Recent content by Frum

I think that there are a few things to consider here, and it is worth dividing them up by skill, as you have. But the general consideration is this: the group must decide what is most fun for them. If you and your group think that roleplaying through encounters, searching through the city or...

Warrior Toughness O.K., here are my thoughts. It would be easier to judge balance if I knew all the other classes you would be using. Assuming that you are using classes like those in AU, I think the champion will be weak compared with this class (without some tweaking). I took a look at...

Dealing with hard encounters I would agree with some of the other posters on easy encounters. If the encounter is too easy, let the players win easily, and perhaps add another encounter if they get too cocky. If the encounter is too hard, then it depends on the importance of the encounter...

Good Stuff I really like the flavor of the setting, and the classes and adjustments seem to fit well together thematically. Of course, I have only given it a cursory read, but I love the feel of the setting. The monk styles are excellent, and many of the new classes (like the Ninja) are very...

tricky BAB requirements I see your point about this now, and the advantage I thought existed does not, in many cases like Great Cleave, exist. Many of these advanced feats are not available at the levels that they would be for Fighters-not even close. A regular Fighter could have Whirlwind...

Except, if Creamsteak changes the bonus on intimidate to +3, that counts as one (perhaps suboptimal) feat at first level. The character could take exotic weapon proficiencies much more easily than a fighter at first level (if more than one). The second level feat is chosen for the character...

Order of the Stick Hilarious. I loved the one with the missed spot and listen checks. There are some good gaming articles on his site, too; I really liked "Making the Tough Choices".

Warrior to level 10 Assuming I understand the rules correctly, I think that it might be a bit weak to 10th level, but only slightly. I am also assuming that this class is similar in other respects to the Fighter (d10 HD, 2+Int skill points per level and similar class skills). If so, the...

XP workload I used to be meticulous about awarding XP accurately, but I have moved more and more to a system of just giving out the XP I want to give for the rate of advancement we like. Interestingly, this has slowed advancement significantly. Maybe I just got burned out in 2nd Edition with...

leveled equipment In my current campaign, I am working with a reduced wealth per level system. Much of the item wealth the characters would gain increases by level, but the wealth amounts apply to the equipment that they are already using, or equipment that they buy or find. I find that this...

Hi everyone! I really wanted to post this in the Rules forum, but I think it is more appropriate here. What do you think the result would be if the character wealth per level amounts were changed, say to 1/2 or 1/4 normal? What changes would that make to the CR of creatures the party could...

Helpful? comments I like some of the flavor of this class; a fighter with less versatility. That said, I can't really judge the balance completely without knowing about class skills and skill points. If there are few changes skills-wise, however, there is a real tradeoff in versatility, and I...

No, I don't think that there is any compelling reason to think that they should be ECL 4, I just meant that your gnome pushed close to it. Because of the way you have designed the race, and this is how you want it, it seems pretty well balanced to me at ECL 3. I would definitely add knowledge...

Gnomerific I like the ideas you have here, but you need to give the race an ECL, considering its abilities. I'm assuming you just forgot to include it. As it stands, your gnome probably has an ECL +3. I can't imagine going lower than that, considering the real game breakers (3 HD w6! skill...

My first encounter was when I first started playing, in 2nd ed, 1992. I was playing a 1st level Paladin, with a group of characters helping me. We fought skeletons. After that, we fought shadows, but the encounters were made easy by the holy avenger the DM gave me. Talk about your power...