tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post7115004728780022305..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Secret of the Silver Blades: Enemy MinesCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41109754595033948982024-03-03T14:33:08.086-05:002024-03-03T14:33:08.086-05:00Lugh was right, and I think here from 2024 that is...Lugh was right, and I think here from 2024 that is abundantly clearQuarexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17235905588942586382015-09-20T20:05:41.705-04:002015-09-20T20:05:41.705-04:00Like I said before, if the game does not have a se...Like I said before, if the game does not have a separate combat screen, it doesn't work.<br /><br />I mean, how would it work in, say, Wizardry games? Or Might and Magic?Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-82477520000333926202015-09-18T15:55:09.757-04:002015-09-18T15:55:09.757-04:00Thank you for your answer. I would have thought th...Thank you for your answer. I would have thought that the stringent level caps for demi-humans would have alerted anyone that this was pre-2nd edition. JJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76445318765709998992015-08-28T16:45:12.694-04:002015-08-28T16:45:12.694-04:00MattChat has a VERY good interview series with Dav...MattChat has a VERY good interview series with David Shelley and his wife about Gold Box games and SSI (3 episodes IIRC, it's all on YouTube.)<br /><br />David actually mentions this game a few times.<br /><br />1) It was the first game he lead<br />2) It sounds like this was the first SSI Gold Box game that TSR did not help with. TSR co-wrote Pool of Radiance, Curse and even Champions (IIRC) before this. Secrets was all SSI.<br />3) SSI's marketing department had made a statement to the effect of "if they just want dungeons, why are we doing all this extra world building work, and story work. Just give them a ton of dungeons." This game apparently was the result of that strategy.<br />4) Said strategy apparently didn't work, as per Shelley "their distributors quickly informed marketing that the strategy wasn't working". If I had to guess this is why the Gold Box games that followed it all had a stronger plot, world map, etc.<br /><br />Definitely worth watching imo, and honestly, Chet, if you can get ahold of David S, he may really be able to provide us with additional insight. With the TSI thing going on it sounds like he's eager to spread the word.old wow bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219195579845781590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41220751364388396002015-08-28T16:40:32.460-04:002015-08-28T16:40:32.460-04:00All of them are based on 1st Edition AD&D rule...All of them are based on 1st Edition AD&D rules, but they omit specific character classes that are in 1st Edition AD&D like the Monk, Druid, Assassin and Illusionist.<br /><br />There's a TON of confusion about this. Many websites report these are based on 2nd Edition AD&D which is simply false.<br /><br />One of the big "delimiters" between 1E and 2E are mage spell damage caps. In 2E all "Core" mage spells are limited at 10 dice of damage (e.g. 10d6 for a fireball, even if you're a 20th level mage.) 1E does not have those caps, so a 20th level mage casts a fireball that will do 20d6 damage.<br /><br />Gold box games do not have the 10 dice damage cap.old wow bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219195579845781590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22136813291759014582015-07-16T11:49:23.009-04:002015-07-16T11:49:23.009-04:00So if I understand correctly: Pool of Radiance and...So if I understand correctly: Pool of Radiance and its three sequels seem to be based on 1st Edition AD+D. What about the Krynn and Savage Frontier games? The former use the word "mage" rather than "magic-user", for example. <br /><br />It seems that the Gold Box games are a unique system, since transferring any version of D+D to computer format involves trade offs. Pool Radiance gave me the feel of basic D+D, not AD+D. Curse, Secret and Pools feel more like AD+D. JJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-14702893259853729112015-07-07T01:37:45.893-04:002015-07-07T01:37:45.893-04:00Sorry, in 3E and up scrolls use YOUR caster level....Sorry, in 3E and up scrolls use YOUR caster level. Wands and potions are what I was thinking of, which use the person who made them's power level. I hate how everyone makes them and buys them at minimum level, due to how the cost to create formula works. I want to see random levels, dammit. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7434913170256943522015-07-06T03:08:56.579-04:002015-07-06T03:08:56.579-04:00Here's a comprehensive list of spells in 3.5 E...Here's a comprehensive list of spells in 3.5 Edition.<br />http://chet.kindredcircle.org/pdf/DnD3.5Index-Spell-Summaries-byClass.pdf<br />Pity there's still no Bigby's Bird Flippin' Finger.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-83458199516154759452015-07-06T01:39:09.110-04:002015-07-06T01:39:09.110-04:00I think it would make more sense if scrolls are ca...I think it would make more sense if scrolls are cast as per the user level instead.