tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.comments2024-02-28T01:11:56.474-08:00THE LAND OF NODJohn Matthew Staterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comBlogger4480125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-74441919628440009872018-05-12T09:32:37.382-07:002018-05-12T09:32:37.382-07:00Can anyone make me a dvd copy of this? I recently ... Can anyone make me a dvd copy of this? I recently acquired one, but <br />it's incomplete, and the quality isn't good. Amazon.com offers it as<br />a download, but not as a dvd.Jay L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11170802530365462163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-37773520918414930562018-05-07T21:33:01.663-07:002018-05-07T21:33:01.663-07:00Love your mini games. I hope you keep making them....Love your mini games. I hope you keep making them. Looking forward to it. Blackthorne26https://www.blogger.com/profile/15847668091727000821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-47869683151614730102018-01-19T12:39:29.952-08:002018-01-19T12:39:29.952-08:00Nice list. I like that Fever Dream and Replay are...Nice list. I like that Fever Dream and Replay are on it. Two underappreciated books but two of my absolute favorites. Fever Dream is, IMO, probably the most perfect novel ever written. One book containing all of the story that one ever needs and nothing more. Would love to see a GOOD movie or miniseries adaptation.<br />Double-edgedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627384287674653078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-53058388527963754312018-01-10T21:38:15.134-08:002018-01-10T21:38:15.134-08:00"The Garden of Nefaron" is a very under-..."The Garden of Nefaron" is a very under-appreciated adventure, and IIRC there's a connection from it to some other article (on Psionics in Dragon #78, or something else) that I'm trying to recall---perhaps Psychogems, or "Chagmat" or something like that. Will have to think on it a bit more now....<br /><br />Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-19293159741124479252017-12-16T22:37:14.443-08:002017-12-16T22:37:14.443-08:00The games are broadly compatible, as they both des...The games are broadly compatible, as they both descend from old school D&D. They both have AC (B&T uses ascending AC), Hit Dice, levels, attack rolls, etc. There are certainly some differences - XP for monsters is calculated differently, saving throws are a little different (more so in the first edition of B&T, less so in the second edition), there are more spells in B&T and the John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-19872465959678280352017-12-16T21:02:11.007-08:002017-12-16T21:02:11.007-08:00HI John.
I run all the Frog God Lost Lands books ...HI John.<br /><br />I run all the Frog God Lost Lands books for Swords and Wizardry. I was just wondering if I could run the Lost Lands adventures as is with your system or what if any conversions would I have to do to play them with Blood and Treasure.<br /><br />Thanks.T.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335091864019630490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-17978093007368911802017-11-13T11:28:49.308-08:002017-11-13T11:28:49.308-08:00Thank you for filling us in - I'm very sorry f...Thank you for filling us in - I'm very sorry for your loss. Sounds like an awesome guy!John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-26212651316627855412017-11-11T15:56:24.754-08:002017-11-11T15:56:24.754-08:00That Rhino Rider is awesome. My mother-cousin was ...That Rhino Rider is awesome. My mother-cousin was Tom Loback, creator and artist of Dragontooth.<br />I am sorry to report he passed suddenly due to the pancreatic cancer caused by working on clearing the World Trade Center site followin 9/11...Arriak Greyhawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142632207677525372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-34421194887469692502017-09-21T17:51:04.735-07:002017-09-21T17:51:04.735-07:00Inspiration is everywhere - even the most non-fant...Inspiration is everywhere - even the most non-fantasy book or movie can generate some ideas word association style. In this case, the ideas were right there in front of me.John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-61654642006579198612017-09-21T09:23:10.827-07:002017-09-21T09:23:10.827-07:00Love these! Especially the Battle Beast!Love these! Especially the Battle Beast!Brutorz Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261330634648140358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-8653011281527804082017-09-02T17:05:10.631-07:002017-09-02T17:05:10.631-07:00I would love to see a fantasy seting based on 30 y...I would love to see a fantasy seting based on 30 year war, with spanish, holly roman empire, french, english, swedish, danish etc factions (or fantasy counterparts). You have a lot of posibilities. So many fronts to fight, so many factions to choose….. and you can give diferent kinds of magic resources to any group. Maybe, the danish could reutilice ancient norse pagan magic, or the transilvanianJAVIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00539679491502797490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-44570371956187704772017-08-31T08:18:54.586-07:002017-08-31T08:18:54.586-07:00I don't do Kickstarters, but I am going to do ...I don't do Kickstarters, but I am going to do something along these lines. They won't be 64-pagers - most of the "half" hex crawls were about that long, so knocking a couple together, plus some city info and maybe some additional rules material would probably make for books in the 100 to 120 page range. Time is my only problem, but I'm almost through with revising old John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-34709891757025244132017-08-30T00:58:05.945-07:002017-08-30T00:58:05.945-07:00I would love to get the NOD crawls in 64 page Gaze...I would love to get the NOD crawls in 64 page Gazetteer format, the map and the crawl in one place. I already love the HCC booklets, so this could be considered a "step up" for those that want more content in a similar, contained format.