The Gaming Den

Right, I misspoke/typed.

If you believe that Polymorph allows you to change type, then the same language that allows a change of type also arguably allows templates. The limits of ALter Self or implicitly overrules in that respect b/c you are allowed to change into any,Dragon, for example. A half-dragon is of the Dragon typ...

1081372830[/unixtime]]However, you can't assume that a complete omission of any reference to templates in Polymorph somehow magically trumps a prior limitation which was never lifted. "I can become a dragon" doesn't mean squat with regards polymorphing into half-dragon because Polymorph d...

Heck, it's the reason Karma Beads and that stupid Demon Binde,r, as well as the stupid True Necro, exist in the first place. IMO, though, there's a good reason for slight upticks in spell power w/ caster level. Without it, low level spells are worthless. At least to a certain extent all magic system...

1078302959[/unixtime]]One thing I was wondering, though; what effect does that initial shot check/initiative/saves have to do vs CR of a critter?[br][br]Some critters can be chumps, unless the players miss a roll or vice versa... Is that intentional, or even fun?[br][br]-Crissa [br][br]It's a throw...

Are you talking schools? Those have always been wonky and artificial. Unless you're willing to put up with some schools being relatively sucky b/c the related spells are relatively sucky or limited, schools are never going to make sense.[br][br]Frank, I don't have a problem w/ static spells. [br][br...

Spells w/in a certain level should increase with class level, just not to the level that they overpowere higher level spells. Although spell level should be the biggest factor in how powerful a spell is, caster level should also have an impact. A 17th level caster should be better at casting suck sp...

1081201051[/unixtime]]There's no particular reason why spell duration has to be linked to class levels at all.[br][br]Seriously, there's no particular reason why it should be like that in the first place.[br][br]-Username17 [br][br]That depends on the spell. Some spells vary in power based almost e...

True. How to balance a duration that works at level 5 w/ a duration that works for level 20. [br][br]But although combats generally don't last more than 10 or so rounds, an encounter can. Example from Sat's game:[br][br]We're camped. A bunch of kobolds (:rolleyes: I know, but they were tough kobolds...

1081068106[/unixtime]]I've ranted about this duration endlessly before, I'll do it again.[br][br]1 minute a level is conceptually the stupidest duration ever.[br][br]Let's look at the other durations:[br][br]1 minute/level: This will basically last for a fight. Easy to track.[br] [br][br]You meant ...

Not really. CLW wands cost 750, and are about all you need. It's not a significant expense for medium and high level parties. Cure disease is so rarely used, I don't even care. Poisons are so lame, I don't even care. Restoration is a little more difficult to cover, but it's still not that pricey.

Debatable at best. I houserule it that way, but how does the monster attack iteratively? The monster is, by definition, using its improved grab ability. IG depends on a hit with a natural weapon , and so is a use of a natural weapon. When using natural weapons, it can't attack iteratively. That seem...

Just for comparison, I was trying to even out THF and TWF. I wasn't very happy with it.[br][br]Basic system:[br][br]W/o a feat, you couldn't use TWF. With a feat, you could fight with a light and a one-handed weapon. One weapon was primary, one secondary. You got a +2 to hit and +1 to damage w/ the ...

1080666244[/unixtime]][br]3. Having multiple weapons should not give you penalties nor should it give you multiple attacks . Having additional weapons should simply give you a bonus to-hit.[br][br]-Username17 [br][br]That is so true. That's the heart of the problem w/ TWF, flurry, etc. Iterative at...

Leaves you wondering why they bother giving things Improved Grab, since all it does is let a monster trade in a cool attack routine for one sucky attack a round.

You're missing my point. Most of the abilities that are melee-only on the DMG table, but not limited in the enhancement description, simply don't work when used as a ranged weapon. Spell storing isn't bad if limited to ranged spells, but touch spells get all goofy. VT in particular gets wonky as a s...

So how exactly does a Dancing crossbow work?

Do you think it's that cut and dried? I'm not one of the spell storing whiners, but I think that none of the melee-only chart enchantments can be used on ranged weapons. The melee-only (per the chart) weapons generally make no sense as ranged weapons. It's at best ambiguous[br][br]Dancing is an ench...

Boulie and TKD, you've got systems where I get to roll twice as many die sometimes. I like dice.

There's a lot of debate re whether the RAW allow spell storing ranged weapons. But all sorts of bad happens if you allow it, so it'd probably be best not to.

Isn't that just the metal head, though? The shaft of that adamantine mace would be easier to break.

I don't like the "attack action" change, although we've used a similar houserule for quite a while. Sunder was tough enough before.

Generally, you can't recover from Bubba for constitutional claims if you can't recover from the entity that employs Bubba, and vice versa. But like everything in law, "it depends." Half of law school is learning how to say "it depends." [br][br]D&D would be a lot better if, i...

Another question. How do you deal with spell-like abilities and other miscellaneous stuff?

I see the system you're etching out working fine for balancing basic combat-crunchy things, but once special abilities come in it's going to get really complicated. Just curious.

That is clever. Kind of makes me wonder why they haven't done it already. It would also fix turning undead, where those colossal skeletons can't be turned by anything short of a demigod.[br][br]The main trouble I see is still differences between types. Per hit die, a medium outsider is always going ...

Read the text again. [br] to the extent[/b] that relief is sought . . . by reason of that element's or officer's acknowledgement of God as the sovereign source . . . . ] [br][br]The only jurisdictional bar is over granting relief b/c somebody acknolwedged god as a sovereigh source. The Court still h...