<br /><br />If the scroll was used by a non-spellcaster or opposing school, it would then make sense to be at minimum caster level or not even usable at all.<br /><br />I remember rogues can use scrolls at (caster level = rogue level -2) in AD&D 2nd Ed. Not sure if I can recall correctly. Been years since I last touched a D&D CRPG; which was NWN2.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15165473308662607122015-07-05T03:58:44.571-04:002015-07-05T03:58:44.571-04:00Yeah, random scoll level should be a thing. I'...Yeah, random scoll level should be a thing. I'm sick of seeing all scrolls at minimum caster level.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-67156073841935930812015-07-05T03:56:29.081-04:002015-07-05T03:56:29.081-04:00Ok, I should really go explore Krakow more (I'...Ok, I should really go explore Krakow more (I'm going to the Czatoryski Museum today), but I just wanted to say that Google+ works great with roll20, makes sharing character sheets quite easy and everything. <br /><br />Also, if you can't find time to play even that way, play-by-post and play-by-forum games are great. I've run a few, played in many more. They are slow as heck but tend to have a lot of roleplay as people can take the time to think about what their character would do and write up detailed descriptions.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90324131121237744022015-07-05T03:52:23.890-04:002015-07-05T03:52:23.890-04:00In later editions of D&D they specifically ban...In later editions of D&D they specifically ban a lot of those things: Creatures must be summoned into an environment that they can survive in (No horses in the air), and you can't summon things inside creatures (No telefragging with food or water).<br /><br />That said, I've found plenty of uses for Create Water (2 gallons a level!) in firefighting, washing, etc. Stone shape is one of the best spells around for reshapping battlefields to your liking, and creative problem solving. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-59935173320648748852015-07-05T03:39:08.123-04:002015-07-05T03:39:08.123-04:00The +3 Trident is something that was lot as of 3rd...The +3 Trident is something that was lot as of 3rd edition. Before that, you found a +3 trident you fought with a trident now. However, as of Skills & Powers in 2nd edition, and 3rd edition there are huge, huge bonuses to specializing with a specific weapon, so either you see everyone fighting with common weapons (Longswords, greatswords), or with some odd, but mechanically great weapon (Earthbreaker, Spiked chain, glaive), and never with 'this cool spear I found' since you'd invested levels into one type of weapon and got more bonuses with it then magic would give. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-80268686780347004012015-07-05T03:34:38.309-04:002015-07-05T03:34:38.309-04:00On another topic: The reason you see stuff like th...On another topic: The reason you see stuff like that Chet is that when players got too good at avoiding traps, Gygax needed a way to keep dungeons interesting. So he started putting treasure at the bottom of some traps, or made the pits fall all the way to the next level, or even further) providing a shortcut (Important as random encounters have poor treasure, and are a risk and resource drain. Remember; in early D&D most of your XP came from gold, not killing things. So the good players wanted to avoid combat and get treasure. Also, Gygax had multiple groups playing in the same dungeon, so if a player with a lot of magic died in a pit trap, and another party came along quickly enough, it might still be there. So you wanted to (carefully) check traps. <br /><br />That said, there was an arms race; You all talked about flying down them and such. That is great until you find the trap has no bottom, but teleports anything going down it to the top, and vis versa. Or is the lair of spiders or a purple worm. Or has toxic air at the bottom. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-91003325980981382032015-07-05T03:26:24.976-04:002015-07-05T03:26:24.976-04:00Moving back to the earlier topic: Both styles have...Moving back to the earlier topic: Both styles have existed since day one. The first RPG is generally counted as Braunstein, which predates even D&D. That evolved into Blackmoor, the first D&D campaign, run by Dave Arneson the cocreator of D&D who didn't get much credit. Braunstein was very much in the story games style. At the same time as it was going on, Gygax was creating the dungeon crawl style and started the 2nd D&D campaign, Greyhawk (Yes, the second. As I understand it, for years Blackmoor was the longest running D&D game, as Arneson still ran sessions of it for his friends, and since it was also the first, it had to be the longest running. <br /><br />So both styles are legitimate, and fun provided everyone is on the same page. Plenty of people swap back and forth between them, so please don't resort to calling those of us who like a dungeon crawl from time to time brain damaged. If you must do that, there is a place for it known as The Forge, or used to be.