Comments for Dungeons and Dragons Blog http://www.dungeonsdragonsblog.com D&D News and Information for Dungeon Masters and Players Sat, 19 Feb 2011 08:40:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Isle of Dread – Blast From the Past by Grangarian http://www.dungeonsdragonsblog.com/the-isle-of-dread-blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-16646 Grangarian Sat, 19 Feb 2011 08:40:10 +0000 http://www.dungeonsdragonsblog.com/the-isle-of-dread-blast-from-the-past/#comment-16646 You got that right. Marathon game sessions when we were snowed in... Oh the good old days. I have all my old stuff and I am teaching my kids to play the old rules, then I will let them decide which they like better when they grow up... sort of like religon... your folks try to get you to follow theirs...then you grow up and make your own choice, but at least you have a foundation. Wow, that was deep. You got that right. Marathon game sessions when we were snowed in… Oh the good old days. I have all my old stuff and I am teaching my kids to play the old rules, then I will let them decide which they like better when they grow up… sort of like religon… your folks try to get you to follow theirs…then you grow up and make your own choice, but at least you have a foundation. Wow, that was deep.

]]> Comment on Gazetteer of the Known Realms – Initial Thoughts by Grangarian http://www.dungeonsdragonsblog.com/gazetteer-of-the-known-realms-initial-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-16645 Grangarian Sat, 19 Feb 2011 08:34:45 +0000 http://www.dungeonsdragonsblog.com/gazetteer-of-the-known-realms-initial-thoughts/#comment-16645 I too still have all of my old 1e and I guess you would call it 1.5e (Unearthed Arcana/ Oriental Adventures). I know this blog is like 5 years old so I would guess you wont even get this, but it was not that hard to pick up on the 3.5 rule set. I have been playing (mostly as a DM) since the early 80's. I still have my D&D Basic box set (w/ Keep on the Borderlands") I found it hard to find older gamers who understood the original rules, and after playing so long I had those mostly cmiited to memory. So I evolved to the 3.5. I spent a 2 week period converting my old "Temple of Elemental Evil" to 3.5 and sure as crap, a 3,5 version was published shortly after that (I was a little irritated at that). Anyway, I suffer from insomnia so just felt like replying to your blog. I too still have all of my old 1e and I guess you would call it 1.5e (Unearthed Arcana/ Oriental Adventures). I know this blog is like 5 years old so I would guess you wont even get this, but it was not that hard to pick up on the 3.5 rule set. I have been playing (mostly as a DM) since the early 80′s. I still have my D&D Basic box set (w/ Keep on the Borderlands”)
I found it hard to find older gamers who understood the original rules, and after playing so long I had those mostly cmiited to memory. So I evolved to the 3.5. I spent a 2 week period converting my old “Temple of Elemental Evil” to 3.5 and sure as crap, a 3,5 version was published shortly after that (I was a little irritated at that). Anyway, I suffer from insomnia so just felt like replying to your blog.

]]> Comment on Magic Item Compendium Review by WeirdFrog http://www.dungeonsdragonsblog.com/magic-item-compendium-review/comment-page-1/#comment-15778 WeirdFrog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:43:59 +0000 http://www.dungeonsdragonsblog.com/magic-item-compendium-review/#comment-15778 Viewing the book as a player and a DM, I have to agree that many of the items are unbalanced. What I also have notice is, setting aside the price of the items, many of the items are very redundant. Many of the items are the same items from the DMG with a slight twist and the price cut in half, while most of the rest are very similar to each other, they just have a different duration or use a different body slot. While this may be useful to many players, it does get annoying if you're going through to book looking for a specific item. I think what I'd do as a DM or even as a player is, if there is an item that I really want, confirm the price with the guidelines in the DMG, just so it's not completely overpowered. Viewing the book as a player and a DM, I have to agree that many of the items are unbalanced. What I also have notice is, setting aside the price of the items, many of the items are very redundant. Many of the items are the same items from the DMG with a slight twist and the price cut in half, while most of the rest are very similar to each other, they just have a different duration or use a different body slot. While this may be useful to many players, it does get annoying if you’re going through to book looking for a specific item.
I think what I’d do as a DM or even as a player is, if there is an item that I really want, confirm the price with the guidelines in the DMG, just so it’s not completely overpowered.

]]> Comment on Isle of Dread – Blast From the Past by Lord Bulvine http://www.dungeonsdragonsblog.com/the-isle-of-dread-blast-from-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-14289 Lord Bulvine Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:29:13 +0000 http://www.dungeonsdragonsblog.com/the-isle-of-dread-blast-from-the-past/#comment-14289 Yes, this was the first for me to play and dm for. I have Broken arrow, black shield,test of the warlord as well. I think they are some of the best stuff. The new D@D is ok, but im old school.I will say I take some of the new and add it to the old ways to make it work. Isle is one of my favs and always will be. It reminds me of good time sitting with friends late at night getting into the the story and having fun without getting into trouble. Yes, this was the first for me to play and dm for. I have Broken arrow, black shield,test of the warlord as well. I think they are some of the best stuff. The new D@D is ok, but im old school.I will say I take some of the new and add it to the old ways to make it work. Isle is one of my favs and always will be. It reminds me of good time sitting with friends late at night getting into the the story and having fun without getting into trouble.

