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Comment on Damn it DM I’m a Cleric not a First Aid Kit by Angry Monk

Angry Monk — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:22:10 +0000

I just posted a question about clerics and their spells to Vince. So it sounds like most DMs have their clerics choose their spells at the beginning of the day. What about the DM either rolling or deciding which spells the cleric gets (and them maybe allowing a swap for a healing spell?). I like the randomness because one does not always get what one prays for. However, if the DM is role-playing the god (I know, not a stretch for most DMs), she could decide which spells to grant. So if the cleric was a follower of a war god, the god would only grant spells that he decided were within his area of influence.

Comment on Volume 2 Issue 68 – Adventures Dark and Deep by @RA_Whipple

@RA_Whipple — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:34:31 +0000

I tried to download AD+D at RPG Drive Thru. They failed. I have registered and they do not let me login. End of that discussion (because my doctor says to cut out such frustrations).

Please contact me. I would like to see this game. Maybe you can get it to me without the fancy dance.

Cheers!

Comment on I’ve Got a Crush on You by Todd Hughes

Todd Hughes — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:32:32 +0000

That’s very cool James and great creature.

Comment on I’ve Got a Crush on You by james sandt

james sandt — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:36:43 +0000

i created the stegocentipede back around 1982. i wrote gary gygax with the idea and he loved it, asking my permission to use it. my name’s on the byline on monster manual 2 or 3. i forget which.

Comment on Volume 2 Issue 69 – Special Insert 2: Letters to the Editor by Angry Monk

Angry Monk — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:38:59 +0000

Hey gentlemen,
Great show! I really enjoyed listening to everyone’s questions and the discussion it generates. Thanks for talking about initiative (I like the KISS method). I was wondering what Vince likes about his method over everyone else’s. It seems like it would be more fun for the DM. How do the players usually react?
Also, you talked about how to populate a city. I’ve had a great RPG aid called “Cities” that was put out by Midkemia Press back in 1981 (yes, I’m that old). The book contains City Encounter Tables that allow you to determine who or what characters meet while travelling through the city. The encounters can change for the type of street on which the encounter happens (quiet or busy), time of day, etc. Each encounter also has a subtable so even if the characters meet more than one urchin, let’s say, each encounter will be different. The book also has a section on how to populate your own city, town, or village. Another section deals with catch-up tables. These tables generate events that occur to characters when there has been a long span of time between adventures. So in the time off, a character might been accused of a crime, enlisted in the military, witnessed a secret ceremony, etc. The best thing is that the company still offers this product in PDF form. www.midkemia.com/
Thanks for the show. Keep them coming!

Comment on Volume 2 Issue 68 – Adventures Dark and Deep by James Maliszewski

James Maliszewski — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:58:04 +0000

That was a very enjoyable episode. Thanks for giving Joe the chance to talk about his magnum opus.

Comment on Volume 2 Issue 68 – Adventures Dark and Deep by Greyhawk Grognard

Greyhawk Grognard — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:22:43 +0000

Thanks very much for the opportunity to be on the pocast. I had a lot of fun doing it!

Comment on Volume 2 Issues 66 – Thieves by Death Metal Nightmare

Death Metal Nightmare — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:20:33 +0000

the Elven thief could also have motivation in a grand “robin hood” political type campaign (or maybe similar to the Harper’s in FR). maybe they do big heists to fund rebel cells, etc. theres definitely room for elf thief background/roles!

Comment on Volume 2 Issue 62 – Dragonlance Adventures with Tracy Hickman by Inkhorn

Inkhorn — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:41:49 +0000

Puppet Dragon!

Comment on Issue # 7: Encumbrance by Producer Matt

Producer Matt — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:52:19 +0000

I’m not sure why those episodes are missing in itunes. I’ll look into it.

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