Troll Lord Games

moriarty777 wrote: However, there are potentially SOOO many of them that you risk getting overwhelmed, flanked, and killed pretty quickly because aside from the 1 HP, they are in all respects like the regular creature. That's it. That's what I was trying to convey when I was saying that minions, co...

Happy birthday, Treebore!

Zebulon wrote:
d12 HD ??

Yes. What's up with that?

This shaman doesn't strike me as a "tank" type. Why not d8 instead?

Very good watch. Thank you.

<t>I got the LJ Essentials boxed set some time ago and I must say, I really liked it. If the C&C Basic game is anywhere close to that, I will probably purchase one set, if not more (for the holidays in a few months). <br/> <br/> The hobby needs a new generation not brought up on instant fulfillm...

Rhuvein wrote:
OMGosh!!!
Yes, that cover is awful. How did I miss that? Is that a male with hairy breasts? Or a female? She-male??

That is err... that...

That is awful, man!

dachda wrote: Call of Cthulhu's current version is 6th. Is an earlier edition better, or is 6th the one to get for someone new to Call of Cthulhu? 6th is totally fine. Differences are in fact minor between "editions" (which are more like 'printings' in most cases). Just changes that made ...

Call of Cthulhu

There are those games that just have the mechanics that fit perfectly their themes and subjects, and CoC is one of them. Add to it Lovecraft's mythos, the fact the game never changed dramatically from one printing to the next... and you got a winner.

Fiffergrund wrote: I can just use a weaker humanoid race as "minions" and have them ruled by a stronger specimen or a stronger race of humanoid. I can keep them all full stat and not have to worry about metagame explanations. Say, 20 full stat goblins to 10 full stat hobgoblins to a +2 HD...

serleran wrote: I absolutely hate the concept that a 12+ HD monster, say, a dragon, can have 1 HP and get killed even if you miss it.... that just... nevermind. Enjoy your game. Oh I feel your pain on this one! I for one would never come up with the "1 HP Dragon". That would completely ru...

zombiehands wrote:
precise aim seems a bit much.

Agreed. That's extremely powerful, against "tank"-type creatures, in particular.

Treebore wrote:
Your very close to describing what I did in 2E, and it worked well. I just wish I still had my house rules so I could give you other "controls" I probably came up with.

Cool. Do you remember any of these controls off the top of your head? How did it work out?

I own just one of them at the moment. I'm definitely getting more. These models rock!

<t>I flipped through it at my FLGS and it looks really, really interesting. The layout is clean, the paper is good quality. I remember this in particular (these are big selling points for me).<br/> <br/> I didn't pick it up then because my eyes found Castle Whiterock and I bought it instead. I would...

Just picked up TSR #1031 - FR Campaign Setting (Grey Box) for $5 on eBay.

Never got it. I hope it brings back the good old FR feel!

So this whole exam-thingy is just a test to know how well you know the rules?

And THAT ALONE is the criteria for Game Mastery?

You ... SOB! That's quite a good stack at that price! Congrats!

<t>The rituals system surely is one of the interesting points of 4E's design to me as well. I wonder how the game would feel if the vancian slots were used for spells memorized and "ready to cast", basically (i.e. combat spells) while you could cast any formula/spell from your spellbook without expe...

<t>It worries me when I'm reading your feedback, Jackal, because your enthusiasm when reading True20 mirrors almost exactly the one I feel right now with the minion rules. <br/> <br/> All I'll have to do is give it a try. Then I'll know for sure if it's for us or not. <br/> <br/> What I want to avoi...

Yup, I can see how you can feel that way. It's not for every CK out there, obviously.

Fiffergrund wrote: There must be more to it than that, right? Can you fill me in with more details as to how it works, if there are any restrictions on creature type, or anything else? There must be something. Basically? No, there isn't more to it than that. Fiffergrund wrote: Some explanation woul...

<t>I've always had some issues with C&C's Fighter, which doesn't seem to have too much "humph" built into the class and leaves much to the Siege mechanics and DM adjudication. I particularly minded Combat Dominance.<br/> <br/> 4th edition just provided me with the answer to this through its conc...

<t>The Minion rules of 4E are totally awesome. You use any creature basically as a "mook", and this mook is equal to the creature in question, in terms of game mechanics, but with only 1 HP total.<br/> <br/> That's a very interesting idea for C&C, particularly when you think about the Fighter's ...

Welcome, Galadrin! As I read your post and saw your complaints about superhero-centric D&D, the lengthy combats, rules nightmare and such, I just can tell, right here: you seem to be the perfect customer for C&C. You seem to be a DM who likes to be in control, wants to be able to put things ...

<t>Fantasy: AD&D/OD&D<br/> <br/> Sci-fi: Star Wars Saga<br/> <br/> Modern: World of Darkness<br/> <br/> Horror: Call of Cthulhu<br/> <br/> Supers: In Nomine Satanis/Magna Veritas <br/> <br/> Post-apocalyptic: Hawkmoon<br/> <br/> Post-Modern: Cyberpunk 2020.<br/> <br/> Multigenre: Torg<br/> <...

Birthright wrote:
The Birthright setting (written for AD&D 2e) is my favourite.

Man, that one too is awesome.

<t>This is so hard for me...<br/> <br/> Greyhawk<br/> <br/> The East Mark<br/> <br/> Forgotten Realms<br/> <br/> Glorantha<br/> <br/> Praemal/Ptolus<br/> <br/> Laelith<br/> <br/> Golarion/Pathfinder<br/> <br/> Wilderlands<br/> <br/> Spelljammer<br/> <br/> ...<br/> <br/> It's just too hard. Too many ...

slimykuotoan wrote: And thou? Anything manga, anime, pop Japanese. The modern crap. Big eyes small mouth etc. I really loathe anime in medieval fantasy, in particular. That's the reason Exalted always turns me off just by looking at the book. Note I'm not talking historic Japanese, which I really l...

I'm an avid user of Dwarven Forge, Dungeon Tiles and all sorts of scenery props in my games, and somehow, I had missed your offerings completely, Tom.

No more!

Have a look at this thread, page 3, Treebore chimes in on the issue.