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- Fri Aug 16, 2013 6:01 pm
- Forum: Rules discussion
- Topic: ...The Save Is Made Against The Spell Check Result...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 39125
Re: ...The Save Is Made Against The Spell Check Result...
My fix for the problems caused by spell save DCs (especially those of criticals on spells) that I thought up after no one could even possibly manage the save against an enemy critical on a spell which resulted in the entire party and all their hirelings dying: Half, round down. That would have been ...
- Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:20 am
- Forum: Rules discussion
- Topic: Warrior's Arm: Roll of "26" on table 1-2
- Replies: 5
- Views: 18924
Re: Warrior's Arm: Roll of "26" on table 1-2
I like to be thorough with my answers, as I find that helps people understand more of the "why" I think something: 1 -- The wizard scores a critical hit on an 18 or higher on an attack roll (provided a hit is obtained). That would be an increase of 2 to the character's "critical threa...
- Tue Jul 16, 2013 4:42 pm
- Forum: Rules discussion
- Topic: Dagger damage question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 18385
Re: Dagger damage question
The 1d10 damage expression, and any other damage following a "/" on the table is specifically stated as being for when that weapon is used with Backstab. The important thing to note is that "an attack from the rear of an opponent," and "a Backstab," are not the same thi...
- Fri Jul 12, 2013 12:02 am
- Forum: Judges' Forum
- Topic: Questions about the zero level funnel
- Replies: 3
- Views: 17623
Re: Questions about the zero level funnel
To use your example of an ogre, and elaborate upon how 0-levels stand up in my experience, I'll break things into the different moving parts. 1. Initiative - the Ogre has +2, which is better than most 0 levels characters. He is very likely to go before most of the players, since their using group in...
- Mon Jul 01, 2013 2:10 pm
- Forum: Judges' Forum
- Topic: Detemining creature Hp
- Replies: 11
- Views: 56063
Re: Detemining creature Hp
So is anyone sure exactly WHY the modules list Hp values other than the average of the HD? The module writer rolled/decided up the HP just as was done in the old-school D&D modules... and the reason why is very likely because that's how it was done in the old-school modules. Are these values th...
- Mon Jul 01, 2013 12:46 am
- Forum: Judges' Forum
- Topic: Detemining creature Hp
- Replies: 11
- Views: 56063
Re: Detemining creature Hp
I roll, but not until the creature has been hit and the damage dealt isn't more than its max HP. ...though, in the case of needing the HP totals of many creatures of the same type that have more than just a few HD in short order (like when needing half a dozen giants' HP), I use average +/- 1 hit di...
- Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:53 am
- Forum: Judges' Forum
- Topic: Dragon Hit Points
- Replies: 22
- Views: 74907
Re: Dragon Hit Points
Listen, I just gotta tell ya -- don't get between a baby dragon and it's momma. Seriously. This reminds me of how one group of players learned the lesson "The smaller the dragon, the harder the kill." Dragons, at least in my world, are solitary creatures that are fiercely independent... e...
- Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:18 pm
- Forum: Judges' Forum
- Topic: Dragon Hit Points
- Replies: 22
- Views: 74907
Re: Dragon Hit Points
The HP per HD thing is a throwback to old-school dragons that used to have their number of Hit Dice based on their color (not age) and had more or less HP for each HD to represent the differences between age categories. ...the way DCC puts dragons together is a bit odd since it tries to use both mor...
- Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:58 pm
- Forum: Rules discussion
- Topic: "recovering the body"
- Replies: 34
- Views: 131520
Re: "recovering the body"
You could always take a page from the rules, open the next session with the same characters in Hell, and let them fight their way out. Imagine the surprised look on the cleric's face when they come back? Imagine how funny it would be if the encounter concluded in the same way it previously did........
- Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:39 pm
- Forum: Rules discussion
- Topic: "recovering the body"
- Replies: 34
- Views: 131520
Re: "recovering the body"
Criticals are fantastic in DCC. ...matter of fact, just the last session of DCC I ran the party ran across a critical that not one player at the table is going to ever forget: They were facing off against an evil priest as their two ships drew into a naval battle, a great storm had rolled in and fro...
- Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:20 pm
- Forum: DCC RPG General
- Topic: Do we really need clerics and magic healing?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 65795
Re: Do we really need clerics and magic healing?
I don't have anything against the Cleric class, nor do I oppose magical healing... however, my favorite of systems handles damage and healing in such a way that First Aid and resting allow for ample feeling of resilience (i.e. you can typically throw on some bandages after a fight and keep going, th...
- Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:56 pm
- Forum: Rules discussion
- Topic: burning luck
- Replies: 15
- Views: 46314
Re: burning luck
How and when do you reward Luck back to Players. In one campaign I was running, consisting of the official DCC modules, I awarded Luck to players at the conclusion of each module - that boiled down to a Luck reward about every 3 sessions, and the awards ranged from 1 to 3 points depending upon how ...
- Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:04 pm
- Forum: DCC RPG General
- Topic: Descriptive Immersion - Saving Throws
- Replies: 4
- Views: 17918
Re: Descriptive Immersion - Saving Throws
"Test your fortitude against the dark priest's vile death magic!" "...and the dragon belches forth a roiling, black fog filled with liquid fire - are your reflexes quick enough to stop you being immersed?" "A dreadful spell takes hold of your very mind! See if you can muster...
- Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:12 am
- Forum: DCC RPG General
- Topic: Who holds the spell charts - GM or PC?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 38407
Re: Who holds the spell charts - GM or PC?
While this may be true, have you considered that a wizard who is smart enough to know when not to cast a spell might be attempting to do a good job role-playing their character's advanced intellect? I have always been of the opinion that, when dealing with magic as a chaotic and dangerous thing to ...
- Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:34 pm
- Forum: DCC RPG General
- Topic: Who holds the spell charts - GM or PC?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 38407
Re: Who holds the spell charts - GM or PC?
I prefer letting the players know what their spells do in vague terms, such as "if you get at least a 12 that spell provides you a defensive bonus against certain enemies, but if you roll pretty high that might actually manifest as an aura that protects your allies in the same way. In all cases...
- Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:08 pm
- Forum: Characters
- Topic: Decent Pics of Halflings, Anyone?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 64953
Re: Decent Pics of Halflings, Anyone?
I can see that perspective makes the girl pictured either quite small, or the house built for a giant... That picture was in Dragon? Do you know which issue? I'd like to see if I can get a look at it to satisfy my curiosity as to whether it was intended as a) a half-elf sneaking into a giant's place...
- Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:01 am
- Forum: Characters
- Topic: Decent Pics of Halflings, Anyone?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 64953
Re: Decent Pics of Halflings, Anyone?
I think Elmore pretty much redefined the Halfling in my books :) Ugh. I love some of Elmore's older works (he does great snowy landscapes), but this particular pic is something I don't; the whole 3e-style "microelves/microhumans" redefinition of halflings in 3e was not a good thing, imo. ...
- Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:41 am
- Forum: DCC RPG General
- Topic: Zocchi Dice Buyer's Guide
- Replies: 218
- Views: 811173
Re: Zocchi Dice Buyer's Guide
I don't know why it has take Goodman Games so long to have an official set of dice. :( Allow me to explain: They are not a dice manufacturer, nor do they have an employ whose job is to liaise with a dice manufacturer - and being a small company all their employs they do have are already handling a ...
- Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:20 am
- Forum: DCC RPG General
- Topic: Where are stats for mithril items?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 36877
Re: Where are stats for mithril items?
You found someone selling armor made from the hide of a dreaded white gorgon?! How lucky that you had the coin on hand to snatch it up before the merchant realized his error selling such a rare artifact.Ogrepuppy wrote:"you buy mithril hide."
- Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:27 am
- Forum: DCC RPG General
- Topic: Zocchi Dice Buyer's Guide
- Replies: 218
- Views: 811173
Re: Zocchi Dice Buyer's Guide
Where can I order a full set of precision dice like these please? You can find 12 piece sets of precision dice, inked and uninked, at Gamestation.net. The d30, unfortunately, is not included in any sets and is very difficult to find these days in a precision style - especially one matching the colo...
- Tue Feb 12, 2013 9:53 pm
- Forum: DCC RPG General
- Topic: Where are stats for mithril items?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 36877
Re: Where are stats for mithril items?
There is not, nor is there really all that likely to be, any official "this is what mithril does" ruling. You should ask your Judge what differences there are between mithril weapons and normal weapons. Possiblities include, but are not limited to: lighter weight (possibly manifesting as a...
- Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:53 pm
- Forum: DCC RPG General
- Topic: XP Average ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17755
Re: XP Average ?
My group tends to get around 6 XP per session on average, we tend to either get a lot of things done or just a couple that are pretty tough... depends on how many of the 9 players show up. A couple sessions ago 4 of them showed up and took on a pair of adult dragons at 1st level - got one dead and t...
- Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:02 am
- Forum: DCC RPG General
- Topic: Aereth maps on this site
- Replies: 19
- Views: 38628
Re: Aereth maps on this site
Even Hackmaster redone their campaign setting. They got rid of all the D&D stuff and made a nice PDF, least that is a good start, of the Kingdoms of Kalamar: http://www.kenzerco.com/product_info.php?cPath=25_94&products_id=777 What they actually did was release a pdf of a 20-year old versio...
- Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:13 am
- Forum: Rules discussion
- Topic: Some more rules questions
- Replies: 26
- Views: 88049
Re: Some more rules questions
I don't understand. How is giving them an option to roll the d20 going to get a higher potential roll result than 20? Because instead of taking a result of 20 and all the usual critical stuff to the roll, you instead roll with a +20 bonus on top of the rest of your typical stuff which could result ...
- Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:30 pm
- Forum: Rules discussion
- Topic: Some more rules questions
- Replies: 26
- Views: 88049
Re: Some more rules questions
9. „A wizard who sacrifices a full 20 points of ability scores in one fell swoop automatically treats his next spell check as a roll of natural 20.“ - pretty sure I saw this discussed somewhere already, but I couldn’t find it just now. The question that came up for us was, wouldn’t it be worse to s...