D&D 3E/3.5 3.N – Codex Gigas: Nonsi's complete 3.5 Revision (Final, PEACH not needed)

[nonsi256]

3.N – Codex Gigas: Nonsi's complete 3.5 Revision (Final, PEACH not needed)

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At last my homebrew work is done. All class enhancements & balancing, rule-tweaks and concepts are now fully “cooked” and updated to their final versions.

For me, this is the codex to transform D&D 3.5e into The Dream P&P RPG. For a very long time, this is exactly how I envisioned this codex in my mind. It was just a matter of getting there.


Typo fixing and improvements will be added if and when I find it appropriate, but I don't expect that to happen on a regular basis.


Important Note:
'Unified Codex Update.zip' is a collection of corrections, expansions and fine-tuning to the codex. I consider it an inseparable part of the codex.

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[Tomn]

This is amazing. I hope I can convince my gaming group to run a campaign using this system.

 

[nonsi256]

This is amazing. I hope I can convince my gaming group to run a campaign using this system.

Thanks.
If they show reservations, send them over here with all the questions they can think of. Everything in the codex has solid justifications - and everything has its place in the greater picture.

 

[nonsi256]

In the past, when I posted my house rules codex, some readers complained that it's not search-friendly, so I've added a copy with all spoilers spread out, just for the sake of convenience.

 

[nonsi256]

I've added a .doc file that serves as the codex' final touch.
That's basically it.

 

[Jaerc]

I'm about to settle down to read this. Any context you think I ought to have in advance?

 

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[nonsi256]

I'm about to settle down to read this. Any context you think I ought to have in advance?

With the usage of "context" here, I can only assume you meant "materials" or "references".
Well, I tried to be very thorough in the codex and provide any and all required references.

If any questions come up regarding the content of the document - present them and I'll do my best to clarify.

 

[nonsi256]

I've added a new archive to the OP: 'More Improvements.zip'

It contains the following (in order of significance):
1. A complete overhaul of the Witch class.
2. Improvements to the Warrior & Sorcerer.
3. 2 new Rogue Talents.
4. 2 new suggested game mechanics rules.
5. A minor bonus for the DFA.





[EDIT]:
I just noticed that I’ve neglected to specify several things regarding the overhauled Witch.

1. Primary-Circle Strain-Toll progression is as if the Witch were a Bard of 2 levels higher than her actual level, plus 7th level spells column.

2. Secondary-Circle Strain-Toll progression is taken from the Spellthief, but note to make the required vertical shifts per spell-level.

3. All Witches know a number of 0-level spells equal to their unmodified Int-bonus. These spells must be selected from the 0-level list specified for the codex' Witch. Whatever the selected 0-level spells are, they always count as belonging to the Witch’s Primary-Circle for the purpose of calculating Strain-Toll, but may be associated with either Circles for the purpose of retraining.

4. Retraining:
- A single Primary-Circle spell may be retrained at levels: 4, 7, 10, 13, 16 and 19.
- A single Secondary-Circle spell may be retrained at each even level.
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[IstraRaugir]

So I've been leafing through this codex (net even close to reading it all) but while I'm seeing great improvements left and right I do have a problem with some minor areas. The first of these is with your 'new' senses: the DCs for Smell are ridiculously high (dropping them all by 10 points would be closer to 'real' values). Because noticing an obnoxious stench such as a ghast or rotten eggs is not something you would expect someone to fail at, yet the DC of 15 means that only 1 in 4 average people would notice it. Smell also seems to be missing any DC modulation for distance/age of a scent. Touch suffers from the oposite problem: recognizing someone's face by touch is something no one does and as such something nearly everyone would fail at. And reading words by accidental indentations in paper no way that is below DC 20. In my view the DCs should be more like: 5, recognize a common item. 10, read ingraved writing. 15, sense tremors of someone moving around nearby. etc. Other than that I really love the sensory skills and I have been searching for something like this for a long time.
I initially had a few more problems but a closer reading of your work has solved that already. All in all I have to say you did a great job and as long as there aren't any blatent copyright issues I would love to see this published.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have some more reading to do