Troll Lord Games

The Highway Man wrote: Yup, I can see how you can feel that way. It's not for every CK out there, obviously. Oddly enough, I really liked the concept when I read about it in True20. I had visions of LotR style battles where a character might get to slay a couple dozen enemies at once. In the end, t...

<t>The only thing I'm at all interested in so far is rituals for spellcasters. I've found, over and over again, that Vancian magic systems work best for my types of games but I always go looking for ways to correct one of its biggest flaws (characters tend to only memorize the same workhorse spells)...

Fiffergrund wrote: There must be more to it than that, right? Can you fill me in with more details as to how it works, if there are any restrictions on creature type, or anything else? There must be something. Some explanation would be needed as to why certain monsters fall apart at the slightest s...

serleran wrote: But, in general - illusions require something to make them actively believable, and retain their normal restrictions - how that happens is wholly dependent on what the illusion is, and how it interacts with the person doing the believing. For example, hallucinatory terrain designed ...

<t>That's more of less how I handle those situations as well. But I'd still like to see a blurb regarding how illusions work and when you do or don't get saves to disbelieve. If nothing else, it would make life a lot easier on the "new to gaming."<br/> <br/> As for myself, I don't allow illusions to...

Galadrin wrote: Looking back on my past few years of gaming, it probably should have been a BIG freakin' warning sign that I tried to take the D&D 3e RPGA gamemaster test three times and failed each time... Man that's funny...I feel your pain but it's funny. So first off, welcome to the Crusade...

Worked for me just fine on FF3. Saw it for the first time this morning.

Edit: Also, if you keep your cursor inside the "Latest News" box it stops rotating.

sieg wrote: Welcome SaintN! Yeah....I guess to WOTC's mind "sexy" is all that...NOBODY wants to play a character if they aren't sexy. Must be why Gnomes and Half Orcs got the chop. It's not just WotC, its a growing trend. One of the reasons Alliance overpopulates every WoW server and why ...

<t>Note: This is one big edit to correct a post I made some time ago that I feel was a little unfair.<br/> <br/> Having some free time on my hands, I decided to dig through Eldritch a little more and it's not nearly so complicated as it first appeared. In fact, it's pretty darn simple. The confusion...

angelius wrote: Damn Ser, I've been looking for that RPG for a long time and you can't get it on ebay even! Do you know where I can get a copy? If you're willing to pay for it you can find a copy, along with most if not all supplements, here: http://www.nobleknight.com/ViewProducts.asp_Q_ProductLin...

<t>When I picked up the newest printing of the C&C phb I donated my 1st printing (I know, I know) to a good friend. But, when looking through my 3rd printing I get the feeling that some of the information regarding illusions and how they work was left out.<br/> <br/> Now this may just be my imag...

<t>New (I think) Errata:<br/> <br/> 1- The above mentioned sneak attack difference between rogues and assassins (not 100% sure it's errata but I'd guess it is).<br/> <br/> 2- Page 83 (Minor Creation) - In the first sentence the word "magical" should be replaced with "nonmagical." I'm basing this off...

I'm still hoping it will be in the CKG/CKB along with some advice on creating new classes and epps to match the existing classes.

<t>CKB huh? I think it's great, especially if the Adventurer's Backpack is still going to see the light of day. Gives the feel of one book of optional stuff for the CK and one for the player.<br/> <br/> If you do this however, make sure you change the name from CKG to CKB in the 4th printing of the ...

Yeah, the PHB that's up is the 3rd printing but the M&T is still the 1st printing.

<t>To any and all who have 3e books on hand and wouldn't mind looking up an optional rule for me. <br/> I remember (in the PHB or DMG I believe) an optional rule about gold upkeep used for armor repairs, food, inns, etc. It gave a few options such as low class and high class living, etc.<br/> <br/> ...

<t>It's the 1st printing still. According to Steve (online products forum) it should be the 2nd printing and he was supposed to look into it. I need to call him about some back issues of the Crusader anyway so I'll remind him then.<br/> <br/> I didn't worry about it much as, unless TLG specifically ...

serleran wrote: It is intentional. "Name levels" are supposed to be harder to achieve - after that, they get slightly easier. It's part of the general assumption about the game, itself. Interesting, Jackal, that you've seen the actual formula - I thought Davis had not shown it to anyone, ...

tex wrote: I noticed this too in the online game I'm playing and decided not to multiclass because I wanted my character to be tougher. Although it makes sense from a fairness perspective, it doesn't seem very believable to me that multiclass characters should always suffer a toughness problem. Tha...

<t>I didn't bother with your numbers as math isn't my strong suit I'm afraid. But what I can tell you is there is a formula behind the epp that functions pretty well. It's still covered by the NDA as far as I know but I've seen it and it does create some oddities but works out well in practice.<br/>...

<t>You can always use the hit die from each class, divide by 2, round up, add together and add constitution modifier. That way a multiclass character always gets at least 2 hit points each level and has a better chance for higher numbers due to rounding fractions up.<br/> <br/> But I wouldn't want t...

It is indeed...C&C PHB and M&T both purchased and being enjoyed as I type.

Thanks for the confirmation. Glad it's not just me.

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<t>I generally leave fighters alone but if I were to change anything about combat dominance it would be to remove the die type restriction. I don't mind it being limited to 1 HD creatures as I tend to create a more living world. Goblins, kobolds (of 1 HD) are staples in my games regardless of charac...

According to the playtesting days, it's not a typo. Druids can only use cold-forged metal as it is and, besides, what "sword" means is left open to the individual CK anyway.

<t>I use attributes in my games all the time to save die rolls. A beam requires an 18 strength to life (characters can usually work together to accomplish this) or a strength check with X CL, etc.<br/> <br/> You can certainly do that without attributes or with just the bonus (something like True20) ...

Luther wrote: That was the way they did it in the Amber series, creating an incomplete spell and then 'hanging' it until you used the final word of command to complete it and set it off. An interesting way of looking at it that really is much more evocative. Still, I think I'm probably going to go ...

<t>Might be if everyone is willing to give you an address. The big problem I see is damage to your book. Even good friends are not always as careful with stuff as you might be (not YOUR stuff, just stuff in general). Even if that's not an issue, the constant mailing back and forth puts a lot of trus...

<t>I use a Diablo like theme in my campaign setting as well. Fully one-half of the known world has been overrun by the forces of evil, etc. One of these days I'll actually finish the setting book I'm working on and make it available online. lol<br/> <br/> I was always a big fan of Diablo I and II. G...