Recent content by ErickArnell

I just wanted to post the introduction to the new campaign, done up a little like the ads you see in the movie theatre before the movie that you actually paid to see. Please tell me what you think. [BEGIN DRAMATIC MUSIC] It is an age of exploration… Tales of the voyages of Cristofero...

I just figured out what keeps elves from overbreeding over their long life spans. Most of them are "faeries," IYKWIMAITYD. ;)

I post once every six months, but read the boards here nearly every day. Does that make me a lurker? (Or does it take a restraining order to do that?)

So, character concepts: Reasons for adventuring: as a mul, looking for dwarf and human parents? (worked for me) Looking to make money guarding caravans across the wastes (oldie but a goodie) Races: I personally love the mul race (stoic and stocky like dwarf, tall like human), but I love...

In my campaign, I had advanced animals with increased HD and all that went along with it (Rules I used are in the 3.0 Monster Manual, probably other places as well). I interpreted the advanced animal to be a tougher breed or an especially powerful animal for its kind. For example, take the...

Cold blooded -> Less oxygen Lizards are cold blooded. Biggest difference in this context with mammals (like me and, I assume, you) is that their metabolisms are a lot slower. Less metabolic activity, less need for oxygen to "stoke the fire." We get lizards and snakes at 5000 ft altitude in...

Simple qustion, what are your favorite weapons (for flavor reasons) for your characters to have? I'm not asking for the best weapon for a min-maxed character. I mean the weapon that just feels right. Mine is the heavy crossbow. I know that there may be better ranged weapons, but I just like...

I've been interested in putting together a fighter or ranger with a repeating heavy crossbow (from SRD: Exotic, 400 gp, 1d8/1d10, 19–20/x2, 120 ft., 12 lb., Piercing) which takes a lot of money and a feat to burn (thus the fighter class, at least for a couple levels). But the idea of five 1d10...

When my wife started playing she was a little upset that she was a second level wizard but couldn't cast second level spells. But that was just because she was brand new, and the problem has never come up since.

I've been gaming for a while off and on, and so far NO PC deaths. I've killed off their NPC friends, but that was just the roll of the dice. My players are cautious about survival, and I don't throw them against anything TOO outrageous (and they can always run if I do).

I've been reading about goliaths, and wonder if their +1 LA is too low. It seems to me one of the big downsides to LA races (especially in melee combat) is lost hit points and BAB. But with an extra hp because of the Con bonus and an extra +2 to hit in melee because of Str bonus, that downside...

Re: Modern cowboys My wife grew up on a cattle ranch in eastern Utah and western Colorado. They have a hispanic team boss and mostly college students who come down to help with the "cowboy work" twice a year. Definitely not temporary/migrant labor. My 2 cowboy cents. And I have lost track...

I read a fantasy book once that almost read like a philosophy text; everything was about balance, whether it was running in a race or running a kingdom. Wish I could remember the name. Building a setting seems to be the same way. I'm going to work on these issues some more, as balancing races...

Rackhir, I really did start out the idea to be able to let PCs play someone like Beorn. Like I said up there, I can play all the homebrew worlds I want, but I need to get more bodies in the seats (it's hard to find a lot of home-grown gamers in rural central Virginia, especially as a recent...

I had thought about making them take two feats, but it hadn't occurred to me that I could split them up until you mentioned it. I think it would be a good mechanic to have certain abilities appear with the first feat (like low-light vision or scent) and then the full range appear only with the...