I'm taking 90 participants from my Cub Scout pack on a two-day camping trip this weekend.  We'll be camping in Goliad State Park and participating in a Living History exhibition--a re-enactment of the Goliad Massacre.

I also have accepted a book deal that I'll begin writing this summer, but I need to fill out some applications to get some funding to attend some conferences this summer to make contact with some people that will have valuable insight on this project.

I also have two journal articles that need to get submitted before the end of the month, and two conference proposals that need to be submitted by mid April.

I also have to provide an annotated assessment of 62 2,400 word research papers so that my grading accuracy can be externally assessed in the Netherlands.

You should just go dutch on this last one and cut the work in half. :-)

Hello Everyone.  I will soon be playing Ulfric, a Knight of the Mystic Fire.  In the process of finishing the character up and writing the back story.  I have been rescued by your group and am now among the wounded being taken back to the camp.

I have been playing 2E for several years since it was published and look forward to getting back into it.  I have had no luck figuring out 5E and at this point don't see much point.  Look forward to gaming with you all soon.

Welcome! Glad to have you!

Welcome on board.

Nice to hear that we have someone who's not going to complain that THACO is too complicated a concept :-)

I never said that! ;-) I learned with THAC0 over 40 years ago! ;-P

I actually learned on the old school AD&D chart system that changed to Thac0.  But it is secong nature now.

I didn't mean you, sorry.  Just that it's one thing that is often heard from these youngsters that DnD 3+ that THACO is too difficult to understand.  I was just welcoming another old timer.

Where I agree that the newer version are simpler to learn is in the standardisation that bonus are always positive and penalties are always negative and rolling high is always good.  The earlier versions have this schizophrenic approach where you have a -2 bonus due to dexterity and a +2 wisdom bonus... low rolls are good for skill checks but high rolls are good for attack rolls...  All second nature as I'm so familiar with the system but madness.  THACO is not the complexity, it's just a convenience tool.  Irregularity of the system is what makes it more complex.

In reply to Torvek Ragdar (msg # 56):

I know you weren't talking about me, just wanted to pick on you a bit. Rolling in 3.x is easier.

Nah, it's the same effort, neither's easier: take the dice in your hand, lift it and roll it on the table. :-)

better than 4x, I can't drink that any more!
I agree with this but...

I can't see what is "too complicated" in +2 to your roll and -2 to your target figure. OR +2 to target figure (so can get under it by more) and +2 to attack rolls meaning can hit a better AC!
;-)

I’ll post first thing tomorrow morning

Corym the Easter bunny!

Welcome aboard!

Migraine today. Post tomorrow.

I know I need to post, I'm on training for the next 3 days, so I should be easily able to post properly then.

Hi everyone. I have really messed up my knee, and it's screwing up a bunch of things. Updates will probably be sketchy for a little while.

What did you do to yourself now boss? Knees are fun! :-( Been there, done that! Torn meniscus and had knee surgery, tore it again. Not sure if I even have any in either knee now. I have trouble walking now and steps are a bitch! I just grit my teeth and curse and keep going now. Take care of yourself, hope if feels better soon.

We're not sure, which is part of the problem. I've been jumping through the hoops to get an MRI all week. Once that happens, we'll have a better idea what's going on.

Sorry, just to be clear?  Are there no other exits to the room to continue further?  Is this a dead end?

Yes, there is one exit, more or less on the opposite wall. Sorry if I wasn't clear about that.

There aren't any secret exits, but there is one obvious one. The mine cart tracks disappear down it.

Ah, that reminds me of something I forgot to add: the mine cart is empty, on the rails, and is prevented from moving by a rock wedged under a wheel. There is a gentle downward slope from where you descended to the exit. I'll post an update so it's all in IC.

IIRC, we've been coming down this area with Corym leading the way sneakily, invisible and checking for traps while Torvek and Krackor follow a bit behind.  We have not specified an exact distance.  I would think that we want to be far enough to allow Corym to sneak but I am not sure how far that would be.  Probably depends on how loud Krackor is.

I’ll post tonight once kids are in bed

In those underground tunnels, I bet they can hear Krackor half a mile away! The sound would travel.

In reply to Yngvar the Mad (msg # 72):

Stealthy as a fox ;-)  On heat, screaming for a mate lol
You're only saying that because he's wearing plate mail lol