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by Exedor
Sun Jan 25, 2015 3:17 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Does the forum allow private messages?
Replies: 2
Views: 12090

Does the forum allow private messages?

I have tried to PM someone who is local to me, but my PM won't leave my outbox. Wondering if this is supported.
by Exedor
Sun Jan 18, 2015 2:59 pm
Forum: Characters
Topic: DCC Halfling only class that's worse than Basic D&D source
Replies: 71
Views: 321922

Re: DCC Halfling only class that's worse than Basic D&D sour

In my long-running DCC campaign, my players each run 3 characters. Each one has a "primary" and none of those are halflings. This led to them abusing the good luck charm power, so I punished them for it every time. When they burned their good luck charm down to 3, the halfling usually ende...
by Exedor
Thu Feb 13, 2014 4:40 pm
Forum: DCC RPG General
Topic: What DCC Needs Is.....
Replies: 50
Views: 126480

Re: What DCC Needs Is.....

Oddly enough MrHemlocks a post of yours is close to my view: I realize that DCC core rules need to be reprinted but many of us have 4+ copies of the same rules...just different covers. There needs to be a change If going to make a box set for Pete's sake add something new to the table...like campaig...
by Exedor
Thu Feb 13, 2014 4:26 pm
Forum: DCC RPG General
Topic: What DCC Needs Is.....
Replies: 50
Views: 126480

Re: What DCC Needs Is.....

i feel that exploatative and demeaning treatman of women in media is real problem and that is very unwise to try to construct it somwhere where there is none. almost all covers for dcc (excluding people of the pit and easley cover) paint women as equal and active partners in adventuring. farrah is ...
by Exedor
Thu Feb 13, 2014 3:32 pm
Forum: DCC RPG General
Topic: What DCC Needs Is.....
Replies: 50
Views: 126480

Re: What DCC Needs Is.....

Let me put this in a different way. I totally understand your views on this. It's that the writing and artwork assumes a level of sophistication that is not for everyone. By no means does the game need to be changed. I'd just LOVE to give me friends' kids the DCC book, on Saturday, but I suspect the...
by Exedor
Thu Feb 13, 2014 9:37 am
Forum: DCC RPG General
Topic: What DCC Needs Is.....
Replies: 50
Views: 126480

Re: What DCC Needs Is.....

...to be a bit more gender-neutral, and more thoughtful about sexy images, even cartoons. I would introduce my friends' children to DCC, except I know their parents might object to certain aspects. Pathfinder has done a very good job at offering both male and female paragons, and female characters i...
by Exedor
Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:14 pm
Forum: DCC RPG General
Topic: Matching DCC-appropriate Dice Sets Possible!
Replies: 62
Views: 101878

Re: Matching DCC-appropriate Dice Sets Possible!

Since there is someone who makes dice on the thread, how do we know the spherical dice roll near true? I have the weird triangular d5 and it seems to be unreliable. Results are radically different depending on the surface on which I roll it. I feel as though the d10 and d14 numbered twice serve well...
by Exedor
Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:31 pm
Forum: Judges' Forum
Topic: Sheep Men!! - Give your thoughts!
Replies: 20
Views: 51046

Re: Sheep Men!! - Give your thoughts!

At the moment the "rival" is just a farmer who the party rescued from orcs but who objected to some of their more ruthless behavior. But you've given me an idea and I will give him a posse just to stick in their craw. They are oddly set on having enemies…why disappoint? The precious wool o...
by Exedor
Sun Nov 10, 2013 11:32 am
Forum: Judges' Forum
Topic: Sheep Men!! - Give your thoughts!
Replies: 20
Views: 51046

Re: Sheep Men!! - Give your thoughts!

Oh and the hamming up of the sheep-men's speech is an easy win. The leader's name is Bra'a'a'ab and the priestess of the goddess of the meadow will be along a similar line. I've decided the party's rival will win the sheep men's affections and end up profiting more than the party, reaping the finest...
by Exedor
Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:17 am
Forum: Judges' Forum
Topic: Sheep Men!! - Give your thoughts!
Replies: 20
Views: 51046

Re: Sheep Men!! - Give your thoughts!

Yesterday my players were tromping through the wilderness when they came to a region of rolling hills. They were gradually surrounded by sheep herded by a number of sheep-men, who insisted they help resume some of their kind who had been abducted…by a rival of the party. The party proceeded to bust ...
by Exedor
Sun Nov 03, 2013 5:02 pm
Forum: Rules discussion
Topic: Mercurial Magic - Who uses it?
Replies: 58
Views: 100307

Re: Mercurial Magic - Who uses it?

...MM is too much to manage; we tried but kept forgetting it.... I'm curious -- what makes it too much to manage? It seems to me, once you've determined it, it's just a note on your spell print-out or character sheet. And after a bit of use, just becomes what the spell is . Just getting my wizard t...
by Exedor
Sun Nov 03, 2013 7:26 am
Forum: Rules discussion
Topic: Mercurial Magic - Who uses it?
Replies: 58
Views: 100307

Re: Mercurial Magic - Who uses it?

