tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post7622877596222785046..comments2024-03-29T02:42:23.220-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: Hunting WitchesJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-83247818145221471162015-10-30T10:43:49.504-07:002015-10-30T10:43:49.504-07:00A fantasy witchhunters/demonhunters type thing wou...A fantasy witchhunters/demonhunters type thing would be pretty timely. The poindexters are all saying that the next thing in horror will be demons/possession and medieval witches fit that perfectly. But you could just play B/X with no demihumans, no MUs, and call clerics "witchhunters" and you're kind of there. <br />Maybe reskin demis as they do in the various LOTFP "Flavors of fear". <br />The heavy lifting is doing a monster book of demons, witches, familiars, etc. that is not just copypasta from other D&D books.Mike Monacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474135378521139178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-61243329787030337762015-10-25T18:32:52.292-07:002015-10-25T18:32:52.292-07:00JB, no offense taken. I don't have a lot of po...JB, no offense taken. I don't have a lot of positive experience with WoD. I don't have time to get bent out of shape about other people's tastes in RPGs anymore. <br /><br />Actually, I can see witch hunters working with a group of adventurers more than an assassin. What witch Hunter wouldn't be on board for rooting out the temple of elemental evil or the temple of death? It doesn't take much in the way of mental gymnastics. But they do shine more in a more open wilderness/urban based campaign, you're right.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004488534118754309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-36520473829605311732015-10-25T12:59:46.077-07:002015-10-25T12:59:46.077-07:00@ Tom:
No offense was meant, man. It's just t...@ Tom:<br /><br />No offense was meant, man. It's just that for that style of SYSTEM, I think HH offers a little more ease of use (and the modern setting is more engaging for the exploration of the premise), but I'm sure I'm biased by the past HH games I've run (I've never played or run Witch Hunter).<br /><br />As for the rest...the witch hunter is one of those odd character archetypes (like the assassin) that's totally cool for a fantasy game of any historical period, but (for me) falls a little flat in a game based on the exploration of dungeon sites. JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-52200668153200788032015-10-25T06:02:59.353-07:002015-10-25T06:02:59.353-07:00As someone who has been playing the updated editio...As someone who has been playing the updated edition of the Witch Hunter game for awhile now, I take a bit of issue with going with WoD HH over it, but that all comes down to opinion I suppose. The new edition fixed a lot of my issues with the previous one. It's still not perfect, but what is. I've been refining it steadily for my own game and its quite easy to tweak. And Tim, I keep a close eye on your blog for ideas, too.<br /><br />I think the obvious fix here for a B/X witch hunter class is to give them the same piety requirements as the ranger and paladin in AD&D. That is, they may loot the evil critter of chaos' lair, but then they turn over the lion's share of it to the church or the order. This still lets them net XP for the loot, but makes more sense as to why they would be hanging around with a group of rogues and freebooters.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004488534118754309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-28432324442283170802015-10-23T10:13:37.241-07:002015-10-23T10:13:37.241-07:00"This is Tim Brannan's fault."
Yeah...."This is Tim Brannan's fault."<br />Yeah...I get that a lot.<br /><br />I have the Witch Hunter's game. It is fine, but I have some issues with it.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-73377793062677256592015-10-23T07:02:51.156-07:002015-10-23T07:02:51.156-07:00I created a witch hunter character for Champions b...I created a witch hunter character for Champions back in the 90s based off of Giles Redferne from the Warlock movie. So add supers to the list. :)Anthony N. Emmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017952532295866111noreply@blogger.com