tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post8978428893645422431..comments2024-03-29T06:14:10.087-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: Best Basic B/X Monsters (Top Ten)JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-91091555775445462942011-06-13T22:51:10.603-07:002011-06-13T22:51:10.603-07:00@ John: Much as I like Otus, I prefer Willingham&#...@ John: Much as I like Otus, I prefer Willingham's beast. I own both versions of B2 so I've seen both.<br /><br />And I am ALL ABOUT awarding XP, man. Really.<br />: )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-2020894610750350302011-06-13T13:03:37.816-07:002011-06-13T13:03:37.816-07:00One day I expect to see you make a posting about e...One day I expect to see you make a posting about experience points in B/X that goes something like this: "I never paid too much attention to how many XP the players needed to level up; their characters never seemed to live beyond the first gaming session." :)<br />On a more serious note, if you liked the Willingham minotaur pic from B2, you ought to love the Otus picture it replaced.John Harper Brinegarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17592827787099084705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-64792482377696809282011-06-13T10:44:17.423-07:002011-06-13T10:44:17.423-07:00@ Franc: Yeah, I know...after the recent slaughter...@ Franc: Yeah, I know...after the recent slaughter that took place in my own adventure with just 6-8 zombies I can't believe they'd throw something like that in the game...unless PCs are supposed to bring in a barrel of holy water or something!<br /><br />@ Dyson: Sheer awesome. My players would hate me for that kind of thing (they get pissed enough when they're killed by goblins!).<br />; )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-21924536135566104582011-06-13T06:14:58.048-07:002011-06-13T06:14:58.048-07:00Good list. In regards to Zombies, see encounter a...Good list. In regards to Zombies, see encounter area #57, Keep on the Borderlands.Grumpy Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087904102183244773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-7615009586520783212011-06-13T05:47:29.117-07:002011-06-13T05:47:29.117-07:00My Saber Lake campaign (using LL/AEC rules) had a ...My Saber Lake campaign (using LL/AEC rules) had a group of three medusae as a set encounter on the surface above one of the dungeons. <br /><br />The big fight scene included the team assassin getting turned invisible just before the medusa showed up, and then turning to stone. Took the party an hour and a half to find the invisible statue.<br /><br />Shadows and Ghouls also made regular appearances. And an owl bear in the caverns back at level 2, definitely as a nod towards the good old Keep on the Borderlands.Dyson Logoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352404068239792475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-64697794328778498632011-06-13T02:08:32.486-07:002011-06-13T02:08:32.486-07:00I used an owlbear in a low-level game, in a situat...I used an owlbear in a low-level game, in a situation that required the players to use their brains and work together with some hunters to take it down; instead, the druid in the party tried to befriend it, and got ripped apart. That was fun :)<br /><br />Ghouls killed two other characters in the same campaign (same player as the owlbear too).<br /><br />Love using shadows, and prefer them being different from undead too. Makes them that bit harder to deal with.Simon Forsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243845335993440168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-2144250861617721762011-06-12T20:05:57.298-07:002011-06-12T20:05:57.298-07:00Again, a change-up from other editions of the game...<i>Again, a change-up from other editions of the game, B/X shadows are NOT undead</i><br /><br>In OD&D Supplement I, shadows are specifically described as not being undead, which both Holmes and Moldvay retained, while Gygax changed in <i>AD&D</i>. So, in this case, B/X is simply staying true to the original conception of the creatures, while <i>AD&D</i> is the outlier.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-426991425230738852011-06-12T19:23:54.735-07:002011-06-12T19:23:54.735-07:00Great list! I love ghouls. I use them a lot.Great list! I love ghouls. I use them a lot.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04732052814850525574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-72321131514987948062011-06-12T18:56:51.752-07:002011-06-12T18:56:51.752-07:00I mistakenly allowed party to Charm the Caves of C...I mistakenly allowed party to Charm the Caves of Chaos OwlBear. (It was a convention and damn fun so I'm not too sad about misruling) They marched it to the orc lairs and it decimated the whole tribe. Wow what a beast.Norman J. Harman Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-16038957409383200552011-06-12T17:20:53.016-07:002011-06-12T17:20:53.016-07:00Great list! I love me some owlbear! Every time I&#...Great list! I love me some owlbear! Every time I've used them, they're always a terrifying force. Some players make fun of them, but when their characters are being torn apart by one, they change their tunes!Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.com