Troll Lord Games

It stops my brain exploding.
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History teaches us that men behave wisely once they've exhausted all other alternatives.

Did I let this thread go slack for three weeks? BAD kitty; no catnip for you.

This week's weigh-in, I'm at 17st 10lbs.
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History teaches us that men behave wisely once they've exhausted all other alternatives.

It's the first I've been to in five years, since the old Dudley Bug Ball disappeared. It'll be nice to geek out a bit.

One of these years I must go to Conception.
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History teaches us that men behave wisely once they've exhausted all other alternatives.

This week's weigh-in:

17st 13lbs. Two pounds off this week, and I'm in the 17s.
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History teaches us that men behave wisely once they've exhausted all other alternatives.

<t>Oddly enough, the very best book I ever read about a bard was a SciFi book.<br/> <br/> It was called "Nail Down the Stars" ("Satardrift" in some places), by John Morressey, RIP. The universe it was set in was a sort of decaying, western universe where technology was falling apart and savagery ove...

You can't beat the taste of really good beer.

Except for maybe a nice Irish whiskey.
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<t>This two-day event in Birmingham, West Midlands, is the first Games Expo but hopes to become a major date in the UK con calendar. Anybody else going? There seem to be no C&C games available, which is a crying shame, but perhaps I can get a DOG going.<br/> <br/> If not, I'll volunteer as a GM ...

<t>I love pottering around with the "basic" humanoids. It all began almost at the beginning of my gaming career, I was introduced to miniatures (Citadel ones) and in a blister pack I found what was called an "armoured orc".<br/> <br/> Suddenly orcs seemed a lot more versatile than I'd given them cre...

<t>I think Treebore hits is squarely on the head. It's also the inherent danger of story-led RPGs, that the PCs become phenomenally lucky because they're supposed to make it to the end.<br/> _________________<br/> History teaches us that men behave wisely once they've exhausted all other alternative...

I don't usually buy setting-specific material, but I think I may have to go for this one.
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History teaches us that men behave wisely once they've exhausted all other alternatives.

Crikey.
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History teaches us that men behave wisely once they've exhausted all other alternatives.

<t>Times like this make me hesitate to put finger to key. Words always seem trite and shallow; empty mouthings of overused phrases for the sake of form rather than genuine expression.<br/> <br/> But with thousands of miles of ocean between us, they're all I have to give.<br/> <br/> For whatever litt...

Nice to see you again, old bean.
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<t>I ran a 12th-13th Century tech-leveled game back in the early nineties. Chain was king (and its varied reaction to some weapons made fighters think long and hard before picking up that longsword), and it really added to the atmosphere of the game. Given that this era was also the high water mark ...

Breakdaddy wrote: Is this letter from JRR Tolkien?? I can see a similarity, certainly. He told the Third Reich to go shove it up their collective bunghole in similarly exquisitely-phrased terms. _________________ History teaches us that men behave wisely once they've exhausted all other alternatives.

Best of luck, Treebore.

Here's this week's update:

18st 1lb.
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Prince of Happiness wrote: No sci fi in my fantasy! I like my games old school...just. Like. Expedition to the Barrier Peaks. I do know what you mean. For instance, I loathe, despise and abominate fantasy in my SF; the end of Deep Space 9 made me reach for the sick bags barely in time. Sadly, EBP h...

<t>I second (or is it fourth by now?) the motion that less than a thousand calories is not healthy.<br/> <br/> I'm currently on 1750 per day, and I'll be on that until I dip below fifteen stone. Then it's down to 1500 per day, unless I'm still losing weight, in which case I'll stay on the higher lev...

Best of luck, DD! I know you can do it.

Just try not to kill anyone, OK?
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<t>I have to admit, I've never turned to a book or movie character for inspiration that way. The value that those stories held was a bit of escapism from an sometimes-hostile world.<br/> _________________<br/> History teaches us that men behave wisely once they've exhausted all other alternatives.</t>

<t>Hi folks!<br/> <br/> Reading DD's tale of woe reminded me that misery loves company. So, it occurs to me that maybe I can show a little solidarity.<br/> <br/> Now, I am also in a stage of deprivation and travail. I'm trying to lose weight.<br/> <br/> A lot of weight.<br/> <br/> Back in November, ...

DangerDwarf wrote:
Hell yeah. Thats why I love this game.

You and me both.
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<t>Seven pages, and nobody has yet seen fit to address that first hit on our SAN points with a little Chris de Burgh?<br/> <br/> For shame!<br/> <br/> So, to put the final nail in the coffin, so to speak (clears throat):<br/> <br/> I've never seen you looking so lovely as you do tonight, <br/> <br/>...

<t>Even if the author is dead, copyright remains with the estate for seventy (or ninety-nine, in some cases) years. In the case of Mystara, WotC owns that copyright. In either case, it hasn't been nearly long enough.<br/> <br/> However, the concept of a hollow Earth as used in the Mystara setting is...

<t>There isn't really; the setting and system are firmly welded together. However, if you're just after the setting, grab yourself a 1st Edition copy, which should save you a lot of money. Unfortunately, the new edition seems to be using the "break everything up into as many books as we can get away...

Oops! Double post.
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Quote: Seeing as how Hasbro had WotC divest itself of the chain of game stores that were acquired and being increased, competition with Games Workshop is no longer likely. Indeed not, when you consider that at least GW let buy the figure you actually want, rather than a random box that might have s...

<t>You are not alone. The stories smack of a forced genetic experiment to blend Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl. However, the only issue was a ruined mockery of a creature that encompassed the worst aspects of both rather than the best.<br/> <br/> And then it escaped.<br/> _________________<br/> History ...

<t>We shall increase our number, and cover the face of the Earth. Yea, and the clatter of dice shall be as unto the very thunder of the heavens, and all that is Chaotic Evil shall tremble at the sound.<br/> _________________<br/> History teaches us that men behave wisely once they've exhausted all o...

A class act, everyone. Great work.
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