Troll Lord Games

serleran wrote: Been watching some vigilante movies recently and was curious what vigilante was the most favorite amongst all of them, media notwithstanding. For me, its still likely to be The Punisher, but I also like Billy Jack. Harry Callahan. Oops! He's an *official* vigilante... ______________...

Tenser's Floating Disk wrote: You can't explain it logically. It's pure gamism intended to bankrupt the PCs and give them an incentive to kill monsters and take their stuff. It depends on how minutely you run your game. If you're really into soaking the PCs out of every CP, then by all means make t...

Troll Lord wrote: Whose in charge of this blog thing? New blog up. I dunno. There was some guy in Little Rock who was supposed to update the blog every few days, but he seems to have fallen off the edge of Airdhe. _________________ "You don't understand, Beaufingle", said Lungwort cryptic...

<t>My Spot checks are variable. If it's something that I want the players to see, just about anyone can see it. Or, if it's painfully obvious (let's see, just how difficult is it to not see the huge, ancient red dragon swooping in from the front?), it's easy to spot.<br/> <br/> Otherwise, Assassins,...

<t>I've mentioned this before, but we once had a player whose favorite character class happened to be the Magic User. At the time, he was in his late teens, but tended to act as if he was a "tween". He'd give his characters names that were not-very-thinly-veiled references to his other favorite acti...

Treebore wrote: That's why I only write outlines. Its a mistake to do too much detail of the story line. Locations and NPC's I tend to like to detail a lot. In our last session, the party was heading back to Dirty Bowbe's, and continuing from there to the Crater. I'd already worked up a specific en...

Relaxo wrote: LMAO. Rhuvein, you get a 400 XP bonus for defeating the wife! A rare treat! Homework: I used to DM both ways, with plans and whinging it.... both have their advantages. Nothing is worse than having carefully laid plans your players refuse to follow! IRKSOME! (maybe not Nothing, I mean...

And, according to what Steve told me recently...INDEXES!!!
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"You don't understand, Beaufingle", said Lungwort cryptically. "You ARE dinner." -- M.M. Moamrath

Lord Dynel wrote: Ran into some issues last night...some that I adjudicated, but wanted to get the popular concensus on. Having had the benefit of reading everyone's previous responses... Quote: I know that the defender can do nothing while being grappled, but is there anything the attacker can do?...

gideon_thorne wrote: Bowbe', or Casey is the author of the Haunted Highlands series of modules. As well as quite a number of award winning d20 system settings. He's sort of the E. F. Hutton of the boards. When he talks, everyone listens. That's because nobody can get a word in edgewise! ___________...

<t>I'm 55 (going to be 56 RSN) and started playing 1E AD&D in the late '70s. Did that for about fifteen years, then went on hiatus until a few years ago. During those fifteen years, I also gave Traveller, Space Opera, the Star Trek: Next Gen RPG, and a couple of others a try, but never settled i...

Lord Dynel wrote: Star of The Prisoner, Braveheart passes on. Another tragic loss in the past few days (the other being Ricardo Montalbn). http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-patrick-mcgoohan15-2009jan15,0,3951859.story You've forgotten "Secret Agent" (the basis for "The Pri...

DangerDwarf wrote: Still got a part bottle of Evan Williams. Mixed with coffee you don't know you've been drinking until WHAM it is to late. *hiccip* I had a friend who used to drink Evan Williams. He's dead now. _________________ "You don't understand, Beaufingle", said Lungwort cryptica...

<t>I noticed the multiple posts before actually writing one myself. What I found that works is to post your message, and when the error message shows up, close the tab. (I always open threads in a new tab--makes it easier not to get lost.) Then, re-open the thread (again, in a new tab.)<br/> <br/> I...

Breakdaddy wrote: Dude I have that same theater system and a 40" Bravia HDTV. If you need additional cables then hit www.monoprice.com They have the best prices on a lot of different types of cable (that I've found). I bought 3 HDMI cables from them and 2 audio coaxial on the cheap. All of the...

