Recent content by The King In Yellow

Yo. I've always thought goblin hordes were rather underrated. I've had similar concepts about goblins in my own campaign ideas, so I'll be interested in seeing them used like that.

That makes perfect sense and is the best way to make mages. They are. Yes, you can resurrect long dead empires, if you have enough power and get all the goodies together. Again, do not expect to be wielding any more magic for a year or two. :) I rather prefer that......more powerful...

Mmmm. Medieval medical skills, even during the Renaissance, were sketchy at best. Remember, there wasn't knowledge of human anatomy till way after Davinci. A chirurgeon would be able to tell you that a person died of these wounds, had caught this or that plague, and be able to generally...

Actually, trading guilds rock several casbahs. I spent 5 years running a character who was an assassin-made-merchant...damn trading guild got me into more adventures than I bargained for. Among the upsets were a) qualifying to trade with a barbarian tribe by ritual initiation - and unknowingly...

I agree with you thoroughly. I would like to point out that in the new Conan RPG [which I may lend to you if you like], they have treated magic in a way that I think would meet your approval. In the game, sorcerers are people who start out as scholars, researching the metaphysics of what they...

I'd have to agree with the premise. Goblins, Orcs, Hobgoblins, Kobolds.....with they way they are currently written in most games these days, what's the difference AND the point? The endless monster hordes that gain you XP. Honestly, if I wanted that, I'd go play Everquest online, ok? I used...

Best Game (in terms of playability and fun): Best Writing: Call of Cthulhu by Chaosium. This is one game in which, when you bought a supplement, you were buying something damned well decent and worth the price. This has only gotten more so with age. In the past 10 years, CoC gaming...