Search results

(Without reading the rest of the thread) oD&D immediately jumps to mind. You remember, the one that eventually morphed into the Basic/Expert/Companion/Master/Immortal Boxed Sets and upon which most D&Ders cut their teeth? First printing: 1977 Nineteenth printing: 1999...

Or perhaps (and I recognize this, too) the spell type is particularly ill-suited to direct-damage spells. ;) --The Sigil

Hopefully that "can't do anything else" is itself offset by the (D) in the duration - the caster can end the effect and do something else if he so chooses. ;) And of course, if he wants to do something else but doesn't need to use the hand taken up by the jet spell, he's free to cast other...

It was, in my view, the weakest of the spells included (in terms of effect versus spell level). I wanted to err on the side of weakness, however. On further review, I think you're right - the 15 dice may be a good cap to use. My concern was not so much with the damage dealt (even at 15d4 per...

Geez, a revision already! ;) When the spell was originally written, it was set as a level 3 spell (at which point the d4 per two levels makes a bit of a difference) without the fatigue effect; however, on further testing, that turned out to be too good for a level 3 spell. It was still too...

That's in the hopper, too. ;) Other things I am working on include the Basic GM's Guide and formatting/cleaning up the other 4 out of 6 adventures - but we're going to be selling our home and moving within the next month or two, so time will be hard to come by. :( --The Sigil

S.T. Cooley Publishing is proud to present our latest release, "Arcane Arsenal: Jet Spells" This is the second product in S.T. Cooley Publishing's "Shaheen's Scratchpad" line. This line consists of "short subject" works focused tightly on a single subject. Arcane Arsenal: Jet Spells...

Gotta be careful, though, as I deliberately "cut out" some of the special abilities and combat options all us "advanced players" are used to in the interest of ease of use. Miss chance, for example, while interesting, is one more mechanic for a newbie to wrap their head around - which I want to...

Hey, all... I have been inspired of late to work up a "sequel" to my Basic Player's Guide - a Basic GMs Guide (I won't provide a pluggy link, because I am providing this information as context for my question, not as a plug) - and need some help. I need to find 25-ish "iconic" monsters from...

I've used his sheets for years... so I sent a little donation his way. Least I could do.

Hey, I want in on that! Oh, and bump... any word yet? --The Sigil

IN this sense, I think the first definition of "Objectification" from dictionary.com works just fine: "To present or regard as an object." We do not (usually) get into relationships with objects (when we do, a "personification" has developed - we treat that old car or the dearly loved teddy...

Maybe not, but I find it interesting that when WotC had the "talent purge" (Sean K Reynolds, Monte Cook, Chris Pramas either leaving or being "let go") I heard rumblings that the problem wasn't that the D&D unit wasn't making money... the problem was "it wasn't making money hand-over-fist" (or...

My first thoughts exactly. Let some gamer who cares about D&D buy and run the D&D properties, not some corporate suit. Then again, maybe it's just my general distaste for anything "marketing"-esque. http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/26/wizards_part2/index1.html Some of the stuff...

I've kind of followed the "back and forth" on the officiating in this thread. I'll pick my spots to add commentary. BACKGROUND: I played high school basketball (I dropped off our varsity team my senior year to take college math & physics courses, and that was the year our varsity team lost the...

Place 4 stones on either side of the scale. If the weight is equal, the "odd one out" is the heavier stone. If the weight is different, remove all stones from the scale. Take the 4 stones from the heavy side and place 2 on either side of the scale. When you do this, one side will be heavier...

ROTFLMAO! That does it... the next Evil Mastermind in my campaign is going to be a druidically awakened ... wait for it... spoiler: But guessing wrong will be THEIR problem. :) --The Sigil

Yes, but I was (and as far as I know, still am) the only one of that group that had read the books - I don't think the others had even so much as cracked them open. I actually did some pretty "weird stuff" with that group - when they asked about why anyone would ever even bother with a pike, I...

Hi all, I was just thinking about this after the "immersed in lava" thread - what is the most memorable but unconventional (or "not quite by the rules") use of a spell to great dramatic effect you've ever seen. For me, it actually came near the climax of my last campaign (forgive a bit of...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! (Sorry, had to be done). --The Sigil