werecorpse Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 So, Any update on when classic fantasy 2 will be available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baphomet69 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I just logged in to ask that very question! I want to do a mash-up of this, Dungeon Bash and HirstArts terrain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threedeesix Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Sorry guys, i'm working on it, however very slowly. I'm working 3rd shift and pretty much find myself working all night and sleeping all day, with a couple hours devoted to Skyrim on my X-Box. If you have Skyrim then you understand. Seriously, I am working on it. A simplified progress report would be... Chapter 1: Spot Rules; Done at 29 pages of 10 point type (17,800 words) Chapter 2: Non-Player Characters; Done at 34 pages (19,700 words) Chapter 3: A Manual of Monsters; Two thirds done at 91 pages (48,400 words) Chapter 4: Treasure; Mostly done but awaiting a re-write. 34 pages (18,600 words) Chapter 5: The Realm; Just some ideas jotted down to be included as space permits. So it is coming along, however at a pace much slower than I would have hoped, damn Skyrim. Rod Quote Join my Mythras/RuneQuest 6: Classic Fantasy Yahoo Group at https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/RQCF/info "D100 - Exactly 5 times better than D20" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Evil Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I get the feeling that Skyrim has taken out pretty much everyone in the industry right now...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric L. Webb Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Skyrim has been eating up my writing time as well. Have been working on a couple of monographs and all production ceased when skyrim came out. Ill sit down to write for a few hours and then hear the game calling my name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrywith1e Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I used to play computer RPGs like you but then I took an arrow in the knee. 1 Quote Wave your geekflag high! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skunkape Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I used to play computer RPGs like you but then I took an arrow in the knee. LOL! Quote Skunk - 285/420 BRP book You wanna be alright you gotta walk tall Long Beach Dub Allstars & Black Eyed Peas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorcan Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Even though I'm looking for something that goes away from many of the classic conventions of the genre, I still picked this up based on the really positive things I've read about it online (both here and other communities). Looking forward to checking it out and raiding bits and bobs for a (probably pipe-dream) game I have in mind of running. Ooh, my printer just finished running of a hard-copy of my PDF...sometimes it's good to be the only in the office on a rainy day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baphomet69 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Does anyone here have either the Basic Creatures book or any of the All the World's Monsters volumes? If so, How many, if any, of the entries would work/be compatible with Classic Fantasy/old school D&D? Just hoping that some of the Monster Manual conversion work has already been done before (or close enough). Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickMiddleton Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Does anyone here have either the Basic Creatures book or any of the All the World's Monsters volumes? If so, How many, if any, of the entries would work/be compatible with Classic Fantasy/old school D&D? The BASIC Creatures monograph is the Creatures book from the AH RuneQuest III boxed sets and is very easy to use, albeit references some specific sub systems you may need to ignore / tweak (hit locations, fatigue points etc etc). All The Worlds Monsters were generic monster supplements published in the mid-seventies - the PDF's are scans, the "stats" are very generic (and aimed at use with D&D, although there's conversion guide for using with T&T in volume 2 and RQI in volume 3), so would require considerably more work I suspect. Cheers, Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Avoid All the World's Monsters if you want stats for BRP. I bought them years ago and was very disappointed, and I have a very low expectation threshold. Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chorpa Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Well have found that most of the creatures in Basic Creatures are already included in the BRP book. If you think it's worth buying it for just a few additional monsters go ahead. They do require some tweaking, mostly to recalculate and get MOV scores and rename some skills with the help of the Conversion section in Appendices in the BRP book. But other than that you can mostly use them as is. But I would recommend just downloading Basic Bestiary instead. Basicly you get the same as Basic Creatures but for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Venomous Pao Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 On a different (and highly-tangential) note: I just started flipping through CF again after quite a while and I remain very impressed with what Rod has done here. God only knows if I'll ever actually get to put together a BRP/CF campaign, but I sure want to. It just calls out to be played. Maybe in 2012 I'll get to dust off some old modules and give 'em the proper CF treatment. Fingers crossed. We now return you to your regularly scheduled irregular postings about sources of monsters Quote 75/420 --- Geek blogging at http://strangestones.