The Omnipotent Eye

Reply, well the pre-gen isn't a paladin per se...

2012-05-26T22:18:17.074+02:00

Reply, well the pre-gen isn't a paladin per se. He has levels in Military Science, Healing, etc. He is a paladin the AD&D rules, of course.

True. I have heard of it, but not read it. It is i...

2012-05-26T21:06:39.088+02:00

True. I have heard of it, but not read it. It is indeed even set in the FR. Interesting how I forgot about that one.

I have the Arcane Wisdom book available on the net and there's some good stuff in there. Paladins I could do without, though.

Actually, back in 1987, after TSR acquired DQ, a m...

2012-05-26T19:08:57.821+02:00

Actually, back in 1987, after TSR acquired DQ, a module was published set in the FR that was dual-statted for AD&D/DQ.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shattered_Statue

It adds a couple of magical colleges (Rune Magics & Shaping Magic); these were originally to have been included in the unpublished Arcane Wisdom supplement that SPI was working on when TSR bought them out.

The pre-gens in the module show how one can do Paladins and Clerics using the DQ rules without making anything new.

I could live with the fact that it have been quite...

2012-05-25T21:35:25.462+02:00

I could live with the fact that it have been quite intense interest, but having the email link be just as broken is just sloppy.

They really should apologize for their lack of pre...

2012-05-25T18:55:15.217+02:00

They really should apologize for their lack of preparedness, even if it "wasn't their fault"

Depends on if you feel generous, I guess. On our...

2012-05-25T17:38:43.711+02:00

Depends on if you feel generous, I guess.

On our servers at work we also get millions of hits, especially when we are targeted by DOS attacks...

I spent a few hours yesterday trying. I finally g...

2012-05-25T17:20:49.250+02:00

I spent a few hours yesterday trying.

I finally got it and it was worth the wait.

sure, this surprised WotC, but if I were their PR dept. I would be out there telling everyone about the millions of hits they got on their servers.

Oh yes! :D A CoC classic...

2012-05-22T22:09:03.838+02:00

Oh yes! :D

A CoC classic...

Those are hard, but I'm thinking I'm begin...

2012-05-22T22:08:29.586+02:00

Those are hard, but I'm thinking I'm beginning to "get" Tekumel, and I have yet to play it...

Tekumel, Jorune..

2012-05-22T21:16:24.148+02:00

Tekumel, Jorune..

As I recall, dynamite solved the problem for your ...

2012-05-22T21:14:59.154+02:00

As I recall, dynamite solved the problem for your character in Beyond the Mountains of Madness...

Quite. I have bid on a copy of 2nd ed before, and ...

2012-05-20T17:08:54.046+02:00

Quite. I have bid on a copy of 2nd ed before, and didn't get that one either...

That's awesome! I collect Tunnels & Trolls...

2012-05-17T02:27:34.825+02:00

That's awesome! I collect Tunnels & Trolls stuff, but $347 is out of my price range.

I like the Wild Die from the WEG DC Univere boxed ...

2012-05-14T01:32:28.204+02:00

I like the Wild Die from the WEG DC Univere boxed set... the 6 is Superman's logo. :)

You are welcome!

2012-05-13T21:04:12.882+02:00

You are welcome!

Unknown Armies is a game that I have always been r...

2012-05-13T11:01:56.124+02:00

Unknown Armies is a game that I have always been really enthusiastic about but never played or heard much about from others except the oohs and aahs by other modern occult horror fans who were familiar with the game. Thanks for the post!

It does make me think about the idea of "core...

2012-05-11T15:35:26.353+02:00

It does make me think about the idea of "core story" that Mike Mearls posted about on his LJ. It's an idea with legs.

THS does lack some legs, wheels and tracks even though the rest of the vehicle is there.

I think that a game with a complex setting needs t...

2012-05-10T19:13:40.653+02:00

I think that a game with a complex setting needs to provide support for a specific type of play that can be a default. You can go in many ways from there, but this structure gives a default assumption. i.e. In D&D, the default is that you will be a dungeoncrawling adventurer. In Shadowrun, the default is that you will be a shadowrunner. In Traveller, you crew a trading ship. Each of these settings offers a lot more than this, but if somebody says "I'm going to run X," you have a good idea what sorts of characters will work with the setting.

Anthony, If I'd run FR, I would skip all the ...

2012-05-04T09:37:28.837+02:00

Anthony,

If I'd run FR, I would skip all the named spells from GH. They don't belong there.

On another personal note, I find GH to be very dull. Maybe I will read it later on and get a "grey" enlightenment, but for me that setting always seemed to be missing something.

I think the difference between (Grey Box) FR and (...

2012-05-03T18:34:46.668+02:00

I think the difference between (Grey Box) FR and (1e) Greyhawk is that GH stays sketchy. You know about the Circle of Eight and Mordenkainen and there's all those "named" spells, but one doesn't really see their stats until the late late 90's GH supplements.

On that note, should FR have all those Tenser, Bigby, et al spells? Or just use the new named ones in the grey box and supplements?

It's not the Realms, but for some genres inter...

2012-05-03T16:45:24.873+02:00

It's not the Realms, but for some genres interacting with named personalities is part of the fun.

Now I am really feeling like starting a game in th...

2012-05-03T16:27:56.322+02:00

Now I am really feeling like starting a game in the "grey" Forgotten Realms!

I had similar thoughts reading and running a game ...

2012-05-03T15:31:59.854+02:00

I had similar thoughts reading and running a game out of the grey box and Waterdeep and the North. The Sword Coast has this almost Deadwood feel to it and the flavor of the supplements before the novels hit the bestseller lists is entirely different.

http://githyankidiaspora.wordpress.com/2010/06/18/reading-waterdeep-and-the-north/

http://githyankidiaspora.wordpress.com/2010/06/18/tea-with-two-wizards/

Do so! I guess you understood which I mean, even w...

2012-05-03T14:52:00.756+02:00

Do so! I guess you understood which I mean, even with my misspelling...

Yeah, that was kind of rambling, and I'm not s...

2012-05-03T14:50:43.432+02:00

Yeah, that was kind of rambling, and I'm not sure I understand all you are trying to say.

But, I don't think there's any element in the game that reinforce the process of losing your anchor in the human world. You start as a superhuman and you get even more badass. Sure you might loose some Humanity but it's not much of a deal.

I guess it comes down to if you want your game to have game mechanic for what has been termed "system" or if like in OD&D you only have rules for combat but it's everything else that happens that is the "system" and things like character development. Contrast that with games like the Forge style, where everything that matters is covered by mechanics.

Personally I think Vampire start from the wrong end. You get powers, which distract from engaging in personal development. If it can be made to work for you, more power to you!

My big thing with this post, personal experience of in game events, is probably relevant for both Vampire and other games where uncovering of information that may impact the behaviour of the character and his or her development.

Or at least that was my hope and intention.