[DF] Holy water seems to have no purpose

[zorg]

Originally Posted by b-dog

I think the priority should be making laying the ground work for conversion of AD&D stuff.

Concentrating on derivative work? Again, this not only boring and completely lacking in appeal, but also legally questionable. Also, dubious business practice.

[b-dog]

Originally Posted by zorg

Concentrating on derivative work? Again, this not only boring and completely lacking in appeal, but also legally questionable. Also, dubious business practice.

Boring for you but I think that a lot of people would like to have a book that converts AD&D to GURPS. There are many old school gamers out there who buy this kind of stuff. GURPS has a skill system that would make old school dungeon delving more fun.

[lexington]

Originally Posted by b-dog

The reason I think that DF should be a GURPS version of AD&D is because there are a lot of adventures and settings for this and DF has no setting or any adventures so the quirky stuff doesn't really help as much. The quirky stuff can be used to spice up an AD&D setting though but I think the priority should be making laying the ground work for conversion of AD&D stuff. It doesn't need to be exact but close enough to be easily plugged in. FREX: Mind Flayer could be a Mind Blaster; a Frost Giant could be an Ice Giant; a Purple Worm could be a Violet Worm etc.

Well if you offer to negotiate with WoTC on behalf of SJGames they might do that. Otherwise it would have to be unofficial work, WoTC considers many aspects of AD&D to be "product identity" and would almost certainly sue SJGames if they created something called a Mind Blaster that was exactly the same as a Mind Flayer.

[b-dog]

Originally Posted by lexington

Well if you offer to negotiate with WoTC on behalf of SJGames they might do that. Otherwise it would have to be unofficial work, WoTC considers many aspects of AD&D to be "product identity" and would almost certainly sue SJGames if they created something called a Mind Blaster that was exactly the same as a Mind Flayer.

The mind blaster would just be a octopus headed person that eats brains and blasts people with psionics. Lejendary Adventures has has a mind flayer called a brain eater and BRPs Classic Fantasy will have a mind flayer called a mind slayer.

[David Johnston2]

I find that D&D adventures work just fine with GURPS without needing to abandon GURPS ideas like sanctity.

[Anders]

Originally Posted by b-dog

The mind blaster would just be a octopus headed person that eats brains and blasts people with psionics. Lejendary Adventures has has a mind flayer called a brain eater and BRPs Classic Fantasy will have a mind flayer called a mind slayer.

Write it up and see if SJG accepts it. Don't hold your breath, though.

[Lonewulf]

Originally Posted by ThomasSmith

I know a game in which "faithful" undead take no damage from holy water if it was consecrated by a priest of their faith, which seems an amusing and appropriate rule to me. Never benefits mindless undead.

"Hah! Holy Water doesn't work, I'm Catholic!"

'That's okay, I used Hindu oils and ointments.'

"WHAT?!" *burns up*

[b-dog]

Originally Posted by Asta Kask

Write it up and see if SJG accepts it. Don't hold your breath, though.

You are correct. I know that GURPS DF would not want to have monsters like drow, mind flayers and beholders but there is plenty of room for ice weasles though.

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by zorg

Concentrating on derivative work? Again, this not only boring and completely lacking in appeal, but also legally questionable. Also, dubious business practice.

Actually, wholly legal due to the OGL, though not something on which you want SJG to waste resources. I think a better idea is to look at those old supplements and make ones in the same vein -- the Survival Guides, the Tome of Magic, the Rogues' Gallery, the Book of Lairs, the Arduin Grimoire (well, maybe a bowdlerized Arduin).

[rosignol]

Originally Posted by Bruno

What other uses can you think of for holy water [...] ?

Mixer for clerics of particularly decadent gods*?


*+3 to resist hangovers. ;-)