Troll Lord Games

That was a great help Metal, thanks heaps mate. Above and beyond.

Hmm, I think I'll splash out and get the hardcover once work starts back up.

why does everyone want to break ties these days? What's wrong with simultaneous attack action I say!

Ok can someone update me on what exactly is available? I live in Australia so shipping books is sometimes as expensive as the book itself so I would be interested in the digest size I guess. What size exactly is that? Is that what I would be ordering if I ordered now or would I be ordering a hardcov...

Obviously the dwarves are onto something. I like the variety of hammers as they are- crowbill, light and warhammer seem right to me. Change warhammer damage and you open a can of worms. If you change warhammer to 1d6 then why should a specially crafted and balanced (often metal), 8lb weapon of war d...

<t>No "official" rules. I assume most people houserule it however they want.<br/> <br/> I rule a 20 is always a spectacular success (unless the target no. is so high a 20 is they only way they can succeed) on all rolls and a 1 a spectacular failure. On many events I just make a snap decision on what...

<t>I agree, personally I like C&C because there is no "skill system", just seige checks. But if it were to have one, it seems to go against the grain of the game to add extra rules/mechanics when you have the Seige, already bound into so many other aspects of the game , basically perfect for fle...

<t>Yep, perfect bound is softcover (what I bought, lighter too so cheaper for shipping purposes- I live in oz).<br/> <br/> I was confused by the lack of a DMG when I first came across C&C too. But they do not have the traditional setup where you need 3 books to play (PHB, DMG, Monsters). <br/> <...

I wouldn't allow rogues to cast the spell.

Just knowing what's in it can be a useful clue as to possible dangers ahead or tactics in use by it's previous owner and as others have said, to a rogue its value may be in goods or services bartered for said scroll.

<t>I am planning a C&C campaign set in an alternate earth circa 790/800 AD.<br/> <br/> One of the features of the time period which interests me is the mix of religions in Europe at the time; The teutonic pantheon, celtic beliefs, christianity and the islamic moors in spain.<br/> <br/> I have co...

hedgeknight wrote: Flat Rate Priority Envelopes are 5 bucks!! Flat Rate Priority Boxes are 10 bucks!! Media Rate is about 3 bucks. So what starts out as a five-dollar book, turns into nearly 12 bucks pretty fast and not such a good deal. Just my 2 cents, but I DESPISE getting r@ped on shipping. Try...

<t>I like the archetypes. <br/> <br/> As a kid they gave me something to lean on ("oh, dwarves are like this, ok") and made it easier to imagine and envisaage a strange world.<br/> <br/> Now decades later I have a guy in my group playing a stereotypical (in many ways) dwarven fighter, expert in maso...

I love serpentine type monsters. How would a person with little to no knowledge of 3e mechanics (me) find the supplement?

Would there be vaste swathes of crunchy bits I just couldn't use or would find unintelligible or is it mostly background ideas and creative goodness?

AnthonyRoberson wrote: With all respect, I think it is poorly written and little thought is given to balancing the abilities granted by the various deities. The book has plenty of creativity but is not well executed. YMMV. I have to agree. It seems more like a toybasket for new powerz you get for w...

I approve of the mixing between bovine bodily fluids and chocolate nectar.

<t>As covered you'd still need a mechanic to make fighters better hitters than mages.<br/> <br/> And in my experience, 90% of characters would then take a strength prime (or dex or whichever one you related to hitting in combat), thus throwing the balance between the ability scores WAAYYYY off in th...

ThrorII wrote: In all fairness to me, 'loss of your next turn' was only one possible outcome of rolling a '1'. Other possibilities included that you threw your weapon in a random direction up to 30', that you slipped and were prone, that your bowstring snapped, or that your opponent got a free atta...

brotherdew wrote: I think that you might be able to lure some of these ROLL players into ROLE playing if you offer them some options, but require them to ROLL play those options. The can't just choose the options, they have to explain them and roll play them throughout the game. I just think that a...

brotherdew wrote: As a player I find myself drawn to two weapons, the bastard sword and the scimitar. Don't know why other than I just like them. As a CK, I usually try to make sure the treasure that is looted meets the needs of the players. If I have a player who is using a whip or a scythe, then ...

<t>i kinda like the choice of weapons. If you are using EV then i could see a fair range getting used as players try to work around that.<br/> <br/> My players tend to choose about 50% of weapons for purely style or roleplaying reasons so the list is cool.<br/> <br/> Damage by class is a fair enough...

Cool, thanks.

What exactly differentiates a wolf spear and makes it more damaging?

Is it barred like a boar spear? Large or multi-bladed? Barbed?

And my main question, is it a two handed weapon, or closer to a short spear which can be used one or two handed?

Go0gleplex wrote: I never even noticed the seeming inconsistencies in the nomenclature. I myself have a Lake Devil monster...but it's not a devil in fact, merely what the populace calls it. The issue with the Inkl may very well fall in the same vein...though only the Trolls could answer that. If th...

<t>I think Anthony has a point about consistency in editing, with regard to nomenclature and listing of demons and devils. <br/> <br/> Do it whichever way you want but the golden rule is to at least maintain the same method throughout the piece. Flipping back and forth in naming style is frustrating...

I just DM mostly these days so I just like those moments when a player tries something imaginative or daring and unexpected and it comes off or when you look at the players faces and you can see you managed to get it all across right 'cos they are right in their own little imagination bubble.

sounds awesome, when i get rich i am flying over for sure

Ace of Swords wrote: I have issues with it being charisma.. If charisma was just looks it wouldnt be an issue. The loss of charisma effects how many undead the necromancer can command. This is counter productive. A true Necromancer would never take these gifts as they reduce the ability to command ...

I don't see any need for RH to be anything other than a straight fighter or ranger, or at a stretch, knight.

I thought the latest RH movie was great.

I also thought his accent wasn't that bad- and who's to say what it would have sounded like 1000 years ago anyway?

That went way over my head, what is the riddle part?

What is the solution?

Omote wrote: As one who has played EV pretty much by the book, I think cheeplives hit encumbrance right on the head. EV has that mix of abstract with simplicity that works. It doesn't help at all that each of the printings of the PHB screw up the encumbrance section in some way with errata. Of coru...

<t>a few more from my vaults...<br/> <br/> Who works when he plays and plays when he works? <br/> a bard<br/> <br/> All about the house, with his lady he dances. Yet he always works, and never romances. What is he?<br/> a broom<br/> <br/> This old one runs forever, but never moves at all. He has not...