Troll Lord Games

In general, I don't like critical failure systems that result in something really bad happening. One in 400 may seem like a rare event, but with several people at a table rolling dice, it might not be long before no one is willing to cast spells. I had a Rolemaster character who had an impressive me...

Yeah, he wouldn't want to give off a blank reading. That'd set off alarms. Give him a ring that causes him to be read as neutral or something. I seem to recall somewhere back in the World of Greyhawk material there was a paladin in deep cover within the low-level government of the devil-aligned coun...

I liked some bits from the UA, but overall thought our campaigns would have been better without it. I remember that human generation table. "How many 18s does your character have?"

I'm stumped by the first question. I haven't bought anything in about a year and have no plans to buy anything in the near future, but I use TL products when I game. Does that make me a customer?

It's rated R.

Our choice for this month's movie came down to H&G or Warm Bodies. We went the other way (and were happy with our choice), but we'll definitely watch H&G at some point.

Hmm. Now I can't find the version I had. It was loaded with anecdotes, more or less contemporary with Sun Tzu, that provided historical examples of his tactics.

I picked up my copy because I was playing a character who was supposed to know military tactics.

Ancalagon wrote:The Art of War

What version?

I haven't used a C&C lich, but a couple decades ago my PC moved into Tegal Manor. (It was his NPC wife's idea, and I can't image where she got it.)

Amazon must have the crappiest lawyers money can't buy. I doubt Amazon bothers having lawyers deal with DMCA takedown notices. The recipient of a takedown notice assumes no liability for their action when pulling the item, even if the claim proves bogus, so pulling the item offers the quickest reso...

Arduin wrote:Hmm, the only details it shows is relative positions. Not sure how those details wouldn't something to care about when you have weapon ranges, spell ranges and movement rates...

Sounds like a lot of pesky numbers for things that are just guidelines.

In December Games Workshop, which has a trademark on "space marine" in the gaming context, had Amazon take down an ebook by M.C.A. Hogarth, a novel entitled Spots the Space Marine . According to Hogarth's blog , In their last email to me, Games Workshop stated that they believe that their recent ent...

If a visual aid slows down a game. It isn't used properly. I'd hate to play in such a game too. I think it's more a case of a visual aid synching with or fighting against the style of game. With the type of game I like to run, grid & minis would likely draw the players' attention to details I don't...

Back in the day we had to map everything out on a grid in exact detail and use miniatures. When it came to in-the-head mapping and formations, all the players were more or less in synch, but the GM was on another planet. Now I prefer 100% mind's eye, or if absolutely necessary, a quickly sketched ma...

Lurker wrote:Ohhhhh, well I do understand now, but .... still to old and crusty to be 'hip' Just ask my cadets !!!

You're in good company. I'm a Crusty Old Fossil Rocker from way back.

Currently reading Sahara, my first sampling of Cussler. I don't recommend it.

Lurker wrote:10 books every conservative must read

That's pretty meta.

I've had a character pushed to the point where he couldn't heal or recover spells, but that was really sleep deprivation. The same character had to cross a wasteland with no potable water, but barring an unexpected interruption to his trip, I don't recall him being in any danger of actually dying of...

Forgot about Vampire TM. Mental block?

D&D
BD&D
AD&Dv1&2
A few AD&D variants based on v1&2
Traveller (original)
WFRP (original)
Rolemaster (2nd ed IIRC)
T&T
Shadowrun
Fudge
C&C

Greyhawk.

Relaxo wrote:Last night we're watching episode 9 where Armin Shimmerman appears as the new principal.

He had a great role in a recent Castle episode, the one with the murder at the SF convention.

Not from Dead Gentlemen, but in a similar vein: Standard Action. Season one is available on YouTube, and it looks like they're working on season two. I think it's wit and production levels are short of JourneyQuest, but it has its moments. Standard Action is about a (very dysfunctional) adventuring ...

CKDad wrote:I think if you purchase this edition, and put a six-pack of Dr. Pepper by your back door, Steve himself will materialize to run the game for you.

A six-pack? Is it a really short module?

Small geek alert: Fran Kranz has a significant role in season two.

Hands of Fate won't be out until next year. The other two should be available on YouTube. The Gamers came out in 2002 and The Gamers: Dorkness Rising in 2008. The Gamers has some good laughs, but I didn't think it worth repeat viewing. Dorkness Rising I've watched a few times, and my wife, who doesn...

JourneyQuest season two is now out (available on YouTube). We rewatched season one this evening to prep for it. Also, it looks like The Gamers: Hands of Fate, the third movie in the series, has been successfully Kickstarted and is expected out next year. Given the continuing escalation of production...

trashheap wrote:The meta-narrative control aspects give, is just not my cup of tea.

Same here. I think it's a great idea, just not for me.

I'm down to a free Fudge PDF and my various C&C PDFs. I've sold everything else. Fudge is an easy fall-back I can use for whatever my whim of the moment. (I had purchased a couple of books to support the community, but those are gone too.) I don't remember exactly how I ended up at C&C. I was on a n...

I know a guy who ran a pixie PC. I don't remember if it was T&T or D&D. I do remember him trying to convince the GM that a pixie didn't need lockpicks. Just climb inside the lock and wiggling.

We probably played Runebound 40 times in the first two months we owned it, despite my wife running into the assassin on her first turn in the first game. (I think he killed her four times before she finally bested him, refusing to go anywhere else until he was dead.) We only use a few expansion deck...

We finally got The Frozen Waste expansion for Runebound to the table. It adds some interesting mechanics to the mix, some of which I rather liked, but my wife thinks it might have exceeded her tolerance for fiddly bits. We'll give it another whirl in week or two and see what she thinks.