Either that or the levels are so tricky they can defeat even good mapping skills. Even an archmage can get lost!
Mira (You can always find what you are not looking for)
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- Wed Sep 16, 2015 6:04 am
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: Dust in the wind
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7196
- Thu Jun 18, 2015 7:46 am
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: This one is pretty funny!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3095
- Thu Jun 11, 2015 8:21 am
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: This one is pretty funny!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3095
- Tue May 12, 2015 5:20 am
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: 5th edition differences
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2227
Nice details on the similarities and differences, more than I was willing to go into before :) They didn't mention removal of the Attacks of Opportunity except when trying to move away from a person without using Disengage, which I think is huge. It's possible to play 5E without a mat and miniatures...
- Mon Apr 06, 2015 10:25 am
- Forum: Back In Print Project
- Topic: Happy Easter, Peeps!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5616
- Fri Jan 02, 2015 11:25 am
- Forum: Site News & Announcements
- Topic: RIP Aaron Allston
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13874
- Fri Aug 15, 2014 9:55 pm
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: Map of my new campaign
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3582
I remember using Pixia way back, it's rather easy to use, the tutorial explained using layers very nicely. You should be able to layer a grid with it. Not nearly as powerful as Photoshop or Gimp, but VERY easy to use.
http://pixia.en.softonic.com/
http://pixia.en.softonic.com/
- Fri Aug 15, 2014 9:51 pm
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: Ring of Shooting Stars weirdness
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1226
I don't know why, but I'd see similar stuff all the time, where they somehow think that rolling 2d4 vs 1d8 was a big deal. I always preferred the 1d8 because you had better odds of getting that max damage. But the authors seemed to think 2d4 was better. I think that's what's going on here. They don'...
- Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:33 pm
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: Roll20.net
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1239
Roll20.net
Very nice virtual tabletop, no software installation at all. I used to use OpenRPG for gaming with others online, but development stopped on it, plus getting the right mix of Python and wxPython made it a pain. Roll20.net works purely in the browser. I've played a couple of games in it, and discover...
- Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:26 pm
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: Map of my new campaign
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3582
- Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:23 pm
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: Gygax lied to us!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1293
The key word is baseless, I'm sure he had some kind of base involved ;) It IS a fact that the strongest man is stronger than the strongest woman. Doesn't mean women can't be strong, but not as strong on the average. I can honestly say that never bothered me. There were other things far more botherso...
- Wed Jun 18, 2014 10:02 pm
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: Iron golems with weapons
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1494
- Fri May 09, 2014 6:12 am
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: Forgotten/Lost Combat Rule?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1568
Pretty sure I never saw anything about it either. Hazarding a guess as to what it IS, I think it refers to jousting. I do remember the word list being involved with it, as you 'move up the lists' as you keep winning. But that is just a guess, I suspect you are correct about it just being a left over...
- Sat Mar 29, 2014 3:50 pm
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: AD&D Poll
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1715
- Sat Mar 29, 2014 3:18 pm
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: News flash: Level drain is NOT that bad!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2805
A negative level when it's applied, causes a lose of 5 hit points and reduces your level effectiveness. There is no XP loss at all. http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/special-abilities#TOC-Energy-Drain-and-Negative-Levels I like the way the negative levels weaken your character, but don't make th...
- Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:28 am
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: News flash: Level drain is NOT that bad!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2805
As Beowulf mentioned, the way it's done just doesn't make sense to me. I prefer the way (horrors!) that 3E and Pathfinder do it with negative levels. That's a form of debilitation that is there, but you don't have to recalc anything. It's nasty if you don't get it taken care of, since you are effect...
- Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:47 am
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: Why not rangers and paladins?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1360
Pretty much the same sort of description is in the 2E version. The impression I get is that anyone with magic ability is more susceptible, only specialists in that area (ie illusionists) get to save, and dumb fighters, who can't use magic. Thieves get to use scrolls at higher levels, but fighters ca...
- Sat Feb 22, 2014 10:10 am
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: Heal vs. Raise Dead - Wrong levels?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1654
- Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:28 pm
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: Heal vs. Raise Dead - Wrong levels?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1654
- Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:25 pm
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: Losing control of elementals
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1612
When 2E came out, my game became a mix as well :) Personally, I am ok with demi-human level limits, Wish can be used to allow another level. Plus we didn't play to high level without someone using a Wish to become human or gain levels if they weren't human to begin with. I think part of the reason t...
- Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:08 pm
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: Heal vs. Raise Dead - Wrong levels?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1654
Are you sure Raise Dead isn't 5th in 1E? (I can't locate my 1E PHB or DMG, it's ticking me off) In the OSRIC rules (based on 1E) it's 5th. I always thought it was that way in all editions. And yes, I'm fine with it being 5th and Heal being 6th. Raise Dead does have that -1 Con each time. (I think th...
- Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:12 pm
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: 1E - Illusionists are more powerful - really?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2078
Probably at the very high levels, the illusionist falls short, but in the middle levels, they can arguably be better for a few things. The Paralyzation spell, level 3, PERMANENT duration. (same with Blindness and Deafness, level 2) Summon Shadow, level 5, creates a lot of Shadows, along with all tha...
- Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:32 pm
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: You can't hurt the gods!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1156
- Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:29 pm
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: Some puzzling questions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2352
I would probably not let a black tentacle work, since it is formed out of magic, it's not a normal thing brought into being by magic. With grease, it's a substance you could find lying around, with entangle, the magic makes the vines and plants wrap around, but with the tentacles, you are creating s...
- Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:57 pm
- Forum: General Out of Print Edition Discussion
- Topic: 1E - Illusionists are more powerful - really?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2078
Look at the Shadow Monsters spells again, they do that lesser damage if the person MAKES a saving throw for the illusion. Most illusions do nothing if you make your save, those spells still do damage. and of course, they do FULL damage if the person doesn't successfully disbelieve the spell. (they h...