tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post378495727738986686..comments2024-03-28T00:41:13.514-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: B/X Elf LordsJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-42893876676765525862018-01-31T09:47:57.793-08:002018-01-31T09:47:57.793-08:00@ Rik:
And I get that. Heck, you could play MERP ...@ Rik:<br /><br />And I get that. Heck, you could play MERP if you wanted. I was just saying...JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-53883660535111280092018-01-30T04:23:37.303-08:002018-01-30T04:23:37.303-08:00This is blog Necromancy, but when I want to play w...This is blog Necromancy, but when I want to play with Noldo, Fair Folk or Fey Fae of Chaos my choice is to simply not play D&D. Burning Wheel and games like Stormbringer! have excellent elves of either the nice-but-distant or psycho-sorcery sort, and neither system really gives a s*** about balancing them to non-elven types. Barring a couple of advantages they can't get, and they're just *better* than Men at everything, as befits an immortal superhuman from another dimension.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-58383260329192974302009-06-23T13:59:29.020-07:002009-06-23T13:59:29.020-07:00Hey, LB...I don't mind the occasional non-B/X ...Hey, LB...I don't mind the occasional non-B/X response, just don't expect me to take you up on any D20 (3E+) suggestions, since I don't plan on breaking out THOSE books anytime soon.<br /><br />For the record, I don't think of Galadriel or Glorfindel as having some sort of prestige class (neither do I see Elrond as having "Loremaster" or some such added to his stat block). All of these characters I simply see as high level characters...i.e. they are the same as normal elves, just MORESO. It's just that Tolkien sensibilities and D&D don't mesh very easily, I'm afraid....<br />:(JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-56696057609054706982009-06-19T14:16:51.630-07:002009-06-19T14:16:51.630-07:00I hope to start a B/X game soon, and I have also t...I hope to start a B/X game soon, and I have also thought about the level limits problem. My solution will likely be to use the B/X solo option. Of course, I favor ditching the xp system in favor of "leveling up" my players every 5 or 6 sessions. With one game session every two weeks, that's a lot of playtime before I have to worry about what happens after 14th level!<br /><br />That having been said, another solution I might try is crafting my own speculative companion, but outfitting all B/X classes with prestige classes rather than continuing regular advancement to level 36. Elves above 10th level could be given the option of becoming either Glorfindel-like warriors or Galadriel-style mages. Okay, not a very B/X response, I grant you....L. Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652846614886274866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-68460472596475660892009-06-19T14:12:04.012-07:002009-06-19T14:12:04.012-07:00Al, you are definitely NOT the first person to tel...Al, you are definitely NOT the first person to tell me that. Personally, though, I think “playable level” depends on the inherent scale of the game. OD&D peaks somewhere less than 10 (a Balrog only has 10HD for god’s sake), and B/X as written peaks right around 12-14.<br /><br />BECMI and AD&D peak much higher for me. This is as much due to the potential scale of the challenge (hierophant druids? Demon princes? Malicious artifacts?) as the potential level of the characters.<br /><br />Don’t worry…this conversation isn’t over yet, but I see BOTH your points. A 10th level elf is plenty badass, even without extra attack ranks (assuming good preparation and nice equipment). I’m just trying to reconcile the class/rules as written with my “ideals” based on certain literary visions. But I’m starting to get there.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-76539481407443200812009-06-19T05:21:12.454-07:002009-06-19T05:21:12.454-07:00I think in terms of B/X, the 10th lvl elf is compl...I think in terms of B/X, the 10th lvl elf is completely appropriate. Its when you move over to BECMI that they get outpaced. Easy enough to alter if you want elves to be more competitive for high-level games. By their presented xp, each elf level needs the same as a fighter x2, simply continue that progression as high as you feel is appropriate:)<br /><br />Personally, I've never much enjoyed games that went higher than level 12 or so.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682401446176099294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-78963611998839044262009-06-19T03:31:07.361-07:002009-06-19T03:31:07.361-07:00The way I see it, the elf lord has had a thousand ...The way I see it, the elf lord has had a thousand years to prepare for the encounter. He has snake serpent demons guarding his palace, he has fire spirits at his command -- not because he has mastered the spells to do that, but because he has lived long enough to make deals with each and every supernatural power. That's why the super human fighter, the demi-god of fighting, will cut the elf lord down in a flurry of blows if and only if he actually reaches him. Charms and curses of a thousand years will block his way.<br /><br />Don't you think that this outside-the-rules explanation would work as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com