Recent content by Drobney Falcor

As I said before, I have read the animal companion rules several times. I already know that bonus HD granted from being a companion does not count towards increasing an animals size. What I did was increase the eagle's size before I befriended it (I'm a player and a DM in a rotation of 3 DMs)...

Wow, that is a nasty little bugger. I certainly wouldn't allow that in my campaign. At least not without a bigger penalty. Still...I am aware that some rules might not be entirely thought out. I guess a better question would be to ask if anyone could see any possible abuse with the route I've...

Let me start off by saying that I've read the rules for an animal companions...extensively. I understand how the level adjustments work for acquiring an animal companion of a stronger variety. Now then... After adventuring with my wolf for a few levels (6 I think), I decided it was time for a...

After speaking with the player about the removal of -2 WIS he informed me that he wouldn't mind if it was included. He even pointed out that Ansolon (His rakshasa's last name) literally means "without wisdom". So I have re-added the penalty. I originally thought of removing only on the ground of...

Duly noted. Just the -2 WIS. Why? Is that not wise? (Pun intended)

He has agreed to use my (considering the amount of help you added I should say our) level adjusted race. The only slight differences are that the spell resistance has been altered (was a set number but i realized it would be useless at higher levels) to 5 + ECL. Also I have removed the -2...

Okay, here's what I think I'm going to show to my player: Rakshasa (Medium Outsider) Level adjustment +2 +2 CHA, +2 CON, -2 WIS 40ft speed 60ft Darkvision Automatic Languages: Common, Infernal, Undercommon 2 Claws (1d4 + STR bonus) Vulnerability to Blessed crossbow bolts (Yes, it must be...

In the MM, Rakshasas as characters have no bad stats (+2 STR, +4 DEX, +6 CON, +2 INT, +2 WIS and +6 WIS). SS has the starting abilitiy adjustments at +2 CON and +2 CHA. Given that these are its strongest abilities (according to MM), I wouldn't mind allowing just those two bonuses. Maybe add a -2...

Maybe it was the way I wrote my inquiry, but I do understand how racial HD, templates and such contribute to an ECL. That said, I have come to the conclusion that I will not be giving my players any more starting gold in an attempt to create balance. Rather I will begin the campaign with a 7th...

Some Players might not want a template, but I want to limit the amount of class levels to five. The increased starting gold just seems more ridiculous after scanning what they might actually buy with the money (Which also applies to putting an artifact into a level 5 character's hands). I still...

True. Do you have any ideas on how to balance characters who wouldn't want a level adjustment? (Besides more class levels). Maybe tone down the amount of gold and completely ditch the artifact.

I've been toying with an experimental character creation method for a campaign I will be running that's been altered since I first saw it. Basically each character would start out with 5 levels of a base class. Then they are given to "points" that they can spend to gain other benefits: 1 point=...

Thanks for the information! Pathfinder rules seem to be a bit more streamlined (I love the combat maneuvers system). Of course I still need to talk with my players about making the switch. One last question: What books are absolute essential to be considered playing under Pathfinder rules? That...

I might be running a campaign and I am thinking towards using Pathfinder rules. The players are all used to 3.5 rulings and I'm wondering if the switch would be easy to pickup? Would I have to use a different monster manual or is the standard 3.0 and 3.5 books (Only books I have available...

I understand completely and am glad of your contributions. The evil god would choose essentially any good-aligned creature, even a humble peasant. When the being rises to godhood the divine ranks of the gods' powers he is "absorbing" will still be intact. The evil deity will then have to take...