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And what happens when the Iron Golem score a crit, or the Storm Giant? Or for that matter a colossal red dragon? Suddenly your 20th level character is dead from a single average critical hit. This is basically the VP/WP system which makes keen rapiers very, very popular. I ran just such a...

I am a trained combatant and this is what I have done for spears: One-handed spear 1-8 20 x4 Two-handed spear 1-8 19-20 x4 1.5xStr bonus Long spear 1-10 19-20 x4 threatens 10' but not 5' 2xStr bonus Pike 1-12 19-20 x4 threatens 15' but not 10' or 5' 2.5xStr bonus Sarissa 2-16...

No Death = Beer & Pretzels game I dropped Raise Dead and Resurrection sometime in the Spring or Summer of 1978, shortly before the AD&D PHB came out. This was done with full support and approval of the players at that time. Over the years not a single regular player complained about this. Not...

Grymwurld™ Grymwurld™ — A dark Mediæval Eurocentirc phantasy inspired by Burroughs, Howard, Lovecraft, CAS, Arthurian romance, and Germanic sagas with subtle elements of Christian Mysticism (Cloud of Unknowing, Dark Night of the Soul, St. Teresa of Avila), Traditional unsanitized fairy tales...

"Well, he's just an excitable boy." — Warren Zevon.

Law v. Chaos = Fun campaign I ran just such a campaign from around 1986/87 until 2000 (about 13 years) and it was very enjoyable. Good and Evil does not exist. It's banished from the rules. Note that beings may still behave in ways that we the players may call "Evil" or "Good" but no game...

No one expects the inquisition! From 1997 until 2001 I ran an AD&D 2nd Ed game in which one of the major political forces was the Inquisition. The pope had granted a charter to the Knights of Mars to root out the forces of Chaos. The various chapters were comprised of Lawful Clerics and...

And cheaper too! Thanks Erik. Wish I had known earlier. I would've bought Greyhawk and Eldritch Wizardy. Would've at least saved a couple of bucks. But the original boxed set is not there but then again I'm quite happy with that download. So are the scans the same as the ones at RPGNow...

I just checked and the copy I bought yesterday is fine. In fact the file name is called Eldritch_Wizardry_repaired. Wow! I had no idea. I owned a copy back in the day but never actually played it. Good thing. And you've given me another reason not to buy the PDF.

First off, I'll state that I believe every serious player and DM should own a copy of the complete OD&D set if for no other reason than to understand the history of the game and to see the original artwork and rules for the iconic classes, monsters, spells, magic items, etc. The new OD&D boxed...

The Boardroom. Serving Indianapolis gamers since November 14th, 1977. Man, I feel old…. :heh:

I really like the inclusion of firearms with rays as well as gauntlet & shield bash with natural. I hadn't addressed double weapons in Grymwurld™ but I like the way you've done it. As far as MWP, adding one per three levels for fighters seems a bit harsh for my taste. I'd rather add one each...

*Yawn* Yet another arbitrary weapon grouping that has more to do with a convenient catalog than how the weapons are actually used. One-handed clubs, maces, axes, and picks are all basically short hafted weapons with a large and/or heavy head. Likewise for two-handed clubs, maces, axes, and...

AD 1291 – 1453. Celtic wars, Dissolution of the Knights Templar, Black Death, Avignon Papacy, Syr John Hawkwood & the White Company, the Hundred Years War, and Prince Henri the Navigator. My favourite era. Although instead of the bubonic plague, it is a Romeroesque zombie plague.

As Rich Burlew illustrated in OotS # 12 http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0012.html

From the article, “Development Doesn’t Like Much, part II” Sean K. Reynolds had mentioned doing the same thing for his campaigns. Does anyone have access to this list from Chris or Sean? Or do they have their own? And do you think this will make its way into 4th Edition? Inquiring minds...

Yeah, I find comments like this a real buzz kill. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Personally, I think that Conjuration (Creation) really is Evocation. Creating something out of nothing fits the description of evoking something out of thin air a whole lot more than Calling or Summoning. I suspect WotC put a bunch of direct damage spells into Conjuration (Creation) as a way...

I guess I prefer the 1st ed. ages where Wizards start off in the 30s. Hey, I like my wizards old!

I was going to make her an aristocrat but then I realized that she has no combat training whatsoever. For all intents and purposes the difference between an expert and a aristocrat is the hit die and the weapon proficiencies. And it makes a lot of sense if you think about it. As the daughter...