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Julian Grimm wrote: I looked into that but there are many spells that are shared by both classes that have differing levels. So how would you resolve that? If I were to do it this way I believe I would have the wizard's list take precedence for the shared spells. I like the idea of limiting wizards...

Geleg wrote: thanks, Dave. I like this mod alot, having played it last summer with my brother-in-law. Your conversions fit the mood pretty well, and seem entirely sensible if you want a small adventure at 5th level. G thanks. it was really easy to up the level. besides we just did a Ravenloft game,...

<r>Hey guys. I posted the text for my rewrite and a map of the Beacon over here........<br/> <URL url="http://www.freeyabb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=33952&mforum=trolllordgames#33952"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.freeyabb.com/phpbb/viewtopic ... ames#33952">http://www.freeyabb.com/phpbb/viewtopic...

<r>First: Thanks to JB Littlefield for converting this module an old Imagine magazine article and for Solomoriah for hosting the pdf on his sight.<br/> <br/> Thread with credits and link to JB's conversion.<br/> <URL url="http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16823&highlight=beacon+e...

<t>Part Four Retaking Enon Tor <br/> The cleric-dwarf Kellak used a cure light wounds on Miranda to help bring her back to her feet. Karthedon, once he regained his composure, led the party through area 12, the study, to the secret door into his secret chamber. He immediately granted Ben the +2 broa...

StealthSuitStanley wrote: Now that's how to CK a scenario!! Great job Baran! I love how you modified the scenario with the golems and all the dead orcs. I am disappointed that you railroaded the PC's. What they were trying to do would have made the scenario fall into place very dramatically. They w...

Rhuvein wrote: Nice, looks pretty good. Can we assume they enjoy a lovely diet of human flesh rather than tuna salad or yogurt? i would assume human, dwarf, or whatever other sweet tasty sapient creature they can get their blind little claws on. dave _________________ Hey now, I've stepped into the...

Treebore wrote: Be sure to read the "authors intro" or Forward, or whatever the heck it is called. It tells you important stuff about where the Erde setting came from and "design decisions" that were made. Like how the dwarvees are based heavily on Germans, the elves are French,...

<t>crosspost from Dragonsfoot.<br/> <br/> Beacon at Enon Tor: Campaign Journal.<br/> <br/> Part One: PCs are sought out by Lev Dromilov, Lord of Dmitrov.<br/> <br/> It all starts in a tavern.<br/> <br/> PCs are traveling through to Specularum arriving in Dmitrov by sea two day earlier.<br/> <br/> Th...

<t>just got this in the mail today!<br/> <br/> by a happy coincidence i had called into work for the Hell of It not a half hour before.<br/> <br/> this book looks awesome. i can't wait to dive into it.<br/> <br/> later,<br/> <br/> dave<br/> _________________<br/> Hey now,<br/> <br/> I've stepped int...

<t>i kinda LIKE the little errors. gives it a small company charm.<br/> <br/> plus it also makes me look at what i'm reading even more intently and i WILL remember that text in the future.<br/> <br/> dave<br/> _________________<br/> Hey now,<br/> <br/> I've stepped into the black<br/> <br/> I say he...

<t>crosspost from Dragonsfoot.<br/> <br/> Converted from 2nd Ed MM. <br/> <br/> Unless the PC's have vision abilities these guys can be really nasty in a dark encounter. <br/> <br/> Grimlocks <br/> <br/> These fierce subterranean humanoid warriors dwell in deep caverns, only emerging in raiding part...

<t>wow.<br/> <br/> sure you don't want to continue?<br/> <br/> sounds like quite the party.<br/> <br/> wow.<br/> <br/> dave<br/> _________________<br/> Hey now,<br/> <br/> I've stepped into the black<br/> <br/> I say hey now<br/> <br/> I wont be coming back<br/> <br/> I say hey now<br/> <br/> I've l...

Omote wrote: Wow! Thanks Baran... these are going right into my C&C monsters folder. ........................................Omote FPQ thanks! i'm looking to convert more this week/end from Ravenloft 2ed and a few Mystara beasties. not that they need conversion to run but it's more like a compu...

serleran wrote: I like the mechanical golem more than the living steel one, but, that's me. yeah me too. the statue was for the foghorn at the Beacon at Enon Tor. just a flavor encounter. i could have used it as is from BD&D but felt the need to C&Cize it. i think it was more of a conversio...

