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Thanks, food for thought. I did catch myself fretting over the guttering arrangements for the Halls Of Tizun Thane roofing.

Why did the persecutors leave the superweapon there?

Help me out: I cant see the point in optimising in an low-lethality game.

Thoul Lvl3 hp15 AC13 att 2 claws +3 d3 or 1 weapon +3 by weapon. Stats S+2 C+2. attacks paralyse as per ghoul regenerate 1hp per round Lore: https://dungeonofsigns.blogspot.com/2014/06/thouls-owlbears.html?m=1

OSR is basically unwoke murderhoboism for an unholy alliance of grognards and hipsters But it has its bad points as well.

Explain the Rangers herbalism talent to em a) they wander off into the bushes and return with a remedy b) they fiddle with the spice rack in their backpack and concoct a remedy c) you fool its this: ……. what if they are stuck for a long time in a dungeon or a desert etc, with no plants?

It feeds the Edition Wars in my head.

Rolemaster isnt D&D, but its not because its got 10 stats or d100 resolution. Its because its combat engine makes D&D style adventuring unworkable. (weak foes gang up effectively: and a death spiral as damage makes you worse at stuff; more difficult healing)

Id like to see a dedicated subforum for shadowdark. Because Discord sucks.

Regarding rats in cellars, I keep circling back to “conceptual density” https://udan-adan.blogspot.com/2016/11/conceptual-density-or-what-are-rpg.html?m=1 (Not my blog) The rats could be a detail in a conceptually dense adventure. And Goolings could be a meaningless reskin in a conceptually...

ah, whats the offhand penalty for 19. Dex?

Rules Schmules. Im using Shadowdark as a rules-light os d&d, and in fact the main reason im using it rather than b/x or a clone is thats Im hoping its novelty will short-circuit my overthinking.

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Well its got one good thing going for it; you can pirate it with a clear conscience.