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by babbage
Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:10 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: CK Screens!
Replies: 62
Views: 13094

jman5000 wrote:
nah, this is supposed to be a rules lite game afterall. Don't want to confuse those players overmuch

cheers

j

roflmao
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by babbage
Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:21 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Time
Replies: 8
Views: 2653

<t>Is everybody CKing Temple of Elemental Evil!? That's three of us now.<br/> <br/> Not that there's a ration or a quota or anything. <br/> _________________<br/> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.<br/> <br/> - Benjamin Fra...
by babbage
Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:18 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: CK Screens!
Replies: 62
Views: 13094

What about Rule 1?
In the event of a serious problem, refer to rule 0.
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by babbage
Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:29 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: What is your screename and avatar?
Replies: 94
Views: 15235

Omote wrote:
I'm looking forward to the avatar of the Horrible Black Void.
.....................................Omote

FPQ

Just for you!
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by babbage
Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:19 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: CK Screens!
Replies: 62
Views: 13094

I have the Kenzer Kalamar screen and it is rather funky (and sturdy). I would like a CK specific screen though. Any news?
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by babbage
Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:11 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: What is your screename and avatar?
Replies: 94
Views: 15235

<t>My name 'Babbage' should be fairly obvious. But if not, Charles Babbage was the inventor of the Analytical Engine and Difference Engine - both forerunners of the modern computer. I'm a programmer by trade and it's the name (in various forms) I've been using for years.<br/> <br/> The avatar is a c...
by babbage
Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:20 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: The time is at hand...
Replies: 12
Views: 2922

The time is at hand...

<t>Well, the time is nearly upon me. This coming thursday at 8.30pm I shall commence CK'ing my new campaign. I am a long-standing DM of ooh-too-many years but this will be my first attempt at CK'ing (or even playing) C&C.<br/> <br/> The party will be doing Temple of Elemental Evil and it will co...
by babbage
Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:13 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: who are the iconic bad guys of your campaign world?
Replies: 33
Views: 1250

<t>In my campaign there are no iconic bad guys. Bad guys range from priests of evil deities, tyrannical barons, overbearing thugs and so on. The closest I have for an all-out 'bad' race are the gargun (or Hrnic orc), but these are almost mindless thugs that swarm over the land from time to time.<br/...
by babbage
Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:08 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Do I understand this rule correctly?
Replies: 42
Views: 11149

BASH MAN wrote: It is the return of the Charismatic Rogue and the Intelligent ranger! Huzzah! It is the return of my beloved Racial Primes [Half-Orc STR, Halfling Dex, Dwarf Con, Gnome Int, Half-Elf Wis, Elf Cha, humans any 2]. It shall be a return of fun to C&C without endless argument! Huzzah...
by babbage
Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:44 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: I love the attitude I'm seeing here!
Replies: 34
Views: 7508

<t>Oh err... did I say stealing? I meant borrowing (long term).<br/> <br/> Stuff like the 'signature spells' for clerics of specific deities.<br/> <br/> Reduced EVs for magical armour.<br/> <br/> And some others I've already forgotten. <br/> _________________<br/> They that can give up essential lib...
by babbage
Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:08 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Newbie questions
Replies: 21
Views: 1331

<t>In my campaign the barbarian class is renamed 'berserker' and is strictly limited to the viking-like Orbaalese. IMO, these wouldn't know any more about survival in the wilderness any more than any other class.<br/> <br/> No problems for me then! 8)<br/> _________________<br/> They that can give u...
by babbage
Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:02 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Do I understand this rule correctly?
Replies: 42
Views: 11149

<t>You could of course allow a choice of prime for the ranger - say one of str, dex, wis. That way, the player is deciding what style of ranger he wants to play.<br/> <br/> It is true though, that practice over time will always win out over natural ability and no practice.<br/> _________________<br/...
by babbage
Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:54 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: I love the attitude I'm seeing here!
Replies: 34
Views: 7508

<t>Welcome to the crusade! I've been a browser of all sorts of forums for many years, and this is the only one I consistently post to (and steal from! ).<br/> _________________<br/> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.<br/> <...
by babbage
Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:21 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Trolls and Regeneration
Replies: 7
Views: 2311

<t>[off topic]I had the original with all the expansions then I lent it to a friend who lost it. But then I bought all the stuff again through ebay. I scanned all the images into my computers (cards, boards, counters, etc) and wrote a computer version of it using all the scans. It was primarily used...
by babbage
Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:04 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Trolls and Regeneration
Replies: 7
Views: 2311

