Troll Lord Games

How to begin this one? While on some down time I had decided that things were not going the way they should. Players were not interested in the world, the storyline had broken down to a mess and there were other ideas that had been bandied about. Idea that I want to say that I was more comfortable w...

I agree but, some of it has been 'hard' science that was later changed. For example, Pluto's downgrading from planet to whatever it is now. That is NOT science much less "hard". It was so decreed by a vote of an organization as to an arbitrary definition of what a designation would be. It...

Yep.. BUT most of what you are talking about is the result of NOT following the scientific method. And many times, not even applying basic logic. For instance, for YEARS "doctors" have been screeching that animal fat is bad for you and will make you fat and so you should slash fat from yo...

To me the William's era was a double edged sword. On one hand a lot of good material came from it. I still have fond memories of From the Ashes, Planescape, Tome of Magic and The Rules Cyclopedia. On the other hand we have the attacks on Gygax, the death of Greyhawk, a glut of repetitive material an...

You have both hit on something I want to comment on. For those of us that are skeptical of science, (the scientific establishment, mainstream science, whatever you want to call it) it is the very above thing that makes us skeptical. For example, you get studies saying that X is bad for you, then you...

Acacius, please stop. This thread has went along very well until you have started in. If you notice we have actually, quite civilly, disagreed on things in this discussion. What you are doing is getting close to trolling and disrupting what has been a good discussion. So, I am asking politely that i...

The part that is really sad, though, is how Williams and TSR then went after Gary AFTER those events.... Dangerous Journeys and his efforts were derailed in a very vindictive way, and today there would be no way it would be seen as being covered under D&D proprietaries. It wasn't merely that th...

[I'm trying to say the following without politics involved. Forgive me if I make a mistake] A problem I have seen with today's society is that it seems everything has to be politicized and/or commercialized. It feels like you can do or say nothing without a someone attaching a political meaning to i...

Interesting story. I have wondered what had happened over the loss of TSR to Williams and now it seems we know. The funny thing is that I cannot cast a role of hero or villain in the events. What I took away from it was that you have a company that grew too fast and the owners trying to ride the wav...

The WOTC forums have always been a pit of whiny PC-ness. I remember 3e discussions where the Ranger's favored enemy ability was racists, that Dungeon Master was a sexist term and that Orcs and other sentient humanoids should never be evil. As well there were constant pushes to 'liberate' the game fr...

This week's session was postponed until next week due to having a few things at home that needed to be done. However work on the campaign continues with a few changes coming to the overall structure of the game. This is to end some confusion among the players over the rules and to fix some issues I ...

serleran wrote:Ewe'll figure it out, test your oats, chew the fat, and milk it for all the pasture is worth. Cheesy, of course, butt horns work one way -- right.

When it comes to this my only goal is to be outstanding in my field.

Glad to see Julian has not only a plan, but the ability to make it happen and make him happy. :mrgreen: My full plan is to go back to some things I had to put on the back burner due to the hours of the job. Which means that several farming/homesteading projects are coming back. As well this gives m...

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Julian Grimm wrote:Also, I will see your duck eggs and raise you turkey eggs.

OMG, those must be great.

They are larger and have a thicker shell than most eggs, they also tend to have a double yolk. The flavor is much more rich than a chicken egg and they are very filling.

I was doing some thinking and net browsing when I cam upon this quote from Die Vecna Die: Even with Vecna's removal, his time in the crux effected change in superspace. Though the Lady of Pain attempts to heal the damage, the turmoil spawned by Vecna's time in Sigil cannot be entirely erased.Some Ou...

Have a ton of fresh bacon in the store and I have chickens as well. Sadly, my goats aren't milking well this year but this may be from not having the time to care for them like I should have. So, I just plan for next year. Also, I will see your duck eggs and raise you turkey eggs. I found another ad...

That is the plan. This year is not looking good for it but it is in my sights. I love the stuff.

Don't make me hit you with my billy club.

I think I know how. . .

Starting off the party runs into this strange man with a wand that can do about anything. They meet him in the middle of town stepping out of a blue box with runes that spell "POLICE". . .

Are you talking about items, treasure, and memories, or actually wiping out their levels? If the latter, yeah, I’d tread carefully. I think my players would mutiny if I just hoovered up their levels. Heck, some players get awfully attached to their favorite magical do-hickeys. But really, if they’r...

Zudrak wrote:Welcome back to the Shire, Frodo Baggins...

That is kind of how it feels. Being back where I feel I belong doing what I love with the goal being a more pastoral life. Was out with my goats last night and realized how much I missed it and I swear you could see the stress roll off me.

My two thoughts had been an accidental portal slip or finding out that they were in a demi-plane all along and not native to Aihrde. It would turn out that the one person they did not trust was trying to rescue them the whole time. A situation occurs where her hand is forced to bring them out quickl...

After the running disaster that was Session 4 of my Raven's Loft Campaign I have decided that the players will now be 'punished' in one of the most vile ways possible :twisted: . While this will not include the loss of life or limb it will end up with them having to pretty much 'start over' and lose...

The Crusader's Companion put into print. I'd buy that, as long as they add in the rules Peter had to keep out. I would buy it, too, but expect to be compensated for my material that is within it. Free is free. For sale is not on my back. Hmmm...I can see the problem with getting it done. How about ...

I think I am pretty much done with this thread, but just have one question, why do you care if it's a marketing ploy? Because exploitation is exploitation. Once it is seen that it is OK to exploit one minority group then the suits will think it is OK to exploit another. As well, what you have is th...

The Crusader's Companion put into print.

REHowardfanatic wrote: ...possess all the humor of a bloody knife being wiped on a dead girl's dress.

Under the correct set of circumstances this can be quite humorous for example; if the girl in question was an orc and killed in an inventive way preferably with splatter.

Politically neutral in this case seems to mean GLBT people are okay as long as we don't discuss them or portray them in our games. The tenor of this whole thread seems to have some kind of dog whistle double meaning. By neutral I mean that all real world political issue are left out. The Orcs are p...

What is Midwest game design? I would characterize it as a design style originating in the midwest with the original Lake Geneva and Milwaukee campaigns, It sticks to the classic roots of fantasy, stays neutral on political subjects and lets many things be decided by groups and Game Masters. This is...

Nice. Would love to have a classic set like that! Anyway, I officially quit my job today and will be going back to working on the family farm and my hobby farm as needed. My docs agree that I need some time to get recentered and recover before anything worse happens. In a way I am glad to be back to...