PhoneLobster wrote:Its hard to argue the difference between incompetence and laziness, but if I were writing under that direction I'd certainly half ass it right up to the sabotage bit.
I'm going for incompetence. See this for example:
[url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/20030321x wrote:Savage Species Chat[/url]]navonodsemaj: The "Cumbrous" line of feats grant a huge advantage when activated, but at a cost. What if the character with a Cumbrous feat could somehow circumvent the downsides to the feat? For example, a paladin is immune to fear, and he has Cumbrous Will. Cumbrous Will's negative effect is being shaken, which is a fear effect. Paladins, as everyone knows, are immune to fear at 2nd-level or higher.
wotc_jcw: Shaken does not have to result only from fear, I think. In this case, it's more like exhaustion.
rich_redman: Okay, navon is right according to the Dungeon Master's Guide -- it's a fear effect. If I were the DM, I would do one of two things. Either I would rule that the effect takes precedence, even if immune to fear effects (so take it, Mr. Paladin), or I would rule that creatures/characters couldn't take the feats if they are immune to the side effects.
Keep in mind both Jennifer & Rich are the designers.
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Bigode wrote:I wouldn't normally make that blanket of a suggestion, but you seem to deserve it: scroll through the entire forum, read anything that looks interesting in term of design experience, then come back.
