Recent content by Asen

I always figure that merchants will try and shortchange the heroes. That's basic human (or humanoid) nature, so they can just accept that. I dole out treasure according to the book and what my DM gut tells me.

Actually, rogue, according to the site I linked to, that's not the way you roll it. You take the figure in the previous column (for venerable) and add whatever you roll in the maximum age. If it was a percentage, then it'd apply to the other races, no? The only reason d100s are used is...

It's not a problem of your games being more complicated, Sylrae. You're definitely adding playing styles that screw with game balance, and when you chuck the teamwork altogether, of course some chars are going to beat others. A 1st level fighter will always destroy a 1st level sorc, in my...

Well, the Spell Compendium and other books render the balance discussion completely pointless, so I think you're wise to look at the book with some skepticism. Depending on what extra books you use, any class can outgun any other class. I use the three core books, the Complete series (except...

Well, I know that clerics and druids have summoning abilities, but in general the Wizard/Sorcerer spell list has spells of much greater ability. Invisibility? Magic missile? Fire ball? Hard to go wrong with these, and hard to equal them with a cleric, unless you have some type of additional...

Well, I am the DM, actually. That's why I've gone down the dex-fighter route, incidentally; I'm already the center of attention, so why should my character be, too? By the time I reach the qualifications for Dervish, I'll be a 4 Fighter/2 Rogue (I have to have a +5 BAB). I need some skill...

You roll percentage, as in both your ten-siders. http://www.d20srd.org/srd/description.htm#age Just check it out there. It's just that elves and dwarves live a very long time.

But they don't have the powerful wizard/sorc spell list. That's where the balance is found--they're not overpowering casters, and they're also more robust at early levels. They're roughly half-way between the fighter arc and the arcane arc.

Yeah, what type of Handle Animal (or Ride?) checks are you having your party make? If you think a horse gets spooked by battle, then you haven't read anything about elephants. Mammoths would have the same problem. A war animal's only as good as its master. Your party had better have the...

Well, I don't know how much I'm allowed to reprint here, but judging from the tables in Complete Warrior and the DMG, I may want to grab Dervish first. I guess what it comes down to is how amazing HIPS can be. First level Dervish gains the following: Fighter BAB progression Good Will and...

I'm reaching fifth level, so I'm thinking about where to go with my character. My character's a performer. He's a 1 Rogue/3 Fighter with high dexterity. Originally, I had intended for him to become a dervish, simply for all the increased attacks and the fast movement. But now, looking at the...