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  1. Vyvyan Basterd

    Chicago Gameday 40 is March 21 at Games Plus in Mt. Prospect, IL

    I apologize if this is a duplicate request. (Darn Tapatalk!) I'd be interested in playing Yondu.
  2. Vyvyan Basterd

    Chicago Gameday 40 is March 21 at Games Plus in Mt. Prospect, IL

    Hey Buzz, I need to withdraw my game. I'm going back to school to complete my degree. My goal is 15 classes in 16 weeks, one at a time, online. So... I might be able to come play, but I won't have time to prep my event.
  3. Vyvyan Basterd

    Board Games with "D&D feel" for kids

    Didn't realize that was still around. I knew the creator of Fuzzy Heroes through our shared flgs in the 80s.
  4. Vyvyan Basterd

    Chicago Gameday 40 is March 21 at Games Plus in Mt. Prospect, IL

    Time: morning slot Game system: "Fantasy Heroic Roleplaying" - A MHRP/D&D/PF Hack Event Title: Burnt Offerings Description: "WE BE GOBLINS - YOU BE FOOD!" Five years after a tragic fire and spate of brutal murders, the people of Sandpoint eagerly anticipate the Swallowtail Festival to...
  5. Vyvyan Basterd

    Board Games with "D&D feel" for kids

    Our 9-year-old finally played yesterday. He enjoyed himself, but declined a second chapter. He said he would play again though. And he had the base rules fully grasped before we left the first tile.
  6. Vyvyan Basterd

    Fantasy Heroic Roleplaying: A Pathfinder/MHRP Hack

    Thanks Stacie, I did see that, but I kept reading reviews that said the Fantasy Hack in the guide would work as a loose base that would need a great deal of shoring up to fit one's game. So I decided to start from the direction I was introduced to Cortex Plus and convert from MHRP since it...
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    Fantasy Heroic Roleplaying: A Pathfinder/MHRP Hack

    I've created my own D&D/PF Hack of MHRP and I'm looking for help starting to test it. The attached document assumes you know MHRP and any version of D&D. As a first step, I'd like to see what starting characters people come up with. The character concept behind the numbers is important. Also...
  8. Vyvyan Basterd

    Board Games with "D&D feel" for kids

    Another vote for Mice & Mystics from me. My 9- and 13-year-old boys got this for me for Christmas. So far only my wife and I have played, as the boys received too many cool new video games to pull them away, but they finally expressed interest in playing. The mechanics of the game are neat...
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    D&D 5E (2014) On the healing options in the 5e DMG

    The initial hit may be, but the poison itself need not be. That was the point I thought you were inferring. But what you later go on to call a flaw in all editions of D&D, I see as a feature. I agree completely with MechaPilot: The hit point system is kept vague enough to not tie any DM into a...
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    D&D 5E (2014) On the healing options in the 5e DMG

    Any of the above. Poison can certainly make you fatigued. The stress of fighting through the pain of the poison. Winded in a sense that you are not physically at your peak, or even literally because your airway is swelling shut. Even luck, as they are certainly the most abstract view of hit...
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    D&D 5E (2014) On the healing options in the 5e DMG

    I'm a fan of 4E, but I don't think you're comparing fairly here. Just limiting this to the overnight healing rates you're referencing, 3E, as you say, requires 1-2 full days of bed rest to recover. That's 24-48 hours. 4E requires a long rest to heal to full hit points (and surges). That's 6...
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    D&D 5E (2014) On the healing options in the 5e DMG

    My pre-3E groups actually used to roll off to see who would play the cleric. Lowest roller was forced to play one, as no one wanted to be the medic. It's not different on the face of it. But there is a shared experience that has occurred enough to become a hobby meme. You don't hear this as an...
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    D&D 5E (2014) On the healing options in the 5e DMG

    Not necessarily. "Grim & Gritty" makes me think of OD&D/1E sandbox play. Players who realized their limitations and avoided unnecessary conflict lived. Those who relied on the DM to modify the world to suit their brazen style of play died. The DM doesn't have to worry about "encounters per...
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    Finding Shirts Online

    Sears looked like a good catch until I see that they consider 3X to be Big & Tall (regular only goes up to 2X). The cheapest easy-care, short-sleeve, button-down shirts with the 3X criteria are $34. All stores seem to rake you over once you hit big & tall, but most others only include 3XT and...
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    Finding Shirts Online

    I seem to have good luck at Walmart and VanHuesen. Walmart's website seems to have less in stock that their physical stores, while VanHuesen points you to retailer websites. I guess the most frustrating part of the search is that none of the store sites filter by material. I really need stuff...
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    Finding Shirts Online

    I start a new job December 1st after over a year of temping. My work shirts have gotten quite ratty, so I want to find some new ones. But I'm having trouble with my Google-fu to locate what I'm looking for. My top criteria is short sleeves, so shopping in a physical store at this time of year in...
  17. Vyvyan Basterd

    Doctor Who s8e4: "Listen"; best ep of the year so far!

    I think it's a commentary on modern military. With the attitude against military action in the modern era, I could imagine a soldier being sensitive when people thinks all they do is kill people. I thought it was incredibly insensitive of Clara the first time she joked about killing people. I...
  18. Vyvyan Basterd

    Chicago Gameday 39 is Sept 13th at Games Plus in Mt. Prospect, IL

    Hey Buzz, Please add me to the morning slot. Time: morning Game system: Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Event Title: Annihilation: Act 2 - Forming a United Front Description: The heroes have destroyed the Harvester of Sorrow, but the war is far from over. The massive scale of the Anihilation Wave...
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    They Still Make Videos?!

    Blackhawks, in reference to the Fratellis' Chelsea Dagger used as their theme song, not because anything is going on with them right now.
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    They Still Make Videos?!

    GO HAWKS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEXHeTcxQy4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDWgsQhbaqU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1OqtIqzScI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI-95cTMeLM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qORYO0atB6g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU3mc0yvRNk...
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