Troll Lord Games

<t>Nice program, Scurvy. I shall be playing around with it soon I guess.<br/> <br/> For me though, I allow my players to roll 4d6 - lowest; and keep rolling until they get a set with at least 2 x 16s. In my experience of rpgs in general, unless the stats are truly heroic, they play a very minor part...

rabindranath72 wrote: If you like spontaneous casting, a good thing I have experimented with along the above lines is to give "signature spells", that is each player gets to choose one spell per level, which must satisfy the deity's portfolio. This spell can be cast in place of other memo...

<t>In my Hrn campaign, there are ten deities each with a favoured weapon or, in the case of one, no favoured weapon. If anyone plays a cleric they choose a deity and plays in the style of the religion adopted. For example, Sarajin is a viking-like war god who favours his battle axe Fakang, so any cl...

<t>Let me add my (light) weight to the proceedings. <br/> Out of the two possibilities, the individual books (PH, M&T) are the best bet if you are (almost) convinced that he will pick it up and run with it. This is due to the fact that there is more in the individual books, more classes, more ra...

Has anyone seen the racial paragons in the Unearthed Arcana for 3e? Essentially, it's a class which enhances the existing racial traits of the character. It only lasts up to level 3, and can only be taken at 1st level - but I would guess it might prove the easiest to adopt.

I played Basic D&D for a (short) while and whilst I did enjoy their take on the race/class thing, I always thought it felt restricted somehow.

I assign the common tongue (which in my campaign is 'Hrnic'), and if they are demi-human then they also have their native tongue. Beyond that, it's one per intelligence bonus from the list as given to that race.

<t>I am giving my players the option of using -4 and having no chance at hitting allies, or no penalty and 'possibly' hitting allies. If he misses his target, and didn't take the penalty, this attack is randomly assigned to any combatant next to the target. If the original roll was good enough to hi...

If I remember correctly, this is mentioned in the PHB. Using large weapons does give the opponent his strike first (notice I didn't say 'free strike'). Something like a long spear, or pole arm.

<t>There are a few spells which would either have to be modified or removed, such as Protection from... and Detect.... There may also be some items that have alignment restrictions, particularly intelligent weapons. Also, although clerics receive their abilities from their deity - and as long as the...

<t>I propose... *drum roll*... THAC20!<br/> <br/> You subtract your BtH from 20, giving you your THAC20 score. Then, when you roll your dice - you take it away from your THAC20 score. This is then subtracted from 20 (remember, subtracting negatives increases the number) giving you the AC you've hit!...

If I remember correctly, CutePDF has a form filler.

<t>I had a character from 1st level ... too many years ago now ... he was a Lawful Neutral human necromancer called Al Fazhid. He came from Mulhorand in the Forgotten Realms. He was an excellent necromancer and gained lots of new necromantic spells from various campaigns, such as the Horde and Under...

The PHB has a CK section at the back which goes into the rules (rule?) in more detail, with a bunch of examples to help. It also details such stuff as movement, light sources and so on - nothing really secret - just mundane.

<t>I feel I have to correct an incorrect inference or two. <br/> I did NOT say it was the style of game I prefer. In fact, I said 'They really wouldn't like it', implying my players prefer a particular style of play.<br/> <br/> Perhaps it's just me, but I can't recall ever playing a non-combat chara...

<t>Woah there. I'm all for willing a suspension of disbelief but I have to give my players some rules. They really wouldn't like it if combat was subjective. <br/> <br/> CK: Nah, you miss.<br/> <br/> Player: I rolled a 20!<br/> <br/> CK: Yeah, but you still miss. (Thinks: It wouldn't be right if he ...

To be honest, I think the SIEGE mechanic should apply to saving throws only. Combat is it's own special case.

Everything in my game will mostly not require rolls, but when they do they'll always be 'high enough' or 'too low'.

<t>As I understant it, the SIEGE mechanic was designed to incorporate both sides of the opposed roll. The Challenge Level is subjective but on a negative scale - it only gets harder. There is no real mention of the other side - other than adding or not adding your level, and your stat bonus. So yes,...

Can I just interrupt?

Thanks.

<t>I have read this forum and the one on DF. IMO, we have to remember the following...<br/> <br/> 1) There are minimum requirements - you may have strength as a prime, but if your strength ain't high enough, don't even think about lifting that boulder.<br/> <br/> 2) Rolls are only necessary if there...

Someone get DangerDwarf a glass of water! And his pills.
I use a straight d10, not mods (except situational ones) - and ties are ties. Very similar to PeelSeel2.

How about - if your character has any listen ability, then you can treat Wisdom as a prime when rolling for surprise, even if it isn't?

Hrn, the campaign setting I am using, has a hell of a lot of detail about the solar system. A lot more than you would need. But it does provide a useful hook to put your zodiac on. 8)

Hurrah for PeelSeel2! 8)

I am using Firefox but that isn't the reason as IE does it as well.

Can somebody fix the character sheet download please? It downloads but then says it's corrupt.

And those blasted frogs!

<t>Well, I bit the bullet. As some of you may know - I am going to be CKing next month, The Temple of Elemental Evil. I've started it oh, so many times, but the party just never seem to finish it. <br/> I use Skype for voice comms, and kLoOge for our tabletop, other than that - it's pencil and paper...

<t>During my 3e period (known as the 'Dark Ages' to some), we used the point-buy for a high-powered campaign. Since then, with the 'Renaissance Period' I have gone back to an old, tried-and-tested, been-using-it-since-1e formula.<br/> <br/> 4d6, drop the lowest, arranged to suit, 2 x 16s or higher (...

Now I am confused. I never said I didn't allow players to attempt non-class abilities. I am assuming that when you say Quote: But if you run your game You mean you - plural, as opposed to you - specific (i.e. me). In my game, I choose to allow or disallow depending on common sense. If it's a skill t...