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<t>Hey DD, good to see you're doing OK.<br/> <br/> Not running any Midnight lately huh?<br/> <br/> Yeah... I'm the same, got so much to play and no time to do (I just quit working lol).<br/> _________________<br/> "If everyone was drunker, was beer cheaper? And if they were more drunk the further ba...

Traveller wrote: Umm phadeout? Encumbrance errata has been in the post from day one. Hah, that's funny, cause someone mentioned it wasn't in the errata sticky, but I didn't check the first page to confirm... _________________ "If everyone was drunker, was beer cheaper? And if they were more dr...

<r>Let's not forget the Encumbrance Errata stickied here:<br/> <URL url="http://www.freeyabb.com/trolllordgames/viewtopic.php?t=1244&mforum=trolllordgames"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.freeyabb.com/trolllordgames/ ... llordgames">http://www.freeyabb.com/trolllordgames/viewtopic.php?t=1244&mfo...

moriarty777 wrote: Sadly, this wasn't in the 3rd print of the PHB (though I hoped it would be). I'm not sure if it is in the 3rd print errata sticky since it has sticky of its own. M Can it be linked to there then? _________________ "If everyone was drunker, was beer cheaper? And if they were ...

<t>Yes, on the Equality thing. I always hated this: everything has to be equal junk, and it really started with 3E. It seems everyone must be Equal in Combat and must all be able to do something, each round, IN COMBAT. We can see this not only with just Classes and Class abilities in 3E, but now "Ro...

mordrene wrote: for encumberance, I use the base of stregnth stat instead of base 10. That may help For a "heroic" campaign where the characters do battle in full adventure gear and carrying some treasue all at the same time, using the Strength Stat works fine. _________________ "If ...

<t>Wulfgram, might I ask what country you're located in? thanx<br/> _________________<br/> "If everyone was drunker, was beer cheaper? And if they were more drunk the further back one goes, is there a time when everyone was completely soused all of the time? And, could I go there?" -Davis Chenault</t>

<t>If you're going to use Small/Medium/Large equipment (I'd recommend this) then you can make a matrix like this:<br/> <br/> ---S M L<br/> <br/> S X1 X2 X4<br/> <br/> M X.5 x1 X2<br/> <br/> L X.25 x.5 x1<br/> <br/> Hope that makes sense, but you can cross reference and say:<br/> <br/> A LARGE Two-Ha...

<t>I'd have to recommend also, that if you plan to do ANY gaming, make sure you get a PC that has an 8800GT 512mb or 8800GTS 512mb card in it. You can get an 8800GT for only 200 bucks, and the same video horse power only a year ago would have cost you 500 bucks.<br/> <br/> I don't know what your nee...

Skywalker wrote: True. I guess I am looking for something that is willing to sacrifice utility for some visual flares. Something that looked like it was on parchment or used script or other font would be cool. I use the mad irishman sheets, but I print them onto paper that looks parchment or papyru...

<t>1st, Did you read the Encumbrance Errata stickied in this sub-forum?<br/> <br/> 2nd, EV would be the same for a Large Character if he carried Large equipment, the issue is, how do you deal with EV for items that are not your size?<br/> <br/> Since Size really isn't even considered in the Core, th...

Matthew wrote: Nah, Red Dragons went uniformly by age category from 0 to -11 in AD&D 2e (which would be 20-31 in C&C) and Gold Dragons went from -1 to -12 (21-32). C&C Dragons have a hell of a lot more Hit Dice, though (23d8 versus 34d12 in the case of Red Dragons and 24d8 versus 36d12 ...

<t>If 4E bombs, I'm gonna smoke the biggest cigar I can find and laugh the whole time I'm doin it...<br/> _________________<br/> "If everyone was drunker, was beer cheaper? And if they were more drunk the further back one goes, is there a time when everyone was completely soused all of the time? And...

<t>Is it possible that it is following a 1E or 2E progression? I recall the Great Wyrm Red in 2E had a -12 AC... I think....<br/> _________________<br/> "If everyone was drunker, was beer cheaper? And if they were more drunk the further back one goes, is there a time when everyone was completely sou...

serleran wrote: I would also get rid of 99% of the slang, berk cutter. I loved the slang personally... lol. Clueless-prime is great... _________________ "If everyone was drunker, was beer cheaper? And if they were more drunk the further back one goes, is there a time when everyone was complete...

serleran wrote: Why? Oh, you must mean because of rings of protection +5, polish hussar +5, and shields +5... so? A cap is a cap. Even if those gave a 4659874326875438758764365438765431 AC, it would still be treated as AC 30 for attack purposes. You can alter that, if you want... I don't suggest it...

