tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post2871339200913408492..comments2024-03-16T06:00:04.833-04:00Comments on Sham's Grog 'n Blog: D&D Cover to Cover, part 10BSham aka Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-86513568448254435842009-04-30T09:22:00.000-04:002009-04-30T09:22:00.000-04:00Thanks, Chgowiz. I hope to be able to finish the s...Thanks, Chgowiz. I hope to be able to finish the series in the near future. As you can see it lost some steam but I won't be satisfied until I finish Vol III and add closing observations.Sham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-19527372345058594162009-04-28T13:55:00.000-04:002009-04-28T13:55:00.000-04:00It's interesting how little bits like that make yo...It's interesting how little bits like that make you go "hmm." I really enjoyed your dive through the books. I find, as I'm going back through the LBBs/SW-Wb that I'm going back through your posts with a different eye now.Michael S/Chgowizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052820400496340137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-41537881709313344512009-04-28T12:58:00.000-04:002009-04-28T12:58:00.000-04:00I wouldn't normally make standard rations spoil fa...I wouldn't normally make standard rations spoil faster than 1 week's time, and iron rations would have a very long shelf life (think hard cheese, beef jerky, salted meats, nuts, dried fruit, hard tack). Interesting stuff. I suppose I had this mental image of what each was and have been ruling things the same way for so long I didn't put much thought into it.<br /><br />I do like the idea of standard rations spoiling overnight in a dungeon, though!Sham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-59380467299710759502009-04-28T09:30:00.000-04:002009-04-28T09:30:00.000-04:00We're having a good discussion on the ODD boar...We're having a good discussion on the ODD board about this, and I found an old thread on K&K. It seems that the bottom line is that there are differences, in both editions and type:<br /><br />OD&D is vague, so the tendency is to make standard rations "spoil" in a dungeon environment. Encumbrance isn't really an issue.<br /><br />AD&D is a bit more specific, but mainly in encumbrance - there's no real explanation of what to use when.<br /><br />Fun stuff and weird! I love finding things like this in OD&D - and the only reason I gave it any thought was because I was working on the Ultima item list.Michael S/Chgowizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052820400496340137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-77355723999384616682009-04-28T09:19:00.000-04:002009-04-28T09:19:00.000-04:00I'm not sure there's anything specific in ...I'm not sure there's anything specific in the OD&D books on the difference. I was always (and I say this realizing that I'm probably using AD&D knowledge here) under the impression that Iron Rations are more or less "military" field style foods, whereas standard rations are just regular packed up food. I would assume then that iron rations last much, much longer in the field. Encumbrance-wise, if rations were tracked as a part of that, would be more compact. They taste like they sound, but on unexpectedly long dungeon delves, Iron Rations are a must.Sham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-44997418506760596762009-04-27T17:20:00.000-04:002009-04-27T17:20:00.000-04:00Here's a good question for you (and yes, post necr...Here's a good question for you (and yes, post necromancy - thank Google for this...)<br /><br />In Basic Equipment Costs, pg 14:<br />Iron Rations (for dungeon expeditions) 1 person/1 week<br /><br />vs. <br /><br />Standard Rations for 1 person/1 week.<br /><br />Why?<br /><br />I can't find anything useful for that distinction later on. I can only assume that perhaps regular food was somehow affected by the dungeon air/environment? It's a curious thing. Funny thing is, I can't find anything on ODD boards about it. I'm about to ask the question.<br /><br />(Heh, word verify is "barlovin")Michael S/Chgowizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052820400496340137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-88115443360346541802008-11-21T15:12:00.000-05:002008-11-21T15:12:00.000-05:00First of all: getting FFC? That's awesome! I am gr...First of all: getting FFC? That's awesome! I am green with envy. And yeah, I think my assumption here is correct, that the Cross is an anti-undead tool more so than a religious symbol. Clearly it's 'both', but game-wise it is a tool.Sham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-1485743450059508292008-11-21T12:35:00.000-05:002008-11-21T12:35:00.000-05:00A copy of Dave Arneson's "The First Fantasy Campai...A copy of Dave Arneson's "The First Fantasy Campaign" has recently fallen into my hands. It's interesting to note that there is a distinct possibility of the adventurers running into Sir Fang and his ogre and dwarven henchmen on the 1st level of the dungeon under Blackmoor, according to the convention version of the dungeon presented within those pages.<BR/><BR/>I think this reinforces the idea of the cleric as a Van Helsing character type, and the reason that the cross was included on the equipment list from day one. A beginning party is going to be in for some serious hurt unless they have a cleric equiped with a cross to repel that fiend. Not a holy symbol or the power to turn undead, but an old-fashioned "make the vampire hiss and recoil" cross.Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.com