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by nockermensch
Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:24 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Our Warglblasters Are Different
Replies: 255
Views: 30448

Er... Elves get proficiency with bows, longswords and rapiers because they're trained in their use in their home villages. Yes, this happens, because in D&D, "Elf" is a country (the home village). You get to play as a guy from there. Here, I'll create another Race: Roman - Romans are ...
by nockermensch
Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:30 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: why is this race a PC race?
Replies: 55
Views: 11222

The essay is in the first edition PHB or DMG, can't remember which. Not sure if it's online anywhere. Well, that's a pity. But for once, I agree with Gygax about the alien mindsets. I believe the non-insulting way to play as another RACE is to think in alien terms. I don't agree with his conclusion...
by nockermensch
Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:22 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Our Warglblasters Are Different
Replies: 255
Views: 30448

Re: Our Warglblasters Are Different

What happens, then, when the imaginary category of fantasy "race" disappears? PCs will have to chose which fantasy culture and possibly ethnicity they belong to instead, based on things like where they grew up, what language they speak, what pantheon they light fires to, that sort of thin...
by nockermensch
Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:19 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: why is this race a PC race?
Replies: 55
Views: 11222

Gygax's "Players shouldn't be allowed to play non-humans or women because it's an alien mindset they can't comprehend" essay is bullshit (and for more reasons than just it's sexist nature). Link for this? Sounds like a must read, pretty much for the same reasons than F.A.T.A.L. About your...
by nockermensch
Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:13 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: why is this race a PC race?
Replies: 55
Views: 11222

If you're going to have more than one race, you may as well have elves. In fantasy games where there are no elves, there's inevitably one that that's presented, at least informally as "These are warglblasters. They're elves." "But you see, I'm not one of those uncouth Wood Warglblast...
by nockermensch
Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:11 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Our Warglblasters Are Different
Replies: 255
Views: 30448

One immediate issue is the shallowness of fantasy "races". When a player says: "I'm making a dwarf!" everybody understands that he's actually making a guy from a mining village of about 200 short gruff norsemen, because all the "typical dwarven characters" have the vari...
by nockermensch
Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:27 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: 5e D&D is Vaporware
Replies: 618
Views: 124748

That kind of hit-point based save or die that Monte Cook is proposing sucks and will never work in a hit point system that scales as much as D&D. Yes, I totally want to memorize the little numbers that Digivolves my spells from 'harmless chaff' to 'save or dies' for every goddamn spell and mons...
by nockermensch
Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:06 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Worst. House Rule. Ever! The dumb house rules thread
Replies: 121
Views: 17825

Lago PARANOIA wrote:
Ted the Flayer wrote:I am repulsed, yet somehow intrigued by that description...
Well, here's your Touhou futa, you scary pervert you. Link is extremely not safe for work and not safe for sanity, but HOTTT and SEXXXY as HECKKK.

Uh, that last one, didn't... quite work out...
Oh gods, my poor, poor Satori.
by nockermensch
Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:31 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Fuck memes. Irrelevant Fighters, unstoppable Wizards.
Replies: 87
Views: 27095

3E wise, in the game I'm playing in the Fighter (currently ECL 9) is still consistently as useful overall as the Wizard (currently ECL 10) and still can do something the Wizard cannot or at least do something better than the wizard can (massive damage output, reliable threat neutralization--there's...
by nockermensch
Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:36 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: the prime funciton of each class
Replies: 75
Views: 9295

druid is listed in the priest section of the book..so would you expect it to reference another class and say "cleric of nature"? Warrior, Wizard, Priest Rogue.. those are you class groups for 2nd. check it out some time.. you might learn something. 2nd edition was my first RPG. I still ha...
by nockermensch
Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:20 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: the prime funciton of each class
Replies: 75
Views: 9295

The fighter is a warrior, an expert in weapons and, if he is clever, tactics and strategy. Copyright 1999 TSR Inc. hey look mechanics described in the fluff. The druid is a priest of nature and guardian of the wilderness, be it forest, plains, or jungle. Copyright 1999 TSR Inc. look no mechanics me...
by nockermensch
Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:07 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: the prime funciton of each class
Replies: 75
Views: 9295

why not? so the fighter hits things hard, and the druid protects the land from abuse. One of these is a How and/or What, the other is a Why, which should never be a class issue in the first place. How can you not understand that, you drooling retard? they are ALL why. why does this class exist? Fig...
by nockermensch
Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:45 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: The New School Manifesto
Replies: 147
Views: 26463

