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by LibraryLass
Wed Mar 15, 2023 10:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Magic Item Vault Supplement
Replies: 7
Views: 625

Magic Item Vault Supplement

Hey gang. I've spent most of my free time in 2023 quietly obsessing over magic items-- and in particular, miscellaneous/wondrous items. Last weekend I finally reached a point in the process where I had found myself with a list of 100 miscellaneous items, which is of course easy to roll for on a d%, ...
by LibraryLass
Fri Mar 10, 2023 7:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is the new 4th Edition of the game basically backwards compatible with the 3rd Edtion?
Replies: 7
Views: 1839

Re: Is the new 4th Edition of the game basically backwards compatible with the 3rd Edtion?

No reason it shouldn't be-- the changes were largely about breaking free of the OGL.
by LibraryLass
Tue Feb 21, 2023 11:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Do any of the low level adventures play particularly well without thieves?
Replies: 21
Views: 2218

Re: Do any of the low level adventures play particularly well without thieves?

A thief's job isn't opening doors, it's opening doors quickly and quietly . Let your non-thief PCs try their hand with the lockpicks, if they like, but make it less effective than a thief would be. Or let them kick the door down or bash the chest open and see how making a noise like a herd of elepha...
by LibraryLass
Thu Feb 16, 2023 12:18 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Basic Fantasy RPG Core Rules 4th Edition
Replies: 1587
Views: 85882

Re: Basic Fantasy RPG Core Rules 4th Edition

From that blog post: But back to the subject of fantasy. Tolkien, as we know, capitalized Elf, Dwarf, Orc, Hobbit, and Men, but he did this primarily in reference to the collective races of Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Hobbits, and Men. When he spoke of a small party of dwarves or the hobbits of the Shire...
by LibraryLass
Fri Feb 03, 2023 12:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rust Monster or Ironbane, part 2
Replies: 7
Views: 722

Re: Rust Monster or Ironbane, part 2

Nothing against the noble rust monster but isn't the Ironbane just more interesting to look at?

And also far less likely to come afoul of artistic depictions owned by a certain tyrannical corporation?
by LibraryLass
Wed Feb 01, 2023 10:20 am
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: AI Tools for homebrew in Basic Fantasy
Replies: 16
Views: 2551

Re: AI Tools for homebrew in Basic Fantasy

Well said Solo.

If we ever reach the point where an AI can say, understand, and mean what it is to engage in creative synthesis? Sure, I'd love to have it write for BFRPG. We are not there yet, and that is not what AI generation tools do as they exist today.
by LibraryLass
Tue Jan 31, 2023 10:58 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: AI Tools for homebrew in Basic Fantasy
Replies: 16
Views: 2551

Re: AI Tools for homebrew in Basic Fantasy

I couldn't be more strongly against this. No. Never. I would give up BFRPG forever over this.
by LibraryLass
Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Goopy Critters
Replies: 24
Views: 1658

Re: Goopy Critters

I'll point out that grouping all oozes together is pointedly not what 2e does, preferring the far more baroque, and frankly kind of dumb, option of grouping various types of oozes together-- jellies, puddings, slimes, etc. Thus such misbegotten nothings as the Dun Pudding, the Mustard Jelly, and the...
by LibraryLass
Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why is bullette pronounced like that?
Replies: 16
Views: 1332

Re: Why is bullette pronounced like that?

Alternatively: why is it spelled like that? "Boo-lay". It's clear what to call this land shark, but it's unclear to me how it got its spelling. I've called them bull-etts for as long as I've known about them, having only ever read the word before in either the "Manual" or the &q...
by LibraryLass
Sat Jan 28, 2023 1:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: It happened: OGL 1.0a remains untouched!
Replies: 84
Views: 5641

Re: It happened: OGL 1.0a remains untouched!

... Hmm. What would you guys think about taking the horned version of RamsHorn's kobold the "standard" kobold? Horned, dog-headed but not reptilian keeps us clean, and lots of people liked that depiction. https://www.basicfantasy.org/forums/download/file.php?id=6522 We still need to figur...