Comments for lategaming http://www.lategaming.com staying up late, playing games Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:13:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Top 5 reasons why D&D sucks by AerenCarter http://www.lategaming.com/2007/03/30/top-5-reasons-why-dd-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-44738 AerenCarter Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:13:26 +0000 http://www.lategaming.com/2007/03/30/top-5-reasons-why-dd-sucks/#comment-44738 I dont normally comment on blogs, but your post, Top 5 reasons why D&D sucks « lategaming , was well written and made me want to read more of your work. Well done and keep it up. I dont normally comment on blogs, but your post, Top 5 reasons why D&D sucks « lategaming , was well written and made me want to read more of your work. Well done and keep it up.

]]> Comment on The One Ring by James Hutchings http://www.lategaming.com/2011/10/04/the-one-ring/comment-page-1/#comment-43547 James Hutchings Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:11:20 +0000 http://www.lategaming.com/?p=861#comment-43547 Hi, Apologies for the off-topic comment, but I couldn't find a contact email for you. I've recently put out an ebook of my writing, called 'The New Death and others'. It's mostly short stories, with some obvious gamer-interest material. For example I have a story inspired by OD&D elves, as well as poems which retell Robert E Howard's King Kull story 'The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune' and HP Lovecraft's 'Under the Pyramids'. I was wondering if you'd be interested in doing a review on your blog (either a normal book review, or a review of its suitability as gaming inspiration). If so, please let me know what file format is easiest for you, and I'll send you a free copy. My email is news@apolitical.info. You can download a sample from Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/92126 I'll also link to your review from my blog. Yours, James. Hi,

Apologies for the off-topic comment, but I couldn’t find a contact email for you.

I’ve recently put out an ebook of my writing, called ‘The New Death and others’. It’s mostly short stories, with some obvious gamer-interest material. For example I have a story inspired by OD&D elves, as well as poems which retell Robert E Howard’s King Kull story ‘The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune’ and HP Lovecraft’s ‘Under the Pyramids’.

I was wondering if you’d be interested in doing a review on your blog (either a normal book review, or a review of its suitability as gaming inspiration).

If so, please let me know what file format is easiest for you, and I’ll send you a free copy. My email is news@apolitical.info.

You can download a sample from Smashwords:

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/92126

I’ll also link to your review from my blog.

Yours,
James.

]]> Comment on Top 5 reasons why D&D sucks by crusader131 http://www.lategaming.com/2007/03/30/top-5-reasons-why-dd-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-43476 crusader131 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:22:42 +0000 http://www.lategaming.com/2007/03/30/top-5-reasons-why-dd-sucks/#comment-43476 Here's an idea i just had while reading this. Why not change the Paladin class to a prestige class? Anyone can gain a Paladin's abilities by following that strict moral code, aligning themselves with a lawful good god, or by just acting as a paragon of virtue for the people of the land to follow. Let Paladin be a title with benefits. Why not have a lawful good wizard who can also smite a little evil? Another possibility, if you don't want to rework the class, would be to change the setting the Paladin operates in. Tired of playing a lawful good character in a lawful world under the domain of a good god? How about playing a Drow Paladin, not from the Underdark, but IN the Underdark? Suddenly doing the right thing isn't so easy, and being a lawful good character becomes more than a restriction, it becomes life threatening. This could lead to excellent character development, well beyond a two dimensional "good guy with a sword and some healing spells". I've always like the Paladin conceptually, but on paper and in DDO they just fail to impress me. If you want to heal, play a Cleric, if you want to fight, play a Fighter or Barbarian. Clerics can be any alignment that has a god, right? And there are no (or few) alignment restrictions for Fighters or Barbarians, are there? How hard would it be for bunch of neutral good or lawful neutral characters to live in the Underdark and party with the lawful good Paladin? Here’s an idea i just had while reading this. Why not change the Paladin class to a prestige class? Anyone can gain a Paladin’s abilities by following that strict moral code, aligning themselves with a lawful good god, or by just acting as a paragon of virtue for the people of the land to follow. Let Paladin be a title with benefits. Why not have a lawful good wizard who can also smite a little evil?

Another possibility, if you don’t want to rework the class, would be to change the setting the Paladin operates in. Tired of playing a lawful good character in a lawful world under the domain of a good god? How about playing a Drow Paladin, not from the Underdark, but IN the Underdark?

Suddenly doing the right thing isn’t so easy, and being a lawful good character becomes more than a restriction, it becomes life threatening. This could lead to excellent character development, well beyond a two dimensional “good guy with a sword and some healing spells”.

I’ve always like the Paladin conceptually, but on paper and in DDO they just fail to impress me. If you want to heal, play a Cleric, if you want to fight, play a Fighter or Barbarian. Clerics can be any alignment that has a god, right? And there are no (or few) alignment restrictions for Fighters or Barbarians, are there? How hard would it be for bunch of neutral good or lawful neutral characters to live in the Underdark and party with the lawful good Paladin?

