Tired of trying to say "Kuo-Toa" out loud.
Henceforth, I'm calling them "fishdudes", "deepones", or "Kay-Tees".
2013/07/31
2013/07/28
Top Ten Troll Questions for Your Game: My responses
(1). Race (Elf, Dwarf, Halfling) as a class? Yes or no?
Nope. Race as race.
(2). Do demi-humans have souls?
Nope. Just like Don "No Soul" Simmons.
(3). Ascending or descending armor class?
Descending.
(4). Demi-human level limits?
Yup. If yo don't want limits, I think it is just fine to get rid of them, as long as Humans gain a 10% XP bonus or something along those lines.
(5). Should thief be a class?
Yup.
(6). Do characters get non-weapon skills?
No delineated skills, but they can roll on the Secondary Skills Table on pg. 12 of the DMG if they so choose.
(7). Are magic-users more powerful than fighters (and, if yes, what level do they take the lead)?
Low levels (1-4): no.
Mid levels (5-9): yes.
High levels (10+): no.
By the time characters are 10th level, they should be facing opponents who are: 1) High level NPCs or 2) High-end monsters with MR. Both of these tend to nullify the effectiveness of the the magic-user, unless the DM plays them like patsies.
(8). Do you use alignment languages?
No. This is where I diverge from the book quite a bit.
(9). XP for gold, or XP for objectives (thieves disarming traps, etc...)?
Both! But the PCs gotta earn 'em.
(10). Which is the best edition; ODD, Holmes, Moldvay, Mentzer, Rules Cyclopedia, 1E ADD, 2E ADD, 3E ADD, 4E ADD, Next ?
1e AD&D.
Bonus Question: Unified XP level tables or individual XP level tables for each class?
Individual. Unified tables are for "balance" obsessed nerds and videogamers.
Nope. Race as race.
(2). Do demi-humans have souls?
Nope. Just like Don "No Soul" Simmons.
(3). Ascending or descending armor class?
Descending.
(4). Demi-human level limits?
Yup. If yo don't want limits, I think it is just fine to get rid of them, as long as Humans gain a 10% XP bonus or something along those lines.
(5). Should thief be a class?
Yup.
(6). Do characters get non-weapon skills?
No delineated skills, but they can roll on the Secondary Skills Table on pg. 12 of the DMG if they so choose.
(7). Are magic-users more powerful than fighters (and, if yes, what level do they take the lead)?
Low levels (1-4): no.
Mid levels (5-9): yes.
High levels (10+): no.
By the time characters are 10th level, they should be facing opponents who are: 1) High level NPCs or 2) High-end monsters with MR. Both of these tend to nullify the effectiveness of the the magic-user, unless the DM plays them like patsies.
(8). Do you use alignment languages?
No. This is where I diverge from the book quite a bit.
(9). XP for gold, or XP for objectives (thieves disarming traps, etc...)?
Both! But the PCs gotta earn 'em.
(10). Which is the best edition; ODD, Holmes, Moldvay, Mentzer, Rules Cyclopedia, 1E ADD, 2E ADD, 3E ADD, 4E ADD, Next ?
1e AD&D.
Bonus Question: Unified XP level tables or individual XP level tables for each class?
Individual. Unified tables are for "balance" obsessed nerds and videogamers.
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