tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18361181.post6933021518013212404..comments2024-03-25T13:53:51.225-05:00Comments on The Troll Dens: Guide of Guides Part IITroll Lordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01473890012472557047noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18361181.post-10758003036281754212007-11-23T19:50:00.000-06:002007-11-23T19:50:00.000-06:00C&C from Troll Lord GamesI'm really digging Castle...C&C from Troll Lord GamesI'm really digging Castles & Crusades (C&C). It is an old school (meaning D&D/unmuddled-AD&D) system that cleans up and updates the game going back to the original game rather than dragging it through all the history of D&D/AD&D 1E/Basic D&D/AD&D 2E/ D&D 3E/D&D 3.5/rumors of D&D 4E. It allows for a lot of customization and I like that. This snippet is from "The Trolls Den", the official Troll Lord Games Blog:<BR/><BR/>...Castles and Crusades was designed to be fooled with. We have long encouraged players to add, subtract and amend rules to fit their needs and desires. What the CKG does, is give them some of the options available to them and should (in an ideal world) teach others how to amend rules to fit their needs.<BR/><BR/>In that regard , we have borrowed ideas from every edition of the game and incorporated them into ‘rules sets’ which can be taken and used. The important aspect of this, is that no optional rule exists in and of itself. An optional rule exists in relation to a choice. The CK and Player must choose which optional rule they are going to use because many are mutually exclusive....<BR/><BR/>That's great news. I was drawn to C&C due to its familiarity (based on it being derived from old-school D&D) and the ease with which the core system (The SIEGE Engine) can be modified/tweaked/adjusted/what-have-you. As a long-time dabbler in house-ruling and home brew systems, C&C really resonates with me. My own HAGIS projects should interface well with C&C....much of what we do is designed as "targeted tweaks". Anyway, I'm greatly looking forward to the "Book that until very recently was known as the Castle Keeper's Guide".<BR/><BR/>I should probably do a review of the C&C Players Handbook....and definitely should do one of the "CKG" since it is so heavy on tweaking. Put that on the To-Do List!<BR/><BR/>~AoB, High Adventure GamesAdaen of Bridgewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10456091501882593227noreply@blogger.com