The Grey Elf wrote: Doesn't work, because then they start making jokes and cracks about feats, attacks of opportunity, and the like. It just becomes caustic, distracting, and ruins the mood of the game. How many players do you have? I've found I actually prefer less than the traditional four. Two t...

<t>good to see you over here Professor.<br/> <br/> Here's some I've pulled off of Dragonsfoot and here the last couple of years.<br/> <br/> I don't remember who did some of these, so if you see your work, please chime in!<br/> <br/> ACROBAT<br/> <br/> The Acrobat is identical to the baseline Rogue i...

<t>Crossposting from Dragonsfoot.<br/> <br/> Figured someone might use these somewhere. <br/> <br/> The conversions were quick and dirty. <br/> <br/> I quite possibly screwed up the XP's but, hey, I think I got close. <br/> <br/> Living Iron Statue <br/> <br/> No. Encountered: 1-4 ( Karthedon has on...

<t>i've used them for a long time, especially in my old Rules Cyclopedia game.<br/> <br/> the most recent was in a C&C Ravenloft last year.<br/> <br/> they're no big deal. <br/> <br/> fire and water realllllllllly do bad things for the blackpowder.<br/> <br/> they are not uber-weapons as some ma...

<r>scholarly options were also discussed in the following thread: <URL url="http://www.freeyabb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?mforum=trolllordgames&t=847&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=scholarly+cleric&start=15&mforum=trolllordgames"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.freeyabb.com/php...

Nice work Julian, I plan on stealing the Mountain Dragon, Troll types, and Briarling for my Dark Ages game.

Thanks!

dave

<t>I hand out XP at the end of the night's session. If they level up during the adventure so be it. <br/> <br/> I assume that, in between adventures, they have been training on their own and with the experience of fighting/casting/etc. "in the field" it all clicks together and they level up.<br/> <b...

serleran wrote: As the person mostly responsible for the monster write-ups, I can say this: it was decided that monsters do not require attribute scores in order to run them. Having such things are "nice" for other things, but seeing as the intention of a monster is to threaten and challe...

rabindranath72 wrote: In fact I cannot find anywhere written that bows add their strength bonus. Is it a missing rule? Should not only "composite" bows allow addition of Str bonus? I only have the first printing not the second so...... on the first printing pg. 116 it distinguishes betwee...

<t>My players and HP's.<br/> <br/> I normally make them roll and let them reroll 1's.<br/> <br/> If I only have a couple of players then I will let them max at first level and roll normally after that. ( I generally start at 3rd so they get max 1st and roll the next two.)<br/> <br/> Iniative: I pref...

<t>And the moral of the story is...<br/> <br/> roll that random treasure ahead of time for editing.<br/> <br/> I agree with Babbage.<br/> <br/> Let it be absolutely nonmagical. <br/> <br/> Let it be that lost holy relic worth 50,000gp to the right collector.<br/> <br/> Then let the major baddies ass...

serleran wrote: I would not have the class be a ranger, for one, but some sort of mage-thief. Simon Washbourne, I believe, made a class similar to this... but I don't recall offhand where it is. Called "Crowner" or something. It's first up in his netbook of classes. http://www.geocities.c...

<t>Here's a stab at my Priest / Cleric for Low-Magic games<br/> <br/> Priest<br/> <br/> Exp: as cleric<br/> <br/> HD: d6<br/> <br/> BtH: as cleric<br/> <br/> Armor: as wizard<br/> <br/> Weapons: as cleric<br/> <br/> Class abilities: Legend Lore (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Turn/Control Undead (Wis)...

rabindranath72 wrote: Depending on the background of the Scholar, it could gain spellcasting capabilities by using a Secondary Skill, which I call "Arcane training". Such skill basically confers the spellcasting abilities of a wizard (in terms of spellcasting table). Each level of the ski...

rabindranath72 wrote: Interesting. What is the method of Masque of Red Death? In MotRD: you cast spells by making a Proficiency check (there was the nonweapon proficiencies Spellcraft (Int) for Adepts and Spiritcraft (Wis) for Mystics.) -1 to the proficiency check per spell level. If you rolled a n...