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Looks like the rule of threes applies with this one. Con it is, then.

Okay, I'm interested in playing a Doppelganger in an upcoming game. The problem lies in wanting to use the Frank and K method of converting monsters. I've tried running the Doppelganger through it, and came up with some odd answers. For one thing, the recommendation of using the Elite Array to deter...

[br] If you take a look at the errata, A Thousand Faces is now the same thing as a 1800 gp magical item. It's really not even an issue. [br][br][br]Agreed, but it's also annoying. It's one of those cases where it's just *stupid* to have it like that. Why would a Druid need to impersonate other peopl...

I'm staring at the class. And, wow, it's just amazing that Wizards just let this by.[br][br]The major issue, of course, is Wild Shape. They can become any animal that fits the size requirements. For an hour/class level.[br][br]Granted, most of the animals can't compete with monsters, but....[br][br]...

Considering you have the beardies being teh l33t at crafting stuff, maybe someone clever could find a better design rather than historically accurate stuff.[br][br]There's a Terry Pratchett novel that centers around the first firearm on the Disc. [br][br]It had a flintlock, powder-and-slug design, b...

What sounds right for that?

Base the hit points on every couple of points your check exceeds a DC? For that, 10 sounds too low, and 15 a bit too high...Maybe 12.

Running the same scenario over and over sounds like it's not that great... Can't they hire someone to crank out a dungeon generator so they can use each dungeon a few times, switch to another on the same theme for the next set, and get an overall average image of how a certain character/built will p...

[br] they are trying to make dwarf women sexier [br][br]The mind boggles. [br][br]Basically, you're looking at about 4 feet tall and only slightly less solid than the men.[br][br]Has anyone ever *looked* at the random height/weight charts? Dwarves are about a foot shorter than humans, but are ten po...

[br] Why LOTR sucks: no dwarf women. [br]Sturdy, well-endowed dwarf women. [br][br][br]If memory serve, Lord of the Rings had the majority (like two-thirds) of dwarves as males, and the women stayed in the mountain hall, and, if they had to travel, they disguised themselves as dwarf-men.[br][br]I ki...

The earlier discussion on the different ways you can define and use insanity reminds me of that Gamecube game, Eternal Darkness.[br][br]Although, from what's been said of the Call of Cthulhu sanity system, ED is similar to that. Except that after you've seen so much horrible stuff, you start halluci...

Yeah, I posted this, and then saw you'd put up that list of spell effects.

Maybe one of us should plea to the Fence Builder to consolidate these two...

At 20 ranks, you can once a day person replicate True Resurrection at a caster level equal to your ranks in Heal-3. [br][br]That is just INSANE, man. Skills are things you can do without magic, and True Resurrection lets you bring someone back from the dead without a corpse, or with a seriously mut...

I want to get this out of my head before it permanently takes root, so here's some ideas for the Heal skill...[br][br]-An exploit* of Trained Healer that grants you reduced DCs on common heal checks, and lets you do more stuff with Heal, as well as granting instant respect and helpfulness to[br][br]...

[br] When I first saw the rule, I thought the designers were on crack. [br][br]I like the idea of making the Heal skill used more, but to do that, it should be more useful, not slamming DC 15 + A Bazillion damage on people. I'd like to see Heal be used to mess with your natural healing rate so you c...

Captain Bleach wrote:So is it a good fix or not?

Increasing the amount of paper you have to use to keep track of stuff, and DCs becoming rapidly uber?

Simplify, simplify!

The issue remains, though, of a solid caster level reduced by a set amount such as with NoDot's, or a fraction of your total levels (half or 3/4ths?), for advancement. [br][br]Therein lies the problem, huh? Levels that don't grant extra spellcasting ability are the traditional price you have to pay...

[br] You get some rogue bonus abilities, you know. Gape of the Serpent! Do it, you are required by Frank to do so. [br][br]:lmao:[br][br]If I tried to use Gape of the Serpent as a Rogue, my current DM would be like, "He has a dagger and cuts himself out of you."[br][br]But that does raise ...

Man, that sound like the equivalent of turning on all the cheat codes so you start off using the best stuff...[br][br]Anyway. I'm away from my books, but I can remember some stuff.[br][br]I think there's an item enhancement called Deadly Precision that gives you +2d6 extra sneak attack, costs a +2 e...

Shin Ji wrote:This thread made me throw up a little in my mouth.

Huh. That guy has himself screwed.

He could try running a Dungeonomicon Monk. Or if nothing else, he could dumpster dive for weird monk weapons like the Scissor Sword from one of the Dragonmech books.

[br] In the War of the Lance Sourcebook, they proposed a fix for healing magic:[br]Individual wounds are tracked separately. In order to heal a wound, you must make a Heal check at DC 15+ the number of damage dealt. Wounds that deal even so much as a moderate amount of damage will become nearly impo...

SunTzu wrote:I was referring to trying to strike a deal with your DM for the F+K Zen Archery

Ahhh. Forgive my density. In that case, I'll ask him. He likes some Frank and K stuff, and he's tends to take the view of "Eh, you're doing it to have fun".

SunTzu wrote:Now, proceed to make a Cleric Archer that will own. Ask to take the Zen Archery feat only. Compromise to make it count as 2 feats.

Forgive my ignorance, but what does the WotC version of Zen Archery do?

Surgo wrote:One major problem I had is that feats shouldn't be scaling with caster level; there are just way too many ways to jack that up artificially high.

Maybe some caveats about that? True caster level vs. effective caster level?

[br] What is it about Appalachians that is underdeveloped in your opinion?[br][br]Of course, I agree with you how it is insulting; the Kender personality represents A.D.D., while Gnome personalities represent obsessive compulsive disorder with perfection of technology. Silvanesti Elves represent xen...

Hey, where's the info on the material Boneblade?