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Such rules are included in Swords & Sorcery's Advanced Player's Guide. Basically, armor has a hardness and a number of hit points. Repairing it takes a craft check. The amount of damage that can be repaired depends upon the armorsmith, so getting armor repaired expediently is paramount. I...

In order to properly represent the type of magic that is in Michael Moorecock's Melnibone and Young Kingdoms, it would be necessary to revamp the entire magic system. Instead, Chaosium just took the core magic system and basically skewed it slightly toward summoning. The demon rules are just a...

<WHINE>Aw, c'mon! I went to the effort of making a spreadsheet and everything. Somebody reply with something; even if only to say, "That'll never work", "You broke d20", or "It's too hard". Jeez!</WHINE> Now that I've got that whining out of my system, I'll once again ask if anyone has any...

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Greetings, all. I have worked up a possible variant to incorporate parrying into active defense. Basically, the change involves four defense methods: blocking with a shield; parrying with a weapon; dodging out of the way; armor. I filched the idea from Swords & Sorcery's Advanced Player's...

I've been thinking about it, and it seems to me that a shield user ought to suffer a penalty for using both hands. It's obviously easier to use a sword and shield than a sword and parrying dagger, so I'm not suggesting a requirement of the Ambidexterity feat. Perhaps a -2 penalty on all...

Thanks for the input, Planesdragon. I was already planning to have a defense bonus that would be used for dodging. I think the parry bonus should be based on BAB. Having a different bonus would be fine, it's just that I don't think it's necessary. It's the number of parries vs. the number...

That's interesting. Each parry would be at the highest bonus, then?

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I have been experimenting with a way to incorporate active defense in a balanced way. What I want to accomplish is differentiation of parrying, blocking with a shield, and dodging out of the way. I have been using the old Grim ‘n’ Gritty system in my current game, and I am sure I will use some...

SSquirrel, I've been running a once-in-a-while campaign in the AU setting using the old Grim 'n' Gritty rules. I made several modifications, and I'd be glad to forward that information on to you. -Malebode