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[*]I'd personally like to see more elemental attacks. I think they're cool. There's a fireblast power, and one that shoots lightning. We can probably at least add some Ice powers and get the Elemental Trio going. I mean of course you can reflavor an existing power to just be Ice themed instead of F...

RadiantPhoenix wrote:If Dream Vision needs to not make extras immortal, make it only do that if you have Edge.

Or have it take 7 power points to enter 'hibernation', which gives the character something like twice the time spent hibernating as additional life span.

So if Pain Drops (for example) let you breathe water... If that's the shape of it, may I suggest Rising Mist (which they already have; or any basic Chasing the Storm)? Veil of Morpheus could provide pseudo-immortality involving sleeping for increasingly large amounts of time. This works thematicall...

The DSM-V is the D&D 4e of psychiatry.

With any luck, there won't be a DSM-VI, and instead there will be a more researched document put together by a more open and global group to replace it. But I'm not betting on it.

I came up with a slightly different list. Breath Eat Sleep Age Tire Sicken Android no no no no Frankenstein no Golem no no no no no no Deep One no* no* Mi Go no* Troglodyte no* no* no* Fallen no* no Ghost no no no no Zombie no no no * no no Ifrit no no no no Akuma no* Asura no* Troll no* "Levia...

I figured that too much water puts astral witches into a trance akin to their recharge ritual. Their roots come out and they stop being able to focus properly on producing magic. I think Frank has already mentioned that it encourages them to wear wide-brimmed hats and cloaks, and to strip down if th...

So how's this? Baali: Command, Aura Perception, Cloud Memory Dryad: Bitter Fruit, Aura Perception, Telepathy Khaibit: Summon Spirits, Aura Perception, Reanimate And then every character gets 4 Basics and an Advanced that come from: Baali: Discernment, Authority, Any Infernal Sorcery Dryad: Discernm...

And this is why there isn't a massive compiled and revised "Tome" edition. Because people instantly start saying shit like "let's get rid of the fire mage and the knight", and then the next idiot comes along proposing the worst multiclassing idea ever, and finally somebody gives ...

Grek wrote:Race-wise, Hobgoblins would be the more interesting choice, since their whole thing is complicated interlocking ties of feudal obligation. You can have Czarist Hobs and Revolutionary Hobs and it would be very interesting.

Agreed, but . . . what?

Grek wrote:Orcs lack that pinazz.

The status of the "stealther" (sneak?) should apply to the Stealth check. The status of the "observe" (observer?) should apply to the Notice check.

That question is so wrong on so many levels.

That said, the devils would be all over a Stalinist bureaucracy, and the demons would be perfectly happy as roving red militias murdering petit-bourgeoisie.

Once you accept that a normal nonmagical suit of full plate mail will fit both a 6'6", 150 lb person and a 4', 300 lb person, it's not a stretch to say that magical full plate mail automagically resizes to fit anyone. The PHB actually says that full plate has to be individually fitted, which i...

Maug Large Construct (Extraplanar) Hit Dice: 4d8, poor BAB, good Fortitude ( uses Str to calculate HP ). (This works out to 41 HP for a Str 20 maug, which is exactly on target.) Attributes: Str +4; Con --. Or Large Outsider (augmented Construct) Hit Dice: 4d8, poor BAB (+2), good Fortitude. Attribu...

How do you think item sizes should be handled? Let's say we have a party of small people attacking giants (or vice versa). A) You happen to only find small sized items from other adventurers. B) Items automagically change size to match yours. C) You'll find items you can't wear, but you can resize ...

On another note, Why are wishlists even an issue in the first place? There's no need for it to be a mechanic. The ideal way to do it is for the player to show up to the campaign, and tell the DM what they think would be fun to happen in the game. The DM considers this, and decides yes or no. That's...

So what is the difference between "flavor" and "color" in this context? I would say the difference is not of flavor vs color, but of numbers vs color . One approach (Shadowrun) is focused on characters capabilities, while the other (AW) is focused on creating interesting scenes ...

Shogun. But it takes forever to set up.

So what is the difference between "flavor" and "color" in this context?

A wish list mechanic should be straight-up player agency. You just say 'My character finds a holy avenger this session' as what amounts to a class ability. But this kills the fun of getting unexpected items. At the very least, randomized/DM-selected items should both exist as well, with the player a...

A Half-Orc Cleric/Thief with a strength of 19 is very useful if you can get around the level limits.

When you read Legend, do you think the [] brackets are a good idea or not really? It seems like it makes things a little bit clearer, but reads like shit to me. It removes the ability to use brackets the normal way, and is a big eyesore. But the biggest issue is that the use of brackets seems incon...

Ok, so I've been reading through Legend because I want to give it a test, but I am completely confused as to how, exactly, the Monk "Poison the Blood" ability works precisely. Each time you deal [Precision] damage to an opponent with Close Meridian, Disarm, Grapple, Neutralize, Open Gate,...

What happens when a Red character is played as logical, thoughtful, and cautious?

Allowing Dex Vs Ela / Str Vs Mox attacks makes the game less mathematically interesting. As long as you allow attacks like Ela Vs Dex / Str Vs Str, no particular attribute layouts get screwed over. What does happen is that every character will always attack their opponent's weak attributes. So battl...

There are so many altruists on the Den. I'm honestly surprised that anyone cared enough about Winnah's opinion on US domestic politics to teach them some basic logic. The standard US response to 'I'm an angry foreigner and I think that you should do things which aren't in your own interest out of pu...