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<blockquote data-quote="GenLang" data-source="post: 1048535" data-attributes="member: 4870"><p>A campaign I'm plotting to run in a few years (when all my other more senior campaigns have played through) is an all lycanthrope campaign, probably up in the Silver Marches of FR. Probably some sort of law enforcement bent, site based, the PCs an arm of the law (and so hired because of their skills).</p><p></p><p>This started me looking at how lycanthropic stuff works for PCs, and I've come to the conclusion that probably won't surprise many. D&D just isn't the game system I want to use for that campaign.</p><p></p><p>Back when I played 2e, back when races weren't 'balanced' and everyone in my group was playing a demihuman, I had a were-housecat cleric. Trying to recreate her in 3e/r is... harsh. +3 LA, and a much less powerful animal form than my 'human' form to boot. Sure, I could houserule it down, and I could try to make balanced packages for everyone so everyone stayed at more or less the same ECL, but it doesn't feel good. It feels all jagged and bleeding edge. If someone else can pull it off, I'll admire them, but as for me, I'll be running that particular campaign in GURPS <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GenLang, post: 1048535, member: 4870"] A campaign I'm plotting to run in a few years (when all my other more senior campaigns have played through) is an all lycanthrope campaign, probably up in the Silver Marches of FR. Probably some sort of law enforcement bent, site based, the PCs an arm of the law (and so hired because of their skills). This started me looking at how lycanthropic stuff works for PCs, and I've come to the conclusion that probably won't surprise many. D&D just isn't the game system I want to use for that campaign. Back when I played 2e, back when races weren't 'balanced' and everyone in my group was playing a demihuman, I had a were-housecat cleric. Trying to recreate her in 3e/r is... harsh. +3 LA, and a much less powerful animal form than my 'human' form to boot. Sure, I could houserule it down, and I could try to make balanced packages for everyone so everyone stayed at more or less the same ECL, but it doesn't feel good. It feels all jagged and bleeding edge. If someone else can pull it off, I'll admire them, but as for me, I'll be running that particular campaign in GURPS :) [/QUOTE]
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