<br /><br />Have you considered doing a Kickstarter for it?Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320725695635357382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-89232484906353846682017-08-21T19:57:27.171-07:002017-08-21T19:57:27.171-07:00The old blog will remain, but will not be updated....The old blog will remain, but will not be updated. I had thought about removing it completely when the transfer was completed, but then realized there have probably been many links made to it over the years, and thus it was better to preserve it.John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-80253663264172954942017-08-21T12:33:43.666-07:002017-08-21T12:33:43.666-07:00Will all the old posts be preserved? I reference y...Will all the old posts be preserved? I reference your homebrew literally constantly and I'd like to know if this is gonna go dark so I know what to save.AuraTwilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08416410309457395856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-81807016189239424852017-08-16T18:16:46.152-07:002017-08-16T18:16:46.152-07:00I don't know - never played Runequest, but I e...I don't know - never played Runequest, but I enjoyed the ads in Dragon magazine.John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-61188293608057649512017-08-16T06:09:11.922-07:002017-08-16T06:09:11.922-07:00What was the Runequest rule of thumb? Initiates ne...What was the Runequest rule of thumb? Initiates needed to dedicate 10% of their time to their temple, Acolytes a bit more, Priests a whole bunch?Tom Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295247089905712338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-87029978117226690762017-08-13T22:06:47.330-07:002017-08-13T22:06:47.330-07:00Apparently, I was trying to say Blood & Treasu...Apparently, I was trying to say Blood & Treasure & Grit & Vigor ... "Blood & Vigor." Brian Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611254309132646269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-58733728963752750262017-08-13T08:42:12.990-07:002017-08-13T08:42:12.990-07:00My prints of NOD 31 (and 30 and 29) and Blood &...My prints of NOD 31 (and 30 and 29) and Blood & Vigor arrived yesterday! Looking forward to 32 in print (no rush - got plenty to read in the meanwhile)Brian Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611254309132646269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-34878779588401748752017-08-08T19:36:18.519-07:002017-08-08T19:36:18.519-07:00Good to hear, looking forward to it.Good to hear, looking forward to it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215725182857503999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-27518883311074989342017-08-08T08:21:10.028-07:002017-08-08T08:21:10.028-07:00And I'll remind folks here that the 2nd editio...And I'll remind folks here that the 2nd edition version is coming - still writing and editing, but I think I can get it out by October for sure. Basically the same book updated to the 2nd edition rules, but with a few bits from NOD's I've published since the original release added. This time, it's called Esoterica Exhumed.John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-8612481817151477842017-08-07T15:35:04.787-07:002017-08-07T15:35:04.787-07:00I meant modification points not proficiency points...I meant modification points not proficiency points. Folks, if you don't have the NOD companion I highly recommend it. Don't be a 'thunder cannon' and just buy it. You'll have to read the book to find out what that is!Moldy Oldy Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287806333785412069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-80303761357291683772017-08-07T15:30:20.649-07:002017-08-07T15:30:20.649-07:00Sounds good - glad it inspired you!Sounds good - glad it inspired you!John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-47008750530870184352017-08-07T13:13:53.654-07:002017-08-07T13:13:53.654-07:00Thanks John. I picked up the NOD companion in hard...Thanks John. I picked up the NOD companion in hard cover recently. Great addition. I saw the proficiency rules (good stuff) which gave me an idea. One is a Blood Mage class. Probably a sorcerer sub-class that uses blood sacrifice (hit points) to drive spell enhancements/feats. Along the same lines would be a more generic 'blood magic' that might be used for arcane or divine classes. I wasMoldy Oldy Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287806333785412069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-55976358714428248852017-08-06T18:26:04.817-07:002017-08-06T18:26:04.817-07:00Check out The Madagaskar Plan and The Afrika Reich...Check out The Madagaskar Plan and The Afrika Reich by Guy Saville...premise is Germany won WW2, Afrika is divided up and the island of Madagascar is where they plan to relocate the Jews...the stories are not grand scale alternate history but focus on one mans missions against the Nazis...I just got my copy of Grit and Vigor on Friday, I think it would make a good setting...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com