I figured I should see if anyone is here before I start posting stuff here. It looks like activity has dropped greatly, so better to be safe than sorry. As a...
We're here. Just looking for something fresh to hash out. Stephen Miller <curmudgeon.gamer@...> wrote:I figured I should see if anyone is here before I...
Activity in this group goes in spurts. Having someone new come along and post something is one of the best ways to get things stirred up again. So, as far as...
... ones? ... 1.2, ... are ... The higher Characteristic Modifiers come from, if I am not mistaken, Chris Klug's Questing column in Ares #12. There he stated...
I'm here! Lurking, but here... I will be at Historicon this weekend (www.historicon.org) and I will be happy to chew the fat with any other DQ dans who happen...
There are people here, this hasn't been a bad year so far. This time 2 years ago I didn't get much work done, it was all DQ :--) Welcome aboard David...
Okay, let's see if I remember all the ones I read that were posted recently. After skimming through over 2,100 messages they all start to blur together! Yes,...
I was wondering, what races do you typically allow in your DQ game? Do you just use the ones in the book? Did anyone add the ones from Ares #12 (Half-Elf and...
You mean like having a giant afflicted with dwarfism so that he ends up human-sized, but with all the racial benefits of a giant? And, before you start...
... I am not laughing, I am hoping that the player in question does not know about this group and has not read that. I am sure he would ask about it, given...
"Finally, do you follow the rule that says to be a non-human you have to roll for a chance to be that race?" **** Hi! New member to the group... Found a used...
Well, the only "issue" I had with the existing character races was with the shapechanger and that was just the record-keeping aspect of it. So many stats to...
... I no longer play DQ, but did for many years, and we always rolled for non-human races. Given the many advantages non-humans enjoy in DQ, it's pretty much...
D. Cameron King
monarchy2000@...
Jul 21, 2005 7:52 pm
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I do make my players roll. I only use the races in the book and disallow giants for logistical reasons. ("You want me to where?! Do I look like a gopher to...
It's all in how you sell it. When I was still gaming, I'd tell people this was the game that was so good TSR had to buy the company just so they could kill...
... Here's how I sold it to the group who will be making new characters next week. I made up a list of games I would be willing to run. For each one I gave...
I know that somewhere I read about adding Gnomes to the list of PC races. I could have sworn it was from an Ares magazine article, but I have been known to be...
I didn't have many try to be giants, and every one was a thief, the ultimate second-story crook (I have no idea why.) Shape-Changers were always the first...
Hello, there! Like Rodger said, this group is deceptively calm on the surface but seething below, as you might have noticed by now. ;-) ... If you're...
Sorry for the failed send. this is the good(?) one. We use non-human races of 2nd and 3rd edition. We only allow using the third edition stats and multipliers ...
Hello! ... That's essentially correct, but there are instances when two different species can and have interbred and produced viable offspring. Some examples...
According to Wikipedia (so subject to inaccuracies): Male ligers are sterile. Female ligers are often fertile and can be mated to a tiger resulting in ti-liger...
I have allowed the Half-elf, Suarime race and have even had both a Satyr and a half-troll in the past. (The latter came about from using the Central Casting:...
I try to "give" to players what I like for myself, as a player - to play whatever race that I'd like (to role-play), and have fun with. Although, more often...
... Just ran an adventure where the characters of experienced players ran into a spectre for the first time. Korensa (Female Elf) successfully cast Harming ...
... We tend to play DQ in 6 to 9 month campaigns, and then do something else for a while and I have found it only take 6 months for everybody to forget...