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I liked this one too. It really wasn't a Runequest product. Aaron

This is one thing I don't understand about Ars Magica. Why would someone choose to play a Grog character instead of his Companion character? This is what I did for my old Star Wars campaign. Each player would create three character; a bridge crew member, a stormtrooper and a TIE Fighter pilot...

First off, are you suggesting that Weapon Focus gives you +1 to hit all the time with every weapon? I would at least split it to be either melee or ranged, although I prefer broad types (swords, axes, bows, etc). From a balance perspective, what is the major difference between a character who...

That's wierd. A snaplock is easier to make than a wheellock. This puts Ravenloft tech between the 1550s and 1600s. The earliest revolver I have seen have been from the late 1600s; both matchlock and snaphance. From what I can see, these were manually rotated. To make a Colt-type revolver, you...

What I do is write up a short (1 page) summary of what happened during the game along with any segue. That way, they can read the summary at the start of the next session to job their memory of what is going on. Secondly, I have a survey that I hand out every couple of months. It's at...

I'm not sure what the assumed tech level of Ravenloft is. That might change the difficulty. First off, the ammo of the weapon will be the same as any other pistol. Reloading the weapon will take 6 times what it takes to reload a normal pistol (assuming six barrels). There are two main types of...

I wonder which story he's refering to. I think I've read every one of Howard's fantasy stories but I don't remember anything even close to a lich in them. Aaron

I like it. Aaron

Thanks for the heads up. The preview was a bit cheesier than I expected but most of the rules stuff was similar to what I expected. Not sure how weapon damage works. Why does Brianna (with a +2 Str) do only +3 with her longsword when Jann (with a +0 Str) does +2 with her shortword? Aaron

How many people walk into their living room and think, "What this room really needs is an eleven foot long pirate ship"? Aaron

I would be workable if you had a set of spell cards. Doubling the number of spells per day is probably too much since there are very few totally useless spells. Aaron

FFG has about two dozen d20 books. Which one are you refering to? I actually came up with the idea while playing Stargrunt. Aaron

Back when I was a big time Warhammer player, I heard too many stories of cars being broken into to steal gun cases holding nothing but minis. A gun case is like a box of gold to a criminal-type. Aaron

This would only be an issue if a low-magic 20th level character was expected to fight a high-magic 20th level character. The normal AC in the default environment is irrelevent to two low-magic characters fighting each other. Two 20th level low-magic fighters will be about equal to each other and...

Note: I developed these rules for my WW2 game. I thought other people might be able to use them so I’m posting them. This material is Open Game Content, and is licensed for public use under the terms of the Open Game License v1.0a. Low Intensity Combat using Danger Dice The WW2 battlefield is...

There's a great article in Command magazine #46 about the rise and fall of heavy (armored) cavalry. It talks about how the wheellock carbines (and, later, the pistol) actually extended the usefullness of heavy cavalry for about 100 years until the mid-to-late 1600s. The heavy calvary formations...

I got into a similar argument on the Hero boards. Some feel that the stats for, say a gun, shouldn't be the same for a military game as they are for pulp game. Or that two identical characters should have different costs based on the genre they are built for. Aaron

A couple things I do. First, a matchlock creates light and some smoke. Making it difficult to hide under some circumstances, such as at night. Secondly, the fuse needs to be lit first so if you are suprised you need to waste time lighting the fuse before you can fire. Aaron

Yikes! That's the opposite of what I'd like to see. I hate "advanced" classes. All classes should be designed as base classes. Aaron

This statement always bugged me. Why does only the bow have to be trained to its "fullest capacity" but not the xbow or gun? Aaron