Recent content by nsruf

Thanks. BTW, is it generally impossible to delete an account, or are you just saying I can't do it myself?

I haven't been to this site for 5 years. Since yesterday, I have been getting 'Reported Visitor Messages' where people complain about spam, because I was some sort of subforum moderator ages ago. I think it would be easiest to just delete my account here, but I can't figure out how/whether I can...

AFAIK there are 1) a company that offers to press the ashes from your cremation into diamonds 2) a dice manufacturer who offers to turn any precious or semi-precious stones you supply into polyhedral dice Now wouldn't that be the ultimate gamer funeral?

My impression is that most concerns regarding character customization would be adressed by proper rules for multiclassing (= customize during chargen) and dual-classing (= change your focus later). This should satisfy people (like me) who want characters with different abilities to be...

Of course, you could use the swashbuckler class from Complete Warrior ;) With C&C, you have to make it up yourself or wait for a Crusader article. I will try the following house rule to give a boost to lightly armored characters: Anybody with a Dex prime gets +2 to AC if wearing no armor or...

No one said it was the only way. A PCs personality does not have to be reflected in his stats, but I prefer if his background is. Lizard's swashbuckling fighter is a good example. But C&C seems to support diversity with primes and (as yet unofficial) multiclassing. A swashbuckler could be a...

HM is all but rules-light. I own the PHB and GMG, and while they are a good read in parts (haven't even finished the GMG!), I don't think I'll ever run a game. The rules are just too bloated for my taste. Creating a character feels like filing a tax return claim, with the addition of randomness...

I picked up SW a while ago as I was looking for something lighter and faster than 3E. Last year, I ran a Conan campaign with it for about 20 sessions. It isn't finished, but since my players don't like the game very much, I doubt we'll complete it. As a GM, I liked SW a lot, though. It is fast...

This is the only thing that I am worried about, too: that my players will complain about a lack of options. But don't forget that multiclassing will be part of the game as soon as the Trolls decide on the rules (and I have made up my own version to get started). And the primes give you an...

Last year, I gave up on my mid-to-high level D&D 3.5 campaign because preparation took too long and dealt almost exclusively with NPC and monster stats instead of story development. Since then, I have been looking for a rules-lite fantasy game. Savage Worlds works for me, but my players don't...

I'll be there the whole time (Th-Su). Its basically the only vacation I get this summer, so I'm really looking forward to it. Cardinal, what do you produce/sell?

That makes perfect sense. I just saw an incorrect example somewhere else. Using caster level has the interesting additional effect that low level spells become more powerful as you level up, and thus remain more useful (unless they have a fixed HD cap like sleep). Another question: how...

I have one rather technical question: saving vs. spells seems much easier at higher levels than in 3E, where saves progress at +1/2 levels or +1/3 levels. Whereas in C&C, you always add your entire level, correct? While the difficulty of spell saves is not based on caster level but on spell...

Um, d20? You declare what you do when it's your turn to act. The actions of everybody who acted before you have already been resolved. The actions of everybody who comes after you, you don't have to worry about just yet. There is the minor issue of ready/delay, but that's not as bad as having...

Some more questions for the playtesters: 1. How is the alignment system implemented? Are there consequences for violating or changing your alignment if you are not a paladin or cleric? I am not a big fan of alignment in general, but the 3E implementation where classes without specific...