I do not use mercurial magic, but this is unique to my gaming group. The wizard player is very role playing focused but not much for mastering detailed rules. MM is too much to manage; we tried but kept forgetting it. The threat of misfire and corruption keep him on his toes well enough for me. I re...
by Exedor
Sun Nov 03, 2013 7:18 am
Forum: Rules discussion
Topic: Alternate Spellburn Actions
Replies: 20
Views: 57932

Re: Alternate Spellburn Actions

I will be imposing these on my spellburn-happy wizard at today's session. Thanks for expanding on a rule which I've been too lazy to use just yet; all we've been doing is have him lose ability score without any specific action happening. I'll offload some of the work onto the player to keep things r...
by Exedor
Fri Sep 27, 2013 10:18 pm
Forum: Magic and Spells
Topic: submitted for your review, a new patron
Replies: 7
Views: 20578

Re: submitted for your review, a new patron

Thank you so much! I am going to bring Gruuhm into my campaign! Hopefully the party discovers the tunnel to the chamber of summoning Gruuhm, and has already found the ancient dwarven rosetta stone in the ghoul cave. We'll find out Sunday...
by Exedor
Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:14 pm
Forum: DCC RPG General
Topic: DCC boxed set?
Replies: 26
Views: 42458

Re: DCC boxed set?

Marcus Aurelius said, and I'm paraphrasing here, 'if you want to understand a thing, you must break it down to its base nature.' I have identified three elements that separate TTRPGs from other game mediums, like video games or board games: 1. Play takes place in the acoustic area of the brain, not...
by Exedor
Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:19 pm
Forum: Characters
Topic: Alternate Barbarian
Replies: 15
Views: 31446

Re: Alternate Barbarian

There is a rage mechanic already in DCC which could be adapted for Barbarian or Half-orc. It is on pg. 84 and 85 on Crit Tables IV and V; it is defined in the footnote on pg. 82. It is basically a spellburn-like mechanic (rageburn?) where the character can burn Int or Per to gain a combat advantage....
by Exedor
Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:43 pm
Forum: Appendix N
Topic: REH, Leiber, Merritt, Moore, CAS, Vance setting
Replies: 2
Views: 20918

Re: REH, Leiber, Merritt, Moore, CAS, Vance setting

Something that always resonates with me in fantasy fiction, which I think needs to be part of a compelling campaign world, is a believable history, something that is woven into the world as presented to the reader. The Hyperborians in REH's Conan setting were ancient conquerors; early 20th century N...
by Exedor
Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:02 am
Forum: Appendix N
Topic: The Original Appendix N (reposted)
Replies: 35
Views: 180700

Re: The Original Appendix N (reposted)

There is also the three-volume trade paperback series by Del Ray books: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian The Conquering Sword of Conan The Bloody Crown of Conan I like those books quite a bit and you can buy 'em used on Amazon for pretty cheap. I bought there recently have they have been my subway...
by Exedor
Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:42 am
Forum: Rules discussion
Topic: My Skill System - seeking feedback
Replies: 10
Views: 17313

Re: My Skill System - seeking feedback

In your ability score section, you could have said "roll 3d5+3 six times" :-)
by Exedor
Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:36 am
Forum: Judges' Forum
Topic: Sheep Men!! - Give your thoughts!
Replies: 20
Views: 51046

Re: Sheep Men!! - Give your thoughts!

Great idea! I will use this for sure. I love throwing in monsters that don't fit into the D&D/FRPG canon.
by Exedor
Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:30 am
Forum: DCC RPG General
Topic: DCC boxed set?
Replies: 26
Views: 42458

Re: DCC boxed set?

I would love a boxed set broken out into manageable soft-covered books. I would buy a few, for me and my players who could not afford one. Including the Zocci dice would be perfect, and would tap into some 1980 red box nostalgia. If GG could publish supplemental materials in the same format that wou...
by Exedor
Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:27 pm
Forum: Rules discussion
Topic: Ability Scores at 2, 1 and 0
Replies: 12
Views: 21953

Re: Ability Scores at 2, 1 and 0

I allowed a player to burn their lucky halfling to 1. Since we had to end the session right after that, and I wanted to see the plot move along, they returned home from the lizard man lair "off camera". On the next excursion, against the orc-cult of Yutrus, they burned the halfling down to...
by Exedor
Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:07 pm
Forum: DCC RPG General
Topic: DCC RPG SRD?
Replies: 2
Views: 9073

DCC RPG SRD?

Does any resource exist, or is one planned, to offer the rules in a more condensed form? I found when I was playing D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder, I could have the rules on my smartphone, and I was reading bits and pieces all day, and it was a nice supplement to the books. Also, when gaming something w...
by Exedor
Mon Jun 24, 2013 7:04 pm
Forum: Appendix N
Topic: Appendix N type movies.
Replies: 99
Views: 364411

Re: Appendix N type movies.

"American Astronaut" by Cory McAbee is a very interesting film; set in space but very Appendix N.
by Exedor
Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:09 pm
Forum: DCC RPG Adventure Modules
Topic: Advice on DCC Campaign - 1st to 2nd level, with Lizard-men
Replies: 5
Views: 11841

Re: Advice on DCC Campaign - 1st to 2nd level, with Lizard-m

Thanks all for the recommendations! Lots of reading to do now...

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