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Just curious with the above response - why are other Greyhawk names and concepts different from "Zagyg?" And sorry about the mistake in b-days... thought yours was last week. Happy b-day again! John Wright :)

No, this thread isn't intended to deal with our differences within gaming... It's just that I had a thought.... one of the things I realized is that Gamers come together from a wide range of political and religious leanings (and please keep the board free of discussion of these) and often...

In a Kalamar capaign a PC who was playing a young Rogue, the night before the first adventure, decided he needed to ply his thief trade (remember he was only just rolled up at 1st level). He went to the supply shop where the party had bought equipment. It was the middle of night. To my...

Yeah, the ROLE- vs. ROLL-play thing is a little overstated - I ran 3.0 for years before I discovered C&C (which I will now advocate vociferously), and the idea that it somehow INHERENTLY quashes ROLE-playing didn't really effect us - I just made my central house rule as "there are no sacred...

Hi Gary! Thanks for the response - when I was young Friday nights were reading nights, when the TV was turned off and my father would read to us - All the early works of Robert Heinlein, Asimov, even the entire "Lord of the Rings." My father got to know Virginia Heinlein a couple of years ago...

Enough Already!! I was going to let my previous posts and suggestions stand with the best of wishes, but something here compelled me to respond once more. For the most part people responding to your query have done so with the thought of giving suggestions on how they mix systems, adapt...

So your Gods are the same as the Gods of Greyhawk? Why not a unique pantheon? Cheers from someone who's into three weeks straight of writing and developing his own world! John Maddog Wright :cool: "In the Immortal Words of Socrates.... I Drank What!?"

I think the gist of all this is that you were hoping there was something out there you just hadn't heard of - certainly everyone likes to push the systems they use, but most of the suggestions aren't going to fit what you really want. I am a C&C guy, but I can clearly recognize it's not your...

Crunch = Lots of detailed stats blocks with as much system-specific info as possible. Fluff = The broad strokes only in written and/or published material - the prime example being Original Greyhawk and even Living Greyhawk Gazetteer where the MOST information given on an NPC is Class, Level and...

That was always my only problem as well - info overload. As a basic setting it was the 1st that really sparked my attention since Greyhawk, but in some ways they did TOO good a job making it a complex, realistic world - and it becomes just TOO.... I will say the last two years of my previous...

Which as I said I think would indeed be a smart move on the Wizard's part - leave 3.x like it is and focus their next series of publications specifically on the middle-ground you represent. To your original post, I don't think you're alone in your desires - I think there's alot of you wanting...

Resistor - Is the problem that you want the PUBLICATIONS for a system - with the artwork etc. that gives what you are calling "feel?" I always liked the "feel" of the layout and organization for 3.x, just not all the rules. If this is the case, then sorry my friend, but I doubt you'll find a...

What you are wanting is what could be described as "D&D Medium." I assume you like the flavor of feats and advancement of 3.x, but bogle at the amount of variant rules and mechanics entailed. While I personally think WoTC would be smart to go with this as an idea rather than a full-blown 4.0 to...

Are these reached via the Troll Lords site or elsewhere? My thanks! John Maddog Wright :cool:

I agree with you - and I'll be the 1st to say that WoTC has done an excellent job in the business of RPG. They are the Microsoft of this field, and the standard setters. It can be argued that we are in another golden age of gaming, and that the release of 3.0 six years ago initiated it. It's...

Lol - What can I say about the Avatar... I likes my cool looking wizards. I live in Wisconsin now after living in Louisiana. Who am I? Just a theatre professor who loves old school fantasy gaming - was into it as a youth in the early 80's then came back to it in 2000 and ran lots of good games...

Not to seem to be following Tree around, but gotta keep voting for Castles & Crusades! John Maddog Wright

Sorry my friend, I certainly didn't mean to say anything to "bug" anyone - just my feelings that WoTC Executives (and that's meant to differentiate between some of the fine writers and RPG enthusiasts who certainly work there) are motivated more by marketing strategies - how to get the most...

Sorry, I'm a Castles & Crusades convert now - even with 3.0 I was always simplifying with houserules (I found it way overpowered with feats and fast advances) and C&C pretty much came out with an even better version of what I was wanting out of my RPGing. Cheers though! John Maddog Wright...

Agreed with Philotomy - I think you'll find the SIEGE mechanics, where checks are done against the base attributes, very handy - I had been trying something similar with house rules for 3.0 for long time but C&C made it work even better. I think he's right about the tweaking (you can tell I...