tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post1843907831349711867..comments2024-03-28T06:20:47.668-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: It's a … Pleasure to Meet YouJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-6315129637123808712020-11-09T20:59:45.372-05:002020-11-09T20:59:45.372-05:00Well Observed. And speaking of Mentzer, BECMI actu...Well Observed. And speaking of Mentzer, BECMI actually makes the table a bit more complex.Shimrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950780684532279227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-86097327476695342142020-10-15T18:57:42.679-04:002020-10-15T18:57:42.679-04:00Right you are! Thanks for pointing that out.Right you are! Thanks for pointing that out.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-89538276507685488552020-10-15T18:51:31.905-04:002020-10-15T18:51:31.905-04:00I love to randomize basically everything, which is...I love to randomize basically everything, which is why I have used Reaction and Morale since the beginning (I started playing with Moldvay in 81), and love random encounters and sandbox hex-crawl style adventures (I also cut my teeth as a DM on the Wilderlands, with all the classic Judges Guild tables). I prefer to let the story emerge from the random nature of reality, than try to shoehorn my players and world into a pre-set story.<br /><br />I've actually had whole series of major events develop using the Dungeon Dressing tables in the DMG (Appendix I). My favorite was when the party found a magic-user's alchemist lab and I randomly determined it was 90% intact, so rolled a bunch of stuff from the magic-user furnishings table and they realized it was a major treasure trove... if only they could get all that very valuable, very fragile stuff out of the dungeon! Took a lot of planning and work... and a lot of role-play. Not to mention finding the right buyer, who became a patron for the party.<br /><br />Then again, sometimes random dungeon or wilderness dressing can end up being a problem, as in the classic Knights of the Dinner Table comic about the rock or the cow... but even then, fun can be had.James Mishlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510782553325944558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-38580359374514039882020-10-15T18:27:36.982-04:002020-10-15T18:27:36.982-04:00The Mentzer basic set has it built into the encoun...The Mentzer basic set has it built into the encounter steps.<br /><br />"1. Number Appearing: determined by the DM (page 22).<br />2. Surprise: DM rolls Id6 for each side (monsters and party) (page 58 of the Player's Manual).<br />3. Reactions: DM rolls 2d6 for the monsters' first reactions (page 22).<br />4. Results: If —<br />a. both sides talk, continue reaction rolls, negotiation, etc. as needed.<br />b. one side runs away, the DM handles Evasion and Pursuit (page 16).<br />c. one side attacks, continue with ORDER OF EVENTS IN COMBAT."<br /><br />Page 22 has:<br /><br />"Monsters may have nearly any reaction to the appearance of a party, unless the monster description says otherwise."<br /><br />As this text was written specifically to teach it to those who were new to the hobby, I wonder if they intent in earlier editions was for it to be more common.Patrick Tinglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10648268809648664401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-47930639915988356432020-10-15T17:47:04.110-04:002020-10-15T17:47:04.110-04:00The table in Holmes is adapted from the other reac...The table in Holmes is adapted from the other reaction table in OD&D, in Vol 1, which has 5 entries instead of 3.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-63158812727902986512020-10-15T15:52:48.591-04:002020-10-15T15:52:48.591-04:00Instead of reaction, I like rolling on the "s...Instead of reaction, I like rolling on the "socialite challenges" in Silent Legions to roll up NPCs that are almost like li'l puzzles. Why aren't they giving the characters what they want? It's b/c [rolled up reason].<br /><br />For monsters OTOH I rarely need to roll b/c the player characters will usually be the hostile party :DIdiomdrottninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09732730893924913660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-72260836516219437152020-10-15T15:08:30.462-04:002020-10-15T15:08:30.462-04:00I love rolling reaction and then having to come me...I love rolling reaction and then having to come me up with a quick reason some obviously friendly person hates the party or an assumed enemy is friendly. Such a great spur for invention and DM surprise.DerikBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053996103436467143noreply@blogger.com