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Ooo, almost forgot
Halo 1/2/3

-Fox

Diablo II - can't get enough
God of War - Chains of Olympus - translates very well to the PSP
Morrowind - some day I'll finish this game; I spend way too much time mod'ing and trying different characters
Nethack - Booya!! Get some!

-Fox

Thanks for the advice Matthew! [carefully checks cover]

Yep, it was actually browsing the CZ threads that convinced me to take the Yggs-plunge.
-Fox

<t>Well, my $10 sale order arrived yesterday: Yggsburgh and Dark Chateau.<br/> <br/> Yggsburgh is simply amazing. Well worth its $40 tag normally, but at $10, I somehow feel "dirty"... like I swiped the poor box from the local church!<br/> <br/> I can't wait to run DC. It looks to be a fun romp, and...

<t>I too felt that the Fighter was a bit lacking when I first read the description. Not so much any more. There are actually some extra abilities that Fighters have that I feel are hinted at later in the PHB.<br/> <br/> The rules governing unarmed combat state that it is up to the CK if the BtH is a...

<t>I think that when you choose to emblazon the cover of your shiny new product with the words "Dungeons & Dragons", there is a certain set of expectations that you evoke in your customer base. It better actually be D&D.<br/> <br/> I kind of expected trouble when WoTC first announced the new...

Yes, MF is quite swell. Read through some of it the other day, and now I'm itchin' to get a hold of some old Gamma World modules (as if I don't have enough stuff on my wish list already)!

BTW, nice plug for your OSRIC doc, Matthew.
-Fox

I also feel compelled to collect all of the editions (and I have so far), but based on what I've read up until now, I just can't bring myself to acquire the 4th one now. It just seems so far removed from what the game's creator intended it to be (IMHO of course).

-Fox

Matthew wrote: Finished the Alpha Draft of my current project. A pdf is available for download here. Very nice, Matthew! I haven't read through it in detail, but I really like the introduction and the flow of the presentation. This is just what OSRIC needs for introducing new players to the game/co...

Don't own it, but from what I understand, it's quite popular amongst the Classic D&D crowd.

However, I did grab the In Search of Adventure mega-module a while back (in PDF also), and it is well worth it... and easily converted to C&C!
-Fox

Treebore wrote: I have paypal account. I could go buy it for you for the $90 plus 8.5% tax. I don't plan on going there until next month though. It is about 55 miles away. I also would give no promise on "collector condition" either, I just know it looked good, over all. I didn't look for...

Man, I loved CoC!

Unfortunately, I haven't played since the early 90's, so I completely missed out on BMoM.

Yikes! $148 through Amazon and $180-$200 on eBay. I'll have to add it to my "watch for it" list and hope for a better deal.

-Fox

serleran wrote: Well, if I may jump in here with a recent acquisition of my own (not from a game store, though): Spartan International August 1970 issue. It has an article entitled "Rules for Medieval Miniatures" written by Gary Gygax. Significance? This predates Chainmail by about a year...

serleran wrote:
I was wrong. This is too explicit.

-Fox

<r>I snagged something like this from a craft store for a few bucks:<br/> <URL url="http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayProductPage?productNum=pc0747"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.michaels.com/art/online/disp ... Num=pc0747">http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayProductPage?productNum=pc074...

serleran wrote: A simple fix would be to change Smite Evil to this: I actually kind of like this. Basically replace the Paladin's "Smite Evil" with the Ranger's "Combat Marauder" ability, but it only applies to specific evil creatures (i.e. Devils, Demons, Dragons, etc.). [furio...

Welcome to the fold!
-Fox

<t>IMHO, I think everything is fine as-is (although I'm a bit biased as the Paladin is my favorite C&C/AD&D class ). While I completely understand the concern when comparing the Paladin's Smite ability with the Ranger's Marauder ability, I'm not so sure that is the best way to go about it. I...

Aramis wrote:
What was the Boot Hill module? You could run us through some rootin' shootin' good times!

Boot Hill was TSR's wild west RPG. Unless she meant "Bone Hill"...

-Fox

Well, more like $36. I got the PHB and the CZ player maps from RPGNow ($13), then I called up TLG and bought Yggsburgh and DC ($15+$8 shipping).

I'm exaggerating though; she won't be that mad. After all, I just have to remind her that she spends more than I do!
-Fox

Yeah, and his art work would start looking like a cross between Picasso and Erol Otus...
-Fox

Hooo yah!

Just snagged that up (and talked myself into Yggsburgh and Dark Chateau while I was at it).

Man, the wife is gonna be pissed!

Bahh! Who needs food anyway? That's what Ramen noodles are for!
-Fox

DangerDwarf wrote:
0gur wimmin r phat!

I freakin' lost it at work when I read this! Too funny.

_Fox

<t>Anyone know if the CKG will include options for high-level play? I don't mean things like Prestige classes , I mean things like followers, extra-extra attacks, weapon mastery/specialization, new high-level spells/abilities, etc.<br/> <br/> Sure one can develop rules for these things on their own ...

<t>If you're looking for some creepy tropical fare, I was stationed in Hawaii for a couple of years. Despite the sunny veneer, night time could be down-right disconcerting.<br/> <br/> Nothing gives you the heebie-jeebies like looking at the side of your house at night as the head lights from your ca...

DangerDwarf wrote:
Yeah, has to be regional. A spring peeper out in these parts has nothing to do with critters and generally lands the offender in the pokey.

-Fox

cinderblock wrote:
Nice! one question though... what's a peeper? Is that a regional nickname or am I just being dense?

Sorry, yeah it's regional. A Spring Peeper is a frog. My bad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Peeper

-Fox

serleran wrote:
Not always, Foxroe. One of the benefits of high level is that some things are just beneath you... too easy and mundane to deal with.

Exactly! And an 18HD fireball will be beneath you... and above you... and around you... and well... pretty much all over you!
-Fox

<t>Well in defense of the saving throws... sure the Fighter learned to dodge the fireball, but he hasn't learned to dodge the FIREBALL! Seriously, if the 18th level Wizard/MU/Whatever is throwing out a 18HD ball-o'flaming-death, it should be pretty tough to dodge! (at least IMHO).<br/> <br/> As for ...

<t>Up in the Nor'east (about 50 miles SW of Miskatonic U ) we have an abundance of peepers and crickets. The racket they make can be quite pervasive at night. It can be kind of creepy ("Beware Wastri, the Hopping Prophet!"), but I kinda like it...<br/> <br/> There is also the call of the Whip-poor-w...