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serleran wrote: Depends. If the AC is >30, reduce to 30 (ignore AC bonuses like deflection and whatever that do not exist in C&C, first; you can still use them, but they should be, ordinarily, ignored and, at best, cut in half.) Otherwise, it is what it is. Thankee, kind sir. This will be most ...

Harry Joy wrote: Publishers actually did pay?? I never saw anyone actually own up to ponying up, although I must admit I read ENWorld nowhere as closely as I used to. If I remember rightly, Hasbro/WotC offered exclusive GSL (their revised semi-closed source) liscences to a "select" group ...

jfall wrote:
Anyone know what the status might be on this product?

I'd never heard of this until I read your post, so I know nada (in more ways than one).

Is this some upcoming C&C product I'm unaware of?

I guess I really am ...

TheNewGuy

Yamo wrote: "For grognard ultra-purists, any change to the 'holy writ' of classic D&D is unacceptable, and punishable by death and scorn, in that order." I guess I'm just saying that C&C also seems to have its own strident "one-true-way" proponents. Absolutely true. Plea...

serleran wrote:
19 is for Classic D&D, not AD&D.

I'm still waiting on my C&C books, so I have to ask:

what's the Armor Class conversion number for 3.0 and 3.5 material? 19, or something else?

Thanks much,

TheNewGuy -- hoping to plunder everything I've already paid for, as needed

Zudrak wrote: I'd actually put my money on "Hasbro tries to sell off the D&D brand and WotC" within 5 years. Just a hunch. I've been wrong before, but what's a hypothesis if you don't go with your gut? It sure could go that way, Zudrak, particularly if this "mainstream push"...

Harry Joy wrote: Seen at ENWorld today: And Harry Joy lives up to his surname yet again by bringing us good humor. Thanks, Harry! The D&D 4e speculation here has certainly been interesting, in terms of "Will 4e actually be a marked departure from the D&D-style fantasy rpgs, like C&...

slimykuotoan wrote: ...who haven't come over to C&C yet? Weird. In this, one of C&C's strengths is also considered a "weakness" by some -- basically, it's not merely a "retro-clone" game; it tries to carry forward the spirit and intention behind classic D&D while ado...

BLOOD AXE wrote: I thought it was just a reprint of the old classic Unearthed Arcana. You remember the one with Cavaliers & comeliness,etc.,etc. Its certainly NOT that book. New races & classes,etc. If you've seen this book- what do you think?? Are there are other books like that? Any suppo...

<t>For those who'd like even more Gygax fiction, I noticed the other day that Paizo's fantasy/SF/pulp novel imprint, Planet Stories, is offering Mr. Gygax's alt-history detective series, starring the pharoah's personal philosopher-wizard, Setne Inhetep.<br/> <br/> The first one, The Anubis Murders, ...

Deogolf wrote: Hope everyone has a Blessed Easter! And may the Easter Bunny leave you some cocoa puffs on your doorsteps!! I was never cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, myself**, but thanks for the good wishes! TheNewGuy ** = early hype-machine mishap; the Saturday morning cartoon commercials made Cocoa Puff...

<t>Looping back to the idea behind the original post for a moment -- that is, the casual observation that C&C appears (please note the subjective term) to be more of a "D&D rpg" than what we can see thus far of the upcoming D&D 4e edition -- I found the following online yesterday, comple...

Julian Grimm wrote: Adventures, rule books and source books are something I refuse to buy in pdf. Unless offered in a compilation CD of some kind. And then they are used for reference and player handouts. Hey Julian, I used to feel that way myself, so I understand your point of view. However, nowad...

Found this over on the Paizo messageboards section discussing the Pathfinder Alpha Playtest doc. It seems that the Healing/Turning thing is not "undead powered" after all; it is as pdiddy and meself originally thought/hoped: it's a "positive energy" radius effect. Turning undead ...

