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Bump. Sold books removed. Some books have had their price cut a bit. I won't be cutting the price any more than this, so please contact me ASAP if you want any of these books. :)

To quote the free HackMaster QuickStart Guide (which, admittedly, I wrote...) The GM vs. player attitude In previous editions of the game, the developers went to great lengths to propagate an attitude of conflict between the GameMaster and the players. Actually, that’s not true – they wrote a...

I'm absolutely confident that one could strike a stationary, non-hostile target about once every second-or-so. In the words of HM designer Stee Johansson, I just stabbed my chair with a knife 46 times in 10 seconds. But a moving, fighting target is a different situation. While I appreciate the...

Check the breakdowns - even the games where attacking occurs at heroic speeds starting from low levels do not allow for attacks to occur at the speed you're describing. Which is actually something I'd recommend you do, if you have access to the rules. Compare things like attack speeds...

Your original response made me laugh out loud. As I posted my previous comment, I thought "this is going to get turned around on me." lol

Tough crap! Ya gotta earn it! Now go to your room and practice 500 thrusts before bed, or so help me I'll tan yer hide!

Beyond that, as you improve in level (especially as a fighter) you improve in your attack speed. Eventually it's possible, without magical aid, to get your speed down to (on average, when you factor in various weapon sizes) 3 seconds between attacks. Attacking every 3 seconds is, from my...

Not to mention HackMaster is a game where tactics play a huge part in every combat. Once you get to a higher level, where your opponents are more likely to destroy your shield with a solid hit (such as when you're facing a giant) you have to change your tactics and start fighting with a...

I'm wondering if you used penetration when you played. I've seen players with high enough strength obliterate those using shields, even on a 'miss.'

I'm not sure I follow. If you are wielding a shield, it actually makes you easier to get hit -- your defensive roll has to beat your opponent's attack by 10-or-more; otherwise you take half damage (which typically is absorbed by the shield, but sometimes penetration can result in your shield...

Personally I find the roll-for-defense combat mechanic way more interesting. In other games you can basically space out and barely pay attention when a monster is trying to surpass your AC - in HackMaster I roll and you roll. If I roll a 18 to hit and you beat it? Elation. If you roll a 4 to hit...

I'm not sure what you'll think when you see it, Tree, except that I've been flipping through the book on my tablet and it seems to be very well organized in my opinion. I really hope you'll give the game another shot -- and, as always, you are welcome at my gaming table. I've been GMing for a...

HackMaster. Best game I've ever played. Read the QuickStart Guide here for free. The PHB is due to be sent off for printing tomorrow; barring tsunami/earthquake/customs fiascoes it should be available in time for con season. If you pre-order, you get the otherwise-$40 pdf for free, and yes...

Bump to update the list of what's been sold.

See the last post for an updated list on what books I am selling.

Hey guys, I have a ton of books that I am soon listing on Ebay as I wish to sell them to raise money to buy a tablet. I'd like to offer them here (as a way of circumventing the Ebay 10%) but I don't want to violate any forum policies about selling one's books. Can anybody direct me to a...

I'm a teacher and it's actually one of my goals in life to start a "gaming club" at school, as I feel it will help improve math, reading and writing scores. So I guess you could say that I'm not quiet about it. All of my friends know of my hobby. Most of my friends play board games at the very...

If Wizards ever decided to compete with Paizo for the 3.5 crowd, they could always do the unpublished - or third partied - settings for 3.5. Official, full color Ravenloft, Mysteria, Birthright, Planescape, etc., with 3.5 rules. Maybe even Greyhawk (which had some treatment in the 3rd edition...

Please consider this a public service announcement :) For those of you who have been following the process, the new HM PHB is getting close to publication. The book currently stands at 396 pages - I believe the Development Team is going to make a concerted effort to have a publishable copy...

This is a reason why I love HackMaster (the new version). I played the same character for more than 6 months and only through his sheer awesomeness did I get him to level 10 in that short period of time. It generally takes 4-5 sessions to level, depending on the GM, thus it will usually take a...