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Post by kenmeister on Jul 25, 2008 21:50:31 GMT -6
Hey all,
I've currently got a high bid on a copy of Swords & Spells because I'm just oozing with curiousity as to what it is. It certainly seems to be the lost game of its time, because Chainmail has lived on but S&S has not.
Questions:
1. Has anyone played both Chainmail and Swords & Spells and can compare the two?
2. Does anybody use any parts of Swords & Spells in their D&D games?
3. When Chainmail got revised in '79 (the pdf I have, btw), did it incorporate parts of Swords & Spells?
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Post by dwayanu on Jul 25, 2008 22:53:35 GMT -6
The two biggest things I recall about playing S&S are that (1) it translated a lot of stuff directly from D&D, and (2) casualty determination was wholly deterministic. Dice rolls came up for morale checks and saving throws, and I think that was it.
As material for a regular D&D game, the list of spells is perhaps most interesting; it includes some data missing from D&D. Ranges and durations for spells use the same number of turns/inches even though the scale is different.
There are also base sizes and an initiative system. The combat tables (especially for monsters) are a bit different. I think some weapons are covered that were not included in Chainmail or Greyhawk, in case you use either of those weapon-versus-armor systems.
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Post by scogle on Jul 27, 2008 23:24:49 GMT -6
The two biggest things I recall about playing S&S are that (1) it translated a lot of stuff directly from D&D, and (2) casualty determination was wholly deterministic. Dice rolls came up for morale checks and saving throws, and I think that was it. As material for a regular D&D game, the list of spells is perhaps most interesting; it includes some data missing from D&D. Ranges and durations for spells use the same number of turns/inches even though the scale is different. There are also base sizes and an initiative system. The combat tables (especially for monsters) are a bit different. I think some weapons are covered that were not included in Chainmail or Greyhawk, in case you use either of those weapon-versus-armor systems. Interesting; maybe I should give it another look. |
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Post by kenmeister on Aug 1, 2008 8:14:59 GMT -6
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Post by badger2305 on Aug 1, 2008 8:33:18 GMT -6
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Post by kenmeister on Aug 1, 2008 9:31:05 GMT -6
Sounds like a plan for my next $25 Amazon gift certificate (though I was also thinking about getting Necropolis with that). |
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