tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post4743945692948096460..comments2024-03-29T00:46:13.625-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: Things I Was Thinking About Today...JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-20158776708554466722009-11-18T13:07:20.703-08:002009-11-18T13:07:20.703-08:00@ Matt: You know, I have yet to check out your blo...<i>@ Matt: You know, I have yet to check out your blog site...</i><br /><br />For shame. :)Matthew Slepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056247825064943944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-71545024818399266142009-11-18T13:04:47.006-08:002009-11-18T13:04:47.006-08:00@ Ryan: I considered something like the RC (either...@ Ryan: I considered something like the RC (either Clerics becoming Pals, or Fighters) but it felt too much like "I am trying to fix BECMI" which I am NOT trying to do. Mentzer's game is its own animal...my game starts at level 15 but doesn't "suddenly offer up new class options!" As in, "crap if I'd known I could have changed to a paladin EVENTUALLY I would have started as a fighter instead of a cleric!"<br /><br />@ D: seems a bit random, but not too bad. <br /><br />@ Matt: You know, I have yet to check out your blog site...I will peruse your Dark Sun stuff later tonight for inspiration!<br /><br />@ Matt and Ryan: the holy avenger may be a lost cause in B/X. If clerics can use swords it will be an optional rule, and there will be no magic items included based on "optional rules." As far as Lawful weapons for Lawful fighters, well...there already ARE intelligent swords n'est-ce pas? This may have to remain an AD&D (and later staple).<br />: (JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-3809270934011827022009-11-18T11:57:32.251-08:002009-11-18T11:57:32.251-08:00I'd go with the Holy Avenger as the province o...I'd go with the Holy Avenger as the province of the Lawful warrior, whether you limit that definition to Fighters or expand it to include Clerics, Elves, etc.<br /><br />I'd also skip psionics. I like psioncis, obviously, since I've spent so much time working on them for my game, but I don't think they go well with regular magic.Matthew Slepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056247825064943944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-6588673023687941662009-11-18T10:10:15.835-08:002009-11-18T10:10:15.835-08:00I always felt psionics worked best as "Magic-...I always felt psionics worked best as "Magic-User minus spellbook and prememorization, minus all components, but including vision and they can be interrupted" for practitioners, or "One spell you can cast as above X/day". <br /><br />I'd do something like this. If the character is a practitioner, that's his class. Psionicist. Maybe make him a special spell list, but why not just use the M-U list?<br /><br />If he's a natural or mutant, assuming he's already rolled the chance to gain that ability, do the following roll: <br /><br />1d12<br />1-4 Cantrip (non-combat) power<br />5-7 Level 1 power (Detect Magic, Unseen Servant)<br />8-9 Level 2 power (ESP, Detect Lie)<br />10 Level 3 power (Clairvoyance, Telepathy)<br />11 Roll twice ignoring results of 11+<br />12 Roll thrice ignoring results of 11+<br /><br />That way you have a one-page Psionics document if you riff off the M-U list. Add a page if you want a new list and a dozen pages for new Psionic spell effects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-25675869518813279502009-11-18T08:48:59.377-08:002009-11-18T08:48:59.377-08:00So I take it the paladin as presented in the Cyclo...So I take it the paladin as presented in the Cyclopedia is beyond the scope of B/X? <br /><br />Perhaps you could throw the Holy Avenger in there as a weapon that is acceptable for Lawful clerics to use, or perhaps only Lawufl fighters who are in service to a Lawful clerical order/temple. Perhaps the sword can only be used by those who are pure of heart. (DM's discretion on that, I suppose)DMWieghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682249561077936507noreply@blogger.com