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Well, theoretically maybe mindblades should be usable with and without other armor, shields, etc. But if we're making it into a class, rather than a feat, that class is going to have certain types fo armor that mesh with the class. That's how D&D works.[br][br]Note that there's actually not much...

Yeah, having 2 Knights is awesome, but that's cause all these classes are awesome.

Convince that that second knight is better than an archer fighter or a juggling monk, or, you know, a wizard.

I'd also like to point out that there's absolutely no mechanical reason to differentiate a mindblade from an unarmed strike. They're both one-handed attacks that are always available and can't be taken from you.[br][br]Ergo, a "Soulknife" is jsut a RoW Monk whose Slam does piercing damage....

Monk also makes a reasonable scout...

RoW Fighter makes a fine ranger or scout. Point Blank Shot and Sniper make a ridiculous combat archer if you want one; two-weapon fighting is actually good, and there's plenty of skills available. [br][br]Depending on what you think Paladins should be, Cleric, Fighter, Samurai, or Monk might be wort...

Again, guys, this is an argument about Psionics, not magic. We all know that magic is more powerful than psionics. That is, in fact, the only reason you would want to play with psionics.[br][br]The real question here is whether a Slayer can fight level-appropriate enemies. I'll confess that I haven'...

Oh, believe me, Lago, I know that stuff exists. But we're talking about psionics here, and the only reason I can think of one would use psionics is precisely to rule out that kind of crazyness. [br][br]and Frank --[br][br]Aristocrat BAB is also Psychic Warrior BAB. I was pretty sure that Psychic War...

Yeah, Slayer level one sucks. So does level zero, for that matter. Track? [br][br]BUT, once you're in, it's a better Psion forever. Seriously, it's like being an eldritch knight, but you can wear adamantine full plate. Also, you get more skill points, spot and listen, +4 against mind-afecting, and e...

In fairness, compared to the devastation wrought by D&D spellcasting on unprepared campaigns, psionics *is* better. The fundamental mechanics of the system might be worse, but the implementation is better, because there aren't so many totally ridiculous thigns you can.

I think the only way to make a pure defensive character fun is proactive defenses. If you're going to have a White Mage, make him a warmage-style caster with walls, fog spells, enchantments, and the like in addition to heals and buffs...

Of *course* it's "guilty until proven innocent." That's because virtally everyone alive is racist. I am racist; you are racist. [br][br]For most of human history, racism wasn't even thought of as a character flaw. It was expected and praised. These days it's substantially less popular but ...

I'm not sure I understand why you would count a carpet of flying, for instance, against the eight item limit. The entire point of a carpet is that it provides flight without wasting actions or a body slot. That's why they're really expensive. [br][br]If you don't want slotless magic, just make peopl...

Dude, there is no immutable law saying that gamers are the unathletic, ostracized, disliked kids in school. First of all, even if it were true, it doesn't really matter -- there's more to life than high school.[br][br]But -- while I had a very, very unusual background -- I can say with some confiden...

Look, putting aside blatant, egregious racism, racism is usually a trend, not a lot of good concrete examples. It's very hard to pin down, which is why it's hard to get rid of.[br][br]Making a game with one protagonist isn't intrinsically racist. In fact, it's often necessary. Development and animat...

Manxome --[br][br]I agree that, in principle, not every fantasy world need sto include every color of human skin or represent every ethnicity. PLus, many of them include skin colors that we don't have here on earth.[br][br]So the existence fo a single game with a white-only cast fo characters is not...

I'm assuming that Crissa's talking about Resident Evil 5 here. And, I freely admit, that game make sme a little uncomfortable.[br][br]You play a white man in afirca killing black zombies. Tht is not, in itself, necessarily racist, but it is touchy. Especially given that RE ahs switched over from the...

What incidents from book four are you referring to? It looks to me like Hermione was crushing on Ron from the very beginning of book one.

Indeed, my attempts at character building suggest that dual-wielding martial and arcane is pretty awesome.[br][br]If you use a sword or dagger and a staff, you have a pretty flexible weapon for martial fighting, PLUS casting bonuses. I made a fighter with a staff of warding/restoring who was pretty ...

Indeed, Movie!Hermione is substantially more attractive, boht physically and charismatically, than Book!Hermione.

If you're going to have primitive/ bestial creatures stand in for blacks, perhaps make them in some way cursed? [br][br]bestial slaves might go down easier if their bestial status is caused by their captors. Like, they're lycanthropes deliberately infected. Or, They used ot have firnedly animal spir...

Wait -- your complaint about the system is that it's too easy to understand? Personally, as a DM, I *like* being able to figure out how combats are likely to go.[br][br]Anyway, you don't have to keep using plain stormtroopers; you can scale the mooks up slowly as well. [br][br]And besides, the asser...

I generally delete Raise Dead and all variants from the spell list. I don't play at super-high elvels, os maybe you need them eventually, but not at the beginning.[br][br]It's not that I don't think the dead should come back, because they totally should. But it shouldn't be a spell. It should requir...

Seriously? Point out to her the following facts:[br][br]In the beginning of Book Five, everyone thinks Luna is crazy; everyone thinks Harry is crazy. [br][br]Both Harry and Luna can see the Thestrals, which metaphorically suggests some kindred spirit.[br][br]Harry *meets* Luna when he's 15, and in t...

Well, I *am* upset by Harry's romantic pairing.

I really wanted him to hook up with Luna.

Not only would it be awesome, but it's heavily, heavily foreshadowed throughout book Five. And shored up thematically in Book Six, too.

Okay, first of all, the fact that it's possible to Mind Trick Yoda is actually a design feature, in a way. What you're saying is that offensive force powers have a chance of working against enemies of the same level. And while Yoda should never get fuzzy-headed like a stormtrooper, he isn't infallib...