Troll Lord Games

Greetings, dachda. Welcome.

<t>I assume the rationale is based on the idea that clerics would rather not kill. <br/> <br/> BTW, I went to look up the "standard penalties" for inflicting subdual damage with a weapon, I couldn't find it in the PHB. It's not in the section on p120. Where is the rule?<br/> <br/> FWIW, I agree that...

Heh,

I just realized what this "Number of successes" mechanic reminded me of.

It's WW's World of Darkness' extended test system.

Sorry WOTC, that ain't new.

Joe wrote: Ok, well I have always hated Thaco...but that's neither here nor there. How can I get my hands on the original 74-78 stuff? Well OD&D aka "The little white books" are available to buy in PDF form on sites like paizo.com as well as -iirc- the supplements. Likewise you can ge...

re: pricing. I just noticed on the back of mine it retailed for $24.95 back in the day, so I guess $30-something isn't so bad now that it's long OOP.

<t>I use an exploding damage die system similar to WFRP. Basically, if you roll max damage, you roll your to-hit again to confirm, then if you get a second success, re-roll damage and add to first roll. Keep re-rolling damage and adding until you don't get max (only re-roll the to-hit once). Things ...

<t>Fun is paramount. Absoloodle.<br/> <br/> Rather than mapping out a grand campaign arc. Make a timeline for yourself. Nothing overly detailed, just some key points in the develpment of the setting's story. Basically, it's what will happen when if the PCs don't get involved. If they go off in their...

PURTY!
When? Still May? (and are there rules for Mechs? )

I think the turn mechanic is fine. (Sorry boring but true )

EDIT: to clarify, I meant the C&C mechanic. I dislike the Pathfinder one described above for much the same reasons serleran describes below.

<t>Actually I went the route that most "clerics" aren't the PC class, they are lay brethern (and sisters) who tend to oversee local temples and the like, but aren't warriors and cast no spells (except possibly 0-level). They can turn undead as a 1st level cleric. The idea is that every time you ride...

magehammer wrote:
Try the character sheet on my website. Click below. It is in the left column, 2 down. To me, it is the best character sheet I have found.
http://magehammer.googlepages.com/

THAT'S IT!! (The first page anyway)

Muchas Gracias!

Joe wrote: Ask them to leave? A bit harsh don't you guys think? I mean, we all get something a little different out of the game, and we all play it a little different. I feel power gaming, though not my cup of tea, is still a viable way to approach the game. It seems wargamers types can't help but ...

<t>Also, remember there are challenges that frequently fall outside the realm of min/max-ing. Gathering important information from NPCs, solving puzzles, etc. It's hard to make a "power build" for those things. <br/> <br/> If you are in a situation where you have a "non minmaxed" combat PC and a min...

CharlieRock wrote:
Mad Irishman Productions

No, I saw MI's. None of those are it. Thanks for the link, though.

<t>OK, this is silly, I know. But I downloaded a C&C character sheet from SOMEWHERE a while back. I printed out 6-7 copies or so, but now I can't find the file I printed from. I know there are lots of options for character sheets out there, but Iwas hoping to find this one again.<br/> <br/> I wa...

<r>A brief (approximate) timeline:<br/> <br/> 1974: Original D&D (the little brown box, later white) 3 booklets.<br/> <br/> 1978: Holmes Basic D&D (the blue book with the knight and wizard fighting a red dragon)<br/> <br/> 1979: AD&D 1st Edition books start to be released.<br/> <br/> 198...

Treebore wrote: Do you think you could run a such a high level scenario over 4 to 6 weeks for our Thursday on line group? Sounds like a lot of fun, but I don't know that I'm your guy. I've rarely run high level (C/M/I) stuff. But if you need an impartial DM for some "EVENT" or a one-shot,...

Despite the fact that I am a Moldvay die-hard, I do dearly love my RC. It's a pleasure just to flip though. And ahving the pdf on my machine at work means quick & easy reference.
Some day I may run a RC game, it would be cool to use some of that higher-level stuff like Warmachine.

<r>You can try your luck on eBay, go the pdf route, or pick it up used on Amazon's marketplace. They have a $15 copy in sorry shape and half-decent ones for $30 or so.<br/> <URL url="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1560760850/ref=dp_olp_2"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...

nighty night

Man, I wish someone would release a hybrid mini-van. I got two kids and need bigger than a Prius or Camry. And I won't own a SUV (even a hybrid) on moral grounds.

<t>serleran has a ton of cool stuff his files are definitely worth a look-see.<br/> <br/> For me, I pared down the weapon list pretty extensively for my game. Partly because I felt individual stats for so many weapon wasn't that important. i.e. IMC, there is no difference between a scimitar, a broad...

Another place to find simple hireling info is B2: Keep on the Borderlands. If you want to hire specialists (sages, alchemists, etc.), check the Expert D&D book (Cook or Mentzer).

<t>The big 4-0 creeping up in a few months makes me pause now & again.<br/> <br/> Talking with a co-worker about movies and realizing not only wasn't she even alive when "Star Wars" came out, but she was born after "Jedi."<br/> <br/> Having my doctor start talking more about my cholesterol and t...

Treebore wrote: *snip* Realistic NPC interaction: I find it is best for me to answer some basic questions about any NPC. Why are they there? What is their ultimate goal? The answers don't need to be anything "super interesting". It can be simple answers. They are there to: be a merchant, ...

Zudrak wrote: My wife would probably have wanted to be able to augment the spell for use on me as "Sleep without Snoring"... The discussion above (written by Blood Axe and Treebore) is making me think of leveling the sleep spell so that it doesn't become worthless at higher levels. The ol...

<t>I'd have to look to see if Sleep affects the caster. It might. <br/> <br/> @Buttmonkey: Sound Burst is cool, but the great balancer for that one is that C&C doesn't have the "spontaneous healing" tradeout of 3.X. So a low level cleric should be saving some slots for CLWs. Though 1 Sound Burst...

<t>Oh, definitely. Sleep is da bomb for low level Wizards. Better than Magic Missle.<br/> <br/> As a GM, you can ameliorate this somewhat by sprinkling in some undead, evil elves, and a few big solo critters now & then. Maybe an owlbear or the like.<br/> <br/> You don't want to nerf Sleep entire...

dtougas wrote: We just started with Rising Knight that came with the boxed set. So far the kids seem to like it, but I myself am a little insecure in my abilities to be a good CK. It has been many, many years since I played any sort of RPG and I never played the part of a DM. I want to keep it inte...

<t>oo! Another vote for B2 & B10. My favorite classic modules! <br/> If you need a little more explanation and don't want to buy a bunch of other books, you might consider the Condensed Player's Handbook PDF. It has almost all the same GM advice, etc. that the full PHB has, and it's a little che...