Razz0putin
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great idea the first campaign I ever tried to run was the gazateers I was blown away by their skill uses and new classes. It seemed really inovative at the time.
Oh(DND) my god, what am I doing?
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I bought the RC and have been very tempted to do this myself. Something about the 3e combat system makes my head hurt when GMing, all those squares - running it is like a chore rather than the pleasure of 1e; I keep thinking that if I ran OD&D the problems would disappear; though there are plenty of Od&D things I don't much like, like useless Thieves and weird saving throw tables.
Re the Dominion Management System - I've never used it exactly as written (calculating how stable the dominion is etc), it seemed a bit arbitrary. I do know that its "1XP per gp of tax revenue" is not a good idea for any but the smallest Dominions, far too much 'free' XP. The 10gp worth of 'service' per family/month also seemed too much. The list of possible events per year is a handy guide, rolling for 1d4. events/year works well. The Dominion Revenue by Resource Type table works very well and makes some areas more valuable than others, which is sensible. Population growth is too high except for 'gold rush' areas, for large kingdoms I generally use 2%/year if there's excess land. War Machine works brilliantly for resolving huge battles, the results are quick & plausible although you may wish to stat up Basic Force Ratings differently from the given system, which IMO underplays level/hit dice compared to training (average level of troops x2 = the add to BFR, whereas Training gives up to +52 BFR).
Re the Dominion Management System - I've never used it exactly as written (calculating how stable the dominion is etc), it seemed a bit arbitrary. I do know that its "1XP per gp of tax revenue" is not a good idea for any but the smallest Dominions, far too much 'free' XP. The 10gp worth of 'service' per family/month also seemed too much. The list of possible events per year is a handy guide, rolling for 1d4. events/year works well. The Dominion Revenue by Resource Type table works very well and makes some areas more valuable than others, which is sensible. Population growth is too high except for 'gold rush' areas, for large kingdoms I generally use 2%/year if there's excess land. War Machine works brilliantly for resolving huge battles, the results are quick & plausible although you may wish to stat up Basic Force Ratings differently from the given system, which IMO underplays level/hit dice compared to training (average level of troops x2 = the add to BFR, whereas Training gives up to +52 BFR).
My suggestion: Get ahold of B1, B2, & B5. Download the orange covered B3.
(I recommend not using B1-9 unless you have to.)
Take the regional map from the orange B3. Choose locations for the dungeons from B1, B2, & B5. Plop the Keep from B2 on it as well. Put the PCs at the keep's gates & let them hear rumors about all the dungeons.
You can also borrow some ideas from the green covered B3. (On guy on Dragonsfoot combined both B3s in a time travelling thing.) B4 could possible be worked in as well.
(I recommend not using B1-9 unless you have to.)
Take the regional map from the orange B3. Choose locations for the dungeons from B1, B2, & B5. Plop the Keep from B2 on it as well. Put the PCs at the keep's gates & let them hear rumors about all the dungeons.
You can also borrow some ideas from the green covered B3. (On guy on Dragonsfoot combined both B3s in a time travelling thing.) B4 could possible be worked in as well.
No. It's not a terrible idea. I have been gaming with the Moldvay Basic version for the past several months and it's been fun.
If you plan on picking up module pdf's make sure to read the reviews or check with Bastion press about fixes. Some of the pdf's have missing pages and/or maps. It might be a good idea to look for modules on Ebay or Dragonstrove (www.dragonstrove.com). I've bought stuff from Dragonstrove before and have had no problems at all.
Check out Dragonsfoot.com for links to OD&D stuff and their forums for ideas/suggestions/philosohpies about running the games and other rules interpretations.
Have fun!
If you plan on picking up module pdf's make sure to read the reviews or check with Bastion press about fixes. Some of the pdf's have missing pages and/or maps. It might be a good idea to look for modules on Ebay or Dragonstrove (www.dragonstrove.com). I've bought stuff from Dragonstrove before and have had no problems at all.
Check out Dragonsfoot.com for links to OD&D stuff and their forums for ideas/suggestions/philosohpies about running the games and other rules interpretations.
Have fun!
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