Infocyde's RPG Blog

Here is a very simple chart for throwing a curve to the monsters / foes in DnD that your party will face. Roll D4 - 1 for number of changes for each group of monsters/foes encountered. Then roll a D12 on the chart below for each change. 1) Increased HD (1-2) 2) Attack more damaging (one die up) 3) New Magical ability (per spell of HD - 3, min level 1 mage or cleric power) 4) Additional Feat or feat like power 5) Increased (better AC) 6) Additional Attack 7) Increased number of appearing 8) Unlikely ally monster(s) of 1-2 less 3-4 equal or 5-6 greater strength 9) Alignment / motivation change (sometimes beneficial) 10) Reinforcements near by 11) Treasure type increased by one letter (or equivalent) 12) Monsters / Foe more cunning that usual (ambush, traps, delays)

I've noticed in a lot of OSR retro clones the Cleric class often isn't included.  I wonder why?  To me the Cleric is an integral part of the D&D experience...the backup fighter, the medic, the party chaplan, and the undead turner...why the hate / disclusion?

So, I've got LOTS of RPG's in digital format.  Most of the time though when I actually play games I like to have physical components on hand as it is hard to scroll through PDFs sometimes.  Yet physical versions of RPG's take up space, which for not I have plenty of, but in looking towards another move in a few months I've begun to ponder slimming down my Physical collection. Most of the games that I have physical copies of I have physical copies of either because I hoped to one day play them or because they are rare.  Some I do but most sit on the shelf collecting dust.  So it pains me but here is what I'm thinking has to go... All D20 Modern Books All D20 OGL Books RoleMaster Standard System and all the expansions I have (this one hurts) Shadowrun 4rth Edition  Conan Mongoose and all the setting books (this one hurts too) Warhammer Fantasy 2nd Edition (this hurts) The various one off "heart breaker" RPGs that I have but will never play The...