Troll Lord Games

I noticed the Erde Codex mentions that Unklar created "firearms" (can't recall how it's worded) in the Pits of Despair in Aufstrag (as part of the evils he crafted in the pits). Is anyone using firearms in this fasion? Maybe remenants of the recent Winters Dark period? Very rare (not avail...

I used Fate Points in my C&C Conan campaign. It created a very heroic feeling game. Players got 2+level in FP, and could use 1 FP per round. FP's refreshed every session. There are 6 uses for FP's: 1. Auto-success. Instead of any d20 roll, 1 FP can be spent, counting as a natural 20. If a comba...

OK, so here is he way I ended up wording it in my House Rules doc. Note, that I make the possibility of losing Fate Points on a natural one a good bit more possible. FATE Fate point represents elements that come into play at "opportune" times to save your skin, or give you some much needed...

That's pretty neato, I think. Another idea, tying criticals to it, is to allow players to spend a fate point to turn a hit into a critical... perhaps on a natral 18+ that also already hit (basically making it a 3rd ed expanded 'threat range' deal). just off the top of my head.... There is already s...

Thanks for the thoughts gang... @ Savevsfail - the adding of gate points on a leveling basis is how it's presented the CKG (I didn't make that up). You only start with 3, and once used, they are gone until you level (and then, you only get 1-4). @ omote, you are correct, but then, since I'd do somet...

Just a bit of inspiration that hit me, thought I'd share. The concept of Fate Points in indtroduced in the CKG, this is something I will be using in my game. You being play with 3 and gain 1-4 additional Fate Points at every new level. Something I'm considering is allowing the characters to gain a F...

What you really need to worry about is the rule from the CKG that allows for multiple bow attacks in a melee round. If your buck-suave ranger fires 4 times in a round, look out! This is why I would only let it apply to a single (the first/primary) attack in the round by the ranger. ~O Wow, I dodn't...

If a ranger elects to dual wield, does he apply his combat maurader damage to both attacks, or just the primary attack?

Yea, the closest thing I could find was a reference (think it was in the rogue descrption) about any weapon that is shorter than your arm.

Hey Gang,

Sorry, I don't have my books on my, but in regards to weapon size, where abilities or rules reference "light weapons", what is considered a light weapon? Where is that listed?

OK, sorry, let me clarify, I'm not talking "published" I'm talking "Posted"...upload...image format...jpg...something I can copy and paste into a document for use "in game".

Are the symbols of the dities posted anywhere for game purposes?

It's small enough that after I ordered the PHB, M&T and the CKG all in digest form from Amazon (tight budget and all, trying to save money) I ended up sending them all back to Amazon and re-ordering the full-sized hardback copies of each one. I found the digest versions almost unusable, and I do...

Thanks for the kind words, and heck yes input matters to me. I may be the GM, but there is a plethora of other GMs out there that have all had different experiences and such to share and, more than likely, have had far different experiences then I have (be it good or bad). Be a fool not to pull from...

Well, I don't necessarily think your changes break anything too badly. I would not call them "better design" though. The point of the ranger, IMO is that he's a specialist. It's not better design to make him less so and more of an "all around". The pure fighter is an "all a...

... And that conversation we had a while back about giants' rock throwing? It's all because of these damned rangers that they can throw rocks so far! :P :shock: :lol: Good point there! I'm with you on not having an issue with the power of the ability. Yeah the ranger can kill an orc with one swing,...

Thanks for the replies all. It does, indeed, bother me, so this is what I am going with.... Combat Marauder Combat Marauder is altered to +1 damage for every two levels of experience. Additionally, the ranger is able to select a bonus advantage at 1st level (this is in addition to the normal advanta...

I do this instead Combat Marauder: Rangers possess an extraordinary ability to combat their most common foes; goblinoids, kobolds, orcs and giants, due to intense training and study of their enemy‘s fighting techniques. When fighting bugbears, goblins, hobgoblins, kobolds, orcs or giants (giants, t...

OK, I have to ask, since I have not run the game long enough to know, but the rangers favored enemy damage...+1 PER LEVEL? Is that a bit overdone? Overpowered/excessive? Yes I do. I changed it to just his "favored enemy" not all humanoids & giants. So, if the ranger chose Trolls, he g...

OK, I have to ask, since I have not run the game long enough to know, but the rangers Combat Maurader damage...+1 PER LEVEL? Is that a bit overdone? Overpowered/excessive? Just some quick feedback would be most appreciated. How does this function at higher levels? It seems to me that a ranger hittin...

I simply multiply the cost of the bow for each +1 of strength damage, though there may be additional information somewhere within the books. For my purposes, I simply charge: +1 = Cost x 2, +2 = Cost x 3, +3 = Cost x 4. This keeps it somewhat reasonable, since a "heavier" bow isn't necess...

Cool ideas ans suggestions all, thanks!

CKG p. 257 has a chart to determine damage bonus for different Pull Weights of bows. While I like the chart, no where is there a cost associated with these bows. Can anyone offer some advice on how much these varying Pulls will affect the cost of the bow. Again, look on p. 257 in the CKG to see what...

"...would you allow magic items to be "breakable" at all?" Oh, yeah - some of our most memorable games were due to someone breaking their magic item. "...is there a certain "level" of bonus that is simply unbreakable? Say, +3 or higher items?" I'd vote: NO on...

Look in the CKG on page 153 and you will find Simple Rules fo Combat Wastage . Basically, I am going to be using these rules for critical hits and fumbles to add a level of equipment management to the game, rolling for weapon/armor damage on a critical and such. Instead of what the book suggests (1-...

Chap named DangerDwarf on these forums came up with an idea that's taken on a pretty universal C&C standard. Or at least lots of folks use it. "Level" the monsters. If you want to make a 4th level orc fighter as your general, for example, he just then becomes a 4HD creature. So he'd h...

Not sure how many of the C&C players out here have experience with 4e, but one thing I liked about the monsters in 4e is their ease in customizing and re-flavoring. One mechanice they have is called Solo's and Elites, where a solo represents roughly 5 standard monsters and an elite represents 2....

I for one don't like low-level PCs with a ton of high stats. Sure, if they roll and get high scores, fine. But having all 6 attributes in the teens kind of stinks. In my games, I occasionally give PCs the ability to raise a stat. This can be done through magical means (usually) magic items, or thro...

. And they can always be capped-- don't take the obligatory -1 CON for resurrection from the person being healed, for instance, take it from the caster .... and now, it has to really be worth it for a caster to want to use it. I honestly think with a little creativity, having those sorts of spells ...

Plus, the characters are supposed to be a cut above... This is where I think a lot of the methods either derive from or not. Which makes sense, of course. Are the characters heroes? Destined to be major players on the world stage? Or are they average joes who must forge out their destinies on their...