Moorcrys wrote: Interesting, 'cause that's exactly what I don't like about 2e 'specialists'. To my mind, a specialist is someone trained to do something that others can't do. A specialist wizard in 2e can't do anything that a generalist can't do. In fact, if you have an 'illusionist' speciaist, he ...

Wulfgarn wrote: getting old is not so bad as having a spouse that HATES GAMING That's why I married a gamer... I knew from the start, it would be this way, or Epic Fail. Note: And yes, she is hot... a rare gem indeed... _________________ "If everyone was drunker, was beer cheaper? And if they ...

Matthew wrote: Are skills penalised to prevent Thieves wearing substantial body armour or is it rather that they do not wear it because it penalises their skills? Well, I digress, I guess it's a little of both though _________________ "If everyone was drunker, was beer cheaper? And if they wer...

<t>Yep, I feel exactly the same, and the same reason I'm here.<br/> <br/> I miss the red box... I was only 8 years when I played the adventure there-in. I played a Dwarf, with an Axe. Still remember it like yesterday.<br/> <br/> I also remember the time my brother, who was 3 years older, rolled the ...

<t>Well, the real purpose of the penalties is to make it so that a Rogue will not wear heavy armor, and that even light to medium armor is not optimal. It's simply a way of balancing the classes, i.e. Wizards can't cast spells in armor.<br/> <br/> Using EV could work but I do see one problem, and th...

adaen wrote: Depending on how flexible you'd want magic to be, I could see it either way. Obviously, if you allowed "off-list casting", the difficulty of the Siege check would be higher. ~AoB For off list casting, I'd prolly make it more like scroll use, and have a check made every time y...

<t>That's actually pretty good Fizz.<br/> <br/> And it does scale not bad, as a 20th Level Rogue could reasonably wear chain and still use skills, but a 1st Level Rogue is just not able...<br/> <br/> I like charts, as they make visualizing it easy.<br/> <br/> You could use the same formula to give a...

nwelte1 wrote: i been working on my own version of Wheel of Time RPG with the Seige engine. Some of what Wotc put out was nice but I don't like the class/race selection or the abilities assigned to them. Nice. I liked the WoT stuff for one reason: AC bonus to every class when not wearing armor (and...

adaen wrote: I would rule that a Wizard or Specialist could use the spellbook/spell of another specialist with a success Siege Check.....perhaps versus an exponentially increasing target number as the power of the spell increased.... ~AoB As long as the spell is normally on their own list. ________...

Fizz wrote: I've been torn as to handle specialist wizards myself. I don't want a separate class for each. Though separate classes does give the advantage of adding unique bonuses (ie, a necromancer who could control undead per a cleric). -Fizz Do you have any of the 2E options books? The one that ...

Fizz wrote: Yes, i was referring to the btb barbarian. Most people seem to think that Rage isn't worth the price of post-rage crash. So maybe an extra half-attack will make it more appealing. Maybe bump it to 2/1 at 12th level or something (again, during rage only). -Fizz Yes, adding +1/2 ApR (Atta...

Fizz wrote: I apply the standard rogue armor rule to all classes. Penalty = AC-2. It's a nice simple rule that can be remembered by all- no extra rules when not needed. -Fizz It makes me wonder now, looking at the 2E armor penalties, if that is enough? (I'm guessing your rule is AC Bonus -2, as AC ...

adaen wrote: I also very much like the idea of specialist wizards. I'm not sure the "school" method is the way to go however. I think constructing specialist classes in the line of the Illusionist might be a better path (at least for me). Another thought would be to include staples like &...

<t>I wouldn't ever give the Ranger access to heavy armor.<br/> <br/> I just can't picture this guy prowling through the woods hunting a deer while wearing Full Plate...<br/> <br/> And Armor should always affect Hide Skill checks. It does for Rogues in C&C, it did for Rangers in 2E. A ranger, as ...