Troll Lord Games

great news! can't wait to see this puppy ...
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The only thing you find in the middle of the road are dead animals and dumb Americans - Anton Newcombe

i play the regular edition, but with some major house rules. For example, I don't like the 4th printing illusionist or its spells, so I don't use it.
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The only thing you find in the middle of the road are dead animals and dumb Americans - Anton Newcombe

woah! thanks, CSPerkins! That's a nifty-looking adaptation. ready to print-and-run.

many thanks.
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The only thing you find in the middle of the road are dead animals and dumb Americans - Anton Newcombe

<t>like the OP I find myself constantly creating new monsters when I don't find exactly what I want, or when my vision of something differs from the published version.<br/> <br/> as an example, here's my take on the Formless Spawn of Tsathogga:<br/> Formless Spawn of Tsathogga<br/> <br/> No encounte...

Rhuvein wrote: I say . . build your own. I'm doing it. QFT. I've been building my own megadungeon as well, freely stealing, er 'borrowing', ideas I liked from lots of sources, whether it be the Wilderlands, Castle Greyhawk (Black Reservoir, Old Guard Kobolds, etc), Stonehell, or Al's Beyond the Bla...

<t>yes.<br/> <br/> on a natural 20, the player (or monster) has the choice of taking either 1) double damage or 2) a roll on a home-brewed chart with about 10 outcomes. Some of the outcomes are things like "positioning. +1 to next attack", others are really good (double damage plus potential for dam...

wow! great stuff! I'm going to incorporate this immediately into my game.
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very useful. Thanks!
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The only thing you find in the middle of the road are dead animals and dumb Americans - Anton Newcombe

<t>@Treebore<br/> <br/> you're thinking like me. Two of the items (Horn of Carousing and Staff of Fermentation) were dreamed up for the same encounter area, where the PCs will meet a spirit of drunken mischief. I was feeling goofy, I guess, when I drew up that room, and I still worry a little that i...

Thanks, Clavis!

I like your suggestion about the boots. I may incorporate that idea.
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The only thing you find in the middle of the road are dead animals and dumb Americans - Anton Newcombe

folks, here are some new magic items from my ongoing megadungeon project. My philosophy is to be stingy w/ magic items, but when I do give them out, I try to make them interesting (and powerful, although sometimes with side effects). Feedback welcome! [cross posted on NG fora and Dragonsfoot] Amulet...

<t>my House Rules are mostly similar to those listed above:<br/> <br/> 1. Max HP at first level<br/> <br/> 2. siege check rolls of 20 or 1 are special success/failure<br/> <br/> 3. To hit rolls of 20 either get double damage or a roll on the home-made crit table (the PCs always go for the latter, ev...

pre-ordered! can't wait ....
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<t>good point, Googleplex. I am hardly in favor of too-rapid advancement. My PCs are 4th level after about 15 sessions, and we're all pretty happy (okay, the wizard is champing at the bit, but the rest are happy).<br/> <br/> wrt treasure for ep and inflation, it is still a problem even at levels 2-6...

<t>i agree. pure awesome. very well thought-out, with a strong ethos binding the various Airhde monsters together.<br/> <br/> my one cavil is that some of the names don't do much for me, but I can easily change them.<br/> _________________<br/> The only thing you find in the middle of the road are d...

<t>some questions for you august minds:<br/> <br/> 1. In C&C BtB, Monster EP seems, well, paltry. It would take a whole lot of kobolds to level up a party of four 1st level characters, for instance, since there's only an average of something like 6 ep/per kobold (I don't have the book in front o...

woah! very nice. I especially like the item save chart, but it's all good.
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Cipolli was one of the most respected socio-economic historians of pre-modern Europe writing in the mid 20th century. nice find.
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The only thing you find in the middle of the road are dead animals and dumb Americans - Anton Newcombe

<t>thanks, Breakdaddy (and Piperdog). I've been away from the computer for a few days.<br/> <br/> i ended up doing it the old-fashioned way! Photocopying the sheets out of the 4th printing PH.<br/> _________________<br/> The only thing you find in the middle of the road are dead animals and dumb Ame...

breakdaddy - did you post the pdf of the 4th printing char sheet? I'm having trouble finding it.
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sieg wrote: Oh wow, SPI and Avalon Hill wargames! My first AH wargame (again in the late 70s) was Tactics II, followed quickly by Panzer Leader....now there's a complexity jump! For SPI it was Seelowe and Napoleon Quad. I had a subscription to AH's The General mag* and McCoy Publishing's _Wargamers...

<t>i had been playing Avalon hill wargames in the mid 70s (e.g. Gettysburg, with rectangles instead of hexes!) and building lots of plastic tank models (Tamiya!). We went to Heritage Hobbies and there was the Blue Box (holmes basic); it came home with us all thinking it was like a different kind of ...

<t>i voted to keep it the same, but in retrospect would go with Rhuvein and the 'more strict' crowd. I understand the worry about strict penalties seeming unfair, but if the penalties are reduced in force then they, well, lose their force. <br/> <br/> I very much like that the TLG fora are politics ...

<t>i'd allow the attempt, but would impose some significant penalties (modifiers) to the attempt, would not guarantee instant death, and would probably impose a consequence on the player regardless of the success.<br/> <br/> but i'd definitely encourage such creativity!<br/> _________________<br/> T...

Christina Stiles wrote: Are you going to ConCarolinas? Christina, Sorry for the delay. I spent Sunday in the car, and the past 2 days in mind-numbing assessment seminars. the answer is no, I won't be at Concarolinas. I've never been a Con guy. Sorta interested, but usually too busy. Plus, I'm conte...

piedmont of north carolina, i.e. Greensboro, NC
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<t>i've also enjoyed Zelda Twilight Princess and the rayman ravin rabbids ('tho the latter are more rail-gun fun than very strategic). Mario Cart is an absolute blast. Rainbow road can be killer, although I personally have more trouble with one of the castle levels.<br/> <br/> if you like music game...

thanks for this, Morty. I appreciate your efforts.
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not aware of it. I don't consider Tolkien to be sleep inducing or boring; far from it!. but obviously others' mileage seems to vary.
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thanks for the link, Aramis. It's nice to hear about the fate of Talislanta from the man himself. It's always been one of my favorite settings ... and systems.
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The only thing you find in the middle of the road are dead animals and dumb Americans - Anton Newcombe