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1203658291[/unixtime]]Talisman, I think they are trying to do this based off the actual rules of the game, not houserules. [br][br]Oops. Mea culpa.[br][br]However, since I don't think this is possible by RAW, anything along these lines is going to be a house rule. By RAW, the minimum attitude is &q...

Quick idea: Standard action, opposed Intimidate vs. the enemy's Sense Motive. If you win, the enemy percives you as the most dangerous threat and responds accordingly. If they win, they realize you're trying to draw fire and can react as they see fit.[br][br]Obviously this doesn't work against "...

I like minor effects on critical fumbles with weapons - and this includes spells. I don't use critical fumbles on skills or other checks - a natural 1 is a failure, which is a house rule, but there's no "critically fail a Spot check" or similar stupidity.[br][br]One of my players positivel...

1203643737[/unixtime]][br]Playing Warlock means "I am a Demon Lord's bitch" no matter how much you may try to explain otherwise. The invocation names scream it. [br][br]So you...umm...change the invocation names?[br]I've played a gestalt warlock/rogue without a drop of fiendish blood in h...

Well, not everyone has access to/knows about/wants to use the Fire Mage. Heck, some GMs wouldn't allow the Fire Mage.

As a GM, I'd approve a weak class sooner than a super-powered one. It's easy to add bennies; it's harder to take away stuff.

CatharzGodfoot at [unixtime wrote:1203632096[/unixtime]]It sounds like the WotC 4e playtesters really want to be playing Fudge. What an ironic tragedy.

I hope that wasn't a slam on FUDGE. That happens to be a fun li'l game, as long as you don't take it too seriously.

I'm all in favor of making characters somewhat more durable - no one likes to die from a single bad roll. OTOH, while I am not a killer GM, one of the things that CAN kill you in my games is your own raging stupidity. "Hey, let's open the magic box with the skulls and unholy sigils all over it!...

Much? No.[br]A little? Yes.[br][br]It will make SoD effects less fearsome, since a high enough bonus will automatically defeat them.[br][br]It will give high-level warriors an edge (not that that's a bad thing), as they will be absolutely guaranteed a hit on their first attack or two against some fo...

AKA the World's Worst Attempt at Power Gaming.

1203116580[/unixtime]]Wow. That looks amazing. [br][br]:biggrin: It is. My first introduction to SotC was a one-shot game...that took seven weeks to complete. We kept getting involved with the characters instead of focusing tightly on the plot. It became known as the Seven-Week One-shot.[br][br]But...

Favorite setting: heroic fantasy, which means I play a lot of D&D. D&D itself is perhaps my second-favorite RPG...all the way from the weenie low-levels to the world-cracking upper levels. My favorite level band would be 4-15.[br][br]My favorite RPG would have to be Spirit of the Century, a ...

1202852776[/unixtime]]Here are some classes from user Camway... [br][br]So, my caster can now cast three spells a round? Why...it's BRILLIANT! Maybe he'll let me use 3.0 haste and cast FOUR spells per round! :eek: [br][br]Edit: Oh, and it's good to know that bones have ONE hit point.[br][br]Oh, and...

Back on topic...
ToB: My God! What have they done?

Y'see, if melee characters can compete on a semi-equal level with spellcasters...if an optomized party that happens to include a swordsage can defeat a lone wizard...well, obviously things are horribly broken.

Or maybe not.

Rather that start a new thread, I'm hijacking this one...

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I don't have a problem with monsters having unique attacks or unique abilities, or even being able to do certain things better than non-monsters. A "Meat Shield Bugbear" could certainly be better at using human shields than another creature. And things like that should be called out in the...

sigma999 at [unixtime wrote:1202191150[/unixtime]]I want my casters to eventually be able to dual-wield staves. Only then may I be truly casterhappy.

Dual Wand Wielder + Monkey grip + TWF + Oversized TWF + a lenient GM. Hell, I'd allow it.

The 1/4 hp thing is if you want to "4e-ize" your soon-to-be-outdated 3.5 games. The 1/2 hp thing is the official 4e method. Presumably, this is because 4e characters have more hp (and deal more damage) that their 3.5 counterparts.[br][br]As a friend of mine puts it, [sarcasm]"that's b...

Good Lord...[br] [br] Increasing the number of negative hp was "the breakthrough"[br] NPCs die at 0 hp unless they have "Plot Device" stamped on their foreheads[br] 3-strikes-and-you're-out vs. yo-yo-healing[br] Negative hp have NO impact on healing[br] [br][br]It's like a parade...

1202176784[/unixtime]]I think Kobolds *specifically* shouldn't have class levels, and should always be losers. Every other weak-ass mook can go ahead and do it, but kobolds should remain the living joke of the universe.[br][br]"Yap yap yap! We're descended from dragons! Yap!"[br]*squish* ...

Regarding wands...[br][br]I jerked my attention back to the leader. He was standing now, confidently holding aloft a stick. Yesterday it wouldn't have fazed me, but knowing what I did now, I froze. I didn't know what model it was, but apparently the leader was confident that its powers would surpass...

D&D - hell, any RPG - of any level is only as cool, exciting and awesome as the GM + players make it. The GM has to come up with a creative yet flexible story, and the players have to offer a certain amount of investment and suspension of disbelief. Cool low-level, lame high-level...whatever.[br...

Use the Schwartzenegger accent for extra fun.
"Succeed undt Keel" = SuK.

1202103184[/unixtime]]There is nothing that can make "fighting kobolds" cool or impressive. Nothing. [br][br]Hah. This is true only if your GM lacks any scrap of creativity and the players refuse to suspend their disbelief and participate in the shared storytelling that is an RPG. I guara...

One way to keep epic-level combat epic in feel would be to make epic-level antagonists more like puzzle monsters - there's only one way to beat them, and it's not "hit them again and again." Ideally, this should be a method that requires epic-level resources of some kind. [br][br]Naturally...

I have not, but I shall do so. And being less dependant on full casters/items than non-caster classes may not make the BB good, but it's sure a step in the right direction.