So the lovely Mrs C and I are on visting San Diego, bless her heart she let's me visit 3 (three!) game stores... I score an awesome assortment of goodies - Cthulhu books, 1e reprints from wotc at half off, Iron Kingdom rulebook, even the beta Star Wars book... Uh oh, that plus souveniers for the kiddies puts us way over our baggage limits with the airline.  So, do we a). Box up the books and mail them (hoping for no damage in transit), or b) ship back the presents for the kids (no way I'm showing up without gifts!)... We picked c) mail back our laundry  Can't wait for customs to crack open the box labelled 'used personal goods', value 10 dollars, and assessing an tariff on me sending myself my own dirty socks.  Rpg collector geek scores one back

I thought this was funny in an unrelated way.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/micwri ... ng-debate/

The picture of the troll is, of course, very DnDish. Just out of curiosity, did that style of troll originate with the monster manual?

Just idle curiosity.

Zach

Nogrod wrote:I thought this was funny in an unrelated way.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/micwri ... ng-debate/

The picture of the troll is, of course, very DnDish. Just out of curiosity, did that style of troll originate with the monster manual?

Just idle curiosity.

Zach

Reasonably sure that picture is from the AD&D 2nd Ed hardcover Monster Manual, the thick black one. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

Zen

Just would like to pipe in with a congrats to European golf boys, as we watched the USA snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in the Ryder Cup.

Can't say I'm a big golf fan, but tis ways interesting to watch a team (who/where ever it is) crumble under pressure...

Where fantasy heroes get their weapons:
http://io9.com/5947242/why-does-this-fi ... val-weapon

My next fighter PC will be named "Fishsticks."

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... n-20121001

Kirk Hammet (lead guitar for Metallica) and his book about horror collecting.  

Follow the links and you also get some pictures of Kirk's collection.

ashmire13 wrote:I'm looking at some items in the Castles & Crusades series and I'm confused as to what compatibility it has really.

I've read today that its O/AD&D compatible, but that it stemmed from 3.5 as well?

Could an adventure for C&C run in AD&D reasonably ok or not?

It is essentially a version of 3e/3.5/4e/D20/OGL. AC ascends with armor, combat & saves are bonuses rather than a position on a chart, there is no % chart for thieves. If you want to run a scenario for it in O/AD&D, you would have to constantly be doing the conversion arithmetic in your head. Although I'm speaking for the system in general, I don't know if the publisher has made any special effort to make adventures O/AD&D compatible.

ashmire13 wrote:Appreciate that sauro, thank you

Sure thing bro. We D&D weirdos must stick together, or we shall fall victim to political prejudice:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82043.html
'Maine state Senate candidate Colleen Lachowicz is not a witch. She is, however, an orc assassination rogue with a potty mouth — and the Maine Republican Party believes that disqualifies her from public office. In an unusual press release issued Thursday, the Maine GOP attacked Lachowicz for a "bizarre double life" in which she's a devotee of the hugely popular online role-playing game World of Warcraft. In the game, she's "Santiaga," an "orc assassination rogue" with green skin, fangs, a Mohawk and pointy ears.'

O.K. I did a stupid thing.  I had a bunch of eBay listings which didn't sell, so I planned to re-list them.  However, I failed to do so within 60 days, which means they are no longer available to even see on MY eBay page.  Is their any recourse?  Has anyone ever had success writing ebay and getting listings older than 60 days back where they can be viewed and re-listed?