Troll Lord Games

My question is why even roll dice if you don't like the randomness? R- Correct. If something is a given, I don't roll dice. Example: When my sone was 10 yrs old, there was, in reality, no possibility of me losing an arm wrestling bout with him. In those type of situations, I don't roll dice in a ga...

I've read through all the posts and I don't want to get into any of the arguments within since almost all are subjective and based on personal preference. I do however want to state my own opinion on the matters being discussed. First, let me say that I'm constantly impressed at the posters on this ...

I had to send a reminder to get my PDF but they were very quick about getting it out once I did (thanks Tim!). I can't wait to get my hardcopy. I preordered it over a year ago now.

Thank you to everyone who answered. I really enjoyed reading them! It's pretty clear that C&C appeals to a wide spectrum of gamers. And kudos to everyone for being nice about it even as there were quite a few disagreements!

This list of questions will help you define your feelings on D&D. I'd be curious to see peoples answers. I'm not trying to start a debate, or argument. I'm just curious where people sit. Please no challenging of anyones answers, lest this turn into some sort of flame war. And no need to justify ...

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I'm in for $25 too and according to the preorder page, that (Keeper level) should get you a softback as well as what Candidate level gets you, ie. a digital copy. I've not gotten my digital copy yet so I'm not sure if they've all been sent out. Can you check for me Tim? My order number is Order #323...

There really is no right answer I think. IMO, this all depends on what your setting is like. Some settings might have hedge wizards selling cheap wands and staves on every street corner. In others, the idea of finding a magical staff might be a career spanning quest. You have to decide (or consider)...

Was doing it btb for a while. But for that last couple of years, I figure out how many sessions it will take to complete the piece of narrative arc that we're on, (usually between 3 and 6). I then divide the amount of XP needed to level for each class (give or take a bit) and award that much XP to e...

Rangers rule. That's all there is to it.

There's definitely some subjectivity to it. I think the trolls actually try to bake that in. I can't find anything to point to wands casting at the level of the user (whether you think it stores spells as per RAW or energy as per a couple of exceptions in the CKG) but I think that was kind of what y...

Even if you wanted to look at is as just "energy", I would still draw the same conclusion based on the wording in the PHB. A 1st level wizard casts MM and it does a certain amount of damage right? But a higher level wizard casts the same spell and does more damage. Using your view, I would...

I read this in the CKG last night " Generally, it is a matter of casting the proper spell into a wand or staff. If it’s a paralysis wand, the wizard throws hold spells or the like into the wand to charge it up. When there is a choice of spells as in a staff of power, the wizard gets away with ...

I like it. Also, I recognize the font and layout. Did you make a skills document for C&C a while back? I used the crap out of that in a campaign I ran a year or so ago. It was great.

My preference for scrolls matches my preferences for wands. The power level of the scroll spell is determined by the level of the creator of the scroll. Thus, a fireball scroll made by a 20th level wizard would be much more powerful than a fireball scroll made by a 5th level wizard. That creates a ...

I don't have my books in front of me (argh!) but if I recall correctly, the reader of the scroll casts the spell with all the parameters (variable effects) dependent on his (or her) level. So, if a 9th level wizard writes a scroll of fireball , and a 1st level wizard casts it, it'll shoot a 1d6 fir...

And just to be clear here, I am not trying to be a dick or anything with my line of questioning. I am trying formulate how non-specified magic items will work in my game. I'm afraid I may have been coming across as an ass a few times. I do appreciate all the feedback. And I am closer to formulating...

It's a trap!
Without delving for minutiae, my belief is that it would be 5d4+5, level of the caster actually casting the spell.

Sounds like the reasonable solution is for the CK to assign a caster level to any spell-based item and call it good. The CL would designate the spell effect (duration, damage, area,etc). If I didn't want to play as written, or wanted to minimize bookkeeping, that's probably what I would do too. Sim...

Again, going by the book, the wand mimics the maker of the wand, not who recharges it. So presumably, the wand is recharged and performs as always regardless of who recharges it. Really? That's not how I read it at all. What am I missing does it actually say this? From my reading, items like this c...

Is there anything in the books that specifies a wand becomes a useless stick when its last charge is burned off? I tried looking that up a week or two ago and I thought the RAW were silent on that point. I've been thinking of giving 1st level wizards a "defective" wand that can hold 3 mag...

So, going by what you are saying, if you had a wand of MM with 3 charges left from the creator and your 5th level wizard wanted to recharge the item (which they have to do before they use up all of the charges or the wand becomes a nonmagical stick). How would you rule the wand to work? Would it ha...

So here are some other clarifiers: Wands: Most wands are simply storage devices for spells and thus have no special descriptions. Refer to the spell descriptions for all pertinent details on the wand’s spell function. Scrolls: The spell inscribed upon a scroll acts in all respects as that spell doe...

I disagree with Tree's default of 9th level since I believe BTB a lower-level wizard could recharge the wand by casting magic missile into the wand. One way to exploit this (in order to scale the wand's powers) would be to have the wand operate as per the spell at the recharger's level (very simila...

So here are some other clarifiers: Wands: Most wands are simply storage devices for spells and thus have no special descriptions. Refer to the spell descriptions for all pertinent details on the wand’s spell function. Scrolls: The spell inscribed upon a scroll acts in all respects as that spell doe...

To clarify some things: Potions: Again, the effects mimic those of the spell at the creator’s caster level, but the specifics are left up to the Castle Keeper. (from pg 88 of the M&T) Scrolls: no determination of caster level Unusual magic item (arms, armors, wands, staves, gems, helmets, glove...

I disagree with Tree's default of 9th level since I believe BTB a lower-level wizard could recharge the wand by casting magic missile into the wand. One way to exploit this (in order to scale the wand's powers) would be to have the wand operate as per the spell at the recharger's level (very simila...

The rules for wands are a little wacky. It states that the wands have 50 charges when made and each use expends one charge. But then they give the example of a "Wand of Illusion" where the persistent image use of the wand takes two charges. No where does it talk about that, so that's a li...

I disagree with Tree's default of 9th level since I believe BTB a lower-level wizard could recharge the wand by casting magic missile into the wand. One way to exploit this (in order to scale the wand's powers) would be to have the wand operate as per the spell at the recharger's level (very simila...

And never, under any circumstances should two weapon fighting be tied to Rangers. I strongly agree with you on that point. That's why I'd just let them take an advantage of thier choice. The two examples I gave were off the top of my head and strongly influenced by the fact that I was looking at th...