Troll Lord Games

<r>Perhaps my use of the term "Old School" was in bad taste. It seems to have garnered quite a bit of "elitist loadedness" as a term in the gaming community of which I was quite unaware.....not that elitism is something new to gaming, but it is best to avoid "unstable dynamite"-like terms when one c...

<r>Sorry for drifting a bit off the game topic. I actually wasn't looking to have legal questions answered, but rather I was looking to find out what those legal questions actually are....as they relate to the Old-school gaming movement (of which C&C is decidedly a part, in conjunction with OSRI...

Why are there (perceived) legality issues with some of the clones, but not all? Just curious.
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<r>Fantasy - Homebrew and/or Hodgepodge mix of C&C, Rolemaster, FATE, Burning Wheel, The Riddle of Steel, Conan, Thieves World, and Atlantis (in no particular order)<br/> <br/> Sci-Fi (hard science) - ICAR<br/> <br/> Sci-Fantasy - Star Frontiers....modified<br/> <br/> (Note: I would really like ...

<r>Well, now I only need to find the Atlantean setting book.[/quote]<br/> <br/> You will want all three if you can find them. The Arcanum contains a lot of background and info on neat magic stuff. It is my favorite RPG book ever. The Bestiary and the Lexicon contain a lot of setting/cosmology info (...

<r>Though I love lots of different settings (for different reasons), my hands down favorite is The Atlantean World (as documented in The Atlantean Trilogy: The Arcanum, The Lexicon, and the Bestiary by S. M. Sechi, et. al.). It documents proto-Earth, our own mythic world before "The Oceans drank Atl...

<r>That's good info. Thanks. The core True20 system both appeals to me and rubs me the wrong way. I have not run it as of yet, but may do so with my playtest group.<br/> <br/> Best,<br/> <br/> ~AoB<br/> _________________<br/> ~Adaen of Bridgewater, <URL url="http://www.highadventuregames.com">www.hi...

Looks very good. I would play one. Incidentally, the "Archer archetype" is one that I felt suffered in D&D 3.x.

~AoB
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Lord Dynel wrote: (snip) I like Forgoten Realms also, but after the original, Grey Box, it gets way too overworked. That's an excellent frame for the goodness of the FR's. Unfortunately, many players find it difficult to separate the "Canon that Came After" ~AoB _________________ ~Adaen o...

Treebore wrote: Is there an old RPG you have not run or played in ages? Is there a new RPG you would love to try out by running it? If so you may want to join our on line Thursday game. (snip) Anyways, this is your chance. We play Thursdays, 6 to 9 PM PST. Online, so no travelling, no hauling books...

<r>Be careful about linking spell casting capability to CON as doing so potentially makes CON the most important attribute to being a Wizard (more important than CON is for a Fighter)....Is that what you want?<br/> <br/> Also, I don't have an issue with spells being cast over and over....If this is ...

Yeah, I think I will be picking up the True Sorcery book....Vancian Magic has never really done it for me....

~AoB
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<r>I will have to take a look at this. My kids are still quite young (nearly 4 and almost 2), but I'm always on the lookout for ways to introduce gaming concepts.<br/> <br/> My daughter (the eldest) and I already do free-form "Cinderella Stories" in which we collectively co-create the plot on the fl...

sieg wrote:
CGA&A being a 3.5 product? What gave you that idea?

Not that it was actually a 3.5 product....just that its title was rather splat-bookish. I'm sure it is great though....
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<r>As posted on my blog:<br/> <br/> The Crusader's May 2008 (Volume 4 Number 9) arrived at my house over the weekend and I've been slowly digging in.<br/> <br/> First of all, I want to say that I really love this gaming magazine. It is devoted to the concept of old-school Dungeons & Dragons in i...

Treebore wrote: There is an SRD for C&C. Its a $20 buy in, or $10 when its on sale. Unlike the 3E SRD it actually has all the classes, all the races, and all the spells. IF you want the monsters, etc... you can buy into part 2 of the SRD for an additional $20, and again unlike the 3E SRD you ge...

Julian Grimm wrote: QC is the big reason they never did, from what I understand. And I can't blame them considering the amount of crap that came out during the d20 boom. Now I think quite highly of the Trolls, but I don't buy this. In any case, WotC/Hasbro could make the same claim for why they cha...

<r>My point was that C&C doesn't offer an SRD. That makes it difficult to criticize WotC's SRD. <br/> <br/> I'm not trying to start an argument....I'm not happy with the 4E SRD, but I thought I'd mention this for the sake of a broader perspective.<br/> <br/> ~AoB<br/> _________________<br/> ~Ada...

serleran wrote:
I could care less about the GSL - it is the "SRD" that sucks.

As compared to the C&C SRD? Just playing devil's advocate here.
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Its at times like this, when my good friend Pazzazzu will just through in a "KFJ".....just to keep things interesting.

AoB
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<r>I post here more than anywhere other, but that's because of the conversation. I do so love good conversation.<br/> <br/> All kidding aside, it is very rare to find a house-forum that isn't uber-partial to the house product. It is only slightly less rare to find a house-forum that isn't unjustifia...

DangerDwarf wrote:
I guess I should not mention my pinups of the core book covers that I look at while an elven (my bad, Eladrin) dominatrix spanks me then.

Good Stuff, DD!
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Fiffergrund wrote: While I can understand the sentiment, there are many that absolutely do not agree with it (myself included). So, I feel compelled to speak, and hopefully I get the point across. I'm really saying this to everyone: be *VERY* careful in the tone used here. Being accepting of every ...

Very nice. It seems you're jacking all the right things......Jeeze, I just re-read that. We may need the buttless chaps again.....

Cheers,

AoB
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<r>You know, I can see C&C working really well with only the following classes:<br/> <br/> Fighter<br/> <br/> Wizard<br/> <br/> Thief<br/> <br/> Cleric<br/> <br/> to be used as templates and using the examples in the other classes (i.e., abilities, balancing limitations, restrictions, etc.) as i...

Traveller wrote: Meh. Even OSRIC is more palatable than this crap, and that's saying a hell of a lot from me. So...can we can this thread please, because it's getting just a little tiring seeing talk of 4E this and 4E that. It also reminds me of just how old I feel right now. Signed, One Very Grouc...

Fiffergrund wrote: I actually respectfully disagree here. While you're correct from one aspect, the tactical puzzle pieces, the rest of the game encourages players to rely on the numbers on their character sheets to succeed for them, rather than relying on clever ideas and sound reasoning. For exam...

Julian Grimm wrote:
Has anyone played the Sherlock Holmes/Lovecraftian game yet?

A little....I haven't made it to anything really Cthulhu-esque yet, but I am enjoying it.

AoB
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Matthew wrote: Same old games... Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coats; Shadows of Amn, Throne of Bhaal, (tried Temple of Elemental Evil the other day, but didn't like it much) ...snip... Don't have much time to play 'em, but I do when I do. I too love the BG series....I've also been playing the ...

Treebore wrote: ...snip.... Either way, they are great for ideas. I love C&C because it has turned out to be the perfect foundation for my perfect fantasy RPG. Plus it worked well for my C&Cized Traveller game too. So I think we are definitely coming from a similar direction/view. Treebore,...