<t>When one is pretty sure that Santa isn't going to bring it for you, and you don't have a rich relative to buy it for you, one has to provide for one'e self:<br/> <br/> Recliners, two each.<br/> <br/> 8' sofa, one each.<br/> <br/> Sony Bravia KDL46Z4100 46" 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV, one each.<br/> <br...

Random wrote: Yeah, but I think Steve would kick my ass if I called him at 1 o'clock AM. Nah. You'd get the answering machine. On the downside, it's probably got some kind of virus that Breakdaddy would have to flush. Quote: Anyways, I put it in just now. Let's hope that they read the memo on the p...

Random wrote: Hm, Paypal seems to be unavailable for some reason. Hopefully I don't forget by the time it's back. Isn't Christmas Eve the last day of the sale, considering this 13th day? Call 'em! Good Lord, man! They're right down the road from ya! _________________ "You don't understand, Bea...

<t>On Monday, a rather cold, blustery, and dreary day in South Central Kansas, I braved the bitter cold by opening my front door and retrieving the mail. Kindly ignore the fact that I'd been out and about earlier in the day, finishing up my Seasonal Economic Stimulus. And Hoo Boy, have I ever been s...

gideon_thorne wrote: Doesn't anyone watch Boston Legal? Sheesh! Of course! I have seasons 1-3 on DVD. And when I can find season 4 for a decent price, I'll add that to my collection. Same same for season 5 when it rolls out next year. "What's my name?" "Denny Crane?" "Loude...

Kurgan wrote: I wasn't asking about what their intentions were, I was wanting to know what they'd be able to do. Just a WAG (wild-arsed guess) here, but based on long bouts of thinking and a couple of phone conversations with Steve, Gygax Games would have to either work a deal with Jeff Talanian (a...

bighara wrote: Huh? From p. 20 of M&T: "Dragons do not add their full hit dice when making attack rolls; a dragon adds one-half of its hit dice to attack rolls. Dragons do, however, add their full hit dice to saving throw rolls, plus the bonus set forth in the age chart. " I was just ...

gideon_thorne wrote:
Thats what Dwarves are for. Trap detectors. *toss....BOOM!*

Gnomes, too.
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"You don't understand, Beaufingle", said Lungwort cryptically. "You ARE dinner." -- M.M. Moamrath

gideon_thorne wrote: Well, honestly, thats kinda the point. Even low level adventures ought to be dangerous, otherwise where is the challenge? This only brings home the fact that any party ought to include at least one thief. ^_^ Or perhaps two--the second one being the backup if the first one happ...

Heavy_Crossbow wrote: GG's World Builder is pretty handy when it comes to info like this. And since someone has a topic called "weapon length", I don't think anyone will mind if I try to get an issue resolved about weapon length. Initiative: Should it be affected by weapon length? I have ...

Barrataria wrote: Funny, I've been thinking about this lately in terms of adventure design (so I'm not sure if I'm "relieved" to see this thread, or disturbed to know that others are pondering fantasy "roll" playing). My question is: does it seem odd to you as a player (or CK re...

moriarty777 wrote: The one thing to keep in mind is that +1 racial proficiency is never really 'lost'. If they should choose a class where such a weapon is not permitted, the standard penalty listed for wielding a weapon they are not permitted to would apply but this would get offset by the racial ...

serleran wrote: Wow, there's someone else stupid enough to use that name? I mean, it can't possibly be me... I don't use a capital S. I thought it was always proper grammar to capitalize a title. Or an epithet. _________________ "You don't understand, Beaufingle", said Lungwort crypticall...

Lord Dynel wrote: Indeed, if we're to look at it this way - that once class is chosen then it dictates weapon use - then the Weapon Familiarity ability description definitely can be the cause of some confusion. I think a lot of the confusion (and Jonathan, I'm postulating more than accusing ) comes...

Fiffergrund wrote: Keeper Advice is set up that way to provide a location for "expert opinion" rather than discussion. I don't believe there is a way to allow the OP to post replies to the threads there. It's really a trade-off between allowing non-moderator replies (creating a lot of pot...