Regarding the game play (EDITED MAY 15, 2008), you'll see Options

[Bereth Darkides]

I have rewrote this 5 times because I am non too happy with the extreme game balance problem.
Is there anyway to tone down the power and or numbers of the nuclear skeleton warriors I am facing (at 9th-10th lvl) that does not include playing outside of core rules!

HOLY FAK!

You see I really hate having to cheat.

(PS,,, Vlad what were you thinking)?


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This post has been edited by Bereth Darkides: May 15 2008, 07:35 PM

[ClefairyTorii]

I personally played AD&D 2nd edition for many years and have read dozens of the books. That being said, most of the books, barring the Player's Handbook are meant as guides and tools. They are by no means set in stone. They are just there so DMs (such as Vlad) don't have to waste so much time.

Why can't a Troll defeat a Baatezu? I personally don't use the Summon Fiend scroll or whatever, but seeing as Vlad is the DM, he basically controls what happens. Maybe every time a fiend is summoned, it is a lowly Spinagon. The main point is, there really is no reason why a Troll wouldn't be a bad ass. Maybe these are higher evolved trolls. Maybe these trolls have the blood of the Troll God, "Trollz0r the Pwnz0r" coursing through their veins. Maybe they are ROBOT TROLLS! I know this sounds stupid, but it could be true because thats how AD&D is. If I ever said to my DM (PnP), "Hey, I'm level 10, I SHOULD BE DOMINATING THESE TROLLS FOR FREE" He'd say "The door is over there!". The whole reason you don't copy the Monstrous Compendiums word for word is so your players can't just memorize stats and know what to expect.

If anything, the only thing out of place in my eyes is the experience values. Considering the strength of the monsters, higher experience would typically be rewarded. However, if Vlad did that, then everyone would level too fast... thus by keeping the current values, he balanced the game. So yeah, I'd say the game is balanced pretty well. I'd hate to have to SK my levels down once I get back to CI.

As Baronius said, all that matters is if people like the mod. Well, I can't speak for others, but I personally had a blast playing NEJ, and I can't wait for Lower Dorn's Deep and the rest of the mod.