tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post8874634432747990957..comments2024-03-29T00:32:33.920-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: A Crazy IdeaJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-46122446244168134072008-10-24T13:32:00.000-04:002008-10-24T13:32:00.000-04:00Wish I could join in myself! And good choice of ru...Wish I could join in myself! And good choice of rules--Moldvay/Cook is my personal favorite iteration, with AD&D 1E a close second.Brian Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-57697763478826478782008-10-23T22:08:00.000-04:002008-10-23T22:08:00.000-04:00Good luck with that! It sounds like a lot of fun!...Good luck with that! It sounds like a lot of fun!Victor Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05928494560036528653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51430340020351970432008-10-23T18:40:00.000-04:002008-10-23T18:40:00.000-04:00Over in my neck of the woods we tend to do way mor...<I>Over in my neck of the woods we tend to do way more one-shots than actual long-running campaigns. A result of having so many different games everyone wants to try with the difficulty of scheduling people regularily over long periods of time.</I><BR/><BR/>One-shots are a wonderful thing; they're great "palette cleansers" when you've got an established campaign. They also give newcomers a chance to jump into the action without committing to something lengthier.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-63237685710893708692008-10-23T18:38:00.001-04:002008-10-23T18:38:00.001-04:00I don't suppose you could do this at your parent's...<I>I don't suppose you could do this at your parent's house? Don't think I can afford the 8-9 hour drive. :-/</I><BR/><BR/>It's more like 10 hours from Baltimore/Washington to Toronto and, no, I won't be holding it at my parents' place, alas.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-72518531075002666362008-10-23T18:38:00.000-04:002008-10-23T18:38:00.000-04:00The characters are just average men with mettle to...<I>The characters are just average men with mettle to face the dark and seek their fortunes.</I><BR/><BR/>That's the crux of it for me and the reason why I prefer the old ways to the newfangled pre-packaged heroes we get nowadays.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-52398657572277031972008-10-23T18:37:00.000-04:002008-10-23T18:37:00.000-04:00Are we to assume that all of your friends are actu...<I>Are we to assume that all of your friends are actually gamers? Or will there be some newbies amongst the group? Oh, and you didn't mention which adventure they'd be tackling...is this still to be a surprise?</I><BR/><BR/>They're all gamers, including my daughter, with whom I've run some adventures in the past. The only potential newbie is my wife, who is not only not a gamer but somewhat baffled by the whole gaming thing. Nevertheless, she expressed interest in participating, so we shall see how it goes.<BR/><BR/>I'm not saying what adventure I'll be running, because a few of my friends read this blog :)James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-29852072194158101352008-10-23T18:17:00.000-04:002008-10-23T18:17:00.000-04:00One shots effin' rule. It's D&D as a ...One shots effin' rule. It's D&D as a party game.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-72211596362400916372008-10-23T16:30:00.000-04:002008-10-23T16:30:00.000-04:00I think it's a great idea. FWIW I allow re-rolls o...I think it's a great idea. FWIW I allow re-rolls of ones, but otherwise the same. Just avoiding the character with a three of anything.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269727660667017348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-55260113749286813262008-10-23T15:31:00.000-04:002008-10-23T15:31:00.000-04:00One shots are just about the only reason I buy mod...One shots are just about the only reason I buy modules. Very convenient to have an adventure to run in place of (or in addition to)a board game. I like to have a number of pregenerated characters on hand, especially if the module is for the mid to high levels. Ideally, players will already be familiar with the characters from previous games.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646247954542936623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-50060170065239063752008-10-23T13:04:00.000-04:002008-10-23T13:04:00.000-04:00I don't suppose you could do this at your parent's...I don't suppose you could do this at your parent's house? Don't think I can afford the 8-9 hour drive. :-/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-79906610911050930762008-10-23T10:56:00.000-04:002008-10-23T10:56:00.000-04:00Awesome idea! Have a great birthday party. I do ...Awesome idea! Have a great birthday party. I do dispute your notion that the art of the one-shot is on the decline. Over in my neck of the woods we tend to do way more one-shots than actual long-running campaigns. A result of having so many different games everyone wants to try with the difficulty of scheduling people regularily over long periods of time.OlmanFeelyushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-17440913033831008212008-10-23T10:46:00.000-04:002008-10-23T10:46:00.000-04:00I've been mulling over what method I'm going to em...I've been mulling over what method I'm going to employ for the first group venturing into Ol' Nameless. At first, I was considering going with a pair of 3d6 rolls for each stat, players choose which of the two he/she wants to use and then assigns them to abilities.<BR/><BR/>But the more I think about it, the more and more 3d6 down the line seems to call to me. Since I'm about 75% leaning towards using Sham's entourage method for the first run, I think that whatever the pleyers lose in lack of customization, they'll make up for in numbers.Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-32035157271514275402008-10-23T10:20:00.000-04:002008-10-23T10:20:00.000-04:003d6 for stats is a reflection of the "heroic, not ...3d6 for stats is a reflection of the "heroic, not superhero" idea that Matt Finch writes about in <EM>A Quick Primer for Old School Gaming</EM>. The characters are just average men with mettle to face the dark and seek their fortunes.Restlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586442439173490257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-52558712273651994422008-10-23T10:16:00.000-04:002008-10-23T10:16:00.000-04:00What are you going to run, James---something you w...What are you going to run, James---something you wrote, or a birthday special for you: something cool you've never run before? <BR/><BR/>Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-39414841542768954682008-10-23T10:01:00.000-04:002008-10-23T10:01:00.000-04:00We settled on 3d6 quite some time ago for our D&am...We settled on 3d6 quite some time ago for our D&D-based games. I think it worked for us for exactly the same reasons you mentioned. -It made an 18 just what I think an 18 should be: The character was one of the smartest, strongest, etc., people you would ever meet.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, a 3 usually led to an early grave. But that's just about right too, huh? -That guy never should have taken up adventuring in the first place! :)Jimmy Swillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12549837261062727446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-77344404025345962892008-10-23T09:44:00.000-04:002008-10-23T09:44:00.000-04:00Sounds like fun. Are we to assume that all of your...Sounds like fun. Are we to assume that all of your friends are actually gamers? Or will there be some newbies amongst the group? Oh, and you didn't mention which adventure they'd be tackling...is this still to be a surprise?<BR/><BR/>I'm interested to see what you're running them through because choosing a suitable one-off always seems difficult for me (unless I homebrew something small).Sham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-45614888853449826412008-10-23T09:23:00.000-04:002008-10-23T09:23:00.000-04:00That is a great idea.That is a great idea.Rogue Gameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677589366040436360noreply@blogger.com