tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post1103310392914310000..comments2024-03-24T18:59:07.813-07:00Comments on ZENOPUS ARCHIVES: Holmes Ref: Equipment SheetZenopus Archiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-53702595151885541442020-04-07T02:47:27.374-07:002020-04-07T02:47:27.374-07:00It is a great idea to group the items! It makes it...It is a great idea to group the items! It makes it so much easier to be able to tell the players that the hamlet only has a provisioner and inn and everyone will know exactly what equipment is available. I could then include the option to ask around for other supplies and give any specific item a chance at being available after all. At double price though.Sebastian DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881096217978187054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-25707203029468448022020-04-02T23:22:57.987-07:002020-04-02T23:22:57.987-07:00Essential top 10 ps4 games Every Player Should Try...Essential <a href="https://hawtwired.com/top-10-games-play-on-ps4" rel="nofollow">top 10 ps4 games</a> Every Player Should Try. Crawl dungeons, hunt dinosaurs and learn to be a dad with our favorite PlayStation 4 games.smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12737063005516854470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-81431348687030695612020-04-02T21:57:08.952-07:002020-04-02T21:57:08.952-07:00@CountingWizard. Thanks! I had at one point noted ...@CountingWizard. Thanks! I had at one point noted that the Holmes entry for Nixie mentions their use of javelins, but it leaves out the range, and I hadn't noticed that it is in original write-up. Swords & Spells has a different range for Javelins (1"/4"/8"), Holmes uses another version in the manuscript (30'/60'/90' = rule of thirds), and then Gary changed it to yet another set of numbers for the published rulebook (20'/40'/80'). Perhaps the ranges Holmes used in the manuscript were based on the listed range in the Nixie entry.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-7970533686665284022020-04-02T21:47:56.755-07:002020-04-02T21:47:56.755-07:00@Crawship: That makes sense, because the Holmes ta...@Crawship: That makes sense, because the Holmes table has a parenthetical after the Horse Bow that says "Short Composite Bow". So essentially there is a Short and Long Composite Bow. The composite bows have longer ranges than their respective non-composite versions.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-11941108277082102182020-04-02T13:56:32.903-07:002020-04-02T13:56:32.903-07:00I was also finally able to find the javelin range ...I was also finally able to find the javelin range in the Nixie monster description in Vol II: M&T (60').CountingWizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096059050922240797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-3616215946051467632020-04-02T13:39:21.661-07:002020-04-02T13:39:21.661-07:00Horse bows are the same thing (in many instances) ...Horse bows are the same thing (in many instances) as Composite bows, which are listed in Men & Magic p14. Crawshiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05728444776218991292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-60146798371755502272020-04-02T06:34:59.773-07:002020-04-02T06:34:59.773-07:00Very nicely done. The randomization numbers and th...Very nicely done. The randomization numbers and the equipment pack add great utility. As an aside: the medieval seller of paper and book-making supplies would be called The Stationer. As in stationary!Pulpatoonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09905442502700312809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-14954106888106295252020-04-01T21:01:47.005-07:002020-04-01T21:01:47.005-07:00Thanks, Jon! I still remember the empowering feeli...Thanks, Jon! I still remember the empowering feeling of shopping for equipment for my early characters.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-43036744571118050692020-04-01T21:00:49.361-07:002020-04-01T21:00:49.361-07:00👍👍👍👍👍👍Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-89890465070076071272020-04-01T20:57:08.384-07:002020-04-01T20:57:08.384-07:00I did consider that, but I wasn't sure if woul...I did consider that, but I wasn't sure if would be confusing. Perhaps it is something for players to pick-up on and roleplay for a discount?Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-72139644408182015362020-04-01T20:54:59.570-07:002020-04-01T20:54:59.570-07:00It is true that OD&D and Holmes have crosses o...It is true that OD&D and Holmes have crosses on the Equipment list, but I decided to genericize them for two reasons based on text elsewhere in Holmes Basic: (1) Clerics are described as worshipping "one or more of the gods" (pg 5) and (2) Vampires withdraw from "a cross (or similar holy symbol)" (entry for Vampire).Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-63664806120804147132020-04-01T20:51:50.587-07:002020-04-01T20:51:50.587-07:00The Missile Fire range table in Holmes has three w...The Missile Fire range table in Holmes has three weapons not found in the Equipment list: Horse Bow, Sling Stone and Javelin, so I added each to the expanded table. The original source for Holmes was the similar table in the Greyhawk Supplement, which also includes the Horse Bow (and Arquebus!), and which itself was taken from Chainmail.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-1448644038210800472020-04-01T19:29:37.880-07:002020-04-01T19:29:37.880-07:00Very cool. Love equipment lists like this. Very cool. Love equipment lists like this. JonHookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797334392720734767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-41938756941620070042020-04-01T09:51:20.267-07:002020-04-01T09:51:20.267-07:00I honestly don't remember the Horse Bow being ...I honestly don't remember the Horse Bow being a thing in OD&D or Holmes, but I do remember them having Crosses instead of the AD&D "Holy Symbols", why the change there? Not criticizing, just curious.The Great Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342783210750664992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-54402974547621755662020-04-01T09:25:06.451-07:002020-04-01T09:25:06.451-07:00Awesome.
...What? No discount for buying the #11 ...Awesome.<br /><br />...What? No discount for buying the #11 pack?? ; )<br /><br />This could just about be a die-drop table, too -- for when you find those "unlucky adventurers"...bygrinstowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02935507280015810333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-85162507497353013412020-04-01T08:28:42.093-07:002020-04-01T08:28:42.093-07:00That is very nice. Thank you! :)That is very nice. Thank you! :)Geoffrey McKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042661843714609025noreply@blogger.com