tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post7471360325153809885..comments2024-03-24T18:59:07.813-07:00Comments on ZENOPUS ARCHIVES: Part 6: "Fully Armored and Heavily Loaded"Zenopus Archiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-14256035389181148302013-12-31T02:21:20.280-08:002013-12-31T02:21:20.280-08:00Yo, this is awesome, backlogged, but it brings me ...Yo, this is awesome, backlogged, but it brings me Holmentzer joy to see that Encumbrance and "placement on body" was an AD&D addition, which though seeming obvious, is nice to see confirmed... Currently working on something in regard to the wineskin/waterskin to discuss this, and the move to realistic. Happy new year. Cheers.Holmentzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705085040356135179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-19900391891739482462013-11-29T05:01:28.059-08:002013-11-29T05:01:28.059-08:00I must have been mistaken about where I saw it - a...I must have been mistaken about where I saw it - although I seem to recall that I came across magic swords and range of light in a secondary OD&D source. It's also in Chainmail, but a greater range. Maybe I was thinking about AD&D after all...D. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277670673178463645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-76421121211506835082013-11-27T09:24:41.192-08:002013-11-27T09:24:41.192-08:00To my knowwledge, it's not. The light range of...To my knowwledge, it's not. The light range of a magic sword is an AD&D thing, which also defined the range of a candle, missing the fact that most lanterns were candle-powered before the invention of kerosene. If anyone playing OD&D cared about the range of light, they probably would use the same range for all light sources.Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-91483205711173368082013-11-27T07:00:04.131-08:002013-11-27T07:00:04.131-08:00Looking in Vol 3 of OD&D, I don't see a di...Looking in Vol 3 of OD&D, I don't see a distance for sword light (or torches), which explains why Holmes left it out of it of the rewritten paragraph. Is this somewhere else in the LBBs?Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-4912423741566039722013-11-27T06:57:38.206-08:002013-11-27T06:57:38.206-08:00The section in Holmes does mention that "magi...The section in Holmes does mention that "magic swords and some staves shed light" but does omit the distance. Holmes' original also omits the distances for torches/lanterns. TSR put this back in but seems to have missed the magic sword.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-67333227690514787862013-11-27T06:55:14.420-08:002013-11-27T06:55:14.420-08:00Yes, I interpreted it as running being equal to 3 ...Yes, I interpreted it as running being equal to 3 times the exploring move, not that you could search while doing that. Now we see that this formatting arose in the editing process. Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-37136553789731802752013-11-27T06:48:54.257-08:002013-11-27T06:48:54.257-08:00The edited/published version of the Movement Table...The edited/published version of the Movement Table always seemed strange that the "running" rates were left under the "Exploring/Mapping" column. The "Moving Normally" column left running rates as blanks. Taken literally, PCs could run faster by mapping and checking for secret doors.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04006976826851198428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-35379318472513303182013-11-27T06:32:13.630-08:002013-11-27T06:32:13.630-08:00One thing I've always wished was included in t...One thing I've always wished was included in the "Light" section is magic swords - which according to OD&D shed light for 10' iirc. This is a pretty key factor in allowing visibility for a party in the dungeon - the folks in front need light the most, but also need to have both hands free (sword & shield or arrow on a string). That magic swords shed a little light is nice to remember.D. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277670673178463645noreply@blogger.com