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<blockquote data-quote="Panthanas" data-source="post: 6634668" data-attributes="member: 10256"><p>Thank you for the feedback, it is very much appreciated!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Some of the material I left as is the way I found it, and a decent portion of the races material I left alone. I should have reworked some of that material, but I focused (ha!) on classes. Looking back at the 2E dwarven focus (which I actually didn't do until now), this could be completely re-written. The only draw back to the focus in 2E is if the dwarf dies before completing a focus the dwarf turns into a dwarven banshee "haunting their unfinished works". I may re-write the entire focus now as 2E dwarves only received a bonus on saves and proficiency rolls related to his or her focus. Good call. </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Will do.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not sure why either, and didn't even consider that occurring.</p><p>I like those options.</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>Again, I'm not sure why either. Athletics makes more sense than perception. Once again, good call. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Awesome. This is exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I re-worked a lot of the bard material. Some of what is presented here was in a conversion I found (the Dark Sun 5th Edition Player's Handbook V2.0, which I linked to in the pdf) like the Trade Secrets feature, which I liked. I added the Poisoner feature with the table and poisons (some from the DMG, others I made up), and the Poison Mastery feature. The bard class is where I started since I have a player who is looking to play an Athasian Bard. I'm hoping it works well.... </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Psionics was a huge selling point for 2E DS. There is a an entire 2E DS mega adventure (Dragon''s Crown) that deals heavily with psionics, so I felt we should have it here. And, yes, it is a big undertaking. I wanted to make it as integrated as possible with existing 5E material, so I decided on the the variant spell point system from the DMG as a base. With that I wanted the disciplines, like the wizard schools, so tried to give each discipline its own flavor. One thing with 3.5E psionics was the ability to augment, so I thought the sorcerer metamagic system was a good way to do that. I am disallowing sorcerer as a an Athasian class, so thought it wouldn't step on any toes there. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Specialized wizards weren't allowed in 2E DS, so I figured they shouldn't be allowed here. I may have to reword the defiling rules to be clearer, but my intention was to allow all wizards to preserve or defile at will. If they defile they use the Wizard Feature: Arcane Defiling rule. A preserver <em>can</em> defile if they choose to and use the Wizard Feature: Arcane Defiling and receive those benefits, as a defiler can choose <em>not</em> to defile, and cast the spell normally. What the paths were intended to do was just make you better at one or the other.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>Once more: good call. I'll look at those. They, also, were from the conversion I found earlier and threw them in without really modifying them. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I totally lifted them from Cyber-Dave on the WotC DS boards, which I did credit him for in the pdf. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ah, yeah. There is mention of that as note under the Water Domain of the Cleric section, but you're correct, it should be stated clearly elsewhere. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Again, I really appreciate the input. I'm planning on running by the end of next month (July) and would like it to be as smooth as possible, so the feedback is invaluable.</p><p></p><p>Thank you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Panthanas, post: 6634668, member: 10256"] Thank you for the feedback, it is very much appreciated! Some of the material I left as is the way I found it, and a decent portion of the races material I left alone. I should have reworked some of that material, but I focused (ha!) on classes. Looking back at the 2E dwarven focus (which I actually didn't do until now), this could be completely re-written. The only draw back to the focus in 2E is if the dwarf dies before completing a focus the dwarf turns into a dwarven banshee "haunting their unfinished works". I may re-write the entire focus now as 2E dwarves only received a bonus on saves and proficiency rolls related to his or her focus. Good call. Will do. I'm not sure why either, and didn't even consider that occurring. I like those options. Again, I'm not sure why either. Athletics makes more sense than perception. Once again, good call. Awesome. This is exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for. I re-worked a lot of the bard material. Some of what is presented here was in a conversion I found (the Dark Sun 5th Edition Player's Handbook V2.0, which I linked to in the pdf) like the Trade Secrets feature, which I liked. I added the Poisoner feature with the table and poisons (some from the DMG, others I made up), and the Poison Mastery feature. The bard class is where I started since I have a player who is looking to play an Athasian Bard. I'm hoping it works well.... Psionics was a huge selling point for 2E DS. There is a an entire 2E DS mega adventure (Dragon''s Crown) that deals heavily with psionics, so I felt we should have it here. And, yes, it is a big undertaking. I wanted to make it as integrated as possible with existing 5E material, so I decided on the the variant spell point system from the DMG as a base. With that I wanted the disciplines, like the wizard schools, so tried to give each discipline its own flavor. One thing with 3.5E psionics was the ability to augment, so I thought the sorcerer metamagic system was a good way to do that. I am disallowing sorcerer as a an Athasian class, so thought it wouldn't step on any toes there. Specialized wizards weren't allowed in 2E DS, so I figured they shouldn't be allowed here. I may have to reword the defiling rules to be clearer, but my intention was to allow all wizards to preserve or defile at will. If they defile they use the Wizard Feature: Arcane Defiling rule. A preserver [i]can[/i] defile if they choose to and use the Wizard Feature: Arcane Defiling and receive those benefits, as a defiler can choose [i]not[/i] to defile, and cast the spell normally. What the paths were intended to do was just make you better at one or the other. Once more: good call. I'll look at those. They, also, were from the conversion I found earlier and threw them in without really modifying them. I totally lifted them from Cyber-Dave on the WotC DS boards, which I did credit him for in the pdf. Ah, yeah. There is mention of that as note under the Water Domain of the Cleric section, but you're correct, it should be stated clearly elsewhere. Again, I really appreciate the input. I'm planning on running by the end of next month (July) and would like it to be as smooth as possible, so the feedback is invaluable. Thank you! [/QUOTE]
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