Troll Lord Games

<r>I've been working on developing a personal system for keeping track of my campaign, and doing it on the cheap. Here's the (hopefully useful) result:<br/> <URL url="http://strangevistas.wordpress.com/2007/06/17/the-4-gamemaster-kit/"><LINK_TEXT text="http://strangevistas.wordpress.com/2007 ... ast...

<r><URL url="http://strangevistas.pbwiki.com/070601">http://strangevistas.pbwiki.com/070601</URL><br/> <br/> Having finished "The Legacy of the Dragon," our campaign moves onto its next big story arc. The heroes seek to give a child her birthright and solve a mystery that will prove her true identit...

Look askance? Look no further than my campaign (kidding, SSS).
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<r>I don't know if you know, but the city of Saltmarsh is described in detail in the DMG2. It's adventures/encounters are geared towards pretty high-level characters, but there's lots of inspiration in there (the rest of book, cheese).<br/> _________________<br/> <URL url="http://strangequests.wordp...

<r>I don't want to sound like I'm bragging, but last night a over-arching campaign story arc that began in October of 2005 came to an end. And there's nothing more gratifying in my own experience as a GameMaster than getting to the end and realizing that the players are literally speechless in the m...

<r>It's funny you mention this: I run a pretty "crawl-heavy" campaign, but so far it has all been part of an over-arching plot: moving from one HQ of an evil conspiracy to another.<br/> <br/> Tonight will probably be the last episode in the story (barring massive FUBAR), and I've been thinking of wh...

<r>Actually, rather than putting their eggs in one basket, it is more likely that they are pulling the DL stuff back to wait for the animated movie, and then recouping the interest in-house.<br/> _________________<br/> <URL url="http://strangequests.wordpress.com/">http://strangequests.wordpress.com...

<r>After almost two months of downtime, our campaign has started up again, with the major unfolding of the final chapter in almost a year-long story, stretching over two groups and countless sessions. Rather than recap all the details here, just click the link:<br/> <URL url="http://strangevistas.pb...

<r><URL url="http://strangevistas.pbwiki.com/070223">http://strangevistas.pbwiki.com/070223</URL><br/> <br/> Favorite moment of the night (the "break the CK moment"). The PC's discover a magical brazier a necromancer is using to communicate to his boss. The cleric triggers the brazier, the evil over...

Between mules and cats, it is a wonder that zero-level NPC's thrive at all...
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<r><URL url="http://strangevistas.pbwiki.com/070216">http://strangevistas.pbwiki.com/070216</URL><br/> <br/> It's been almost two months since we've played as a result of weather, work, illness and death (and combinations thereof), but we're back on the crusade! What's more, we've got one new player...

<r>If you hop down the the "Crusades" section, you'll see that I've introduced a few former PC's as NPC's in my campaign. Two of the players from the old campaign are in the new one. In the story the former PC's may be captured by the forces of evil.<br/> <br/> My question is, how comfortable would ...

<r><URL url="http://strangevistas.pbwiki.com/061216">http://strangevistas.pbwiki.com/061216</URL><br/> <br/> This session was a sort of crossroads. Earlier this past year, I was running a D&D 3.5 with six friends. Unfortunately, four of the friends had to leave the campaign, and I discovered Cas...

It is a small "house rule" that there arent' any fiends, but with no paladins in the campaign either, it isn't exactly a hindrance.
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<r>Right. My understanding of the third prime (which is mirrored in some form in almost every RPG except Star Ace*), is to make up for advantages like low-light vision and beyond-human range stats.<br/> <br/> *In Star Ace, humanity was the violent, physically powerful warrior-like race that were fre...

As a quick side note, I've discovered a typo in the M&T (don't know if it is listed elsewhere, but the staff of evocation is listed as having an EXP value of 788, not 7880.
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<r><URL url="http://strangevistas.pbwiki.com/061209">http://strangevistas.pbwiki.com/061209</URL><br/> <br/> It was a great session, despite being down two players. The wizard got the session bonus xp for his continual bravery (foolhardiness) by charing into melee combat.<br/> <br/> What's interesti...

<r>But you know, it isn't all youth. There are plenty of young adults who are involved in social outreach, the churches or other religious institutions, and who are genuinely engaged in the world around them.<br/> <br/> Unfortunately, as others have said, there's more money to be made in fostering e...

<r>See, I'm blessed by the fact that I'm the dumb one when it comes to financial stuff--Mrs. Quick is the genius.<br/> <br/> And she buys the presents and pays the bills. I just earn the money (or about 70% of it).<br/> _________________<br/> <URL url="http://strangequests.wordpress.com/">http://str...

<r>I'm about to finish LD1B: Caer Gannen, the Lower Level and another adventure with the working title The Purple Ogre. What are some good "Old School" fonts, and where can I find them?<br/> _________________<br/> <URL url="http://strangequests.wordpress.com/">http://strangequests.wordpress.com/</UR...

We're due for the ice in Ohio by Friday, just in time for a birthday party.

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<r>You can look elsewhere to find threads about this, but essentially the OSR*C developers banned discussion of C&C on their forums. They have their reasons, and no need to give them any space here, but there's a solid line between the two communities, and I think it isn't unfair to say that it ...

<r>Miller,<br/> <br/> This is kind of a learning curve for me: I'm realizing that I need more than my notes, which I tend to flesh out both with extemporaneous descriptions and the Hirst Arts dungeon we use. As soon as the PC's finish LD1B, I'll probably add more to it.<br/> <br/> It's also got my d...

I've like the "landscape" style screens that are only 8.5" high, rather than 11." There's less neck craning on the part of the CK.
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<r>LD1A: Caer Gannen, the Upper Level<br/> First part of the Legacy of the Dragon mini-module series.<br/> <br/> Caer Gannen is the ancestral home of the one of the wealthiest families in Escantion, but it lies in ruin after the dragon Asharoth nearly conquered the entire realm. Rumors have begun to...

<r>I've had a bit of trouble loading my first mini-module, Caer Gannen, the Upper Level to the internet, but here's a bit of preview art from the cover:<br/> Had a little trouble with hotlinking to it, but I've got the whole module in place now. Check the link below<br/> _________________<br/> <URL ...

I think you are missing a link or something.
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<r>This last session was one long, rolling combat. The party was boosted by a "special guest star" in the form of an old friend stopping by for a gaming session. That meant the group had yet another female combat monster (one knight, one fighter, and one bard who was just out for blood that night). ...

<r>Pizza is a staple, but we've got a lot of people who like to cook too, so we have some good food on occasion. In addition, I've got a baker in the group from time to time, and she'll being in the stuff that didn't sell for that day.<br/> _________________<br/> <URL url="http://strangequests.wordp...

Julian Grimm wrote: I just worked up a document that I contributed to Dragonsfoot that give 1e style xp for monsters. If your interested shoot me an email at julian_grimm(at)yahoo(dot)com and I will e-mail you a copy of it. Shot at email off. Thanks. _________________ http://strangequests.wordpress...