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Eh, the book looks great other than 1 table out of....a lot. Those kinda things slip through, especially in a new format they are working on (which Kindle is for them, this is the second book released for an e-reader by them?). No skin off my nose, but wanted to post so they could be made aware!

Just bought the Kindle version of M&T the other day and noticed the index issue myself. Some of the entries for magic items take you back to the first page instead of the magic item. As well, the formatting for the potions table is...off. <grins> It posts something like this: 01-15 Potion of Mig...

Indeed. I just got a Kindle as a birthday gift, and am loving it. So having access to game books on it would be a godsend! Very looking forward to seeing those!

How readable is it? I'm hoping to see a copy of M&T for the Kindle, but am concerned about readability. Just got the CKG in digest form, and am kicking myself for not getting hardcover, because of print size.

Good points all, and I'm thinking that a misreading of the intent of the rule is where that idea got stuck in my head. Not that I have ever used it, but have seen instances of it being used in 0e games. I've got too many other ideas I want to write up for a game to really think about shafting my PCs...

Something I'm curious about, after recently reading some actual play threads of folks running either original set or retroclone 'old school' games (as in White Box old school), is if folks running C&C do the more modern version of hit points, where each level you roll a die and simply add it to ...

<t>That kind of scenario is one I was sort of thinking of when I was fiddling with this idea. Though it does have its issues!<br/> <br/> Another one I was thinking of, was a sort of retraining idea, where in game, the PCs could find someone to train them, spend some gold, and then OOC exchange level...

<t>Something I mentioned to the interested player, which seemed to cool his interest a bit (sure sign he was looking to fudge around the system a bit), was that when you enter a new class, the class abilities start at level 1, not your character level. So if you are a Fighter 5/Ranger 3 for example,...

<t>I plan on using some modified Weapon Mastery rules from the old Rules Cyclopedia, which at higher ranks of training will give a second attack with a weapon. Fighters will still keep their bonus attack they get at 10th, so eventually a fighter who wanted to would be the only PC class that could pu...

<t>True, and that is one reason I have not completely embraced this idea, at least not without some serious thought!<br/> <br/> Though, in the case of the 12th level rogue, he would be leveling as if headed for 13th level of whatever class he entered (probably quite a bit larger an XP sum than it wo...

<t>Oh, the age of sail type stuff is definitely another idea, and if I did something like that, I would probably put Freeport in a custom world made mostly of small islands, lots of unexplored areas to delve around in, as well as nearby island kingdoms to provide the fat merchant ships for Freeport'...

<t>I've been looking at a few ideas for campaign worlds, myself, and have mostly narrowed it down to the following possibilities:<br/> <br/> Freeport: With the companion and pirate's guide, this is a pretty nice setting! It has all the piratey goodness of Freeport and enough world info to make thing...

<t>Something I have been debating, is allowing folks to multiclass somewhat like 3.X allowed. This was mostly to cover an idea a potential player had of playing a fighter who after a few levels was accepted to a paladin order and became a paladin.<br/> <br/> The basic idea is that a character may ch...

<t>Something I noticed recently (well, more something I actually thought of due to a conversation on it), was that in C&C, as in 3.X and later versions of DnD, paladins are FAR more common than in earlier editions, where the stat requirements made them quite a bit rarer.<br/> <br/> While not a p...

<t>I've been puttering around off and on with adding in a proficiencies system to C&C for my games, but every time I work on it, I end up realizing it is more crunch than I really want to include, even though I love the idea at heart, and kinda want something to give a bit of "background flavor"...

<t>Oh, Treebore's idea is also a good one! Kinda quasi 4e ish, and one things I actually liked about that version.<br/> <br/> Good way to handle levels 10+ too, since games do go that high! Heck some of the best old Dungeon adventures were the mid level ones (8-14) to me.<br/> <br/> I might have to ...

<t>Ya, the basic idea is to keep it simple, bearing in mind this is C&C and all!<br/> <br/> I would not want it to be a multiclass or anything, just a "guide" for giving the members of the group abilities that their membership trains or endows them with. <br/> <br/> More towards the "kit" idea a...

<t>Back when 3e first came out, something I really liked about it was the original concept of prestige classes. That they were a sort of "add on" to your class, that gave you a few new skills and abilities, but were really meant to reflect the training and abilities from joining a specialized organi...

<t>Indeed. Great series so far, looking forward to getting the next books. <br/> <br/> In a gaming sense (and off topic a bit), I am thinking if I ever did something in that world, I would likely use some kind of more "open" system like Mutants and Masterminds or Savage Worlds, as opposed to anythin...

<t>Ya, the more I have reread my Freeport stuff, the more I remember how much fun it was. Might have to see if I can get the newest hardcover for it (though the City of Adventure book does not seem TOO different, and I have that one already), and see about the C&C adaption. Shame that one is PDF...

<t>Hmm, I might have to pick that up. I had not realized they did a C&C version of it. I still have my old Freeport hardcover and the original modules, and had thought about converting, but if there is a "new" version for C&C, that might be easier!<br/> <br/> I did not know that Goodman did ...

<t>Amazon finally delivered my copy of the 4th printing PHB, and have to say, WOW! I was expecting it to be a thin-ish digest sized softcover, like I had seen the 2nd printing used to be, and was pleasantly shocked to get a nice hardcover!<br/> <br/> Art was much better this time around as well! I h...

Excellent, thanks for the info! Back to plotting (and checking the "track shipment" button at UPS )

<t>Heyas folks, been working on some plot ideas while waiting on Amazon to deliver my copy of the C&C rules (darn holiday slowdowns! ), and came up with something that might end up being semi-important to some plotting ideas for early adventures, and am hoping that folks here will be able to ans...

<t>Finding ideas that are not "you all meet in a tavern" is always good! Some of the ones I have been tossing about have been:<br/> <br/> ** The PCs are all members of a merchant fleet, being sent to find out why contact was lost with a colony on a newly discovered continent. Shipwrecked in a storm,...

<t>Yes, much as it pains me to admit, after having read some more of the Vance books, 4e is closer to "Vancian" than other editions (unlimited casting of "weaker" spells, the big ones are the one shots).<br/> <br/> Back on the C&C topic though, yes, I don't plan on doing any changes until after ...

<t>Wow, fast replies! Thanks! Definitely gives me something to look at and think about. Not planning to make any changes until I can actually read the rules, and am leaning towards most things just being very simple, like writing down my own notes of difficulties for things like combat tactics (bull...

<t>Dropped some Xmas cash on a copy of the 4th Printing of C&C, which Amazon says "should" be here sometime next week (or early the week after that), and am eagerly awaiting it, already plotting up a couple campaign ideas (just need to corral players).<br/> <br/> While I am holding off on most o...

<t>Just picked up a copy of this. and while I have found I have absolutely no desire to run 3.X ever again, I keep thinking some of the ideas (though definitely not all of them!) could be interesting to use in C&C.<br/> <br/> Has anyone else looked at this yet and had the same thoughts? Or actua...