1 Reply by TheBlackHandedWarlord

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ElectricPaladin wrote:

The book haul I got included the new referee book and the old referee book (which has Stranger Storm inside) - actually, it had the entire old trio of books. It also included Better than Any Man.

The rest of the haul was: The Monolith from Beyond Space and Time, A Red and Pleasant Land, Carcosa, Qelong, Isle of the Unknown, The Seclusium of Orphone, Scenic Dunnsmouth, and Vornheim.

I've been role playing for a long time. My career in the hobby started with 2nd Edition AD&D. I quickly wandered into more narrative games, like the old World of Darkness, but I never stopped playing D&D in its various incarnations. I'm a big fan of FATE.


You did VERY well, sir! I wish I had such cool yard sales in my area. If you haven't heard of it checkout the google + group at: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities … 4743013408
or search for:
Lamentations of the Flame Princess
an unofficial fan community

It's by invite only which keeps trolls, griefers and assorted scum at bay. I'm a recent member and it's a nice group of people who share a lot of info. You will also find links to a lot of blogs with even more info on LotFP and OSR stuff in general.

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2 Reply by TheBlackHandedWarlord

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JimLotFP wrote:
TheBlackHandedWarlord wrote:

yet 5 HD critters are common enough to run in numbers.

How so?

LOL you've caught me out I'm afraid. I moved recently and lost a lot of stuff.  In my vornheim book their is a blue tiger that has 6 HD which seems about right for a dammed tiger or lion. I wouldn't consider them to exotic in a game set in a fantasy pastiche for Africa. I hope that clarifies my point a little.
I haven't run anything like OSR games so I'm having a little trouble with balancing things out. Now Call of Cthulhu is right in my pilot house.

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3 Reply by TheBlackHandedWarlord

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A point of confusion for me is how quickly the plus 1 per HD can get out of hand. How do you balance a creature with a +5 to hit versus relatively low level parties? Five HD isn't that powerful a critter in the grand scheme of things yet I think they will be hitting more often than the PCs yet 5 HD critters are common enough to run in numbers. If I've missed something feel free to chime in.

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4 Reply by TheBlackHandedWarlord

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This is a very good discussion which I find refreshingly common in this forum.  The level a civility and quality of comments is refreshing.
As for the matter at hand I would go as rules light as possible.  After reading through the rules I to found a lot of gaps if you will.   Occupational skills are an example - you just can't play a blacksmith in this game.  When I'm confronted with this sort of thing I'm going to handle it with just roleplaying and a judgement call.

If the PC hits 0 HP they will have to pay a price.  The players and I will look at the circumstances and decide if stat loss, the loss of a limb, hideous scarring, etc are appropriate.  A character is important to the player and the group as a whole so roleplaying it out is going to be my goal.  I've never tried this approach before but I want to give it a go as part of my Lamentations project.

Hopefully it won't blow up in my face.  Thanks to everyone for providing a good discussion I like a lot of what I've read so far and look forward to more.

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