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by CharlieRock
Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:21 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Introduction Thread -- Say Hi!
Replies: 927
Views: 54425

Lurker wrote:
Nope always remember dunda is la albanio -I'm sure i've killed the spelling-

Welcom to all new guys!

?Donde esta el bano?

just in case you needed to know or something.
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by CharlieRock
Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:56 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: M&T Exp Question...
Replies: 26
Views: 989

Treebore wrote: Not so much difference in the first 8 levels, but after that it gets to be a bigger and bigger gap. The Paladin is 12th level in my C&C game, the party would be at least 16th level if we were going by 3E XP's and level rules. Likely much higher, but I am being ultra conservative...
by CharlieRock
Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:06 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Updates
Replies: 177
Views: 11409

Main ones I'm waiting on are the Airde stuff (Codex and M&T), and the DR2 Dragon one.

Oh, and a CKG.
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by CharlieRock
Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:01 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Kobold Quarterly
Replies: 16
Views: 874

<t>Actually, my favorite part is the monster ecology articles. <br/> <br/> Ed Greenwood's article was neat.<br/> <br/> Cartoons are always nice. (need to get more space for the ones in KQ)<br/> <br/> Sigfried Trent was a good read.<br/> <br/> Cover art for issue 2 was lacking. <br/> <br/> I always s...
by CharlieRock
Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:49 pm
Forum: Other Games
Topic: W1: Conquest of Bloodsworn Vale
Replies: 5
Views: 3879

rabindranath72 wrote: It seems quite heavily dependent on a setting. What it is? Can it be adapted easily? P.S. sorry I missed your last post DD I am looking forward to getting this one. So far I have D0 and D1 and the setting is very local so you can pretty much drop it in anywhere. ______________...
by CharlieRock
Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:47 pm
Forum: Other Games
Topic: D2: Seven Swords of Sin
Replies: 1
Views: 2474

I hope they get to complete their J series of modules. Those look cool.

I got the D0 and D1. I like the GM modules a lot, but I have so many irons in the fire right now.
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by CharlieRock
Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:43 pm
Forum: Other Games
Topic: Not Even a 20 can Save Ya
Replies: 3
Views: 3117

Not Even a 20 can Save Ya

<t>The dice gawds. How fickle their favor is.<br/> <br/> One time the team was fighting a young adult black dragon named Zetagon. They had found the plans for an airboat and had the Queen commision it built. Then they headed out north flying above the amassed kingdom's army to face Zetagon and his h...
by CharlieRock
Sun Oct 21, 2007 12:10 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: M&T Exp Question...
Replies: 26
Views: 989

Treebore wrote: the "+x" is the bonus for each HP the creature had. Plus, what Gideon didn't explain, is your also supposed to award XP's for gold, magic, etc... Still, the rate of advancement is much slower than 3E. We've been playing my home game pretty much weekly, if not even more oft...
by CharlieRock
Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:21 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Good wilderness adventuring resources?
Replies: 16
Views: 731

Nat'l Geographic.
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by CharlieRock
Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:58 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: New Poster
Replies: 25
Views: 812

Alwyn wrote: Thanks to all of you for the welcome. One of the things I really like about C&C so far is the ease in which I will be able to use all of my old D&D stuff. I still have all my original AD&D (1st Ed.) books and a ton of the old TSR modules and settings. I had left playing D&a...
by CharlieRock
Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:46 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: A bad day at work followed by bad news
Replies: 20
Views: 655

Rigon wrote: Well, Trav, if my supervisor thought that we could get the kids into a foster home, we would be all over it. But the mother knows how to put on a good show for CYS. They don't see anything wrong with what the mother is doing. All they see is what she wants them to see. On a better note...
by CharlieRock
Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:40 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: A bad day at work followed by bad news
Replies: 20
Views: 655

I thought I was having a bad day.
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by CharlieRock
Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:37 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: New Poster
Replies: 25
Views: 812

Alcahaelas wrote: Unfortunately I do not have all my old materials. Lost all that a long time ago. Had a long hiatus as Life grabbed me by the short hairs and forced me to be responsible! But I'm settled in, my boys are ready to get some RPGing going, along with a nephew and his friend (they're abo...
by CharlieRock
Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:33 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: New Poster
Replies: 25
Views: 812

Re: New Poster

Alwyn wrote: Just found out about C&C and went out and bought the PHB and M&T books earlier this month. Man, what a cool and easy to use RPG system that harkens back to my old D&D days in 1978 (Yes, I am old). Just thought I would say hello to all of you here on the forums. I look forwa...
by CharlieRock
Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:31 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: License plates for a gamer
Replies: 13
Views: 507

serleran wrote:
SVORDIE

CTHULHU was a good one, too.

More I thought of:

ORCSLYR

MINMAXD

2WPNFTR

10000XP

DRIVR+2 (for CarWars)

OTODUEL (also for CarWars)

BECMIDD
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by CharlieRock
Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:09 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: License plates for a gamer
Replies: 13
Views: 507

I thought of some lines that would make really neat license plates:

NAT 20

ALL 18S

CRITHIT

IMAKETPK

DUNGEON

SIEGECK
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by CharlieRock
Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:47 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: License plates for a gamer
Replies: 13
Views: 507

synabetic wrote:
Aw... too bad. \Well, no worries.

