as a pulp-only system which was compatible with C&C, then evolved into a m...
by finarvyn
Sun Nov 27, 2022 6:29 pm
Forum: Other Games
Topic: Copy of TOR Ruins of the Lost Realm Available!
Replies: 2
Views: 3154

Re: Copy of TOR Ruins of the Lost Realm Available!

Huh. I haven't even gotten my copy from Free League (I backed the KS, too!) and you got yours a month ago. :O
by finarvyn
Tue Sep 13, 2022 10:39 pm
Forum: SIEGE Engine & Other TLG Games
Topic: Swords & Chaos
Replies: 15
Views: 2259

Swords & Chaos

Looks like a SIEGE based RPG, but not done by the Troll Lords. Not sure if that's good or bad, but they advertise that it's inspired by Karl Edward Wagner and Robert E Howard.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bl ... escription

Anyone know anything about this?
by finarvyn
Sat Aug 27, 2022 7:44 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Returning to C&C
Replies: 18
Views: 1660

Re: Returning to C&C

I just rebought the "classic box" C&C and am currently pondering a new set of hardbacks. It's a little strange that not all books are the same "printing" (I think the newest PH is 8th while the newest M&T is 5th) but always nice to remember that the core rules never chang...
by finarvyn
Sat Aug 27, 2022 6:02 pm
Forum: TLG News
Topic: Very important message regarding the forums
Replies: 31
Views: 9307

Re: Very important message regarding the forums

I'm hoping that the Forum doesn't get replaced by Discord. We have a Discord presence on my own forum (ODD74) and I don't visit there, either. I like the message board format.
by finarvyn
Wed Aug 04, 2021 1:11 am
Forum: Out of Print
Topic: CZ boxed set
Replies: 8
Views: 4868

Re: CZ boxed set

Also, I am looking for two of the Yggsburgh softcover supplements (East Corner and storehouse district), so if you are selling those, I would be interested! If you are selling as a lot, PM me and we may be able to negotiate a price. I thought I had a complete set but I'm not sure if "East Corn...
by finarvyn
Tue Aug 03, 2021 6:08 pm
Forum: Out of Print
Topic: CZ boxed set
Replies: 8
Views: 4868

CZ boxed set

Thinking of selling my Castle Zygig stuff, including the "upper levels" boxed set. Any idea what the value is for this? (I know it was quickly out of print.)
by finarvyn
Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:09 pm
Forum: Other Games
Topic: Star Trek RPG
Replies: 11
Views: 7117

Re: Star Treck RPG

I love ST:A. It is a 2d20 system. I mostly use the top (main) layer of the mechanics but there are a lot of extra layers if you are a rules lawyer. Apologies if I have asked this elsewhere, but every time I see that someone is using a simplified version of 2d20 I ask for more information. I love th...
by finarvyn
Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:03 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Popularity of focused v generic game systems
Replies: 5
Views: 1212

Re: Popularity of focused v generic game systems

Alien’s, from what I’ve read and seen (I admit I haven’t played it so don’t have 1st hand knowledge) it look amazing at capturing the look and feel of Alien(s) movies – 1,2,& 3 . But I don’t think it would be usable for anything else. I’m not sure if you could pull off playing a campaign in the...
by finarvyn
Sat May 23, 2020 2:41 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Worst fantasy movie ...
Replies: 82
Views: 54908

Re: Worst fantasy movie ...

The LOTR films had a sense of care and passion behind them - the Hobbit trilogy by comparison felt like a bloated cash-out. If LOTR had never existed, maybe the Hobbit would've gotten a better reception? Same could be said for the Star Wars prequels. . . I seriously dislike the Hobbit films. Just a...
by finarvyn
Sat May 23, 2020 2:32 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Worst fantasy movie ...
Replies: 82
Views: 54908

Re: Worst fantasy movie ...

