tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346997917591558747.post9134117517470273759..comments2024-03-13T23:09:50.841+00:00Comments on Vaults of Nagoh: The Siren Lure of BECMIChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346997917591558747.post-4271866183300093202009-04-15T16:07:00.000+01:002009-04-15T16:07:00.000+01:00@Scott: You're probably wholly right on -CMI b...<B>@Scott:</B> You're probably wholly right on -CMI being a bit over-much for regular dungeon-crawl play.<br /><br />IIRC even the BECMI/AD&D conversion section of the Rules Cyclopedia suggested 1:1 level equivalence up to 12th level, then that you divide -CMI levels above 12 by 3 (effectively: "Disregard anything above 12th level; we were totally high at the time" ;) ).<br /><br />Yes, Otus was da man, but you can't quote Easley against BECMI. The man only had one artistic mode: 'portraits of the gout-ridden'. And he kept on inflicting it on us all the way through 2E. :(Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346997917591558747.post-67141352037233160262009-04-15T15:09:00.000+01:002009-04-15T15:09:00.000+01:00As a diehard Moldvay/Cook fan, I've think of t...As a diehard Moldvay/Cook fan, I've think of the entire "CMI" section of BECMI as cruft, along with much of the other stuff. :)<br /><br />In all seriousness, I still think of 10th - 14th level as the top of the heap for characters because of my exposure to both B/X before the Companion existed, and AD&D with its implications that 9th - 11th level is when you probably retire to a nice stretch of wilderness and let the young guns have at it. Even in AD&D, you could do everything anyone could possibly do by 15th - 18th level.<br /><br />I honestly can't remember ever having placed a character above 14th level anywhere in any of my own settings, or ever having run one or known anyone who developed one from 1st level. So most of BECMI was simply superfluous to me. Also, Otus/Willingham > Elmore/Easley. ;)Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155926145150934199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346997917591558747.post-17879331970602980452009-04-15T14:27:00.000+01:002009-04-15T14:27:00.000+01:00@blizack: the Tome Series was Keith and Frank's (q...<B>@blizack:</B> <A HREF="http://tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=48453" REL="nofollow">the Tome Series</A> was Keith and Frank's (quixotic) attempt to make 3E into something that didn't (by the RAW) degenerate into sheer lunacy beyond 10th level. It was by turns hilarious, infuriating and thought-provoking.<br /><br /><I>"With great powers come laser eyebeams."</I>Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346997917591558747.post-25206785983525921752009-04-15T14:16:00.000+01:002009-04-15T14:16:00.000+01:00Sounds interesting. What is the "Tome Series"?Sounds interesting. What is the "Tome Series"?letsdamagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02145102722055581254noreply@blogger.com