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    What are the biggest threats?

    You have to prepare your spells ahead of time before you use them. Not very difficult if you ask me.
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    Reasons behind Thanc0/AC in 1E/2E

    i only ever heard it pronounced THACK-OH
  3. J

    What are the biggest threats?

    Alignment doesn't have enough mechanical effect on play. It can be fantasy where there is Good and Evil not just how folks look at the world. It barely impacts the game now, beef it up make it mean something.
  4. J

    When is D&D not D&D?

    nope...PCs and NPCs don't have Hit Points in True20.
  5. J

    BECMI: not D&D?

    the cyclopedia offers gnomes as a player type in the AD&D conversion guide appendix.
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    Reasons behind Thanc0/AC in 1E/2E

    AC stared out as an index and wasn't actually a score. It coudl have been A,B,C... also, it didn't matter as long as one could tell better from worse. Of course factoring in modifiers directly into AC screwed all that up. Lets say your base aC was 5 and you had a 2 point bonus. I think it...
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    D&D 4E How should falling be handled in 4E?

    1d6 per 10 feet, massive damage if that still applies and automatically Stunned for a round per 30 feet fallen (or something like that). that way no one just leaps 50 feet down and walks away as if nothign happened (except as modified for special abilities).
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    weather-based encounter for city-slickers

    cheesie combat idea: A big enough blizzard and there can be some sort of "gate" that accidently transports a creature of ice and snow to the region that normally wouldn't ever turn up. It leaves or passes on after the blizzard becasue of the heat. non cheeesie ideas: skis, snow shoes and...
  9. J

    Has D&D changed Dramatically over the Years?

    There is a difference. In earlier editions a charcter develops into a mover and shaker as defined by the rules which can mire down in record keeping and shift from personal adventure to a political wargame. In modern versions the character develops into a hero of ever building power that faces...
  10. J

    Please explain Flail usage (SCA / Historical)

    I've used a flail hundreds of times it was called a nunchuck, that traditonal martial arts favorite is a light flail. Just look at a martial arts student or fan with a nunchuck and you can see all the danger points in their use (probably more so then the european style), thanfully there are...
  11. J

    BECMI: not D&D?

    well "real D&D" is OD&D, B/X is revisionist.
  12. J

    What other games do you play?

    BFRPG Earthdawn my lady is setting up a WoD "huamns" game soon.
  13. J

    BECMI: not D&D?

    There were Demons in the BEMCI version of D&D.
  14. J

    D&D 4E Who's going to dump WoW for 4E?

    No effect here never played WoW.
  15. J

    Anything like the SRD for OD&D?

    BFRPG plays a lot like greyhawk-supplement era D&D but yes there are differences.
  16. J

    Turning conventions on their heads...

    it doesn't have to be treasure of the ancients down there. Look how many races dwel l underground in D&D plenty of moden competition is living underground as far as i can tell.
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    Anything like the SRD for OD&D?

    Basic Fantasy Role Playing Game is a pretty good retro-D&D as well. http://www.basicfantasy.org/
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    Observations about Chainmail/OD&D. . .

    I always found this interesting: . "of the attacks, i.e. a Troll would attack six times, once with a +3 added to the die" so the troll would get to roll six to hit rolls one of them at+3.
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    Critical Hit with Fireball!

    All attacks that cause hp of damage that need hit rolls also criting isn't a bad thing at all. Area attack spells doing full damage to the specific target and then half damage to everyone else in the aoe woudl work fine by me, full damage and i'm a little iffy there.
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    Will someone define "Siloing" for me?

    He's more powerful. If they were scrolls what is a sign of a characetr with MORE...2 scrolls or 4 scrolls?
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