RS Conley

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25 year programming experience.

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Feb 15	comment	Infinite wish combo using 3 items If it is three items. It likely involves the following. 1) The Candle, 2) the Iron Flask of the Efreet which compels the imprisoned being to service for 1 turn. However the Iron Flask requires the efreet to fail a saving throw. 3) So the third item is something that cause the Efreet to fail their save when the Iron Flask is used.
Feb 15	comment	Infinite wish combo using 3 items I doubt it is real reference considering it was written in the 2000s. Stuff like that has a habit of getting different eras mixed up. The method I outlined has the virtue of using only the items in the original DMG.
Feb 14	comment	Infinite wish combo using 3 items I will do some more research, I am pretty sure that an Iron Flask for Efreeti is the second item as the trapped creature must perform a service for one turn. The third items needs to be something that will cause a summoned efreeti to automatically fail their saving throw and overcome their magic resistance.
Dec 12	comment	How to make GURPS combat fast? In a typical melee where the goal is to down your opponent the only possibilities the players needs to consider is whether a) he has more dexterity, b) has more strength, or c) has more skill, or d) none of the above. Each of the four possibilities has a straight forward set of tactics that you can use to quickly gain the advantage over the options and lessen both the out of game time and in-game time of melee.
Dec 3	comment	Moldvay Basic D&D - Mapping using Charater Movement Rates I would take a look a various Adventure Games, MuDs and MuSHs that were developed over the late 70s and 80s before deciding it unsuitable. Many of them were little more than clones of various forms of D&D. And not in the least were SSI's Gold Box Series.
Nov 12	comment	Enchant Item Spell Scrolls and Potions are permanent once created. You can see this by the rule in various editions that they are good until consumed or used.
Nov 12	comment	What role-playing games should I pick for an absolute beginner group? It went very well, character creation was straight forward and they easily grasped the intricacies of combat. Novice referees I found got the idea of creating underground maze as a place to adventure straight forward. However I don't see how adding that is germane to my answer. I noted the advantage of using the system and why along with material to help to get the most of it. I don't need to add that I been refereeing 30 years for a variety of groups at different skill levels along with helping novices to make the answer any better.
Oct 12	comment	Staying in character and taking it all seriously Played LARPS, even owned a LARP chapter for several years. I do agree it is easier in some respect. For example when you are talking with NPCs you are really talking to a group of folks like you would in real life instead of a single referee playing a bunch of personae. But LARPS have their own limitation due to the live-action and are not as flexible in the variety of situation they can depict. I feel it is more accurate to say that they both have strengths and weaknesses in terms of roleplaying.
Oct 11	comment	Does exploration movement rate in Basic D&D (B/X) include trap/secret-door detection? On page B9 in Moldavy's Basic D&D it explicitly states that the bonus applies when Elves actively search. In general your answer is good advice but I downvoted as the OP was referring to a specific edition of D&D.
Oct 5	comment	What are the big differences between the D&D editions? @ExTSR, feel free to edit my answer. As one of the authors of an older edition you undoubtedly have more insight than I as to why it was made and why certain elements were present and other were not. I fully support the collaborative nature of this site.
Jul 20	comment	How much plot guidance is too much? The OP goes into more detail than just "How much" and I am responding by showing that complete character freedom requires the same amount of works as a linked series of adventures. This boils the choice to matter of taste and circumstance. I am editing my answer to be clearer on this point.
Jul 13	comment	AD&D (1e) Weapon Restrictions What edition of AD&D are your referring too? 1st or 2nd?
Jul 11	comment	Alternatives to D&D and Pathfinder I didn't realize they were still selling for a $1 but Legend would be a good but slightly more complex alternative to OpenQuest. Also note the monster guide is separate for Legend.
Mar 29	comment	What are the big differences between the D&D editions? I feel the best answer is a high level view. 3.0/3.5/Pathfinder are variations of the same game, in the way Holmes/(B/X)/BECMI are variations of the same game. While there are differences between the different variations they are dwarfed by the differences between the editions and this is what the average gamer notices. And has the most profound effect on game play.
Dec 13	comment	How do I help create story around the table without writing it? Exactly the way to do it.
Jul 25	comment	How to organize my 3.X collection based on WotC's internal numbering system? My material is organized by topic. There are lists of stuff (monster, spells, etc), stuff that expand a specific area in more detail (castle, empire, nobles, romance, wilderness, etc), generic setting (cities, regions, npcs), or specific setting info. I have a four books on creating NPCs and they are all together despite being from different companies for different systems and different eras (80s, 90s, etc).
Jul 25	comment	How to organize my 3.X collection based on WotC's internal numbering system? However if you are a collector then organize by company, and use the product number or publication date to organize it.
Jul 25	comment	How to organize my 3.X collection based on WotC's internal numbering system? If you want a useful organization you need to figure out what you need out of that collection. If you are going to use it as part of running or preparing games then organize by topic.
Jul 11	comment	What is Sandbox play? That may be so but the term Sandbox in the way myself and the Wilderlands crew used it did not see widespread use until the advent of computer games. To date I haven't found a single print or internet reference to a sandbox campaign prior to the early 2000s. I combed Dragon magazine, Usenet and the Fidonet archives among other sources. Usenet and Fidonet dates back to the early and middle 80s.
May 16	comment	How is DriveThruRPG's Print on Demand Quality? Are you considering publishing or just asking this as a buyer?