In defense of WFRP 2nd ed.: 4 - good games with trap options for the PCs. WFRP really is an RPG based around Warhammer; the material edge of a high level character vs. a teenager with a sword is not that great - a Force Commander probably doesn't beat an imperial guard squad all by himself, he expe...
by nockermensch
Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:23 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: the prime funciton of each class
Replies: 75
Views: 9295

present YOUR interpretation of the classes then so that others may see them. Alright. Thinking about D&D fluff (and ignoring what the game rules actually create), here are how I imagine each class schtick: Barbarian: Brutal fighter that screams and hits things really hard Fighter: Weapon master...
by nockermensch
Thu Mar 01, 2012 3:06 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: the prime funciton of each class
Replies: 75
Views: 9295

This is confusing. You can't have "hit things hard" aside "tree hugger".
by nockermensch
Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:02 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: The New School Manifesto
Replies: 147
Views: 26463

I honestly can't even imagine why you thought that was a good idea. It's a pretty bad idea even in Warhammer, and that's a one-shot wargame with a heavy comedy emphasis. I like keeping magic dangerous, when it comes to major effects. It's fitting with a Sword & Sorcery-type approach I'm using. ...
by nockermensch
Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:51 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Worst. House Rule. Ever! The dumb house rules thread
Replies: 121
Views: 17825

I fukken hope you meant a slutty MARIlith, because my body is not ready for a slutty huge demonic mantis shrimp. Then do I have bad news for you! Yes, I specifically went "Um, demon that isn't even vaguely humanoid... aha!" mother_of_god.jpg :ugone2far: The bebilith is wearing heels, a mi...
by nockermensch
Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:34 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Firearms in D&D: Thoughts?
Replies: 67
Views: 15068

I really like that idea of Cortez and D&D. Yeah, it's really pertinent and helps to put what a classical "adventure" actually is. Besides, the starting description a step removed from "I think Cortez is a pretty cool guy. eh crushes classical societies and doesnt afraid of anythi...
by nockermensch
Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:23 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Worst. House Rule. Ever! The dumb house rules thread
Replies: 121
Views: 17825

BRB, writing some hot springs encounter tables. Pfft, been there, done that: 20: Harem of Succubi (2d6 plus 1 Greater one from FCodex or a slutty looking Bebilith, your choice) I fukken hope you meant a slutty MARIlith, because my body is not ready for a slutty huge demonic mantis shrimp. But's a v...
by nockermensch
Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:36 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Worst. House Rule. Ever! The dumb house rules thread
Replies: 121
Views: 17825

*Facts* Unfortunately, I forgot to mention this was during my short test trial of 4th edition. No such thing there, I'm afraid. Another one, though from much farther: Transmutation and other shapeshifting effects destroy your clothing. Anything to get my rogue naked, actually. So I'm taking this wa...
by nockermensch
Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:37 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Worst. House Rule. Ever! The dumb house rules thread
Replies: 121
Views: 17825

One of my DMs, after our melee dudes discovered the special attack section, made a houserule that you had to spend 1d4 turns "recovering" after using bullrush/trip/charge/feint/whatever before you could use that ability again. Cue groans from fighters. I think the better answer for such m...
by nockermensch
Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:19 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Worst. House Rule. Ever! The dumb house rules thread
Replies: 121
Views: 17825

No teleportation through anti-magic fields. It's been a year and I still can't get over it. Eh? This one sounds actually reasonable, the way I'm visualizing it: "Teleportation requires a special "line of effect" of uninterrupted magic space to the target. If the target is enclosed on...
by nockermensch
Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:02 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: 5e D&D is Vaporware
Replies: 618
Views: 124748

"Vancian casting" has, in D&D, come to mean "The D&D style casting where you have spells of different levels and they are each their own separate pool." So basically "Anything that isn't everything-at-will or psionics." And most people seem to understand this. ...
by nockermensch
Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:26 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: The New School Manifesto
Replies: 147
Views: 26463

All I got from that manifest is that you're going for a Silver Age feel for your games, since you're rejecting explicitly the "dark, adult and brooding" 90's thing.
by nockermensch
Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:07 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Worst. House Rule. Ever! The dumb house rules thread
Replies: 121
Views: 17825

Oh man, I'm totally making a woman sorcerer now.