"It is time to compile a book of The Order of d30 tables."
So says commenter Matthew W. Schmeer in a comment on my hallowed Order of the d30 post. And by gar, he's right!
Basic membership in the Order, of course, is granted to anyone who implements Jeff Rients's "Big d30" house rule: once per game session, you may substitute the roll of a d30 for any other dice roll (save for attribute or hit point rolls).
But I know there are some Order members out there who have put together charts, tables, or rules for use with the venerable d30 (::cough::Chgowiz::cough::). So here's where I put out the call. If you've generated a chart, table, or rule for use with the d30, send it to me at my email: dlarkins78 at the Gmail type address. I'll give it a week or two to collect and collate everything, then I'll post a compiled PDF on this blog for all Order members (and non-Order members too, what the hell) to share.
So start sending 'em in folks!
I'm in. Since it was my idea, I'll help with layout and formatting and release it under the Rended Press imprint if you want.
ReplyDeleteThings I'd suggest:
1) All entries should be submitted with a table title, the name/screen name of the author, and a blog URL.
2) Authors should submit material as a list in plain text in the body of an email-- no Word docs, no RTF, no PDFs. We'll want to copy-and-paste it into another app for formatting.
3) All material submitted to be released under the OGL. The PDF will be free. No POD option.
4) The tables will be edited for spelling, grammar, and mechanics (ACCEPTS FOR JOESKY WHOSE IS EXEMPT).
5) We'll organize submissions by table type, and throw in a Table of Contents, if needed.
I'll get my submission together this weekend!
Sounds good to me Matthew. I'll compile everything and send it your way in due course. Thanks for the spark of inspiration and the offer to help with layout and publishing!
ReplyDeleteMr. SirLarkins: We don't have specific tables for the d30, but I posted on how it has played out in Carter's world here:
ReplyDeletehttp://carterscartopia.blogspot.com/2011/01/review-of-our-d30-house-rule-one-year.html
And I plan to update that every 3 months or so. Perhaps the analysis of how the d30 is used would be interesting if your project goes to print, maybe within a section on the mechanics of the d30.
Rock out! Fun stuff!
Consider it ganked! Might I also gank your two awesome d30 spells?
ReplyDelete@SirLarkins: Of course, take the spells! I had forgotten about those. I am also emailing 3 tables along.
ReplyDeleteMake that 4 tables.
ReplyDeletePerhaps we should ask James at The Underdark Gazette to put out the call in his OSR News post this weekend? And should we post the call on the Labyrinth Lord, Sword & Wizardry, ODD74, and Dragonsfoot forums?
ReplyDeleteHmmm. I've never used the d30; but, would consider it. Ponder....
ReplyDeleteCarter: Thanks, email received.
ReplyDeleteMatthew: If James hasn't picked this up already, I think it definitely deserves a blurb on the Underdark Gazette. If you'd like to publicize around the forums, be my guest--I think that's a good idea.
Eric: The Big d30 Rule would have some interesting implications in Pendragon...
re: Pendragon, yeah. There is no doubt that my players would all use it on passion rolls. They're a clever lot.
ReplyDeleteAfter numerous postponements due to illness and business travel, we finally played the Fall of Hertford (GPC:501) last night. We only got half way through the year; but, it was quite exciting. One player knight fell; but, his unconscious body was recovered and he was saved. Many brave knights were lost; but, a desperate sally from the besieged Castle Hertford saved the life of the Countess and the young (12 yr old) heir to the Earl. This was after securing the alliance with Huntington and maneuvering Earl Huntington over the prior months into committing troops early in the year. So the GPC as written was a bit off from the way things played out.
ReplyDeleteGood times. Next session is the last half of 501, when the Angles roll on past Hertford Castle and up to the gates of St. Albans - overrunning a number of player knight estates in between.
Oh, we also played through Escorting Nineve. Like so many things in the GPC, our campaign had significant twists to it. The best part of it was that one of the player knights made friends with the old lady's child (Balin, Knight of Two Swords, who as 11 years old at the time.)
ReplyDeleteAlso, the dying old lady had plenty of magic still in her and actually produced a child through a union with another of the player knights. You should have seen the player's face when he was presented with a soft "egg" by Lady Nineve after waking up next to the corpse of the elderly lady. Good times, indeed!