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Issue 54 - Monks


Roll For Initiative is reunited, with the return of DM Jayson,
bringing you your weekly dose of old school gaming. The various
flavors of Monks are discussed in Table Manners. We talk about Morale
checks in Game Mechanics. Algoids join us in Creature Feature Theater
and we stumble across a Bag of Beams in The Dragon's Hoards in this
weeks issue of Roll For Initiative.

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Table Manners - Monks 15:11.352
Player's Handbook pg 30
Dragon Magazine Issue 53 pg 6
Oriental Adventures pg 17


Game Mechanics - Morale 31:57.193
Dungeon Master's Guide pg 67


Creature Feature Theater - Algoid 43:03.393
Fiend Folio pg 11

The Dragon's Hoard - Bag of Beans - 50:34.000
Dungeon Master's Guide pg 137
The Ultimate Bag of Beans -
http://brightwater.weebly.com/dampd-ult ... beans.html

10ft Poll / Outro - 56:31.802
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(ported from OSR Gaming forums)
Fight the Powah! You are not alone. I also used the Weapon vs Armor adjustment table both as a player and a DM. It has it's place, especially in a lower magic setting where weapons and armor are preeminent elements over magic. In a mid/high magic campaign it can become more of a moot issue as there is enough already there to balance encounter tacticals.

In other words, good for a Game of Thrones or Conan campaign, but probably not so much for a Greyhawk or Forgotten Realms run.

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