Recent content by Riverwalker

I am toying with this in my current game and have experienced something interesting. For the first 4 levels of the party I ran straight 4e adventures (KotS and a Dungeon one), but for the past 2 levels I have run an adaption of an earlier edition scenario (Dwellers of the Fobidden City). With...

Used the minion lurkers in my game on the weekend - worked really well (playing Dwellers of the Forbidden City). The party were suitably paniced by the 25pts damage on a hit.

Stormborn's idea of the graffiti is similar to one part of the plot from Mielville's 'Iron Council' which prompted me to think of ideas from Mieville stories that could be used. The Slakemoths from 'Perdido Street Station' would be perfect for a CoC type scenario - I think Mielville's orginal...

Hi Gary, Sorry if you've been asked this a million times already - how much did you guys 'role-play' in the early games? i.e. did Robilar and others have distinct personalities quite seperate from the players? Many thanks.

I ran the first of the Shackled City adventures for my wife. Requires a lot of adjustment of the dungeon bit, but the story line worked great. Helped that she played a Gnome and made friends with the male Gnome at the top of the dungeon.

Another good idea, thank you. I think both would achieve what i am looking for, which is that magic is available to PC's, but not necessarily everywhere in the world or all that powerful. Would spell casting classes get anything additional? Maybe they'd have a second caster class, or maybe...

That's an interesting way to do it. Did the spellcasting characters feel like their unique abilities were being undermined - i.e. did the wizard in the group get annoyed others could cast spells?

Has anyone used the basic spellcasting feats from Midnight in a 'normal' game (i.e. one that has the spellcasting classes unchanged)? Has it upset the game at all? For those that are not familiar with the Midnight setting, there is a feat that any class can take that gives knowledge and...

I have done similar things in my games over the years. I've also had them face challenges that were beyond them. My players enjoy the change of pace. For those of you that know Necromancer products it will come as no surprise that we enjoy their work. I would be tempted to run it as straight...

Interesting to see it has been nominated for Best Adventure. A number of people must have enjoyed it. I agree with your review (I would have gone lower to a 2 stars I think) - good ideas but let down in the areas you mention. I wonder if it works better in actual play (rather than reading...

Well, I am from New Zealand but have lived in London for the past 2 years - does that count? One of my passports says I'm British. Glad to see Morrus is from Southampton as that is where my father comes from and where my footballing loyalty lies (we will stay up this season). A nice city...

I like my Halflings to be mostly traditional. The best gaming book I've seen on Halflings is 'The Shire' by Wes Frank. It is a MERP/Rolemaster book, but easily useable for D&D (the good stuff is story and background, not the stats). Most of the book is set in the time just after the Hobbits...

I've heard the new War of the Ring is very good (made by Fantasy Flight Games) and works well for two players. My wife and I have enjoyed a little game called 'Hector and Achilles'.

Great thank you. I'll check these out. Personally I am more than happy to play a fantasy based game, but a couple of the others will only play historical stuff.

Hi all, My firends are currently scattered all over the world (New Zealand, Australia, US, UK) but we still want to play a strategy game together. What we are looking for is a turn based computer game that allows you to send turns via email. Don't want a moderated game or an on-line one...