tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post8483237287696894274..comments2024-03-29T03:53:01.413-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: Looking at FilmJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-64437206114369843622013-03-18T12:30:21.701-07:002013-03-18T12:30:21.701-07:00Well, there are references in several of the "...Well, there are references in several of the "black magic" colleges about cult activity; they leave A LOT for the GM to flesh out. The Earth Magics college mentions that there are pacifist Druids and dark druids. There's the idea of infernal pacts with both Greater Summonings and Black Magics (witchcraft).<br /><br />And there are penalties/bonuses for Holidays of the powers of Light and the Powers of Darkness. Of course, the only holiday specifically mentioned is Midsummer's Eve.Anthony N. Emmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017952532295866111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-28833186773089854102013-03-18T12:13:18.256-07:002013-03-18T12:13:18.256-07:00@ Anthony:
I've owned and played DQ in the pa...@ Anthony:<br /><br />I've owned and played DQ in the past and there's a lot there that kind of tanks the game for me, including its skill system (the healers and troubadors and whatnot). On the other hand, in some ways it feels more "Tolkien" than any other RPG on the market (including MERPS!) and that's not a terrible thing for that brand of fantasy. <br /><br />A very...um...secular game. And I do NOT particularly want to get rid of religion. DQ does this (no evil cults or high priests as I recall...but it's possible I may be misremembering).JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-51051190762484061602013-03-18T09:59:48.142-07:002013-03-18T09:59:48.142-07:00For a non-cinematic take on lack of clerics, look ...For a non-cinematic take on lack of clerics, look at SPI's Dragonquest. Lots of magic and there is a healer profession, but nothing resembleing a clerical class. "The Powers of Light' are very vague and opposed to the use of magic. The whole game has a very S&S feel. Anthony N. Emmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017952532295866111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-23384864964221122962013-02-27T10:55:22.886-08:002013-02-27T10:55:22.886-08:00I am with Anthony Simeone on this one. Healing an...I am with Anthony Simeone on this one. Healing and protection magic, that the cleric is famous for doing, is an integral part of the game. If you take something away like that, you will find that it will alter the play of the game drastically. Unless you want players, not doing a whole lot of fighting because even an 8 hp fighter can only take so many wounds before it's GAME OVER, then you might want to keep the healing spells in the game somehow.<br /><br />Other 1980's Sword and Sorcery flicks to consider watching might be:<br /><br />Excalibur<br />Dragonslayer<br />Legend<br />Clash Of The Titans<br /><br />Possibly Highlander.<br /><br />Of those movies I only recall Excalibur having any healing magic, which was done by Merlin and came at a great price. In the real world, even with modern medicine, wounds could lay a guy up for weeks, and then there is the possibility of infection and gangrene. If you want to get that realistic, then D&D is probably not the best system for the job. By The Swordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16799389743529116360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-17084393704109311112013-02-27T09:05:50.155-08:002013-02-27T09:05:50.155-08:00If you're trying to create a sword & sorce...If you're trying to create a sword & sorcery game, get rid of the cleric! Move cleric spells over to the magic user. 'Nuff said! Seriously, have you looked at Crypts & Things? I think it's a decent example of what can be done with regard to dumping the cleric from the D&D chassis. Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-22010458593561303102013-02-27T06:52:09.679-08:002013-02-27T06:52:09.679-08:00Some other movies to consider (in addition to Hawk...Some other movies to consider (in addition to <i>Hawk the Slayer</i>, which Tim mentions):<br /><br /><i>The Warrior and the Sorceress</i> (the Homerak is sort of a warrior-priest or paladin)<br /><br /><i>Krull</i> (science-fantasy, so maybe outside of the area you are looking at)<br /><br /><i>Ladyhawke</i> (the priest is more of a confidante/sage than a miracle-worker)<br /><br /><i>Barbarian Queen</i> (though the rape-y plot is pretty off-putting)<br /><br /><i>Fire & Ice</i> (which could be considered "Frazetta: The Animated Motion Picture"; no clerics to speak of)faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-57203401235874917402013-02-27T04:32:49.588-08:002013-02-27T04:32:49.588-08:00Wow, I had a teen-age flashback of having Showtime...Wow, I had a teen-age flashback of having Showtime and watching all those movies, over and over and over again. But I think you're missing one of the quintessential great, bad movies, Hawk the Slayer. The big battles were fought around a convent. Lots of nuns. I don't remember any priests. But none of them had super abilities, well except they made other feels guilty. Gothridge Manorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371740532802642972noreply@blogger.com