The Gaming Den

The inclusion of specializations, and the inclusion of skill bonuses from discipline levels, were mistakes. Specialization works better as a function of backgrounds : the background represents the knowledge, and the skill the ability to apply it. Adding the background rank creates too much distortio...

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The Templar. For a generic paladin, you'd be better served with a mounted combat class or feats (Knight, Mounted Combat), an undead-slaying class or feat, etc. If you want to call something a "paladin", either an undead hunter or a divine-flavored mage-warrior would be a good choice--and t...

Magic can be categorized by source (there are three sources: Astral, Infernal, and Orphic), or by type (Universal or Sorcery). "and". [hr] Just about every term for powers and collections of powers that can be imagined has probably been used already, so the copyright issues aren't especia...

Orion wrote:But ghosts are already a thing. Called ghosts.

Do you have a problem with starting characters that are incorporeal and have lots of ghost friends?

If witches are going to be supernatural erector sets, animating dead bodies might be too niche. Summon Spirits and Supernatural Senses (or better yet, Eyes of Night) is a good base. I'd be happy starting them with Compel Spirits, Eyes of Night, Summon Spirits, and Thaumaturgical Forensics. That leav...

[*]Authority (6): Phantasmagoria, Purify Mind, Shorten the Fuse, Will to Power [*]Celerity (2) <it's a strange discipline> [*]Clout (6): Burrowing, Flight, War Form [*]Discernment (7): Blind the Senses, Chain of Eyes, Shifting Sands, Telekinesis, Tracking the Echoes of the Muse [*]Fortitude (5): Ada...

A druid casting control weather would probably have the easiest time of it. Oceans are big, but being able to plop down 6 mile wide hurricanes in strategic locations could bring surface shipping to an end pretty quickly. Hell, if you're not worried about war, drop the hurricanes on major harbors. Sh...

What is the rationale for giving skill bonuses with powers? It seems reasonable to... [*] limit skill bonuses to 1/2/3, or +1 or a specialty at basic (and minor abilities at higher levels), and [*] limit skill bonuses with the normal skill cap (or normal skill cap + potency). That said, the range of...

For the pro-standard action crowd, which of the following do you want to make your standard action full attacks with: [*]Natural melee weapons [*]Manufactured melee weapons [*]Natural thrown weapons [*]Manufactured thrown weapons [*]Natural projectile weapons [*]Manufactured projectile weapons I as...

Voss wrote:And for people who don't learn the skill at all, and have no aptitude for it, DC 20 is nigh impossible, which is only right.

By "nigh impossible" do you mean 'possible about 5% of the time'?

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FrankTrollman wrote:-Fran

Who is Fran?

Totally depends on the kind of illusion.

A short scene where someone gets run down by a car during a rainstorm would be really helpful.

E.g. a werewolf gets run over by a couple of hunters, they get chased through the woods until the inevitable.

I really like this class, but flavor-wise I'd like to see a couple more direct attack options: teleporting things into enemies and teleporting enemies into things. It could be as simple as putting that in Warp Rend and Seize the Heart, but it could also be different effects that target different def...

Virgil, I forgot to mention: regardless of any kickstarting, that book you made is fucking awesome.

Ancient History wrote:Not Safe For Humanity

That should probably have been posted in 'Meet the Gaming Den'.

If you like economics and breasts, Maoyuu Maou Yuusha. I've only seen the first few episodes, but it looks interesting and does not seem to be in danger of turning into a harem. Congratulations, that was only mentioned on the last page. The previous page is pretty much entirely "You have added...

If you like economics and breasts, Maoyuu Maou Yuusha. I've only seen the first few episodes, but it looks interesting and does not seem to be in danger of turning into a harem.

So... I'm a professional copy editor now, and I'd be willing to do it for free. Or for money.

But it's true that you might be better off with an editor specialized in literature rather than technical manuals and tests.

And I think you might be underestimating the cost of good layout.

Doing my part, driving down the average.

"Hollow men" really seem to be stepping on the toes of Mi Go. In both cases you have a soft human shell with a crunchy insect center. Would they have an explicable nature, or just be 'mysterious guys in long coats'?

The king of Three Shadows's symbol should maybe be a right-side-up triangle of crowns, or a horizontal line of crowns, or a vertical line of crowns, or not in a circle. Because right now it looks live a very silly face.

I might be the odd one one out on this; but I'd like to suggest switching Bagheera (or Ocelotol) and Nezumi (or Kobalt-Gnomes) in terms of their Power Source. Hell Cats, and Death Rats are much more iconic than the other way around; and I've seen the Moon related to Rodents across continents and Cu...

"Veil" could be changed to something like "Shroud" or "Masks". "Veil of Morpheus" could be changed to something like "Sea of Dreams" or "Depths of Slumber". [hr] "power points" could become "soul", "chi", "...