tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post1611797938863337387..comments2024-03-28T00:41:13.514-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: B/X Charisma & Henchmen (Part 2)JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-22056879673399422002011-07-11T16:15:28.260-07:002011-07-11T16:15:28.260-07:00Just go 3d6 in order and all will be well with the...Just go 3d6 in order and all will be well with the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-88683153201117350642011-07-10T22:40:41.091-07:002011-07-10T22:40:41.091-07:00@ Josh: You should feel dirty-dirty-dirty!
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Ac...@ Josh: You should feel dirty-dirty-dirty!<br />; )<br /><br />Actually, I agree with you that INT is less useful to non-elves/MUs than the other ability scores, though you'll still want to have at least a 9 intelligence so that your character is literate...otherwise, how are you going to read all those wonderful magical tomes stashed in my B/X Companion? <br /><br />The honest-to-God main complaint I have with Moldvay is his handling of languages (including "alignment language"). It's why I allow players to choose languages as needed in play (like Randy's lizard-speak character)...just makes it a bit more useful.<br />: )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-33299266108982123672011-07-10T20:14:39.734-07:002011-07-10T20:14:39.734-07:00I actually felt quite a bit of moral angst when ma...I actually felt quite a bit of moral angst when making the elf with the 3 Charisma, but I really could NOT help but to min-max my scores, weighing the pros and cons of every point in this or that score. Dex helps AC and bow attacks, strength aids melee, con for hp. <br /><br />Honestly I think intelligence is more of a dump stat in our game (no bonus spells, and picking extra languages seems really random and unlikely that you'll get to use any language that elves don't already know), but I needed a 16 for the bonus XP (elves advancing slowly and all that). <br /><br />I almost decided to roll instead of using point buy because it made me feel dirty, but I couldn't say no to those high scores.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311822974343275392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-18073863168920883292011-07-10T07:28:38.367-07:002011-07-10T07:28:38.367-07:00@ J. Random: Oh, I always let them hire two or thr...@ J. Random: Oh, I always let them hire two or three man-at-arms for their delves...they generally died first. It was only their very last delve into B2 that I said no one was crazy enough to hire on with them (since none of the mercs ever returned alive). Of course, there were 8 or 9 player characters in the party that evening so I didn't feel I was doing them a HUGE disservice.<br /><br />More on that later.<br />; )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-9543211537863291672011-07-10T04:25:08.562-07:002011-07-10T04:25:08.562-07:00Great post - JB. I've never really used Charis...Great post - JB. I've never really used Charisma in my games which strengthens it as a drop stat. I've been making charisma count for more in my latest game and I'm going to think about how to handle retainers.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449933184261945913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-52165572566595619952011-07-10T03:49:56.621-07:002011-07-10T03:49:56.621-07:00Wow, I've never even CONSIDERED running B2 w/o...Wow, I've never even CONSIDERED running B2 w/o letting the players run w/ hirelings. You're a cruel, cruel man. :P<br /><br />As for the comment, "There IS a way to play this game from 1st level without the game looking like Russian Roulette, and including adventurous hirelings may well be one of the main ways."<br /><br />That's not true at all! You're just using a bigger cylinder!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05896515629513305242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-17531088058020762582011-07-10T00:54:31.512-07:002011-07-10T00:54:31.512-07:00Ah, but for every surly and unreliable hireling, t...Ah, but for every surly and unreliable hireling, there's a Witherdrool!thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-60105607343393115522011-07-10T00:26:51.138-07:002011-07-10T00:26:51.138-07:002nd Edition cleared up the confusion between hench...2nd Edition cleared up the confusion between henchmen, hirelings and followers.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com