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by THAC0
Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:08 pm
Forum: By The Book AD&D
Topic: Must the DM welcome/reject players input at the game table
Replies: 28
Views: 398

Re: Must the DM welcome/reject players input at the game tab

Actual quote from the guy: DMG page 7: "Participants will always be pushing for a game which allows them to become strong and powerful far too quickly. Each will attempt to take the game out of your hands and mold it to his or her own ends. To satisfy this natural desire is a to issue a death warra...
by THAC0
Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:07 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Most durable typo award
Replies: 26
Views: 305

Re: Most durable typo award

I'm kind of a pedant, so it's easy to get my blood-pressure up with poor spelling or grammar. I recognise it in myself, so I usually try to chill out when I'm exposed to it, but if there's one thing that always makes me grit my teeth, it's reading somebody writing about a cunning and sneaky "rouge"...
by THAC0
Thu Dec 16, 2010 4:40 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Most durable typo award
Replies: 26
Views: 305

Re: Most durable typo award

New magic item: Clubz of perseverance.
by THAC0
Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:32 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Just saw on Twitter...
Replies: 20
Views: 298

Re: Just saw on Twitter...

Meh. I am more than content with my copy of Tomb of Horrors that Gary autographed for me at GenCon.
by THAC0
Wed Dec 15, 2010 2:11 am
Forum: General Board
Topic: When was the last time you offed a fellow player's PC?
Replies: 20
Views: 353

Re: When was the last time you offed a fellow player's PC?

They are CHARACTER actions based on IN-GAME CHARACTER interactions and actions! It is still the PLAYER who makes the decision to have his character kill another character. Sure, that decision might be an indirect one due to a personality quirk or alignment or whatever, but at the end of the day all...
by THAC0
Wed Dec 15, 2010 2:05 am
Forum: By The Book AD&D
Topic: Initiative - not really important in a straight up slugfest
Replies: 10
Views: 281

Re: Initiative - not really important in a straight up slugf

Frank the fighter has 35 hit points and Oliver the ogre has 23 hit points. Frank is capable of dealing out a maximum of 12 points of damage/round once strength and magic bonuses are considered. The ogre is average and can deal a maximum of 10 points of damage/round. Really, until the ogre's hit poi...
by THAC0
Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:59 am
Forum: By The Book AD&D
Topic: What is the point of the Reverse of Enchanted Weapon?
Replies: 10
Views: 198

Re: What is the point of the Reverse of Enchanted Weapon?

Back in the day we would follow up this spell with Dispel Magic and use the one-two punch to permanently disenchant weapons. It was, however, a house rule, and the weapon did get a saving throw.