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39942007684277508202014-10-12T15:47:39.473-04:002014-10-12T15:47:39.473-04:00Either way, I'll experiment and figure it out ...Either way, I'll experiment and figure it out when I get to POD.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-85164416938681503362014-10-10T07:13:00.496-04:002014-10-10T07:13:00.496-04:00I encountered this bug while playing in DOSbox, pe...I encountered this bug while playing in DOSbox, perhaps I was using an older version of the game?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69066826235935620802014-10-09T13:07:00.876-04:002014-10-09T13:07:00.876-04:00The Cloaks of Displacement were bugged in the Amig...The Cloaks of Displacement were bugged in the Amiga version of SSB, but in my experience there was no problems with them in the DOS versions of SSB and POD.Brutusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-46049826852033599452014-10-09T12:00:23.461-04:002014-10-09T12:00:23.461-04:00@CRPG Addict
Be careful if you plan on importing ...@CRPG Addict<br /><br />Be careful if you plan on importing your party to Pools of Darkness, there's a bug with imported cloaks of displacement that will crash the game if you ever interact with them in the inventory screen. Best to ditch them in SSB before exporting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-67354480772860497182014-10-09T11:38:53.003-04:002014-10-09T11:38:53.003-04:00The Forgotten Realms gold box games are absolutely...The Forgotten Realms gold box games are absolutely based on 1st edition rules. The thorough manuals (which themselves could be used as makeshift players handbooks in a pinch) have XP tables, spell progression charts, racial level caps etc. that all conform to 1st ed. standards. <br /><br />Other tell-tale signs include:<br />High-level rangers get some minor access to magic-user spells<br />Many spells don't have the damage caps introduced in 2nd ed<br />1st ed calls spell casters magic-users while 2nd calls them mages.<br />The D&D logo on the box art is the same as that on 1st ed products.<br />Nowhere in the manual does it call the system 2nd ed, by contrast "Unlimited Adventures", the last of the gold box games, used 2nd ed and the manual damn sure wanted you to know it.<br /><br />I suspect their reasons for sticking w/ 1st edition may have something to do with the story line. Bane is the major antagonistic deity of the FR gold box series, he also dies during "The Time of Troubles", a major event in FR history about the gods being temporarily cast down to earth as mortals that was detailed in a series of novels and sees the death of a handful of gods. (Coincidentally, this is when the god-spawn protagonist of "Baldur's Gate" was conceived.)<br /><br />TSR used "The Time of Troubles" as the official turning point from 1st to 2nd edition the shake up in the pantheon being the excuse of why things suddenly work a little bit differently.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-59491173575046064012014-09-25T16:56:06.863-04:002014-09-25T16:56:06.863-04:00The comment about not being able to deal damage du...The comment about not being able to deal damage during Time Stop was specifically about 3.5E, I don't know whether it applied to older editions, or whether any games tried to implement it. http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/timeStop.htmFryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805219432946673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-89521542400038923222014-09-25T16:08:14.913-04:002014-09-25T16:08:14.913-04:00Chet handles those. And needless to say, nobody...Chet handles those. And needless to say, nobody's forcing you to read these and respond.Gaguumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1072834345155040722014-09-25T15:42:48.435-04:002014-09-25T15:42:48.435-04:00I guess if you want to make this blog look like a ...I guess if you want to make this blog look like a den of idiotic assholes, that's your prerogative. Lughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28241081039678963052014-09-25T15:34:34.363-04:002014-09-25T15:34:34.363-04:00@Lugh:
1) Things are not always as they seem. Tal...@Lugh:<br /><br />1) Things are not always as they seem. Talking about D&D in a post about a D&D game is to be expected. If somebody makes an Ars Magica CRPG, I'll talk about ArM.<br /><br />2) I disagree. Also, "mundane" is a facetious Lovecraft allusion.<br /><br />3) Play Traveller. The closest they have is Darrians.<br /><br />@Brutus:<br /><br />+1, man; or, as they say on RPGCodex, "incline".Gaguumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-27341875984867991872014-09-25T15:14:20.973-04:002014-09-25T15:14:20.973-04:002) Misogynist is calling all women bitches, or &qu...2) Misogynist is calling all women bitches, or "hoes".<br /><br />3) Lugh, can you cut down on the idiocy?Brutusnoreply@blogger.com