Recent content by Halfbat

OK, probably best if you start archiving now. I'll check to see how easy it will be to put it into a purely static site. I've bounced some high-bandwidth addresses anyway, some of which were just bots.

Traffic is still high on mrqwiki, though usage is still suffering a very heavy load from user agents/bots rather than search engine bots. I am now blocking them as _real_ user demands are much, _much_ lower. However, I am considering either shutting down mrqwiki completely or turning it into a...

UK or US? If over here(40 miles from Mongoose Towers) I may be interested....

I think it's intended to counter the -ve's for carnivorous flyers to ensure a carnivore gets a suitable weapon. tbh, at the top end, I use a justification for the 'weapon' based on what I envision the creature to be and choose one from the lethal end of the table - the tables can be seen as...

Duck! Less anthropomorphic than you may think. :D

If a character is being cautious then oppose his Spot or Listen against the bandits, but for me adventurers wandering through such country would be on the lookout anyway - it's only in well-known locations they'd let their guard down. It may be worth mentioning that anyone being super-cautious...

Yes, the original Swindon. I hope to be there. Couldn't make it this weekend. :(

There were some really good kitbashes of them put up here about 9 months ago. If I could just remember where they were...

It looks like I'm going to have to work, so can't bring along the Feds to pay with the Kitties, Al.

Brilliant stuff, again. Just wish Iw as capable of applying them. :cry:

Now all we need is half a tonne of exotic matter. Hmmm... where did I leave it? :lol:

It can be done, and has been in Openquest. I tend to use it a lot except for flavour. Using only total hit points gives the system a much _more_ lethal flavour, especially if major wounds are used (wounds over half total HP). The reason it ends up being more lethal is that basing things on...

Even modern longbow arrows are wider than 5mm, typically 8-11mm. Those fired from the more powerful bows are even heavier. Having a 5mm arrow in you is one thing (I know! :oops: ); I'd really _not_ have a heavier one. See http://www.quicksarchery.co.uk/superbasket/category/283/Wooden+Shafts...

Simon/Soltakss advice is sound - glad you picked up on it. - There is regularly a power-figure in gaming groups, often focussed in the way you specify and the player likes and enjoys that, so nerfing him/his weapons will be a problem in the long term. Without knowing the details I couldn't...

Neither support a point against Conan d20 being broken. Both are house rules in which, as you suggested, almost anything can go and which are very much based on opinion. Moreover, the characters you pick up are interesting and particular instances of special or experienced NPCs - they still...