tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4861350035587930909.post3633311052432827196..comments2024-03-20T20:03:56.127+00:00Comments on THE GREAT GAME: Review: Lamentations of the Flame PrincessStuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01863160473105489597noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4861350035587930909.post-78857974600952720822012-05-21T18:12:18.701+01:002012-05-21T18:12:18.701+01:00The author of Lamentations of the Flame Princess i...The author of <i>Lamentations of the Flame Princess</i> is going for a specific tone for the game, more <i>Warhammer</i> than <i>Forgotten Realms</i>, and that's reflected in some of the mechanics, such as the spells, the way <i>turn undead</i> is no longer an innate ability, and the way elves show up under <i>detect evil</i>. Similarly, there's no bestiary in the rules, as it's assumed that most antagonists will be human or animal, and that true monsters will be unique and memorable. He only put the non-human player races in as a concession to the old-school crowd.<br /><br />All of this is well and good, but I do wonder if it's incompatible with the classic experience-for-loot model of basic <i>D&D</i>. The experience guidelines even say that experience can only be earned for recovering money from creatures that have no use for it, which narrows the field even more.<br /><br />There was treasure in the first scenario, but the author hid it away where I can't imagine many groups will find it; I've made the loot easier to find in the one we're playing now, but you just haven't got to it yet. There is more to explore in the mine, after all.<br /><br />That said, I am unused to running basic <i>D&D</i> so I would imagine that part of the problem is me. The scenario I wrote wasn't supposed to be as investigation-based as you lot made it, so perhaps I should have steered you away from the roleplaying and more towards the fighting and looting. Or perhaps I should have run it under <i>WFRP</i>.<br /><br />The thing is, <i>LotFP</i> is a version of <i>D&D</i> that has solved almost all -- experience aside -- of the things I dislike about <i>D&D</i>. If it's not to the group's tastes, then that's fine, as we have plenty of other games to play, but I wanted to give it a try, at least.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.com