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Well, CR is supposed to represent combat ability against a spread of different characters and monsters[1], so what you lose in raw power, you make up for in versatility. Seriously. Maybe not at CR-3, but at CR, you get versatility *and* level appropriate power -- you can't have both and be balanced....

Jesters are actually pretty good. They've got decent random stuff (offensive and defensive), old-bard casting, 3/4 BAB, and decent sneak attack, and *poison use*.[br][br]That starts them out with, as like bards that can do level-appropriate combat (via sneak attack). But where they really own? Spell...

Is there any reason (flavor excluded) why you prevent someone from casting a spell if they don't have a high enough stat. I mean, surely the spell DCs and bonus spells are (in general) a big enough reason to go for the biggest spellcasting stat you can. Why shaft the dude with a low stat even more?

I agree -- long spells are totally boring. It's too bad that they're usually the legacy spells that are way overpowered.[br][br]Replacing yourself with a creature CR-3 of your level should be pretty well balanced anywhichway you slice it. You're not going to outshine anyone in combat (especially not...

It's a dog-eat-dog world out there. Evil is trying just as hard as good[1] is to overwhelm everything, so you can't just send your 15th levelers out to take care of those ogres. You tap the 5th level dudes and throw shinies at them to make the problem go away.[br][br]Plus, the lower level you can de...

Frankly, abusing metamagic is no fun. At least to me. However, it'd still be nice to have it be used/useful.[br][br]I think that "free" metamagic is a plausible way to make things useful. I do have a comment though -- perhaps the best approach is a mixed one. Something like Quicken/Persist...

Divine Metamagic: You can expend turning attempts to add, subtract, or change the metamagic feats applied to a spell when you cast it. The final metamagic suite applied to the spell must be a legal combination as if you had prepared it. Removing a metamagic feat requires 1 turning attempt. Adding o...

Yeah, I don't really care what the effect is -- 3d6 single target with meh side benefit (nd6 to everyone else, party included is a wash, I'm betting) seemed a bit weak. Totally written for the conditional effect.[br][br]Could make a "frozen" or slowed (no save) or whatever.[br][br][br]Also...

Always Winter... [Cold] [br]Level: S/W 9[br]Components: V,S[br]Range: Medium (100' + 10'/level)[br]Area: 1 target/1 mile; see text[br]Duration: Instantaneous; see text[br]Save: Fort 1/2[br]SR: Yes[br][br]A single target becomes a gateway to the plane of Cold.[br][br]You deal 3d6/level Cold damage t...

Currently the new homebrew content is at the end of the F&K pdf (in the homebrew chapter), but I can move it elsewhere easily enough. I'll put it in its own pdf if that's what people want. Can't cross reference things that way, though. Any preferences?[br][br]I could of course, generate a F&...

Assuming you're FrankTrollman (not logged in), then yes, I've included your Marshall, Fire Mage, and TS[1] Sorceror are all included already. Bard will come soon.[br][br]Kantian Paladin, Time Shepherd, and Shapeshifter are also included, thusfar.[br][br][br][1] Anytime you want to give this another ...

I can post what's there, and make changes. I've already typeset it, so it's no trouble for me to wait. I'm also just curious.

So, by the RAW-F&K, a candle of invocation is available without planar currency (and priced at 8.4K).[br][br]Let us suppose you are playing in a game where magic items are available off the shelf. Why would anyone ever sell you a candle of invocation at stock prices, when they could instead gate...

So, will there ever be a next draft? I was looking to put this in the homebrew section of the PDF.

The genie can get out by planeshifting as soon as the dimensional anchor is lifted. They have planeshift as a supernatural quality.[br][br]At level 5, a potentially typical rogue will have like a 8 ranks, a +4 stat mod, and a DC of 31 for the scroll, and if she fails, she must make a DC 5 Wisdom che...

So, it's pretty clear that you can enter the Wish economy at level eleven if you, say, have a cleric and a wizard in your party. But what about earlier? The two standard ways (that I'm familiar with) are Candle of Invocation to gate in a genie. Cost:8400 gp[1], success is guaranteed, so long as you ...

So, when casting from scrolls, are the DCs based on your spellcasting stat (assuming you have one), or are they fixed DCs? What about wands/staves/rods, or wondrous items?

[br]Any reason to not give it the same feat-set as Wizard and call it a day (or is that too boring)? Sure, Scribe Scroll is of prime importance to a Wizard to increase versatility, but a TS Sorcerer could use it to augment his spells per day, and save his slots for the really uncommon stuff.[br][br]...

I was hoping to post this in the Homebrew section of the pdf. What exactly is the spell progression, in words if not in tables?

Here's some stream of thought:[br][br] Mindblade [Combat][br] Benefit: As an immediate action, you may create any weapon which you are proficient with in your hand. This weapon has all the attributes of the original, except that it deals force damage. You may dismiss this weapon as a free action. If...

Immortality (Ex): Like a pizza on the counter, the True Fiend only gets worse with age. [br][br]True Fiends obviously don't get bonuses from aging done after they take the first level.[br][br]I could certainly see a case for a tiefling accruing penalties and bonuses as a tiefling, then becoming a t...

SRD wrote:
Light Ray (Ex)

A lantern archon’s light rays have a range of 30 feet. This attack overcomes damage reduction of any type.

What type of damage do those deal? None. There is no "light" damage.

Hit die, number of skills, skill list?

Endovior wrote:There are any number of demiplanes that have been set up for just such a purpose;

Which begs the question -- if time is not a constant over the planes, why do deities only grant spells once per day?

I know I'm putting out new versions pretty quickly, but I figure it's good to have the current working version out there.[br][br][br][counturl=55]Website[/counturl][br][br][counturl=56]Direct Link[/counturl][br][br][br]Changelog from 0.2 -> 0.3 (not necessarily exhaustive) [br] Added all the rest of...