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Just so I don't end up re-inventing the wheel! I had an idea for a Sect that is devoted to sensory deprivation (Its leader is a former member of the Cyphers who spent a little too much time using their chamber at the top of the Great Gymnasium, an ...

Forum Topic - elderbrain - 2013-11-27 19:16 - 5 comments - 0 attachments

I recently bought the 4th edition and am seriously tempted to use it for my Planescape games. Has anybody tried to convert the rules/monsters? Some abilities seem like they would be easy to convert (i.e. the Paladin's laying on of hands could be c ...

Forum Topic - elderbrain - 2013-11-13 18:08 - 2 comments - 0 attachments

I'm having particular trouble coming up with a good term for "Chaotic"; most of the synonyms seem to be negative-sounding! Also, what would you think of rating a character or monsters adherence to a Alignment by degree? Instead of every, ...

Forum Topic - elderbrain - 2013-06-26 19:44 - 9 comments - 0 attachments

Does anybody care to spill the chant (or preferably, the dark) on what is known about Fifth Edition D&D at this point? What classes, races, and other stuff will be included, and how it will be different (or the same) from previous editions? I' ...

Forum Topic - elderbrain - 2013-03-21 17:38 - 11 comments - 0 attachments

I'd like to design my own pen-and-paper fantasy RPG, but I'm not sure what to do or how to handle it, so I need advice. Is there a list somewhere on the Web of game mechanics for various systems? I don't want to re-invent the wheel. My hope is to ...

Forum Topic - elderbrain - 2013-04-29 17:18 - 3 comments - 0 attachments

Judging from the article I've read at WOTC's D&D site, it looks like they are planning on returning to using Planescape-style old-school celestials and fiends! And also at least some of the Great Wheel planes are being used as well. Anybody go ...

Forum Topic - elderbrain - 2012-12-10 20:28 - 4 comments - 0 attachments

Judging from the articles I've read at WOTC's D&D site, it looks like they are planning on returning to using Planescape-style old-school celestials and fiends! And also at least some of the Great Wheel planes are being used as well. Anybody g ...

Forum Topic - elderbrain - 2012-12-10 20:28 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The D&D game uses gold, silver and copper coins which all have real-life counterparts, but the prices for things sure don't seem to match from what little I have discovered concerning actual medieval prices for goods. Is there a site or book s ...

Forum Topic - elderbrain - 2012-09-01 17:12 - 5 comments - 0 attachments

The D&D game uses gold, silver and copper coins which all have real-life counterparts, but the prices for things sure don't seem to match from what little I have discovered concerning actual medieval prices for goods. Is there a site or book s ...

Forum Topic - elderbrain - 2012-09-01 17:11 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The D&D game uses gold, silver and copper coins which all have real-life counterparts, but the prices for things sure don't seem to match from what little I have discovered concerning actual medieval prices for goods. Is there a site or book s ...

Forum Topic - elderbrain - 2012-09-01 17:11 - 0 comments - 0 attachments