I should see if I can dig up that pic I have. One day I'll find it, I hope.

Well, I'll tell you what. Next time I'm going to the LGS, I'm taking the camera. For just in cases.
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by CharlieRock
Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:27 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: License plates for a gamer
Replies: 13
Views: 507

synabetic wrote: That's awesome! best license plate I've seen that was gamer related, or could be considered gamer related, was outside a movie theatre in Nanaimo, BC. It said "HUZZAH". I took a pic, of course. Hmmm... THAC0... this gives me ideas for my first vanity plate. I wish I had a...
by CharlieRock
Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:10 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: License plates for a gamer
Replies: 13
Views: 507

License plates for a gamer

<t>Earlier today I was at the LGS (getting DCC #19). When we left, Mrs Charlie was in tow, I spotted somebody's license plates in the parking lot read "THACO". I couldn't tell if they used an o or a 0. Anyway, I pointed it out and grinned. Mrs Charlie didn't get it at first, but that was okay. <br/>...
by CharlieRock
Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:36 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Conversion help needed ...
Replies: 15
Views: 848

serleran wrote: A bit of both. Ha! I eyeballed it at first. Went with the assumption that the 'average' DC was 12 (not 15). And went from there. For a time I thought that C&C was just for the hard core rabid dungeoneer gamers because everybody died in it. Little did I realize that I was making ...
by CharlieRock
Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:32 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: SIEGE, strongest RPG system
Replies: 15
Views: 657

Thanks to GoO efforts to produce d20 versions of Tri-Stat it is not hard to make a C&C:Anime.
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by CharlieRock
Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:28 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: American hero
Replies: 17
Views: 619

You'll never notice a hero's presence more then when it is not there.
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by CharlieRock
Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:23 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: Conversion help needed ...
Replies: 15
Views: 848

Re: Conversion help needed ...

gideon_thorne wrote: I use a simple formula for this. I assume that DC 15 is the average DC of a check in d20. In C&C, the average difficulty of a task is CL 0. So every 1 the DC is higher than 15 in D20, the CL is 1 higher. So a DC 19 check would convert to a CL 4 check. For every 1 the DC is ...
by CharlieRock
Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:15 am
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: SIEGE, strongest RPG system
Replies: 15
Views: 657

SIEGE, strongest RPG system

<t>I was just messing around converting stuff across the different editions and alterations of a multitude of fantasy RPG systems and the thought struck me:<br/> <br/> It is easier to SIEGE other systems then the other way around. Basically, for me, it is best to take something from C&C and put ...
by CharlieRock
Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:12 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: What rules do you use for castle/temple building?
Replies: 15
Views: 335

serleran wrote: My own rules. I don't find any published product thinks about the vastness of the potentials, though Stronghold Builder's Guidebook tries. I actually use this book. I add in the CD&D rules for running the domain. We love rolling up a counties resources here. This makes better to...
by CharlieRock
Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:00 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: New Monster (parody)
Replies: 7
Views: 438

Traveller wrote: Andorians Obviously mortal enemies to the Rodians. There used to be a spell in CD&D that was called phantasmal image. It was whatever creature the caster wanted, AC9, and did damage right up until you figured out it was a mirage. If you hit it ,it went pop and disappeared. It w...
by CharlieRock
Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:44 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Wilderlands Confusion
Replies: 14
Views: 754

Joe Mac wrote: How large of an area, geographically, does the Wilderlands boxed set cover? Can it be readily placed into an established world setting? Anyone using it with Aihrde, for example? Or ,more radically, how far up and down? Cloud Kingdoms and Underworlds? One campaign two worlds got smush...
by CharlieRock
Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:41 am
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: New Monster (parody)
Replies: 7
Views: 438

Traveller wrote:
Andorians with wings? Say it isn't so!

What in heywood is an andorian?

I ripped it off of Sailor Moon. Episode #80. Watched it yesterday and figured why not.
http://www.fortunecity.com/rivendell/ev ... waaku.html
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by CharlieRock
Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:40 pm
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Kobold Quarterly
Replies: 16
Views: 874

<t>I got the second issue of KQ from Paizo. What happened to the first issue?<br/> <br/> If a magazine had one (1) page of counters (the little stand up dudes you stick the plastic base on and move around on your map) I would get it just for that. Well, articles about gaming and fantasy/sci-fi don't...
by CharlieRock
Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:48 pm
Forum: Castles & Crusades Open Discussion: General, The Rules, The Law & the Chaos
Topic: New Monster (parody)
Replies: 7
Views: 438

New Monster (parody)

<t>Giwaku<br/> <br/> No. Encountered: 1<br/> <br/> Size:Med<br/> <br/> HD:6(d6)<br/> <br/> Move:30ft.,Fly30ft.<br/> <br/> AC: 17<br/> <br/> Attacks: Kick 1d6<br/> <br/> Special: Minor Image 3/day see description, invisibility 1/day, influence 5/day<br/> <br/> Saves: Mental<br/> <br/> Int: High<br/> ...