You know, I think my problem is that if a movie looks bad I don't even bother to try it. I guess in that sense I'm a "judge a book by its cover" kind of guy, and only the ones that make it through the cover test (or the preview test) even enter my brain as a movie for discussion. For examp...
by finarvyn
Tue Mar 17, 2020 1:51 am
Forum: Conventions
Topic: Gary Con XII
Replies: 15
Views: 17668

Re: Gary Con XII

Actually, GaryCon is now virtual. All games are online this year.
by finarvyn
Wed Nov 27, 2019 12:24 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Minimizing math while also balancing the "Siege Engine"
Replies: 20
Views: 8596

Re: Pre-Calculated "Challenge Class". Easier task resolution

Nice analysis of the numbers, and welcome to the boards! :D
by finarvyn
Sat Oct 05, 2019 2:42 am
Forum: Other Games
Topic: Feast of Legends -- Wendy's 5th edition
Replies: 6
Views: 3852

Re: Feast of Legends -- Wendy's 5th edition

I think it's cute and I hope to run a one-shot for my group one of these days.
by finarvyn
Wed Aug 28, 2019 12:45 am
Forum: Tributes
Topic: RIP -- Rick Loomis
Replies: 1
Views: 6337

Re: RIP -- Rick Loomis

I met Rick a couple of times at Gen Con. I kept thinking that he was Ken St.Andre. :(

The few times I got to chat with him I found him to be a really nice and polite guy. He really was enthusiastic about his gaming. He will be missed. :(
by finarvyn
Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:33 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Alternative to the SIEGE system
Replies: 6
Views: 3829

Alternative to the SIEGE system

Over on DF is a thread where folks are discussing a way to replace SIEGE with something similar. I think that an awesome idea from that thread is simply to make use of the 5E "Advantage" mechanic, e.g. instead of having a 18/12 type difficulty roll you could keep all checks at 18 difficult...
by finarvyn
Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:33 am
Forum: Other Games
Topic: Cthulhu, Poeish RPG
Replies: 8
Views: 4245

Re: Cthulhu, Poeish RPG

I haven't really read much Poe in decades so my memory on his stories may be faulty, but my thought is that a Poe game would probably emphasize story over number crunching so I would look for a rules set which allowed for fast play and imagination over some of those "a rule for every situation&...
by finarvyn
Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:40 pm
Forum: Victorious
Topic: Evil in the White City Act 1 Released!
Replies: 4
Views: 4517

Re: Evil in the White City Act 1 Released!

Nice to see more support for Victorious! :D
by finarvyn
Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:52 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: What gaming stuff are you reading?
Replies: 2160
Views: 745236

Re: What gaming stuff are you reading?

Shadowrun 6E boxed set. As many have said, the setting is neat but the mechanics not so much. :( I tried to run a short session the other day and it flopped. My players never got comfortable with combat because the sequence just didn't make sense to them. Attack roll, followed by the defender gettin...
by finarvyn
Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:01 am
Forum: Conventions
Topic: Gary Con XII
Replies: 15
Views: 17668

Re: Gary Con XII

I keep telling myself that I need to get off my tushie and go to GaryCon again. The one I attended was a ton of fun. It always seems to happen at a tough time for me each year -- as a teacher we have lots of parent-teacher things and the like in March. Ugh.
by finarvyn
Fri Jul 12, 2019 1:09 pm
Forum: Other Games
Topic: D&D 5th Edition Discussion
Replies: 418
Views: 243987

Re: D&D 5th Edition Discussion

Oh yeah ... 5e and the short/long rest ... I will willing benefit from it in game, but I don't like it. ALL HP back after 8 hours rest (and a good heal boost even from a short rest), some powers reset after an hour res, others after 8 hours rest ,,,, cab you get any more over powered ... If I did a...
by finarvyn
Tue Jul 09, 2019 12:36 pm
Forum: Other Games
Topic: D&D 5th Edition Discussion
Replies: 418
Views: 243987

Re: D&D 5th Edition Discussion

I probably won't run 5e again, but I'd be willing to play it. That's the heart of the issue, isn't it? True old school games are earlier on the DM but provide fewer options for the player. New school games provide a lot more player options, at the expense of being harder to run. As a player, when y...
by finarvyn
Tue Jun 25, 2019 1:13 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades
Topic: Half-orcs: How often do have you seen them used as PCs?
Replies: 30
Views: 18694

Re: Half-orcs: How often do have you seen them used as PCs?

I tried a half orc for a couple of sessions. Okay, but not anything really awesome. My sister played one pretty well. A couple of guys at the game store run one occasionally. Overall, not a lot of half orcs at my tables.