Fluid — Druid

Fluid the Druid

  • Another Alternative Combat System, Quicker and Dirtier.

    This is the same approach as here. Read that first. Here’s a quicker version of the above. It eliminates the new weapon table and uses the original AD&D damage table. It replaces the previous armor dice with what is shown… Continue reading

  • Another Alternative Combat System for AD&D, an experiment

    It could be argued that the Alternative Combat System that appears in th original Dungeons and Dragons is what distinguishes Dungeons and Dragons from the earlier game Chainmail. From one viewpoint, OD&D is just Chainmail with the ACS bolted on.… Continue reading

  • Dragon Jousting Additional Information

    I cover unarmed combat for dragons here. Jousting with dragons here. There is still a bit more information to cover when jousting with dragons. First there is the lance. Given the ratio of neck to body of a dragon, the… Continue reading

  • Jousting with Dragons in AD&D

    I’ve never been a great fan of the Dragonlance setting, modules, or novels. However, that does not mean I’m not a fan of dragons and lances. I’ve posted before about an expanded method that both allows the use of the… Continue reading

  • Unarmed Combat in AD&D: horses, dragons and overbearing

    Overbearing in AD&D means an unarmed action where an attacker attempts to knock his opponent off his feet. The base chance of success is exactly the same as for grappling (discussed here and here). Where overbearing differs is in the… Continue reading

  • Unarmed Combat in AD&D: Human versus Ogre

    In my previous post of unarmed combat in AD&D, I discussed the basic mechanisms and gave an example of pummeling. Here is an example regarding grappling human versus ogre. A few years ago, when I was running the Trollopulous Campaign,… Continue reading

  • Unarmed Combat in AD&D: a beast of a different color

    One of the great things about Hal Foster’s seminal Prince Valiant is that from very early on, Foster demonstrates how medieval combat was inextricably entwined with wrestling. The sequence below is one of the earliest examples, Val is losing versus… Continue reading

  • Missing Weapons in AD&D?

    AD&D is pretty famous for having a fairly extensive weapons list, including in particular quite a lot of different types of pole arm. However, a couple of recent videos (here and here) by the esteemable Matt Easton of the YouTube… Continue reading

  • Pancho Villa Weapons for RPGs

    Inspired by this proposal to runs a Pancho Villa Expedition for AD&D/Boot Hill. It seems like if this is to be done, we need stats for the equipment of the time. With information from the articles here and here, here… Continue reading

  • Product Review — Nebulith

    As of this date, I haven’t really done any product reviews. I don’t reckon I’ll be doing many. Unless, discussion of old games is considered a product review. But, nonetheless, I have been considering doing some product reviews despite that… Continue reading