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It took me some time to figure out why I would click on a thread page, and there would be no posts in it, at all. Then the next page would have only a couple. It then occurred to me that I had so many ignores that entire thread pages were empty. And I don't miss the drama or the needless...

For those interested: Ad&d 2e Arms and Equipment Guide, p102 & p109. Rapier 1d6+1/1d8+1, M, P, SF: 4 Thanks for the 3e spots. Seems they’ve appeared more than I thought.

I’ve seen it used in OSR games as house rules - each character does their HD in damage regardless of the weapon they are wielding. Every 3 levels for fighter, 4 for clerics, and 5 for wizards, the weapon would bump up a HD (so the wizard’s sword would go from doing d4 to d6 at 6th level, for...

Didn’t notice if it was mentioned, but this sounds like the ‘Greyhawk Initiative’ UA that was put out in 2017. Might be worth a look, it’s still googleable (is that even a word?).

Because I don’t enjoy the game, and I’m no longer the target market. Which is fine. I’ve been very happy playing OSE, Beyond the Wall, and lots of non- DnD games. It’s more complicated, but that about sums it up.

If you read on under ‘Party Actions’, it says you have to declare those before initiative. We declare: spellcasting, missile fire, melee and combat movement (full retreat or fighting withdrawal) before Initiative. You can’t change your declaration when it’s your turn to act, but you can choose...

Hey @Whizbang Dustyboots I’m going to have to drop out, I’m not finding the time to consistently check in, however I did enjoy reading the gameplay (and adding a little), and I’ll keep checking in. Thanks for the opportunity. Do whatever you need to with my character for the story. Calvin

I’ve posted about it before, that my group has moved to B/X and OSE almost exclusively (including Dolmenwood in that category), and we have not looked back. We like the “basic” elements, the lack of buttons and levers on the character sheet, and the ability to hack it and add elements (as...

I think you’d end up in a situation where they all use different rules, or interpretations, or design philosophies at the table, and there wouldn’t be a consensus about what to include. My experience in listening to designers, across tabletop war games and RPGs, is that when designers play...

Calvin grabs his weapon and rushes over to where the boy is sleeping, keeping an eye out for danger. He nudges whoever is closest to his path to Knives, to wake them, and continues on. He looks around as he approaches to see if there are any enemies, or if it seems that Knives is having a...

The table has agreed to the setting logic in session 0. At least mine does. If I I decide that in my campaign world that wizard spells are inked on a wizard’s skin, rather than kept in spell books, and the only way to get new wizard spells is to access other wizard’s skins somehow, and the...

Calvin drops the tools and raft making materials, and gathers up his writing materials from around the fire. “I’ll take the first watch, if no one minds.” He sits by the fire with his broken mast at hand.

Ravenloft: Hair of Strahd

As a Ravenloft collector, hard pass. Between the cover and synopsis, not a single thing makes me want to read it.

@FitzTheRuke did the DMG come with the hexed Greyhawk map, and can you tell me what the size of the map is? (In inches?). Thanks! Still on the fence. This was going to be my only 2024 purchase, but I was hoping for variant rules myself. Appreciate the info!

“Heh. I think we’re all a few cards short of a deck.” Calvin chuckles at his own joke. “Nice harpoon. Lost mine in the scrum. Weren’t much use against them bones. Maybe it’ll wash up. I liked that harpoon.” He sighs. “We waitin’ here till t’others get back?” Calvin will continue...

"Bah, tweren't nothin but hangin onto some wreckage or another." He spits on the sand. "I'll start with helpin ye with the boat. And aye, it ain't bad, all things considered. If it floats." He grins widely. "Not surprised at all t'others'd wander about rather than puttin in any work...

((Greetings all)) Calvin washes up on the shore down the beach from where Desiree is building the boat, and after catching his breath, stands, picks up his broken piece of mast, and walks toward Desiree. He looks around and then calls "Are you the only one that made it, then?"

Great, thanks. The random generator gave me a Dinghy as equipment (and my background has Calvin deserting the military, so that could be the route). If its not able to fit into the story, I'll swap it out.

Hey Whizbang, if there is room at some point, let me know. Calvijn "Hook" Billesdale, A Brute who is a pretentious philosopher (randomly generated on the linked generator).