Treebore wrote: I don't see how they were forced to be healing machines by the game mechanics, other than the spells to heal were on their spell lists. And that's perfectly okay that you don't see. I've lost my energy for trying to explain my point of view. I don't know how to make my case any plai...

gideon_thorne wrote: [Hmm... metaphoric door... Interesting idea for a spell. *ponders* Oh, SURE! "Callipygian Consort" got nothin'! "Discussion Door -- like a Magic Mouth but bigger!" didn't even rate a snicker! But Metaphoric Door provokes a post? Yeesh. You artistic troll lor...

<t>Is there a pattern informing which modules get converted to C&C?<br/> <br/> I've been a little surprised by some of the choices; it doesn't always seem to be the best-selling DCCs, or the ones with the most praise-buzz ...<br/> <br/> TheNewGuy -- who used to review DCCs online until Goodman f...

<t>Okay, I'm an idiot (ask anyone), but I'm not precisely sure what you're asking for here, Lord F.<br/> <br/> Lemme see if I've got the facts straight:<br/> <br/> - you want to get some C&C started where you live<br/> <br/> - there's no local game store<br/> <br/> - there is, however, a place w...

<t>Asking "Are there any computer enthusiasts here?" is rather like asking "Would anyone here enjoy having some hot woohoo with a sweet, smart person of choice who was totally in love with you?"<br/> <br/> In both cases, I expect the answer would be a (deafening) yes. <br/> Regarding computers, the ...

serleran wrote: Heh, t'aint no personal thang, TNG. I do tend to have strong opinions on what I like. I do, however, like to mess with rules... so, this new thing might be useful. Might not. I don't really like the concept, but that can always be modified. Welcome to the boards, if I haven't said i...

Treebore wrote: In my opinion clerics were forced into being healing machines because DM's forced them into that role. I do respect your right to your opinion, Treebore, but I see it a different way. To my mind, the classic rules required clerics to be "healing machines" -- and the player...

Pdiddy wrote: But, the idea I mentioned did not remove the "Ability" to heal. It just would change it from taking a spell slot and making it a class ability - maybe kinda like a paladin's Lay on Hands. Of course by doing this there would have to be an offset - ie a 10% penalty to XP or so...

serleran wrote: Clerics are more than "spellcasters." They have specific, nay, integral and niche, spells that no one else can do (or, do very poorly as the game was intended.) Of these, healing and divination, as direct descendants of their "divine channeling" are paramount. Th...

Pdiddy wrote: I know the wording doesn't necessarily support this, but who says you need undead around to use the ability? I know it is called "Turn Undead" but what if you changed the name to "Positive (or Negative) Energy Burst" which has two effects: 1. harms and turns undead...

serleran wrote: Heh, to use the proposed logic already present Now, now, good fellow ... don't start using dubious rhetorician's tricks on me at this late stage in our philosophizing! You assessed the "Healing/Turning" concept as a DM (CK) -centric ability, and then, sneakily attached thi...

serleran wrote: What matters: players, the DM, and their cohesion. The rules are irrelevant if you have the above in good order. You got your apples mixed in with my oranges ... I'm the last to ever be called a "rules-based" gamer, but my point remains that the early D&D rules tacitly...

serleran wrote: In process of downloading now. We shall see what we shall see. I can say the "healing turning" thing is meh... its like turning in general: useless if you don't use a lot of Undead. "Power-ups" should be universal, not specific. To be clear, it is an alpha-playte...

<t>I gotta say, I went and signed up to the Paizo website, so I could download the Alpha playtest PDF, and ... wow.<br/> <br/> I'm no Paizo phanboi -- hadn't even thought to look at their stuff until it was mentioned here -- but there were three or four things that just jumped out of that doc and sm...

Treebore wrote: Then I wanted to make sure you know about: http://www.heroplay.com/features/rules/marvel.php and http://www.classicmarvel.com/ They appear to be legal, if you find out they are not let me know. There's also a retro-clone version of those rules, called the Four Color System, availabl...

moriarty777 wrote: Now, I just checked at Noble Knight Games... and they don't have the 3rd print in stock at this moment but they do carry it regularly. Both books will fit in a international flat rate envelope and would run you a total of $45.85 (that includes shipping). This would take 6-10 days...