]]> Comment on Top 5 reasons why D&D sucks by Scryer's Eve http://www.lategaming.com/2007/03/30/top-5-reasons-why-dd-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-41260 Scryer's Eve Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:06:39 +0000 http://www.lategaming.com/2007/03/30/top-5-reasons-why-dd-sucks/#comment-41260 The best part of this rant was the comments. :) The best part of this rant was the comments. :)

]]> Comment on Buy The Books by Ben http://www.lategaming.com/buy-the-books/comment-page-1/#comment-33808 Ben Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:57:28 +0000 http://www.lategaming.com/?page_id=541#comment-33808 Gerry, I was thinking the same Gerry,

I was thinking the same

]]> Comment on Frontier: A Changed Man by Jared Earle http://www.lategaming.com/2011/04/24/frontier-a-changed-man/comment-page-1/#comment-29819 Jared Earle Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:36:00 +0000 http://www.lategaming.com/?p=807#comment-29819 Eyes scarred by inhumanity, the only way is off. Lovely work. Eyes scarred by inhumanity, the only way is off.

Lovely work.

]]> Comment on Top 5 reasons why D&D sucks by Nick http://www.lategaming.com/2007/03/30/top-5-reasons-why-dd-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-29322 Nick Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:37:59 +0000 http://www.lategaming.com/2007/03/30/top-5-reasons-why-dd-sucks/#comment-29322 I have only been playing for around 5 years. It is more like three books you have to use the players, dms guide and the monster manual. Thats why if you look at the cover they say core on them. I don't mind paying the $100 for those books I have been using the same ones for 5 years. I stopped buying and playing as many video games because of it so in the long run it has saved me money. For the time it takes for most people to make a character it takes me probably four times as long. I use great detail when making the character and understand what it does and don't mind doing so. Character creation is my favorite part. Yes the leveling does suck but whatever. I find the reason most people play a hack and slash character is because they are easier then learning a bunch of rules. Yes the rules get in the way lots of times but I never change them just find a way around them. I think it would have been better if they split AC up one for armour and one for the characters ability to dodge or parry an attack. There are fan boys for anything, people like what they like. If a campaign you play is to parallel it is your DMs fault not the game. I had a DM who made a world different adventurers through out the world and then let us roam free (we died cause a player thought it was a good idea to sail through a storm). I definitely don't think the dice are an issue its actually what ended up killing us in the storm. For the alignment thing yes it is a pain in the ass to deal with I usually end up making my players when I DM be neutral and what there actions are will dictate what alignment they end up with. There are variants for classes and yes you have to buy another book (OMG another book) or you could just download them. Then you could play as a paladin of slaughter. Like I said my favorite part is character creation so the more classes and prestige classes the better for me. You can only do so much with a little amount of classes. If it bothers people to have so many weapons don't get them. I played an iron kingdoms campaign an ended up with around 16 pistols (all single shot) it was just faster the reloading. My strength was high enough to carry all the weapons. I assume there isn't going to be many people reading this. I have only been playing for around 5 years. It is more like three books you have to use the players, dms guide and the monster manual. Thats why if you look at the cover they say core on them. I don’t mind paying the $100 for those books I have been using the same ones for 5 years. I stopped buying and playing as many video games because of it so in the long run it has saved me money. For the time it takes for most people to make a character it takes me probably four times as long. I use great detail when making the character and understand what it does and don’t mind doing so. Character creation is my favorite part. Yes the leveling does suck but whatever. I find the reason most people play a hack and slash character is because they are easier then learning a bunch of rules. Yes the rules get in the way lots of times but I never change them just find a way around them. I think it would have been better if they split AC up one for armour and one for the characters ability to dodge or parry an attack. There are fan boys for anything, people like what they like. If a campaign you play is to parallel it is your DMs fault not the game. I had a DM who made a world different adventurers through out the world and then let us roam free (we died cause a player thought it was a good idea to sail through a storm). I definitely don’t think the dice are an issue its actually what ended up killing us in the storm. For the alignment thing yes it is a pain in the ass to deal with I usually end up making my players when I DM be neutral and what there actions are will dictate what alignment they end up with. There are variants for classes and yes you have to buy another book (OMG another book) or you could just download them. Then you could play as a paladin of slaughter. Like I said my favorite part is character creation so the more classes and prestige classes the better for me. You can only do so much with a little amount of classes. If it bothers people to have so many weapons don’t get them. I played an iron kingdoms campaign an ended up with around 16 pistols (all single shot) it was just faster the reloading. My strength was high enough to carry all the weapons. I assume there isn’t going to be many people reading this.

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]]> Comment on Evel Knievel is dead. by Zombie Movies http://www.lategaming.com/2007/12/01/evel-knievel-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-28025 Zombie Movies Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:33:25 +0000 http://www.lategaming.com/2007/12/01/evel-knievel-is-dead/#comment-28025 I met his daughter a while back shes a performer and his sons still kickin. I met his daughter a while back shes a performer and his sons still kickin.

]]> Comment on Top 5 reasons why D&D sucks by Robert http://www.lategaming.com/2007/03/30/top-5-reasons-why-dd-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-26795 Robert Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:52:16 +0000 http://www.lategaming.com/2007/03/30/top-5-reasons-why-dd-sucks/#comment-26795 As long as the rules give the dm total control on a game that is suppose to be for players, then you are always going to haven problems. It's the Dm's world! your just living in it, if you do not like it there is the door! As long as the rules give the dm total control on a game that is suppose to be for players, then you are always going to haven problems.

It’s the Dm’s world! your just living in it, if you do not like it there is the door!

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