Recent content by Beal

I get it... but on a rogue with all those points, I will almost certainly have ranks in it. Maybe ranger too. It's just how I envision the class. Scaling a castle wall could benefit from compitent skills, or a tightrope, scenario. DC 10 is reflective of a skill that half of all people could...

Small parties where individuals survive through versitility, I pick Driud Wizard cleric Ranger monk Parties of average size, 4 or larger, I grab classes that specialize. Fighter Scorcerer Rogue Barbarian Personally, I'm not crazy about paladin or bard, But again, comes down to players...

I might suggest that rope use would be invaluable in a nautical campain or a situation where an individual needs to be taken prisoner/restained. Tying down loads that need to be moved quickly on cart or hoisted up a cliff. It comes down to the campaign, team and DM...

The example of the pitfall under a giant is an on-the-fly example of a situation where the cleric, who was the most survivable, becomes the most certain to die. It is not a specific example, and we are not playing dnd. So no, it is not a planned encounter, and the redundant and asinine focus on...

Anyways, the entire point of this was to contribute to reasons to think of classes differently. If you always pick wizard over scorcerer, I would target the spellbook. If you always pick cleric over druid, I would give challenges that are not combat. If you always pick barbarian over a monk...

Thank you. The ground shakes. The rogue drops his weapon and looses the rope off his shoulder, throwing it to the edge of the crumbling hole. 30% it finds a hold, 70% nothing. The cleric takes a concentration check to cast an elemental, who unfortunately will not act until next round. The bard...

30% > 0%

Guaranteed, after a fight with a giant, the cleric cannot cast the elimental, who could not act until you hit the bottom, if you passed your concentration, which you wont... you have no skills

A monk can become unlawful and retain abilities without progressing. You're right about wild shape, but it was really more about the progression of the built and it's versitility. And again... speed, ac, saves, spells, etc... if the damage roll is all that matters, then that's what you build...

And you can cast before rage. Not during.

I said the xp penalties are the downside

Correct, sorry. Got carried away with the 4x. But regardless, 4+1 per level plus dex plus rope is more likely than an air elemental being on hand.

If you guys don't use rope, that's fine. It's a staple of adventuring until we all have featherfall, levitation or flight.

Yea, but I have the saves, size and wisdom to AC, not weapon dependant, wild shape, divine magic, animal companion, better skills.... a barbarian rolls high damage. That's his job.

Lets say its 100' just to be difficult. DC 30. Level 5, he could have 20 ranks in use rope. Plus dex. He'll be better off than the cleric.