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Starter set rulebook table of contents revealed.

Started by Warthur, June 05, 2014, 04:00:47 AM

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Haffrung

#330
July 01, 2014, 11:28:15 PM
Quote from: Omega;763223What is the Grick? A sort of land squid/worm combo?

Gricks are frickin awesome. A new-school monster with a definite old-school vibe.
 

Sacrosanct

#331
July 01, 2014, 11:36:00 PM
Quote from: Haffrung;763310Gricks are frickin awesome. A new-school monster with a definite old-school vibe.

they sort of remind me of that floating beaked tentacled beast from the 1e fiend folio
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Opaopajr

#332
July 01, 2014, 11:40:17 PM
I'm fascinated by these Colored Leads values for monsters. But it's all useless gibberish without which brand's color index they are using. Crayola, Prang, Faber Castell?
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Marleycat

#333
July 01, 2014, 11:53:33 PM Last Edit: July 01, 2014, 11:58:04 PM by Marleycat
Quote from: LibraryLass;763275Hm. Curious list. Mostly fitting. I wonder if some of the more unusual ones like the Twig Blight and the Spectator will make it into the Basic PDF or what.

Also, dude, Spectator. Beholderkin are back!

Why wouldn't they? BASIC will include the iconic stuff and stuff to run their published modules at least to December. That alone is 15th level or 75% of the usual suspects.
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jadrax

#334
July 02, 2014, 03:37:09 AM
Quote from: Larsdangly;763252The WoC web page says they have DDN conversion notes for the hard cover collections of old dungeons, including Dungeons of Dread and Against the Slavers. But I couldn't see any links for this conversion notes on the relevant web pages. Anyone know what's up here?

They were included in the final play test package.

Omega

#335
July 02, 2014, 06:09:10 AM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;763312they sort of remind me of that floating beaked tentacled beast from the 1e fiend folio

Grell.

Reminded me somewhat of the Neolithid worm from 2e.

Bill

#336
July 02, 2014, 08:02:14 AM
Quote from: Haffrung;763310Gricks are frickin awesome. A new-school monster with a definite old-school vibe.

I hope Grells make it in too.

LibraryLass

#337
July 02, 2014, 09:51:43 AM
Quote from: Bill;763393I hope Grells make it in too.

If Flumphs are in, surely Grells are too.
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Bill

#338
July 02, 2014, 10:35:07 AM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;763312they sort of remind me of that floating beaked tentacled beast from the 1e fiend folio

Flee from the Mighty Grells! For they will paralyze you!

Sacrosanct

#339
July 02, 2014, 10:38:17 AM
Quote from: Bill;763437Flee from the Mighty Grells! For they will paralyze you!

Maybe that's why gricks reminded me of grells.  Not only the beak and tentacles, but the names are similar too ;)

But I loved that picture in FF.  Emmanuelle is still around I think, doing art.
D&D is not an "everyone gets a ribbon" game.  If you\'re stupid, your PC will die.  If you\'re an asshole, your PC will die (probably from the other PCs).  If you\'re unlucky, your PC may die.  Point?  PC\'s die.  Get over it and roll up a new one.

Larsdangly

#340
July 02, 2014, 10:38:36 AM
Quote from: jadrax;763359They were included in the final play test package.

Hmm...so how do you get them now? Is the final play test package still available on WoC's web site?

jadrax

#341
July 02, 2014, 11:00:00 AM
Quote from: Larsdangly;763441Hmm...so how do you get them now? Is the final play test package still available on WoC's web site?

I do not believe it is currently legally possible to get them, although I could be wrong.

Marleycat

#342
July 02, 2014, 11:52:58 AM Last Edit: July 02, 2014, 11:55:16 AM by Marleycat
Quote from: Larsdangly;763441Hmm...so how do you get them now? Is the final play test package still available on WoC's web site?

I think it is on Dndclassics but you have to buy one of the new modules. I know you can't get it free at least legally.
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Larsdangly

#343
July 02, 2014, 12:16:47 PM
That seems odd. There are hard copy publications that are advertised as being useable for DDN using their conversion notes, yet those conversion notes are not available if you purchase the book through a brick and mortar store or Amazon or whatever. Obviously, anyone with half a brain can do their own conversions on the fly, so I'm not particularly worried. But it strikes me as a mistake (or just disorganized) that they are selling product with a particular advertised compatibility but their mechanism for supporting that compatibility doesn't work.

Sacrosanct

#344
July 02, 2014, 12:20:52 PM
They'd have to rerelease them all anyway.  The conversions were done months ago, using old rules.  Looking at the new monster stat blocks. they are significantly different.

Although I doubt they'll bother rereleasing conversion stats because the MM will contain most of them anyway.
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