Troll Lord Games

Cool ideas! Thanks slimy!

Well, while we wait for M&TII and Gods and Demons, it will be nice to "resurrect" the "oldies". Considering that many of us here come from AD&D, "olds" are as valuable as "new".

Stuie wrote:
I think he was referring to the book that appears in the adventure.

AH sorry

<t>Here is my C&C version of the Derro (originally in MM2). I have used them extensively in my Dragonlance campaign (therein they are called Theiwar and Daergar), but they are cool in any setting. Enjoy!<br/> <br/> Derro<br/> <br/> NO. ENCOUNTERED: 3-30<br/> <br/> SIZE: Small (4 tall)<br/> <br/>...

Stuie wrote:
Lifted wholesale and plunked into my campaign world. Thanks rabindranath72!

You are welcome! Stay tuned however, more "goodies" to follow

I only ever read the short paragraph in the 1e FR sourcebook Savage Frontier, when the drow was "only" an 8th level ranger. Quite interesting character, but IMO not enough to do tens of books about it.

Mythago wrote: I have always found it hard going to be inspired by gnomes as pc/monsters - seem like a comic version of dwarfs...petty dwarfs Ah, there is no love for gnomes Well, in AD&D gnomes were quite interesting, since they were the only demihumans capable of becoming illusionists, and it...

<t>So, for those nostalgic of the AD&D gnomes (like myself), I created this race. It could be used also in games with the standard C&C gnomes, which in my campaign I have called "fey gnomes".<br/> <br/> They get a mix of abilities from C&C gnomes and dwarves.<br/> Gnomes<br/> <br/> from ...

slimykuotoan wrote: This module is completely worth it, and will be a freaking blast to CK. The Liber Mortis awaits... The WotC Liber Mortis? If you want to buy it, I strongly suggest you save your money. There are very few useful things to use. Mostly, there are classes and PrC for undead (?!), so...

I too am not too fond of new classes and races. Rather, I prefer that the existing classes and races are put into the context of the setting and given a "local" flavor.

Omote wrote: Skip the second one (unless you like weird monsters and naked women). But mostly the 2nd one is terrible. The 3rd installment looks fantastic (for a direct to DVD movie that is) Plus, it's got Jolene Blaylock... and that is always a plus. -O Well, I guess it could have been worse...nak...

Slightly OT, the only FR book I used in practically all settings I DMed, is Aurora's Catalog. Soooo full of useful bits!

serleran wrote:
Wow, a third one. I didn't even realize there was a second. Lucky me.

I am not alone it seems!

I did not even know there has been a ST 2!!
Seems a nice film, although I wonder if we will ever see a ST which is close to Heinlein's book (which was quite grittier and without the silliness of the film).

<t>I would suggest using the secondary skills available for free as a pdf document on the TLG website. They were designed by Gary Gygax so as to be more of "skill bundles" (in the LA style), to avoid the usual overlapping between class abilities and "fine grained" skills.<br/> <br/> They work wonder...

<t>Here are some items which I converted to C&C. They are specific to the Dragonlance setting, but I guess they can be used in other settings, too, by changing the background. Enjoy!<br/> Armor and Shields<br/> <br/> Dragonarmor<br/> <br/> This type of armor has been used by the forces of the Qu...

<t>I am completely new to the Wilderlands, I only own the 3.5 player's book (bought new for only 3$), but I was quite put off by all the 3.x material in it.<br/> <br/> So, if you are going to release a C&C version of that book, I will definitely buy it!<br/> <br/> Oh, I would prefer it to be a c...

DL1, Dragons of Despair. The "porting" to C&C was a breeze, and the adventure flowed quite neatly. And the final dragon REALLY scared the players to death!

Omote wrote: Yes, the GAZs as they are always mentioned are the strength to the Mystara / Known World setting. I think the best ones are (in no particular order): GAZ1 Grand Duchy of Karameikos by Aaron Allston GAZ3 Principalities of Glantri by Bruce Heard GAZ7 Northern Reaches by Ken Rolston Dawn ...

BLOOD AXE wrote:
Carry a few blessed crossbow bolts just in case.

In 3.x the bolts are nearly useless

CharlieRock wrote:
I loved Rakasta. You know how long I thought my memory misspelled and I thought they were Rakshasa.

this misspelling might mean the difference between life and death

slimykuotoan wrote: Great suggestions guys; thanks... I'd certainly like to pick up some of the Gygaxian stuff for ideas as well. Hmm, I think I'd like a frosty north campaign, barbarian tribes, and perhaps an artifact, to start. I now picture ice worms, storms, barbarian villagers, traders, cliff ...

<t>I am a bit confused by what you wrote, but I will try to answer.<br/> <br/> The CB is the basic threshold you must consider. To this, you add the Challenge Level. The final number is the Challenge Class, which is the roll you must beat on 1d20+various modifiers (level, attribute modifiers, magic ...

<t>OK, just to look at how much a loss of profit one might incur, I installed a p2p program (emule) and did a search of "Castles & Crusades". I am not familiar with this kind of software, so possibly my search was not very thorough, but these things are available for free:<br/> <br/> 1) All the ...

<t>I know how you feel, mate. I lost all my three cats in about three months. One of them had 20 years, another 11 years, the third 8 years. I felt as though a sister or brother had died. I still remember them fondly, and it makes me want to cry sometimes since I know I could not do all the best for...

So, you will not publish any of the adventures for the setting? (the ones referred to in the text)

I will repeat myself: it is a solid product. And for its price, it is really cool.

Well, there are some typos, and some "strange" things (like reference to halfling thieves, a bit out of BD&D). But perhaps Grubman will correct these?

JRR wrote: Maybe, but would they have bought the book if they didn't have the pdf? Some people will take something for free that they would never spend money to have. I do not know what they would have done, but it is pointless, since ACTUALLY they were playing without owning the books, and this is...

If you go straight for a conversion of DCs to CLs, any DC smaller than 15 you can assume to be an automatic success (since DC 15 translates to CL 0)

Well, I know people who simply downloaded the pdfs from p2p, and never bought the book, using the pdfs from their laptops or printing them. And this IS a loss: they got what they wanted without paying for it.

Akrasia wrote: Well, you could always consider the experiences of other RPG companies comparable to TLG in terms of size that do offer PDFs of their core products. I know that Green Ronin and ICE both do, and I've never heard anything to the effect that doing so was damaging for their bottom line. ...