tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post3450291085244406914..comments2024-03-26T02:31:48.024-05:00Comments on Trollsmyth: Artesia and Half-ogrestrollsmythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-64240018830853568702009-03-22T11:00:00.000-05:002009-03-22T11:00:00.000-05:00Thanks, tim. As I told Oddysey, no real plans. O...Thanks, tim. As I told Oddysey, no real plans. Oddysey's character has run into a half-orc, so I've laid the groundwork for such a class, but I've not had any real bolts of inspiration as to what I can do to make them really pop off the page. I like the half-ogre because he conjures up images of the trolls from the LotR movies, a massive, armoured brute who wades into mobs of smaller foes, mowing them down like a farmer scything wheat. I don't have the same sort of cool image to work with on the half-orc yet. And I don't want to fall back on the stoic, misunderstood warrior (aka Worf from "The Next Generation") cliche.trollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-62555614819268050002009-03-22T08:52:00.000-05:002009-03-22T08:52:00.000-05:00Nicely done. Like you, I've always been a fan of ...Nicely done. Like you, I've always been a fan of the half-ogre and I love the fact that others use them in their games as well. Any plans to add the half-orc as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-27834859363818853832009-03-21T21:31:00.000-05:002009-03-21T21:31:00.000-05:00The fudge is excellent. My mother has this wonder...The fudge is excellent. My mother has this wonderful habit of bringing some every time she visits. Ain't moms great? <BR/><BR/><I>You planning on adding new classes to the game continuously, as it strikes you fancy? </I><BR/><BR/>Plan? You think there's a plan?!? ;)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, I didn't plan to, but it's so much fun to make them I'm fairly sure it will happen again. I have this itch to make a hierodule class as a sort of cleric of Tiamat whose special abilities center around influencing morale. But I'm not sure I want them to use the same spell list as the clerics of the gods, and I really don't want to craft a new spell list from whole cloth. I suppose I could dip into the AD&D lists again, but...<BR/><BR/>And normally, I wouldn't do this. But the system is so simple, and the classes so basic, that it's an easy thing to do. If we were playing even 1e, I probably wouldn't indulge like this. But back in the day, just about every issue of Dragon included a new class or two, though most of those were meant for use only as NPCs. Houserules, new classes, and new races are all part of the old school experience. <BR/><BR/>And in case you haven't guessed yet, a lot of the campaign is being built this way. I have vague ideas about the world's geography, but you haven't seen a map of it because I haven't drawn it yet. If y'all decide you want to head back north to explore the more civilized lands or push the tottering lizard folk empire into the dustbin of history, we can do that and I'll make that map. If you decide never to leave the island you're on, that's cool too, as there's lots of room to adventure there. Since you've expressed some interest in the anthropological aspects of the game, I'm more than happy to indulge my interest in that sort of thing. If someone decides their character is going to express themselves through elvish fashion, we can add a more detailed sartorial element to the game. <BR/><BR/>To make an already too long story short, if there's something y'all or your characters are interested in, let me know. I can't guarantee I'll toss anything in (I do prefer not to threaten the verisimilitude too much), but one of the joys of old school games is their flexibility. Yes, I have some ideas for future adventures, for mysteries for you to stumble over and explore, and for villains who even now may be plotting against you. But its your game too, and if you decide you're not interested in any of that, the world rolls on, with our without your active involvement.trollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-68410224748458156572009-03-21T20:02:00.000-05:002009-03-21T20:02:00.000-05:00Yum. Fudge.You planning on adding new classes to t...Yum. Fudge.<BR/><BR/>You planning on adding new classes to the game continuously, as it strikes you fancy? I've never had a DM do that before, but it's kind of cool.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528192783751011497noreply@blogger.com