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<r>I've gone both ways on this, at various times. However, with old-school systems, I prefer tracking the numbers. The main reason is the XP charts varying by class and the way multiclassing is typically handled. Since the rate of advancement is used as a "balancing factor," I take a "let the number...

<r>I'm not a big fan of music during the game (although it's hard to go wrong with the Conan soundtrack), but I like music while I prep. For me, it's typically:<br/> <br/> Iron Maiden<br/> <br/> Judas Priest<br/> <br/> Metallica<br/> <br/> Dio<br/> <br/> Black Sabbath<br/> <br/> Deep Purple<br/> <br...

serleran wrote:
...it'll be worth the free SRD download...

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<r>I'll be interested to hear how that goes.<br/> <br/> For my part, I stepped off the new edition carousel when WotC released 3.5 (I never bought it), and unless something about a new edition absolutely blows me away with its greatness, I don't expect to be getting back on. <br/> <br/> Actually, si...

DangerDwarf wrote: Not too long back, as a side trek, I ran a little one shot using OD&D...Now a 2nd player has joined our little side fun and that "side trek" has turned into regular sessions between our C&C game...I think my system of preference is shifting back towards the one ...

jamesmishler wrote: Ghinorians: "African tribes, from Berbers and Egyptians to Bantus and Zulus," That and much more; the Player's Guide to the Southern Reaches in AGJ #1 will include details on the Ghinorians, the Mgona, and the Tulamites, three of the major "Ghinorian" culture...

<r>If I must pick one, I'd pick the greybox. I'm not really a FR fan, though. Sometimes I wish they'd live up to their name and really be forgotten. [Not really -- I don't mind that other people enjoy the FR.]<br/> _________________<br/> <URL url="http://www.philotomy.com">http://www.philotomy.com</...

huds0n wrote: As soon as i turned to find an employee to see if he could do anything for another Exhibitor on price, someone literally grabs the book out of my hand...I look up to see a Igor employee holding the book he just snatched from my hands. That's it, man; game over, man, game over! What th...

<r>I buy the vast majority of my RPG material online. There are several gaming stores near me, but they don't have the RPG material I want (which is mostly out-of-print stuff, or smaller-market stuff like OSRIC, C&C, et cetera). I'm not interested in the RPG products they carry. A special order ...

<r>Well, I do have a mole some might regard as suspicious. If anything comes to me in the night and starts trying to suckle it, I'll have to open up a can of whup-ass, though...<br/> _________________<br/> <URL url="http://www.philotomy.com">http://www.philotomy.com</URL><br/> Lost City Campaign Log...

I predicited digital minis during the big digital initiative/4E hoopla on EN World, but nobody seemed to think it was plausible...
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Treebore wrote: If your willing to run that on line with SKYPE and gametable (actually gametable is optional) let me know. I'm not a fan of online play, but I must admit that I'm tempted. Let me dust off my notes for that campaign (and look up SKYPE and gametable) and we'll see. No promises, though...

<r>Nice list. Thanks!<br/> <br/> (To me, "the vulgar tongue" suggests "the common speech" or the "speech of the common people." Like the Latin translation of the Bible being called the "vulgate.")<br/> _________________<br/> <URL url="http://www.philotomy.com">http://www.philotomy.com</URL><br/> Los...

Kurgan wrote: Anything with percentiles, lots of realism and skills, and no defined classes or levels became my passion. Have you tried Lejendary Adventure? It's percentage-based with no defined classes or levels (although there are "pseudo-classes" called "orders" that you can ...

Rhone1 wrote: Okay, so I'm about to start my first C&C campaign... Welcome to the crusade! Quote: I was planning on running the party thru The Rising Knight first and then start Assault on Blacktooth Ridge. So, is that a good idea? I've heard good things about both of them, but never ran them, ...

SoulCatcher78 wrote: Well I finally got the time to get my C&C campaign started tonight...running Beacon at Enon Tor... That's how I kicked off one of my C&C campaigns. Nice little adventure, and the party gained an ally (and the party's magic-user gained a personal mentor). Quote: From her...

thedungeondelver wrote: The "surface parody" is the elephant in the room...It got in the way, and it distracted. Yes, it really, really did...Hackmaster was a non-starter for me. I agree. The humor/parody/satire thing always turned me off, big time. (I also took the "HackMaster Chall...

DangerDwarf wrote: Another problem I have discovered when I'm running C&C campaigns is that as it goes on I have to really struggle to not revert to AD&D...it feels enough like AD&D that it actually makes me want to play AD&D instead. Wow, so I'm not the only one? I was experiencing...

DangerDwarf wrote: He is physically superior to most wizards, and while still capable mentally (he did learn the tenets of wizardry after all) his savage mind is still more vulnerable to mind altering magics and trickery. I find that most orcs are vulnerable to a mind altering hammer-stroke, too......

Right now I'd say Wilderlands, but I loves me some Greyhawk, too.
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<r>My favorite NG modules:<br/> Tomb of Abysthor<br/> Demons & Devils<br/> Rappan Athuk<br/> Lost City of Barakus<br/> Necropolis<br/> Coils of Set<br/> <br/> And all the JG/Wilderlands stuff they published.<br/> _________________<br/> <URL url="http://www.philotomy.com">http://www.philotomy.com...

jamesmishler wrote: late rnext week I will send out a PR to the general gaming public to let them know it is still available (so far I've only posted here, on the Necro board, and on the Acaeum) Just F.Y.I., there's a recent Wilderlands thread over at the OD&D Discussion forums. _______________...

<r>I appreciate all the new old-school rules that have sprung up, including the one that isn't supposed to be named. And yeah, shrooms rule -- pod caverns is a great module. <br/> <br/> BFRPG has an nice approach for handling ability rolls, IMO. Different from the SIEGE engine (e.g. primes aren't a ...

Treebore wrote:
I believe Beacon is a download at Dragonsfoot, not TLG. Just in case you didn't know where to get it.

Yeah, I should've put in a link. Here it is:
Beacon at Enon Tor
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<r>B1 In Search of the Unknown<br/> <br/> B4 The Lost City (check out my campaign journal)<br/> <br/> B2 Keep on the Borderlands<br/> <br/> Beacon at Enon Tor is an excellent first adventure, too.<br/> _________________<br/> <URL url="http://www.philotomy.com">http://www.philotomy.com</URL><br/> Los...

Thumbs up on this from me, too. (Received my copy, yesterday.) Very nice work!
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<t>Usually, I don't bother. I modify the hit dice to the appropriate power-level and give the monster whatever special abilities it needs to fill its role. I think classes are there to guide character development and advancement. Monsters don't need rules for that, IMO. <br/> <br/> I find this appro...

FTracer wrote:
Ariddrake, do you have a direct link to those classes? I tried both browsers and I don't see anything on your site. Just the word edgewoodgames.

Same here (Safari 2.0.4 on Max OS X 10.4.10).

I've run a few sessions of BFRPG. It's a nice system.

Man, I loved those books. I used to have all of them, but I don't know what happened to them; they may be in my parent's attic.

I loved his Castaways in Time series, too.

(There's a GURPS Horseclans sourcebook, but I don't have it.)