tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post2024252945858977939..comments2024-03-29T00:32:33.920-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Dwimmermount, Session 7James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-75343357364408500032009-03-22T18:54:00.000-04:002009-03-22T18:54:00.000-04:00Do you use the grid with S&W? How does that wo...<I>Do you use the grid with S&W? How does that work out? My impression from reading B/X D&D (Moldvay) is that the old 5' scale wouldn't work out, but my players are really comfortable with it--and have rebelled in the past at freeform movement.</I><BR/><BR/>I don't really use a grid at all. The minis are there to provide some very basic sense of the battlefield, but I'm very loose in terms of my application of what's represented by the minis to actual game mechanics. That is, I eyeball ranges, cover, and the like in combat, but I'm not a stickler about it.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-60570317002881411892009-03-18T21:46:00.000-04:002009-03-18T21:46:00.000-04:00Ditto w/ what Kelvin said. In my experience I have...Ditto w/ what Kelvin said. In my experience I have found that since it takes much longer to run a combat, the game tends to focus upon that aspect. Which is a major contributor to the difference in "feel" between the different sets of rules.<BR/><BR/>Why may you ask? Well you can read about what I believe contributes to this here: <A HREF="http://rollad20.blogspot.com/2009/03/differences-in-versions.html" REL="nofollow">My Response.</A>Gamer Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006232842482959060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-70885949977277447622009-03-18T18:34:00.000-04:002009-03-18T18:34:00.000-04:00Hiya James,I'm late to your blog, but it's...Hiya James,<BR/><BR/>I'm late to your blog, but it's excellent! I'm about to start an old school game using B/X D&D, and trying to sort out if S&W would be a better fit.<BR/><BR/>Quick question about that action shot:<BR/><BR/>Do you use the grid with S&W? How does that work out? My impression from reading B/X D&D (Moldvay) is that the old 5' scale wouldn't work out, but my players are really comfortable with it--and have rebelled in the past at freeform movement.cgeiselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07737867949880580716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-75606605868149527422009-03-18T06:30:00.000-04:002009-03-18T06:30:00.000-04:00My group are playing 4th edition D&D at the mo...My group are playing 4th edition <I>D&D</I> at the moment, and the idea of a thirty-man combat in that doesn't fill me with dread, as the system works quite well, but it is also time-consuming and a fight of that scale would easily eat up an entire gaming session or two. Perfectly fine if you were turning up to play a wargame, but not such a cheery proposition if you were hoping to do something other than fight! As well as the system works, I do long for the unfettered simplicity of the earlier editions.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-71317249585743561142009-03-17T18:14:00.000-04:002009-03-17T18:14:00.000-04:00The combat really was glorious. This was the bigge...The combat really was glorious. This was the biggest combat I'd run under S&W and I was worried at first, because I still have nightmares of the three to four hour long combats I had under 3e with a similar number of combatants.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16753326104039707992009-03-17T18:11:00.000-04:002009-03-17T18:11:00.000-04:00Thirty minutes for a combat involving almost that ...Thirty minutes for a combat involving almost that number of participants. Wonderful.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-10474181495467980942009-03-16T21:32:00.000-04:002009-03-16T21:32:00.000-04:00James I have to ask, will the new megadungeon have...<I>James I have to ask, will the new megadungeon have any similarities to Dwimmermount? Or will DW pretty much be your baby (they'll be mutually exclusive campaigns).</I><BR/><BR/>There will certainly be similarities, some unintentional, some not, but my general goal is to make the two distinct.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-4639535421125209382009-03-16T20:46:00.000-04:002009-03-16T20:46:00.000-04:00Simply awesome. I am starting my first 1'st E...Simply awesome. I am starting my first 1'st Edition game this weekend and your Dwimmermount is a huge inspiration. I can only hope my games come out as pure to the D&D experience as your seem to! Keep up the good work and the great posts!Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076136431258944745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-27198012462284512512009-03-16T14:53:00.000-04:002009-03-16T14:53:00.000-04:00James I have to ask, will the new megadungeon have...James I have to ask, will the new megadungeon have any similarities to Dwimmermount? Or will DW pretty much be your baby (they'll be mutually exclusive campaigns).Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-28790582262214570832009-03-16T13:12:00.000-04:002009-03-16T13:12:00.000-04:00The tiles are Hirst Arts pieces (http://www.hirsta...The tiles are Hirst Arts pieces (http://www.hirstarts.com/).James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-58572611265367969972009-03-16T13:05:00.000-04:002009-03-16T13:05:00.000-04:00What a great beginning to an adventure! What, if I...What a great beginning to an adventure! <BR/><BR/>What, if I may ask, are the tiles that you are using in the photograph of your game play?Tamburlainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12480426904259417157noreply@blogger.com