Recent content by Asha'man

Behold, the Ibrandlin! It's a 2E Forgotten Realms monster, "created by evil clerics as guardian beasts". I found this 3.5 conversion using Google. Ibrandlin Gargantuan Dragon (Fire) Hit Dice: 10d12+70 (135 hp) Initiative: +0 Speed: 20 ft., climb 20 ft. AC: 17 (+11 natural, –4 size) Attacks...

All right, I'll bite: What elevates AS&SH above the level of sheer pastiche? Why do you think there is a market for yet another swords and sorcery-styled d20 fantasy RPG?

It is unfortunately too late to be answering this question, since the campaign in question ended last year, but who knows? It was fun enough that we might revisist it some time, and the Reaver is still out there, oh yes she is... Integrating your material with what's been revealed about the...

There's no reason why it would break the game. An NPC who's brilliant at both swordplay and magic (as good as the party fighter in melee and the wizard in a spellbattle, say) is simply higher level than the PCs. I would say obviously. Since he's managed to hone his skills in two separate fields...

True. But then, in most point buy games, the only constraint on what perks and abilities are available to the PCs is their points budget, which is decided on a metagame level before play even starts. (There are usually few, if any prerequisites or wholly derived stats, is what I'm saying -most...

Wow- that's a bit more urgency than I expected. I had in mind something like two days, maybe. Not enough that the time limit itself became a problem, just enough to make it clear that they couldn't just take their sweet time about it. But since your group is apparently both powerful and savvy...

A bit of advice from my own experience with the Tomb of Horrors: The most critical thing you should do to make the Tomb a fun adventure is to place harsh time pressure on the PCs' expedition. If they are able to take the time to search and prod every 5-ft. square, let alone retreat and...

I mostly agree with you, the OP. While I agree that there's a lot more junk out for 3.5 D&D than Pathfinder, there's no rule that you have to use all of it. If you exercise some discernment in what you allow, I think both systems look about equally good. At that point, it's just a matter of...

I'm pretty sure you won't find any official stats. (Maybe AD&D stats in the 2e Faiths and Avatars book, if that's useful to you.) If you can tell me what level of power you're aiming for (Challenge a 20th level party/boss fight for a lower level group? Boss fight for a 20th level party? Epic...

Intriguing... if Lester, Inoke and co. wiped out the Bile Lords at the end of Empires of Chaos, what is it that makes that pestilent pile of rock still Bile Mountain? Did one of the Bile Lords get away, or arise as an undead being? Or... PCs aren't the only people who can get resurrected...

This thread is fantastic! I hope to become a regular contributor, but the creativity and quality that you regulars deliver sets a tall bar to clear.

Stay the course, Water Bob. I've never been in this exact situation -usually, when players have special preferences, they have to do with what kind of mechanical character options they can use, or what the gameworld is like. In these cases, I usually work with the player to find a mutually...

I take it that never materialized?

I thought your skill revisions looked especially intriguing. You've shown us Leadership, could we see the Run, Porter and Tactics skills?

My situation is exactly the same as Cerebral Paladin's.