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by Bigode
Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:07 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Why Wizards Don't Suck
Replies: 14
Views: 2089

Re: Why Wizards Don't Suck

1189271449[/unixtime]]That's why in my games, extradimensional areas all pass time normally. No spellcaster is safe from the mandatory 8 hour rest! Which one below is true?[br][br]A) Clerics are.[br]B) You houseruled them.[br]C) Clerics aren't spellcasters (includes "clerics aren't anything&qu...
by Bigode
Sat Sep 08, 2007 3:49 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: What we want our characters to do.
Replies: 19
Views: 5914

Re: What we want our characters to do.

2. Have diverse abilities which can be used like golf clubs (you've mentioned this as a negative in the past, I don't think it has to be). These don't add depth to the game, they just create vivid moments where the character displays his range. Do you mean plot-writing abilities (such as "conn...
by Bigode
Fri Sep 07, 2007 3:26 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Reviews of Frank and K's stuff? (And potential campaign)
Replies: 36
Views: 24932

Re: Reviews of Frank's stuff? (And potential campaign)

Trollman/Suilin sorcerer for the rescue! Well, actually, you'll probably have to fill it a little bit yet. Ask Frank, if need be.
by Bigode
Fri Sep 07, 2007 1:38 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: The sudden interest in psionics
Replies: 35
Views: 5319

Re: The sudden interest in psionics

Crissa: I do consider the warlock of similar feel to psionics of most fiction; there's only the problem of it sucking (Frank Trollman: "It's worse than PHB noncasters" - and he didn't mean "rogue", be sure). :)[br][br]On the soulknife, I tended to consider the ability to remake t...
by Bigode
Fri Sep 07, 2007 1:06 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Being Good in D&D: this one's for you, K and Frank
Replies: 186
Views: 21194

Re: Being Good in D&D: this one's for you, K and Frank

Voss: you're certainly entitled to your opinion, but, well, many people would base heroism on the set of virtues they supposedly (and, in the end, I can't stress this enough) hold, so, let them be anachronistic and don't play with them, lest you be bored - but it sure should be possible.[br][br]That...
by Bigode
Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:38 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Unsorted Material
Replies: 193
Views: 73431

Re: Unsorted Material

I, OTOH, hope people can use this. Suggestion: save everything, as it may get wiped at any time. :)
by Bigode
Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:26 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: The sudden interest in psionics
Replies: 35
Views: 5319

Re: The sudden interest in psionics

I like the flavor of the system and I even find the magic rocks and ectoplasm imagery of psionics pretty damn cool. I, however, do not like the system at all and I thought everyone here was under the impression that not only is it not balanced but it shouldn't be used in the game. The guys who were...
by Bigode
Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:22 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Threads that make us Laugh, Cry, or Both
Replies: 1224
Views: 71036

Re: Threads that make us Laugh, Cry, or Both

But you're still fucking forcing the DM and the PCs to read two more books and add new mechanics that don't necessarily add much to the game.[br][br]Seriously, since most other sourcebooks build off of core, if you just want a few feats or spells or a PrC, it's not that much work to integrate it in...
by Bigode
Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:01 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Being Good in D&D: this one's for you, K and Frank
Replies: 186
Views: 21194

Re: Being Good in D&D: this one's for you, K and Frank

It probably is doable they way your suggesting, though, particularly if you can raise some interesting questions with it: Is a permanent dominate ethical in these circumstances? Is forcing a beholder to be Good a Good act? You aren't killing it, but you are enslaving it, which is questionable. And ...
by Bigode
Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:00 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Arsenalist (psychic warrior + soulknife), psionics issues
Replies: 22
Views: 3462

Re: Arsenalist (psychic warrior + soulknife), psionics issue

1188960743[/unixtime]]What's your definition for a "really cheesy" sorcerer spell selection? Good Battle Field Control with some Debuffs and SoDs? Or are you talking more Shadowcraft Mage/Incantrix type craziness?[br][br]And to answer your question I think a good sorcerer has a noticeable...
by Bigode
Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:41 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Threads that make us Laugh, Cry, or Both
Replies: 1224
Views: 71036

Re: Threads that make us Laugh, Cry, or Both

Cielingcat at [unixtime wrote:1188959650[/unixtime]]
Bigode at [unixtime wrote:1188956803[/unixtime]](seriously, I'd really like to see someone claim that any Tome class is a cleric/wizard's equal)

Read the Races of War thread over on WotC.
Sorry. Should've said "someone with active brain cells".
by Bigode
Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:51 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Being Good in D&D: this one's for you, K and Frank
Replies: 186
Views: 21194

Re: Being Good in D&D: this one's for you, K and Frank

One of the selling points about D&D is that you get to roleplay a hero. But it's really, really goddamn hard to do it when the world is the way it is. Heroes NEED to be able to convince Ogre hordes as a standard action the error of their ways and they also need some kind of bonus for taking thi...
by Bigode
Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:46 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Threads that make us Laugh, Cry, or Both
Replies: 1224
Views: 71036

Re: Threads that make us Laugh, Cry, or Both

What a minute. Your example of a "balanced" class is one in which you can get to 10th level and instead of having 5th level powers, a Mindflayer has to make a DC 17 Will Save before it can eat your brain?[br][br]It doesn't actually get you out of the grapple even - you're still dead even ...
by Bigode
Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:43 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Arsenalist (psychic warrior + soulknife), psionics issues
Replies: 22
Views: 3462

Re: Arsenalist (psychic warrior + soulknife), psionics issue

A couple things on the class itself- you are using 'reforging' in two different ways. In one instance, its changing the type/bonus/powers of the item, and later, its referring to simply manifesting the item. Weird and confusing. I think that error was just in the "reforge weaponry" abilit...
by Bigode
Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:17 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: What is Gaming Really About?
Replies: 16
Views: 2566

Re: What is Gaming Really About?