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baphomet69 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Actually, back to your point, I couldn't agree more. I've been wanting to run dungeon crawls using HirstArts terrain and BRP and CF are the perfect system to do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baphomet69 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 What would a summarized stat block for NPCs or monsters look like for BRP/CF? You know, the old ones that used to appear in the middle of the modules. Examples: Taverner (AC 9, LVL 0, hp 6, #AT I, D 1-6, ML 8) Guard (AC 4, F 1, hp 7, #AT 1, D 1-6, ML 10) Kobold (AC 7, HD V2, hp 3, #AT 1, D 1-4, MV (40’) Save NM, ML 6) Obviously HP, but skills and stats too? What else would be needed on the fly? Or would it make more sense in CF to put them all in their own section at the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilschemer Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I think a stat block might include: Goblin (HP 8, AP 2 [Leather Armor], MOV 6, Short Sword 40% 1D6+1-1D6, Target Shield 40%) Lizardman (HP 13, AP 4 [scaly Skin], MOV 8/6 swim, Scimitar 50% 1D6+2+1D4, Tail Strike 50% 1D4+1D4) Orc (HP 12, AP 4 [Leather with metal bits], MOV 8, Scimitar 50% 1D6+2, Martial Arts: Scimitar 20%) More complex NPCs and boss monsters will still need a full write-up. Quote __________________ Christian Conkle Blogs: Geek Rampage! - Swords of Cydoria - Exiled in Eris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baphomet69 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Using B2 Keep on the Borderlands as an example, which NPCs would you say need the full treatment? So far I've only done the residents of the Keep and am up to about 16 extra pages of write-ups (currently in a separate document). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Jopson Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Has anyone heard from Threedeesix (aka Tod) lately? I recently picked up the pdf of Classic Fantasy and have been trying to contact him about the updated version he spoke about earlier in this thread. Before I commit the pdf to the printer and burn up an ink cartridge, it would be cool to get my grubby hands on the tweaked version. Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORtrail Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I sent him a message over Xbox Live. Should hear from him soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threedeesix Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Has anyone heard from Threedeesix (aka Tod) lately? I recently picked up the pdf of Classic Fantasy and have been trying to contact him about the updated version he spoke about earlier in this thread. Before I commit the pdf to the printer and burn up an ink cartridge, it would be cool to get my grubby hands on the tweaked version. Ta First, thanks ORtrail for the XBL message. I don't get online as much as my desktop computer is down and all I have is my laptop and its so slooooow. I got your message about the updated version of Classic Fantasy and will contact you off line about it when I get home from work tomorrow morning. I work nights so I'm leaving soon to go in. So don't print off anything yet. Happy gaming, Rod (aka Not Tod) Quote Join my Mythras/RuneQuest 6: Classic Fantasy Yahoo Group at https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/RQCF/info "D100 - Exactly 5 times better than D20" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombieboy Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) I'd love to find a print copy of Classic Fantasy but it looks like Chaosium isn't stocking it anymore (only PDF). Any other places I might find a print copy? I realize I can download the PDF and print it myself but I'd honestly prefer spending a few more dollars and having the real book. I'm dying for a good old fashioned dungeon crawler. I've been playing Palladium Fantasy lately and I surprisingly enjoy the Palladium system more than I remember, but it's a bit of stat overload. And D20 stuff just gives me nosebleeds... Edited June 23, 2012 by Zombieboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chorpa Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I am pretty sure a new print run is on their to do list. From what I understand they only do a small amount of books each print run. I had the same problem when I was gonna order my copy of Classic Fantasy and it was not available in print format. I just had to wait a while and before I knew it, it was available again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombieboy Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Thanks for the quick reply---guess I just play the waiting game now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skenderax Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Thanks for the quick reply---guess I just play the waiting game now! Classic Fantasy - Chaosium | Basic Roleplaying | DriveThruRPG.com I buy Classic Fantasy from this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chorpa Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Classic Fantasy - Chaosium | Basic Roleplaying | DriveThruRPG.com I buy Classic Fantasy from this site. DriveThruRPG is a good site to shoprpg stuff. But when you want a print monograph copy Chaosium is the only place you can get em. But for pdfs I usually get them from DriveThru myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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