Recent content by Koloth

Oh, you mean the new LotR movies, as compared to the older animated one. I have learned many new words reading through this thread. Look forward to using them often.

Daggers from the claws and teeth. Rings from the bones. Perhaps type depends on which bone? Wings of flying from wing leather. Blood and other internal fluids - various potions and alchemical ingredients. Intestines - special bow strings or ropes. Some of the meat and organs may be much in...

1 vs Many has always been tricky to balance. Something as simple as a Daze cantrip can render the 1 mostly helpless for a round. Then the rest of the Many do their thing. But give the 1 enough stuff to balance and you risk the AOE that works from the 1 doing a TPK on the Many. Or a series of...

Val, 1/2 Drow female monk. Very Diplomatic. Quirk - if something/someone considers her food, she will return the favor. (was a 1-20 adventure path Pathfinder character. Party needed a face character so I spent points on Diplomacy. The Quirk developed in play as we several times encountered...

Back in the late 70s~early 80s, in my area we had a chain of stores called The Game Store. That was the primary place you bought your gaming stuff. D&D, Traveller, Star Fleet Battles, Squad Leader, etc. They carried a fairly deep selection and could order stuff not on the shelf. If you saw...

This sounds very similar in concept to the recent hiring by WOTC/Hasbro of "Dan Ayoub named as the new VP of Franchise for the game". Basically a single and primary point of contact for all Paizo products going forward.

Pretty much any Star Trek. B5. Battlestar Galactica - both original and the SF reimage.(Galactica 1980 not so much). Xena. Hercules. Lost World. Continuum(spelling?). Most of the Law and Order stuff. Gilligan's Island. Buck Rodgers. Twilight Zone. Emergency!. Many more.

You got off light. I would have considered something like Rock to Mud, Passwall, or the old reliable for getting past stone obstacles, Summon Earth Elemental and tell it to indulge itself digging downward. Did the party try any Gather Information type skills or spells? A fair number of...

Lots of historical records of folks and entire armies mostly skipping the whole armor thing. Zulus, Britons, American Indians, etc. The Spartans and Greeks were fairly uncovered in the 300 movies. I really am getting rather tired of the current era RPG and movie practice of "Any exposed...

Don't be surprised if several of the characters go down the path of Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll. That has been the career path for many a wealthy young person thru the ages.

Consistent not equal to sameness. Think how the Coca Cola Corp has many different products that they market to many different customer bases. But most of that marketing is coordinated out of Coke HQ. I think that is what this move by Hasbro is about. They want to avoid the possibility of the...

My early take on this is Hasbro wants a consistent brand image for all aspects of D&D going forward. What this means for existing products may prove entertaining.

The basic oil lantern is very hot. If the character insists, apply a point of fire damage every so often. Also, the thing will be bouncing around with each step so the shadows caused by the character's body will be constantly jumping about. Probably enough to give the critters hiding in...

For most audiences today, the classic Western era is just written history. During the first TV era of Westerns in the 50~60s, most families in the US had a grandpa/ma or great grandpa/ma that was there and lived it. Today, any kind of show based in the 1800's is more likely to remind someone...

Could be useful for someone wanting a Yellowstone RPG system. The 1923 version isn't that far removed from the classic western setting. Even the modern version is close to classic western if you count pickups as stagecoaches and jets as trains. Origin is pretty much centered in the classic...