Wednesday 27 October 2010

Gather Ye Materials: Swords & Wizardry

Before I actually start creating the campaign (which I hope to start in around four months from now, so plenty of lead time for prep work), I'm going to go over the sources I'll be using. This boils down to Swords & Wizardry itself, the Strategic Review, Dungeoneer, and other miscellaneous sources. Starting with Swords & Wizardry, then...

OK, so here I have the basic rules set for the campaign. Three classes – Fighting-Man, Magic-User and Cleric, and four races – Humans, Elves, Dwarves, and Hobbits. (Yes, I know the book calls them halflings. But they are Hobbits, darn it. Christopher Tolkien can sue me if he wants.) It seems a sensible idea to work on the principle that these will be the major classes and races of the campaign; so at least 95% of the classed NPCs encountered will be of the races and classes from this book.

One house rule I make right from the start. Instead of advancing as a hybrid, Elves choose either Fighter or Magic-User as a class, and advance as appropriate. A bit AD&D of me, I know, but it solves the 'Elves are awesome at first level' problem. (This further suggests the possibility that the Elves of this setting are divided into two different groups with two different traditions, but I'll shelve that for later.)

licking right to the back, there is the appendix with the Thief and Monk classes. Monks – no. This is a fantasied Occidental setting, and there were no 'hi-yah' kung-fu monks in Western Europe. It's not as if he's going to sit around copying manuscripts. The Thief is a harder sell. I must admit, I kinda agree with the school that suggests the Thief is an unnecessary addition – having said that, however, a lot of my players like playing Thieves. So the thief is in. I'll go with the Traditional Thief, and allow Elves, Dwarves and Hobbits to select it as a class. Already this greatly expands the number of options...

onsters and magic are nothing to particularly write home about. I intend to make greater use of the creatures from Dungoneer and the Strategic Review – but D&D...er S&W isn't the same without the usual suspects making an appearance. Happy with the spell list as it stands, as well, so I don't plan to make any changes at this point. No need to reinvent the wheel at this stage. The idea is to run a fairly classic-styled campaign, after all.

Tomorrow: The Strategic Review!

9 comments:

  1. It seemed like such a wasted opportunity while everyone else kept mining Burrough's ideas for gold and turning it

    dallas seo consultant

    ReplyDelete
  2. You may hold my hand for a while, but you hold my heart forever.
    Online Shopping Engine
    Price Comparison Engine
    Best Price Online Shopping Engine
    price comparison engine

    ReplyDelete
  3. onsters and magic are nothing to particularly write home about. I intend to make greater use of the creatures from Dungoneer and the Strategic Review WORLD NEWS TODAY
    EUROPEAN HEALTH INSURANCE CARD
    WORLD NEWS TODAY

    ReplyDelete
  4. Impressive, I am so glad that i found your post.
    Himachal Tour Travel

    ReplyDelete
  5. Nasha Mukti Foundation is very effective in treating all types of addictions with very high success rate. We have our own team which takes care of of our patients on priority basis and we achieve the desired results.

    We are providing our services in the following places:

    Nasha Mukti Kendra in Jammu
    Nasha Mukti Kendra in Punjab
    Nasha Mukti Kendra in Himachal
    Nasha Mukti Kendra in Chandigarh

    De-Addiction Centre in Jammu
    De-Addiction Centre in Punjab
    De-Addiction Centre in Himachal
    De-Addiction Centre in Chandigarh

    We understand the needs of the Patients and take care so that they are able to get the Best Treatment at our place.

    ReplyDelete
  6. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  7. It is a common known fact now that radon is a very harmful gas which can get trapped inside our house and then our lungs if inhaled for a longer period of time and it has known to cause lung cancer in non-smokers. In fact, it is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. Due to this reason and as stated by EPA, radon exposure leading to lung cancer takes around 21000 lives annually which is a very alarming figure and this is the reason that without radon testing inspection in Gaithersburg md is incomplete. When a person is looking for a successful home inspection which will make it easy for him to understand what is wrong with his house and what measures should be taken in order to get rid of the problems found, he looks around for a best home inspector to do it for him, he searches words likehome inspectors gaithersburg md in order to find a best options ar at least some good options to choose from, but we have made it easy for you. At Top to Bottom Services, we ensure that you get the best home inspector who will help you throughout the process and will familiarize you with what is happening and deliver maximum satisfaction. You should put 5% of your trust in us and we will gain the 95% back

    ReplyDelete
  8. you are blog is very nice and blog are useful information <a herf="https://devbeats.com/>webdevlement company</a>



    ReplyDelete