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I don't see how 9th level characters can kill a 659 hp advanced chimera without losing anyone. If things like that are happening on a regular basis then there's a problem with game balance. I don't see why that same problem won't easily follow into your next game system, such as coup de gracing...

I like Brol's story. That's good rpging. I hope the character was rewarded for taking a risk.

Well, this happened to one of my players. In the midst of a FR adventure, his half giant cleric had a little real world accident. His character sheet fell into a candle on the game table being used as a prop (I don't use prop candles anymore) and erupted into flame. Keeping in mind that he was...

I might have to browse ebay looking for some copies of this system. Sounds very intriguing. Who knows? Somebody might even revive it one day in print again.

I see a LOT posters commenting on how much they liked Alternity. What was special about it? Are there any games or components of games recently that implement Alternity rules?

Dire Mouse. WAIT! No, I mean ABOLETH. They are just a creepy monster that no character in their right mind would ever want to fight on the monster's own terms, plus they can be scaled for ultra powerful encounters. Perfect Cthulhu monster too.

Ars Magica is what popped into my head. And the magic system truly is extraordinary.

That's a heckuva lot of players. Most impressive.

hey, thanks for the download link. That will be useful for some new players. I'm starting a fresh 3rd level Midnight campaign in May and really looking forward to it.

And that's how i think i'll approach it. Rather than suffering the loss of yet another storyline, if i see a potential "endgame" coming up, like players leaving, etc., i'll wrap the story up and drop it. Not finishing a campaign for me is like not finishing a book you liked reading because...

Oh yeah, Ars. I really want to play this sometime but don't know a soul who has it. Love the rules though.

Here's an example of the lesser evoc spell list Evocation, Lesser 0-Level Spells Dancing Lights Flare Light 1st-Level Spells Faerie Fire 2nd-Level Spells Darkness Daylight Shatter Sound Burst 4th-Level Spells Shout 5th-Level Spells Hallow Interposing...

It was done mostly for flavor I think. They didn't want "flashy" magic available at low level, even magic missle. This is purely a designer philosophy and the DM can alter it if he wishes. One confusing thing in the books was that they listed all the spells available per school, including...

I've been reading on the boards today about all the games out there. It's really a lot, even without the d20 bandwagon. There's oodles of high quality stuff that i didn't even know existed until i see people vouching for them here, then i go and buy it and agree! Anyway, it got me thinking...

Grimm, Conan, Slavelords of Cydonia, Mutants and Masterminds. I like to collect books too. There's so much great stuff out there, i almost can't stand it. It gets so expensive and i'll never get to use it all. Still looks good on a shelf though.

Whew. Grim Tales is harsh. Midnight magic is rare but not inherently dangerous or especially underpowered, although wizards won't be throwing fireballs as much at low level.

Midnight also encourages Ritual magic, where groups of people get together to increase their effectiveness. And then there are Power Nexuses, which are literally reservoirs of raw energy that can fuel spells and be used to craft magic items.

There's no spell failure, and it's not skill based, just feat based. Spells work just like they do out of the PH, you just have to "spend" points to activate whatever spell you know. You start with a base number of spells, (if you're a chaneller) and gain 2 per level automatically. Other spells...

And i just want to add that in this video game era this is exactly the mentality, and expectations, many gamers have. Not that it's wrong, but it's not what i want to run or play, a one man army with QuickLoad.

Is anyone here familiar with d6 and d20 and actually PREFER the latter? Most folks seem to like the WEG version.