And how's that not enough? Besides, though that's a technicality, only WotC books are of the D&D brand (or almost only - I think Kalamar was granted permission to be too, but that's it), and I always use "d20" instead when I'm expressly including anything else.
by Bigode
Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:13 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Idea: Dungeon Land
Replies: 17
Views: 2472

Re: Idea: Dungeon Land

I think (Frank can probably prove me wrong rather effortlessly if I happen to be) that you could a) declare PC-classed people and other things with similar CRs very rare and b) cut down on many permanent effects (especially creations); then, the place where those rare creatures happen to be will be ...
by Bigode
Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:09 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: What is Gaming Really About?
Replies: 16
Views: 2566

Re: What is Gaming Really About?

2 quick points:[br][br]- you say "gaming" in the title, and then say a lot that refers pretty specifically to D&D. Of course, you've asked here about True20 and Iron Heroes before (and I'd take the latter, if any), but you do know there's non-d20 games (and these might be closer to you...
by Bigode
Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:31 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Threads that make us Laugh, Cry, or Both
Replies: 1224
Views: 71036

Re: Threads that make us Laugh, Cry, or Both

That is indeed amongst the things which is fucking stupid and horrible about Psionics. Casters in D&D have a very simple rubric to determine if they are level appropriate: the spells they cast. If you drop "caster level" or manifester level, or character level, or any other arbitrary ...
by Bigode
Sat Sep 01, 2007 8:58 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Arsenalist (psychic warrior + soulknife), psionics issues
Replies: 22
Views: 3462

Re: Arsenalist (psychic warrior + soulknife), psionics issue

Not really. Wizards get 1st level spells when they can cast 5th level spells because it's free. The ability to emulate a lower level character some number of times a day is worth fuck all. If said number is "some tens", how isn't having part of it and part of "being level-appropriate...
by Bigode
Sat Sep 01, 2007 8:22 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Arsenalist (psychic warrior + soulknife), psionics issues
Replies: 22
Views: 3462

Re: Arsenalist (psychic warrior + soulknife), psionics issue

1188675549[/unixtime]]In combat? No. The limit for every use of a power or spell in combat is the action it takes to use it. Every character only gets a handful of actions in each combat, and if you can afford to blow those actions on effects appropriate to a character far below your own level, it ...
by Bigode
Sat Sep 01, 2007 8:16 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Being Good in D&D: this one's for you, K and Frank
Replies: 186
Views: 21194

Re: Being Good in D&D: this one's for you, K and Frank

1188666994[/unixtime]]Variety enough? Maybe, though I'd question magical beasts and possibly even unintelligent undead. Are they evil, or are they merely useful? Assuming of course that culturally you won't freak out if we turn grandpa's corpse into field hand for eternity.[br][br]It probably is do...
by Bigode
Sat Sep 01, 2007 5:00 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Fighter fix (of course there had to be one)
Replies: 3
Views: 759

Re: Fighter fix (of course there had to be one)

Well, the fighter has only one ability, and this class gets a better version of it, right? Calling it "fighter" was sort of a joke with the "everyone should try to fix the fighter" meme (much stronger with the soulknife, though), and also because its style feats are the one thing...
by Bigode
Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:54 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Arsenalist (psychic warrior + soulknife), psionics issues
Replies: 22
Views: 3462

Re: Arsenalist (psychic warrior + soulknife), psionics issue

But beyond the fact that everything in the Psionics books has shitty flavor, bad math, and a retarded implementation, the underlying concept is unsalvageable. Last I checked, the PHB (and, namely, the magic chapters) didn't suffer from a lack of any of those; to clarify, it's that I'm not saying th...
by Bigode
Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:33 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Being Good in D&D: this one's for you, K and Frank
Replies: 186
Views: 21194

Re: Being Good in D&D: this one's for you, K and Frank

Voss: OK, I don't like the word "progress" either; let's just feign I used " change toward something different" instead. What education do you have, if I may ask? Aside, from that, the demiplane assumption doesn't look so stupid once one has morphic weather at disposal. To finish...
by Bigode
Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:27 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Threads that make us Laugh, Cry, or Both
Replies: 1224
Views: 71036

Re: Manxome

First off, I think the "strict/power game" idiocy never was upheld by many people (or, at least, not in the threads I follow); which makes it sort of good news considering all that getting rid of it takes is putting tarkin on the ignore list.[br][br]For the "catchphrases", I happ...