]]> Comment on RIP Gary Gygax by LOUDelf http://www.dungeonsdragonsblog.com/rip-gary-gygax/comment-page-1/#comment-14096 LOUDelf Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:45:17 +0000 http://www.dungeonsdragonsblog.com/rip-gary-gygax/#comment-14096 If you were to see me today, you wouldn't think I used to be a D&D junkie. Straight-laced and conservatively dressed, I own and operate 2 companies, one of which charges clients millions of dollars to hire new employees each year. I look back fondly at the times I used to pull out my character sheets, and dice bag, and 10 hours later adjourn until the next time. Moreover, I look fondly at many situations currently where I had to think things out, much like I had to plot my attack on a creature that had a high likelyhood of being able to easily kill me. Gary Gygax was the name on many of the products that I used unknowingly to sharpen my best weapon (my brain). He was responsible for hours of good clean fun in my youth, and possibly a portion of my success today. RIP Gary. If you were to see me today, you wouldn’t think I used to be a D&D junkie. Straight-laced and conservatively dressed, I own and operate 2 companies, one of which charges clients millions of dollars to hire new employees each year.

I look back fondly at the times I used to pull out my character sheets, and dice bag, and 10 hours later adjourn until the next time. Moreover, I look fondly at many situations currently where I had to think things out, much like I had to plot my attack on a creature that had a high likelyhood of being able to easily kill me. Gary Gygax was the name on many of the products that I used unknowingly to sharpen my best weapon (my brain). He was responsible for hours of good clean fun in my youth, and possibly a portion of my success today.

RIP Gary.

]]> Comment on Two More Days Until 4E by GM http://www.dungeonsdragonsblog.com/two-more-days-until-4e/comment-page-1/#comment-13477 GM Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:34 +0000 http://www.dungeonsdragonsblog.com/two-more-days-until-4e/#comment-13477 I just hope they still use dice. :) G, I just hope they still use dice. :)

G,

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]]> Comment on RIP Gary Gygax by Squeak Cassady http://www.dungeonsdragonsblog.com/rip-gary-gygax/comment-page-1/#comment-10936 Squeak Cassady Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:09:26 +0000 http://www.dungeonsdragonsblog.com/rip-gary-gygax/#comment-10936 The curfew tolls, the DM's done -- The dice have ceased to roll. He's gone where all PC's must go, May Pelor rest his soul. WoW geeks! Cease your play; hear me now! Kneel and silent your LOLS! Remove your fingers from your keys, and your lips from your Bawls! ---- It's time those pink thankless pilgrims Kiss a more sacred pair -- For He has died! He is gone! give Him His deserved prayer: For He is the fountain from which all your epic quests spring! The true and pure Promethean fire From which ye derive your being! He birthed the mighty Tarrasque, Taught the dragon his smolder, Mothered the meekest kobolds, Midwifed the beholder! It was His pen that wrote the word, Our first books did He draw, The manual, handbook, and guide Thus did He give the law. ---- And still the law remains. Now pray with me my brother nerds. Suffcient thanks we can never give But still i give these words: Heaven hold you, Gary Gygax! With mead, cold and plenty! And should you roll for fortitude May you roll a twenty! The curfew tolls, the DM’s done –
The dice have ceased to roll.
He’s gone where all PC’s must go,
May Pelor rest his soul.

WoW geeks! Cease your play; hear me now!
Kneel and silent your LOLS!
Remove your fingers from your keys,
and your lips from your Bawls!
—-
It’s time those pink thankless pilgrims
Kiss a more sacred pair –
For He has died! He is gone!
give Him His deserved prayer:

For He is the fountain from which
all your epic quests spring!
The true and pure Promethean fire
From which ye derive your being!

He birthed the mighty Tarrasque,
Taught the dragon his smolder,
Mothered the meekest kobolds,
Midwifed the beholder!

It was His pen that wrote the word,
Our first books did He draw,
The manual, handbook, and guide
Thus did He give the law.
—-
And still the law remains. Now pray
with me my brother nerds.
Suffcient thanks we can never give
But still i give these words:

Heaven hold you, Gary Gygax!
With mead, cold and plenty!
And should you roll for fortitude
May you roll a twenty!

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]]> Comment on Magic Item Compendium Review by Reyemile http://www.dungeonsdragonsblog.com/magic-item-compendium-review/comment-page-1/#comment-10000 Reyemile Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:16:37 +0000 http://www.dungeonsdragonsblog.com/magic-item-compendium-review/#comment-10000 t_catt11, ironically you are both correct and wrong at the same time. You're right that, if the guidelines and rules and up unbalanced, you should change them. What you're missing is that that's exactly why the Magic Item Compendium exists! Seriously, when have you ever, EVER seen players buy a gem of true-seeing? Even though True Seeing is, in many ways, a necessity for remotely high-level play, even a 20th level character that blows 75,000 GP on the gem ends up crippled. There may be some minor balance issues, but on the whole, this book plays a vital role: giving important flexibility to parties lacking the four iconic roles without breaking their bank. t_catt11, ironically you are both correct and wrong at the same time. You’re right that, if the guidelines and rules and up unbalanced, you should change them. What you’re missing is that that’s exactly why the Magic Item Compendium exists! Seriously, when have you ever, EVER seen players buy a gem of true-seeing? Even though True Seeing is, in many ways, a necessity for remotely high-level play, even a 20th level character that blows 75,000 GP on the gem ends up crippled.

There may be some minor balance issues, but on the whole, this book plays a vital role: giving important flexibility to parties lacking the four iconic roles without breaking their bank.

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