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Front Page Feedback I read the front page most days, almost daily. I tend to scan all the bulleted items. Certain ones I always read more closely (Pathfinder, D&D, Dungeon Bastard). Others might catch my interest from time to time. You do a great job and I hope you continue to do so. As for...

I still need help Hi everyone, I could still use one or two more suggestions for my obnoxious quasit. Thanks!

Another idea I thought of another incident: Hargrave's Beer Garden (really just an empty lot with some tables and chairs behind the shack that Hargrave serves his watered down beers and ales from) has experienced a rash of fights the past fortnight. They stem from spilled drinks and lewd...

I need some help with some clues for a side-trek adventure I am working on for a new campaign. Here's what I have so far: During the party's first adventure, they will have to stop a runaway hearse barreling down on them in the narrow streets of the city's slum area. After they do so, they will...

Re: Staff Familiars I like the basic concept of the staff familiar, although I might expand it to be a personal focus so that a wizard who didn't use or want a staff could have another item for his focus (wand, ring, orb, hat, amulet, you get the idea). I would certainly allow a PC to have such...

Re: Spell Selection Hi DocMoriartty, You make valid points and if players of spellcasters all followed that sort of themed spell selection, then it would make perfect sense for them to acquire more powerful spells with similar effects at higher levels (in fact, the Elements of Magic supplement...

Magic Items Yes, they might take some item creation feats, although with my house rules they will receive item creation feats as they go up in level anyway. I'm fine with that if it gets them more into their spellcasting character. The XP and gold piece costs, not to mention the acquisition of...

Re: Healing items Magic item abuse is part of the problem, but I can exercise some control over that by simply making it harder to obtain. I will not have magic WalMarts in every city of my campaign and every town will not have an alchemist with shelves of potions available. The party will be...

Answers and updates @the_orc_within - You bring up good points about the metamagic feats. I would probably worry more about it if my players were more inclined to play spellcasters. I will tackle those issues as they come up. I'm not too worried about other feats, because I think the number of...

A few suggestions for follow up Hi, You have some interesting twists in your system of magic. Parts of it remind me of the domain casters listed in Unearthed Arcana. A couple other publications that you might want to look at are Wild Magic and Elements of Magic which, I believe, were both...

Shapechange Thanks for the thoughts. I'm not worried too much about the Shapechange spell, because it is a very high level spell. Those upper tier spells should be dramatic and potentially adventure changing (and the NPCs can certainly use them, too). I'm more concerned with players running...

Thanks for the feedback Hey Orc, Thank you for your input. I agree that the leveling up issue for arcane casters could be a sticky wicket, but I want the players to think about their wizard or sorceror and not just pull a spell out of the hat, because it seems like a good idea at that moment...

I'm putting together a new 3.5 campaign and am trying to address some of the inequities I see in the way magic is handled. Specifically, I am trying to fix the following: * Clerics as walking first aid kits with no individuality. * Spellcasters needing to take a separate feat for every little...

Here's one. How about: Fantasy - "Are you sure that's big enough to leave the scabbard by itself?" Science Fiction - "I've got something to energize those crystals!" Historical/Science Fiction - "Prepare to be boarded." Science Fiction - "Engage emergency thrusters!" Modern - "I'm built for...

Happy Birthday Eric! Happy Birthday, Eric. You have certainly been a cornerstone of this gaming community and your efforts are much appreciated. Enjoy this day! Gary