tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post6071476106444209365..comments2024-03-26T15:35:56.004-04:00Comments on Delta's D&D Hotspot: OED House Rules v.1.0.7Deltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-78789329362724637772022-05-14T15:50:20.662-04:002022-05-14T15:50:20.662-04:00No sweat, glad you found it!No sweat, glad you found it!Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-77281242235492556562022-05-13T19:22:02.077-04:002022-05-13T19:22:02.077-04:00Ops. Sorry. I already found the answer to my quest...Ops. Sorry. I already found the answer to my question in one of the "numerous analytic posts" 5 minutes after clicking "publish". So no need to bother hahaKaiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268348558006325529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-82231450957277765542022-05-13T19:14:43.499-04:002022-05-13T19:14:43.499-04:00Now that Sweep Attacks are officially on OED rules...Now that Sweep Attacks are officially on OED rules, should I somehow adjust the monsters' EHD (and their XP) to take that into account? Specially when I'm evaluating how hard my encounters are going to beKaiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268348558006325529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-70339406628304179332022-04-09T12:27:40.444-04:002022-04-09T12:27:40.444-04:00Thanks for that! I do have an outstanding tasklist...Thanks for that! I do have an outstanding tasklist item to formalize my wilderness rules in use, based on Outdoor Survival (so many todo items). I do feel like I'm just extrapolating the default 2-in-6 that the LBBs put down for a lot of things (doors, traps, listening, secret doors, etc.). Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-73617696537733163782022-04-02T11:20:49.027-04:002022-04-02T11:20:49.027-04:00Looking at the rules, you have a rudimentary skill...Looking at the rules, you have a rudimentary skill system: Climbing, Detection, Doors, and Swimming, plus an implied Survival and Tracking from the fighter feats. They could have a spot on the sheet. How does someone without Tracking track? There has to be some low chance. Have you thought of boiling down the Outdoor Survival rules into OED?<br /><br />Also, OED in general would be handy in expanding a Dungeon Robber-like framework.Charles Saegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368131505593336249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-54229123495154688422022-03-31T08:16:17.676-04:002022-03-31T08:16:17.676-04:00That was the case up until this iteration. It'...That was the case up until this iteration. It's now on p. 2 under Fighter Feats: "When fighting 1st level (1-hit-die) opponents in melee, fighters get one attack per level", with a couple paragraphs in the follow-up footnote.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-88030307318277117232022-03-30T16:21:36.410-04:002022-03-30T16:21:36.410-04:00After a perusal I couldn't find where you incl...After a perusal I couldn't find where you include the fighters slap-chop ability. Is this on purpose because it is in the actual rules and OED isn't a retro-clone?Peter Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997371808978720817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-78392201296401827952022-03-19T22:18:16.047-04:002022-03-19T22:18:16.047-04:00Yeah, I mean it to be one melee combat for that be...Yeah, I mean it to be one melee combat for that berserker (several rounds). It's intentionally left a little vague for DM adjudication of the exact extent. E.g., I'd probably keep it going while a berserker is running at an enemy or banging themselves with their own shield, say. If you make the save post-combat then it's available for your next fight.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-58946300246005927032022-03-18T22:00:35.993-04:002022-03-18T22:00:35.993-04:00Berserking: Rage to gain +4 levels (hits, saves, a...Berserking: Rage to gain +4 levels (hits, saves, and hit dice) for one melee; afterward, save vs. breath or lose ability for the day.<br /><br />What is meant by one melee in the Berserking feat above? Is it one round or one combat?<br /><br />If you make the save vs. breath can you continue to use the feat should your character be in combat?lobocastlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984912823297100482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-58973578842145093222022-03-17T01:45:25.253-04:002022-03-17T01:45:25.253-04:00Ah, good catch. I was focused on the Monster Datab...Ah, good catch. I was focused on the Monster Database entry, I guess they've gotten out of synch. Making an edit to appear in the JR for next time. <br /><br />To me, the asterisk on S&S p. 18 makes wargs look like a sub-type, as they are in CM and MM. If plain "wolf" is a good enough description there and p. 35 it's good enough for me. But honestly it's close and I've wavered on that in the past.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-21565299157096441302022-03-16T23:43:17.245-04:002022-03-16T23:43:17.245-04:00You must have thought you made that edit but not a...You must have thought you made that edit but not actually done it; I just looked a second time at your Judge's Rules and it's there in black and white - : Summoned monsters are Rat (AC 7, MV 15, hp 1, Atk 1, Dam 1 pt),<br />or Wolf (AC 7, MV 18, HD 2+2, Atk 1, Dam 1d6).<br /><br />I just took a peek in S&S as well, and the asterisk note on the line for wolves actually refers to them as wargs. So it seems to me like S&S makes the assumption that only wargs/giant wolves will be involved in mass combat, since everywhere else it simply refers to them as wolves. I'd be happy enough with 1 HD wolves and 2 HD wargs, though I think that it vampires are summoning wargs rather than ordinary wolves it should be clearly stated as such.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285793254382192231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-61253694806653229942022-03-16T23:20:27.289-04:002022-03-16T23:20:27.289-04:00... arguably these are big wolves, following Chain...... arguably these are big wolves, following Chainmail p. 36 where "giant wolves" are indicated as fighting like Light Horse. But even there, S&S, etc. they're always distinguished in some way from wargs/dire wolves. Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-78951323966744426842022-03-16T23:18:11.021-04:002022-03-16T23:18:11.021-04:00It's a reasonable argument. For a source, I...It's a reasonable argument. For a source, I'm also looking at OD&D Swords & Spells p. 18, 35 where wolves are likewise given 2 hit dice. You'll notice I entered 2 for hit dice and not the MM 2+2. It's that S&S entry that put me over the edge to honor that for OD&D. Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-42653980388751892862022-03-16T23:11:02.412-04:002022-03-16T23:11:02.412-04:00Thanks for saying that! It was actually Baquies ab...Thanks for saying that! It was actually Baquies above who lit a fire under me to make that happen. ^Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-51463857715931896632022-03-16T22:56:13.641-04:002022-03-16T22:56:13.641-04:00I noticed in the section on vampires that you use ...I noticed in the section on vampires that you use the Monster Manual stats for the wolves... why not the Volume 2 guideline that "larger beasts (such as wolves) will receive one Hit Die" under the section on small insects and animals? The MM figures always seemed absurd to me. Why should a wolf, averaging under 100 pounds body weight, be as hard to kill as two 180-pound soldiers put together?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285793254382192231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-37712206777583637862022-03-16T14:11:33.720-04:002022-03-16T14:11:33.720-04:00Nice update! I'm glad to see that all the mons...Nice update! I'm glad to see that all the monsters have a defined EHD nowKaiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268348558006325529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-62044470213438799592022-03-14T22:18:22.745-04:002022-03-14T22:18:22.745-04:00Ha, thanks for attending to that!Ha, thanks for attending to that!Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-70197656811842808792022-03-14T15:00:20.102-04:002022-03-14T15:00:20.102-04:00Hoo Boy, I got some edits to make now too.Hoo Boy, I got some edits to make now too.Baquieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08357103428591599364noreply@blogger.com