1st Edition AD&D • Re: Poll: Your two favorite classes besides the core...
Paladin and ranger like most others. Looks like the 3rd choice is more interesting, which for me would be monk. Yes, the PHB version kind of sucks, but I've always liked them for some reason.I'm not...
View Article1st Edition AD&D • Re: Sending messages: Carrier pigeons? Owls? Ravens?
I'm always coming up with ideas for this very problem, and two of the more recent ones are the "pocket mirror of communication" and an illusion/phantasm spell, "phantom flyer" (W3). The former is a...
View ArticleGD: Media • Re: Top 10 'disaster' films
Relevant to the OP. Saw an older really cheeze-fest movie again recently. Solar Crisis. I'd seen it before a long time ago and remembered it being not-completely-awful, and it still wasn't as awful as...
View ArticleGeneral Discussion • Re: "May I have a katana?"
Other people have suggested that the facilities to manufacture these potent sources of energy are massive; not only would it be unwise to have their assembly occur in the middle of a population...
View ArticleGeneral Discussion • Re: Would do mass battles, all provided?
While I respect those who have tried to blend wargames into their RPGs, I tend to keep mine separated. I do like to play Song of Blades and Heroes when I am in the mood for some pure tactical combat...
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General Discussion • Re: Tiamat Burger? Too funny
Great idea! I would have one. Oh, and I'll keep this in mind for the first barbecue this summer.Statistics: Posted by Sir Clarence — Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:01 am
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1st Edition AD&D • Re: Fiend Folio week-by-week examinations of monsters
Babbler: I don't really like these. They seem to overlap with lizard kings, and I've never liked lizard kings much. OTOH, they are stealthy which gives them more than the lizard king, but it's not...
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General Discussion • Re: free PDF of the forthcoming non-OGL Players Handbook...
I wonder if they’re going to use some other downstreamable open license (CC, ORC, AELF, etc) or just close the whole thing up. If the latter (and that’s what the wording of this email sounds like)...
View Article1st Edition AD&D • Re: Differences 1e vs 2e Spells
Yeah, I tend to reference 2e when I have unclarity on a 1e spell.Or when the rules are really quirky, such as for ray of enfeeblement. In 1e, the target loses a percentage of their strength rating,...
View ArticleGeneral Discussion • Re: Favorite monsters and why
Dragons, because, well, dragons.Orcs, because (mine are) big, green, Hulk-like bad guys. With fangs.Half-orcs, because (mine are) the equivalent of Klingons in D&D.Undead, because over the years,...
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Classic D&D • Re: The Intentions/Declarations Phase— Do you use it?...
Yes, for both spellcasting and defensive maneuvering (withdrawal, retreat, parry, set spear). For anything else, the player can decide whether to act and in what manner (e.g., picking targets) up...
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1st Edition AD&D • Re: Poll: Your two favorite non-standard classes
I used to love the Bard but it seems they have devolved into a very bad internet meme. Just say the class and people begin to laugh and ask if you want to be alone with the gelatinous cube. Ruined a...
View ArticleOther Games • Re: Blood Dawn - Post Apocalyptic by the Battlelords guys
I have but have not given it more than a glance. Seems kind of "new agey/Gaia" focused post-apoc. I may be completely off base though...I has some Wiccan elements an a druid like mutant race so I can...
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