<t>This is what I prefer about old school and C&C. There are similar abilities but no one-size-fits-all like 3.5e uses. It doesn't make sense that everything regenerates at the same rate - either in this world or the fantasy one.<br/> _________________<br/> They that can give up essential libert...
by babbage
Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:02 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Classes and Armor
Replies: 36
Views: 8751

Dakhysron wrote: Yea, but were you able to pull off that fire ball while wearing the chain shirt? No, I wasn't! I did try though! Damn, you got me. Seriously though, if I could learn how to wear and manouevre in a chain shirt in a few minutes - it can't really be a sufficient bar to a wizard can it...
by babbage
Fri Sep 08, 2006 1:59 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Classes and Armor
Replies: 36
Views: 8751

I can't find anything regarding reducing EV for magical armour either [just checked] but it makes sense to do so.
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by babbage
Fri Sep 08, 2006 1:53 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Classes and Armor
Replies: 36
Views: 8751

<t>Training is part of the explanation, and would certainly be an explanation for the more complex armours. However, I myself have no training in such things but was able to don a chain shirt with no problem.<br/> <br/> The 'Faraday' cage does not mean you have to apply real-world physics. It's just...
by babbage
Thu Sep 07, 2006 5:30 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Classes and Armor
Replies: 36
Views: 8751

That sounds good to me.
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by babbage
Thu Sep 07, 2006 2:23 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Classes and Armor
Replies: 36
Views: 8751

<t>The problem with that though is that you can dig copper out of the ground. More importantly though, mithril is a natural resource as well. If you had armour made out of them, then your reasoning says it would be okay - which it certainly wouldn't be in my campaign! 8)<br/> <br/> Also, 'magic can ...
by babbage
Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:30 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Classes and Armor
Replies: 36
Views: 8751

<t>There is also the age old question of wizards not being able to cast in armour. If metal interfered with magic, how come a wizard can use metal objects? The best explanation I found was in HARP. Essentially, the wizard acts as a conduit for his magic. Wearing armour wraps himself in a sort of Far...
by babbage
Tue Sep 05, 2006 3:32 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: 0-level characters as PCs
Replies: 32
Views: 3895

What was he!? The Dalai Lama?
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by babbage
Tue Sep 05, 2006 2:29 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Learning Spells
Replies: 13
Views: 2116

Thanks.
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by babbage
Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:41 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Learning Spells
Replies: 13
Views: 2116

<t>Sorry, wasn't clear there. I know they gain spells as they progress - I was talking about spells found 'in the field' so to speak.<br/> _________________<br/> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.<br/> <br/> - Benjamin Fran...
by babbage
Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:39 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: I wasn't too out of line, was I?
Replies: 61
Views: 13381

<t>Hey! I want to wade in with my size 9s! [Old UK joke there].<br/> <br/> When I saw the start of this thread I jumped across to the forum mentioned. I read a couple and thought 'what on earth is this all about?'. So I jumped to the beginning and read all the posts from the start.<br/> <br/> From t...
by babbage
Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:50 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Learning Spells
Replies: 13
Views: 2116

Learning Spells

<t>I don't have my books with me so can someone remind me what the mechanism is for learning spells? For a wizard, that is. I know he casts Read Magic (once), but is there a chance he/she won't be able to learn the spell? Is there a check to be made? Thanks.<br/> _________________<br/> They that can...
by babbage
Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:45 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: 0-level characters as PCs
Replies: 32
Views: 3895

74!? And all he does is buttle? That must be a big broom he uses.
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by babbage
Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:56 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: 0-level characters as PCs
Replies: 32
Views: 3895

A 12HD butler! Jeez. My sides hurt...

Now I remember why I dumped 3e...
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by babbage
Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:53 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Schools of Magic
Replies: 20
Views: 4078

<t>That's a very good PDF, naturaltwenty. I shall adopt some of that.<br/> <br/> I had a problem in my campaign. It is based in Hrn, and Hrn has magic divided into convocations. They are Lyahvi (Air), Savorya (Mind), Jmorvi (Artifice), Odivshe (Water), Peleahn (Fire) and Fyvria (Earth). There is a n...
by babbage
Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:35 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Rolling stats ?
Replies: 69
Views: 2568

This all reminds me of those Bell Curve diagrams in the original 1e DMG.
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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

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