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Oh, hell no. I don't think you could make a combat weapon like that, because there's no way you could include any sort of functional tang. Usually made short, for obvious reasons. -Username17 Your examples all have a 'main' blade, clearly not the same as the nonsense in the illustration.

sigma999 wrote:

Bigode wrote:In case I wasn't clear: I was asking whether that's a real weapon.

Oh, hell no.

I don't think you could make a combat weapon like that, because there's no way you could include any sort of functional tang.

Armor Class. When a knight gets hit with a sword, it often doesn't hurt because he's wearing armor.

Armor as DR is already covered in the rules. It's DRinfinity/high to-hit rolls.

What are you talking about? Practically anything magical in LotR is an artifact. The Barrow-swords? Totally artifacts. The trick to artifacts is something we've talked about before- they need to always be level-appropriate. (Or their presence raises the level the characters play at to something appr...

How would size affect magic? Would Mindflayers be more powerful mages, but easier to hit? Would bigger 'minds' equal better, or would the small-minded have certain advantages? Or are we talking about hitting people with fireballs? So a Flame Giant has fireballs that cover 40ft and a fairy's fireball...

Under the above system, people have a legitimate reason to accumulate an amount of wealth because it has a direct correlation to making their lives easier. Also, adventurers can create their own currency in the same manner as they normally do (though getting akeep in desirable territory and mining ...

How the System Will Work [br]Since everybody needs to work with traps. And I want magic to be a minimum. And I want to use only d6s except for the DM. We'll need something new.[br][br] Ability Scores will run from 0-5. You get one point when you level up. Most people will be level 1 or 2. PCs will ...

Outline an Adventure [br]Lounard, King of Einginale, has asked his royal agents to locate for him Toumantaz, the Crystal Chain, lost for centuries so that he can bind a demon to work his forges. The party is going to have to break into the Dwarven Hall of Records to find in the books of the Second ...

Here's some possible conditions, along with what they mean.[br][br] Afraid: Won't attack, will try to retreat, can still defend[br] Confused: Won't attack, won't move, can still defend[br] Stuck Can attack, cannot move, can still defend [br] Frozen: * Cannot make any movements, effect ends when dama...

Keep discussion here, except for issues of exact wording. (Legalese). It's easier to work here.

Wikis eat up space because they keep track of all edits. Let's try not to have mountains of discussion pages too.

Also, I'm more familiar with bbcode.

I feel that this whole focus on the hive is going too weird. What is the queen? A dominant, breeding female. My proposal goes like this:[br][br]The Chzz are a race of people who are, essentially, hive insects. They are related to both ants and bees, though are not visually similar to either. They ar...

[br][br]I've felt that for the most part, boss monsters with one glaring weakness are okay, so long as they're one of a kind creations, or have undergone some crazy ritual or whatever. [br][br]It's generally a bad idea to have your world ecology contain lots of invincible creatures, because it basi...

Frank, this is how I'm reading your idea. [br] Finger of Pain [br]School of Deception (Int)[br]Level 2 Might Strike[br]Jab the spot that causes your target to be frozen in pain.[br]Damage: 1d4[br]Effect: Stun 1 round[br]Wound: None[br][br]So Chris the Reaper (Black Wis/Int might) has the Finger of P...

I disagree with the idea that reincarnating as one form over another should be seen as a step up. It might be implied by the humans that ugly orcs are a step down the reincarnation ladder, but the orcs would say the same thing about the frail-bodied humans. [br][br]HOWEVER, I feel much more strongly...

[br]So, my idea is 3 defenses of Body (fortitude, muscle-resistance, size), Dodge (AC, reflex save, evasion-like effect), and Mind (will save-like, but also for opposing social checks) for practically everything.[br] [br]This works well, except that it doesn't distinguish between types of mental at...

Or you could have everybody roll a d6 (or d4) and add bonuses to that based on class.
Fighter +4 hp
Ranger +3 hp
Rogue +1 hp

Races [br]We all know that people want to play Elves and Dwarves and Hobgoblins and half-dragons and half-elves and half-dragon elves. And any other combination of parentage they can think up. So why not make it simple?[br][br]Every player gets a choice of two Bloodlines at first level. So there wo...

The wizard can be equally affected by this if you say that his spellbook is a magic item that he must be attuned to to cast a spell he prepared from it. The problem comes not from the weapon, but from the armor. A character, such as a wizard (or rogue), who does not need to wear magic armor is at an...

On a slightly different note, I've been thinking about the Book of Gears stuff, particularly the 8 magic items limit.Does this suggest to anybody else that the class ability "has a magic weapon" or "has magic armor" becomes more viably powerful in this system. [br][br]Not enough ...

A trend in MMOs seems to be 'War' games, wherein there is some constant conflict. WoW and Warhammer Online are the prominant examples of this. It would be interesting if a mechanic could be implemented for a side to 'win' the war, even if the balance of the two sides meant it never happened. This wo...

I have to say, the Arctic sounds the most interesting to me, not that I'll be playing.

Actually, Chicago and Manilla also seem pretty cool.

Building on what Frank said, swords do damage from impact, and have a blade that is designed to cut on impacts.[br]Chainsaws cut by constant pressure (best applied with both hands). [br][br]That being said, a chainsaw is hideously damaging to bare flesh, and if you could miniaturize the power source...

Indeed. It is possible to do totally evil things, like burning down a monastery full of defenseless women and children, and then looting the corpses. For fun. All while still being loyal to your own people and nation. Or even to just your adventuring team.

But what does the ability do? Is it a spam attack? A mind erasing attack? Or is it a "giant frog uses giant frog to giant frog until giant frog occurs" sort of a thing?

You will want to consider the implications of non-mech combat. half of your classes aren't mechs, and are not constrained by things such as arms when it comes to carrying weapons. [br]This is vital. Space combat is not like ground combat. You need to figure out what kind of engines these ships use, ...