tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post5920375104198938299..comments2024-03-29T20:04:30.755+08:00Comments on Monsters and Manuals: I Got My PhilosophyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-8351840186188551352009-11-23T00:01:19.445+08:002009-11-23T00:01:19.445+08:00Kent: Thanks!
faustusnotes: Very true. I'm no...<b>Kent</b>: Thanks!<br /><br /><b>faustusnotes</b>: Very true. I'm not sure what you mean about multiclassing though. Multiclassing basically means that gaining new levels takes twice as long as singleclassing, so it's a decent trade off.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-20577325835219663882009-11-20T17:11:50.249+08:002009-11-20T17:11:50.249+08:00You're missing an important part of the geneti...You're missing an important part of the genetic picture though, Noisms... race-based level limits. Until D&D3, you could do whatever you wanted to try and escape the effect of those dice rolls, but if you were an elf you were never going to get to cast <i>Gate</i>, even if you were a mage. <br /><br />And the multi-classing rules meant that if you ever made the mistake of choosing a single class to play (always a mistake, because the doubling increment of xp makes single class play very silly), you would never be able to correct it later - you'd be doomed to be an 8th level halfling thief, tops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-71555311910215388832009-11-17T22:06:41.294+08:002009-11-17T22:06:41.294+08:00Somehow a simple uplifting observation.Somehow a simple uplifting observation.Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165997449776226774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-79225003054485983622009-11-17T00:44:44.234+08:002009-11-17T00:44:44.234+08:00Zak: One of the many reasons why one should have n...<b>Zak</b>: One of the many reasons why one should have no truck with points-based systems.<br /><br /><b>Clovis</b>: I blame the parents myself. ;)<br /><br /><b>E. G. Palmer</b>: If you knew how much I drink you wouldn't be saying that.<br /><br /><b>Carter Soles</b>: I am rather like Capt. James Kirk in my fashion. Ahem.<br /><br /><b>Leo Knight</b>: As I've written before on this blog, the solution to most difficulties in this hobby is: Don't game with dickheads.<br /><br /><b>JB</b>: It'll never be better than BECMI and you KNOW it. ;)noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-64427299892319474072009-11-16T04:48:27.300+08:002009-11-16T04:48:27.300+08:00You know, in B/X play you CAN play a magic-user wi...You know, in B/X play you CAN play a magic-user with a 6 in intelligence. You're just going to have a much harder time than the guy who's "good at the maths."<br /><br />And that is YOUR choice...your fate really IS in your hands (the only time ability scores preclude you from a class is the demi-human classes, 'cause let's face it, you need a little luck to be born "special").<br /><br />This is one of the many reasons I prefer B/X to all other editions of the game.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-49993194756206770312009-11-16T00:07:43.208+08:002009-11-16T00:07:43.208+08:00Your philosophy is sound, and fun. However, I don&...Your philosophy is sound, and fun. However, I don't think it's always a feature of "traditional, sandboxy D&D". Most of the DMs I started playing with (c. 1977) would not allow you to try anything. "You can't do that, you're a magic user. You can't do that, you only have a 6 Intellegence". The attitude was, "rules are rules". If the rules say a 10' fall causes 1D6 damage, then no amount of describing how your character carefully lowers himself over the edge of the pit, hangs at full extension so he's only 3' from the floor, and drops the rest of the way will save you from 1D6 damage. Why? "You're a magic user. Magic users can't climb". Even in the later 3x editions, some DMs reasoned, "If a feat is required to do x, then a character without that feat can't even attempt x". Any DM can use any rulest to be a dick.<br /><br />On the other hand, some DMs would allow some chance, no matter how restrictive the rules were. It's a matter of choice.<br /><br />To be clear, I heartily agree with your philosophy. But another DM could look at the exact same rules and choose to be a dick.Leo Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537108468817834665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-47261591400169578362009-11-15T11:05:43.036+08:002009-11-15T11:05:43.036+08:00Yes, this desire of our consciousness to transcend...Yes, this desire of our consciousness to transcend our given mold IS, as you put it, "so human" -- in the same sense that Capt. James Kirk so often uses that word. An inspiring post, thanks.Carter Soleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286436801953647693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-61716583679859777932009-11-15T09:55:03.380+08:002009-11-15T09:55:03.380+08:00Just so, Noisms. You should drink more, it suits ...Just so, Noisms. You should drink more, it suits you.E.G.Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10229893317543621720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-73970913008258254012009-11-15T09:04:12.944+08:002009-11-15T09:04:12.944+08:00A man can fail many times, but he isn't a fail...A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure <br /> until he begins to blame somebody else John Burroughsclovishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03647936958773934755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-75596870484476345632009-11-15T05:39:21.252+08:002009-11-15T05:39:21.252+08:00This is ancient game knowledge:
"You play th...This is ancient game knowledge:<br /><br />"You play the hand you're dealt."<br /><br /><br />Case in point--the word down at the bottom of this page WOULD be "vaginas", except the "G" is missing.<br /><br />With that "G" it could've gone on to a long and glorious career in any number of places, but hey, even without the "g" it still went on to find work as a verification-word and I'm proud of it.Zak Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443268280676127815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-50550216760918617212009-11-15T05:34:59.379+08:002009-11-15T05:34:59.379+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Zak Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443268280676127815noreply@blogger.com