Recent content by cdsaint

some advice A few other things to consider: First, the Central Illinois area has 3 good game stores that I am aware of. Oddly enough, They serve different core groups with some overlap, so they don't SEEM to compete too much. One specializes in RPG's, one in Boardgames, and one in...

I think it is also worth noting that some classes that have never (to my knowledge) had daily use abilities will be gaining them. So while the wizard will have some ability to do something more useful than toss a poorly aimed dart every round if he is out of spells, the fighter or rogue will...

Well shoot! I was really hoping some other poor schlub had already done all the hard work. I had actually begun this at one point, but gave up after too many hours of work without enough progress to suit me. I'll likely begin to tackle it again before too long, and if I come up with anything...

Has anyone gone to the trouble to break down the feats and class abilities from the complete series into feats and talents for Grim Tales? I'm not looking for full descriptions of the abilities, just a list (with prereq's). I've been wanting to do this for a long time, but never seem to find...

I think I would recommend Sidewinder as a base ruleset to use in a western type game. I'll be running a campaign soon using sidewinder myself. Some years ago I did run a game using Deadlands D20, and it is OK, but Sidewinder seems a lot more flexible to me. It is just far more difficult to...

An escape plan I've tried to use once, but never got a chance to implement due to a Hold Person spell and some poor rolls on my part. BBEG's was set up with some smugglers in an underground lair. The tunnel leading to the dock was purposely weakened and then supported with wooden beams. The...

I think Saltmarsh from the DMG 2 might work for you with a little tweaking. Population is listed at 3,850 making it a large town by DMG standards, but it seems small enough to me. Chris

I lucked out around 2001 and found the "perfect" soloution to my traveling gaming needs while in a farm supply store. Plano was discontinuing a tool case made of nylon fabric over hard plastic with steel reinforcement, wheels, and a collapsible handle. I picked up 3 of them. They are 24" tall...

Neither. Any weapon in the hands of my Kobold Spirit Shaman is wasted. I mean really, if you want a melee fighter, talk to our Elven Wizard. She's far more effective at that kind of thing. Really. Chris

I don't generally get hung up on gender in my games. My 19 year old daughter and 17 year old son are both in most of the games I run or play in. The only thing I ask is that I occasionally get in a game without other family members. Kind of a "Dad's Day Off" thing. Chris

I'm currently playing a 6th level Spirit Shaman with SFC, Augment Summoning, Beckon the Frozen, and Spontaneous Summoning feats. I started out as a human, but was just recently reincarnated as a kobold. Even with being 1 to 2 levels behind the rest of the party this character packs a lot of...

That estimate was a worst case scenario. I was actually including some time for demos (because I'd almost always run the maximum each month) and some drive time, just assuming you wouldn't be able to pick the 3 closest FLGS's and visit each once per month. If all I did was visit 3 shops and...

Speaking as a former Rep for a Steel company, Wizards would probably need to pay $3,500+ per month for a rep to service a two state area and make an almost liveable wage. I was paid $3,300 a month, but by the time I paid for gas, maintenance, hotels, food, and so on, I was making just about...

Whoo-Hoo! Finally got my GT book today! It was postmarked Oct 8th, so the delay was due to USPS. Second day air my great Aunt Fanny! Anyway, time to get busy typing up talents, and loads more stuff. Chris

Overall, Your idea is pretty much what I expect, but I wouldn't be surprised if they go for revenge against the Empire, or do something else completely. I'm sick to death of "save the world" as a player and GM. I'm trying to leave the general direction of the campaign up to the players. Let the...