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by Keith the Thief
Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:50 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Favorite fantasy -or science fiction- novels...
Replies: 49
Views: 861

Buttmonkey wrote: I hated Shannara as a kid. SOS was a terrible Tolkien rip-off. I never gave the remaining books a chance. Maybe they got better? No, they didn't get better. I listed it because I read Sword of Shannara a couple of years before I read LoTR. I probably should've said Sword of Shanna...
by Keith the Thief
Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:14 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Favorite fantasy -or science fiction- novels...
Replies: 49
Views: 861

<t>Favorite two authors of all time:<br/> <br/> Harlan Ellison<br/> <br/> Joyce Carol Oates<br/> <br/> I collect HP Lovecraft, in particular the Arkham House editions of his works, so he's in my top 5.<br/> <br/> My favorite science fiction novels as an adult:<br/> Hyperion & The Fall of Hyperio...
by Keith the Thief
Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:04 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: New C&C Collector's Set Owner
Replies: 35
Views: 2161

Omote wrote: According to gideon_throne some months ago, he said that the idea of the C&C Basic Box was to do the same exact thing Mentzer basic did... except C&C Basic is probably going up to level 12. ..........................................Omote FPQ But this does not mean they plan to ...
by Keith the Thief
Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:04 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Monster conversion: Aurumvorax
Replies: 9
Views: 674

<t>I'm new here, so please forgive an ignorant question: Does this mean (per the thread's title) you took a creature from another source and converted it to C&C?<br/> <br/> If so, where did the creature originally appear?<br/> <br/> As I begin delving into C&C, one of the things I look forwa...
by Keith the Thief
Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:06 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: New C&C Collector's Set Owner
Replies: 35
Views: 2161

serleran wrote: What'll come down to is who writes it, to be honest. Steve is more like "ok, this is how things are like, what they do, and stuff, and how you should feel playing... oh, and here's a rule for that, in case you think you need it." Davis, though, is more like me (scary) and ...
by Keith the Thief
Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:47 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: New C&C Collector's Set Owner
Replies: 35
Views: 2161

gideon_thorne wrote:
A forthcoming 9x12 sized C&C Basic boxed set will fill that void.

Something akin to the Holmes and/or Mentzer sets?
by Keith the Thief
Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:17 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: New C&C Collector's Set Owner
Replies: 35
Views: 2161

Rhuvein wrote: I ran the Boxed set for about a year or so, before the PHB came out and it was great. I believe there are still many who run C&C from the boxed set rules. At the time there was also a monster supplement available which did help and if you used the Rising Knight adventure, even mo...
by Keith the Thief
Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:12 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: New C&C Collector's Set Owner
Replies: 35
Views: 2161

serleran wrote: Glad to see you over here, Keith the Thief. Welcome to the Crusade! We'll do our best to help with any questions you might have and are are always willing to dive into conversions and creating (even when said thing isn't all that needed ) As to the differences in the printings... it...
by Keith the Thief
Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:11 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: New C&C Collector's Set Owner
Replies: 35
Views: 2161

meepo wrote: Congratulations on the purchase! The boxed set is my preferred version of the game. Interesting to hear. I liked the box set, and I could certainly see how it'd be enjoyable to run. Heck, I used the OD&D boxed set back in the day until all the AD&D books were released, so I can...
by Keith the Thief
Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:26 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: New C&C Collector's Set Owner
Replies: 35
Views: 2161

gideon_thorne wrote: The CKG isn't really a necessary core book for the C&C system. Hence TLG not being in a real big hurry to put it out. ^_^ That's cool. It was just something that caught my eye. Another question concerns the editions of the PHB and M&T. The PHB is in its 3rd print (great...
by Keith the Thief
Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:55 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: New C&C Collector's Set Owner
Replies: 35
Views: 2161

<t>I also noticed a Castle Keeper's Guide will soon be available. <br/> <br/> It obviously contains contains supplementary and optional material, but it also gives me pause when I consider that one of the problems with D&D (any edition) has been a proliferation of unnecessary rule books. I'd hat...
by Keith the Thief
Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:02 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: New C&C Collector's Set Owner
Replies: 35
Views: 2161

<t>I'm glad to hear there are "new schoolers" active in C&C. I'd been curious about that (the demographics, I guess I should say).<br/> <br/> The other reason for my interest is Castle Zagyg. <br/> <br/> I've waited 30 years to see this dungeon, so I can't wait to finally get the chance.<br/> <b...
by Keith the Thief
Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:51 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: New C&C Collector's Set Owner
Replies: 35
Views: 2161

<t>Thank you all for your willingness to help.<br/> <br/> When I first received the Collector's Edition in the mail, I was surprised (and maybe a little disappointed) that there were not more choices for character classes and there were so few monsters (I love monsters).<br/> <br/> What I did like (...
by Keith the Thief
Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:25 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: New C&C Collector's Set Owner
Replies: 35
Views: 2161

New C&C Collector's Set Owner

<t>All,<br/> <br/> I'm a new member to this forum, deciding to join after purchasing the Collector's Edition of C&C prior to going on vacation about 3 weeks ago. <br/> <br/> From what I read in the collector's set, the game system appears to be quite appealing, and I'm looking forward to the arr...