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Roger and Me Great thread! l I've enjoyed reading everyone's thoughts on the new and old authors on the list. Despite being pretty well read in the fantasy genre, I've never read any Howard. I'm going to change that shortly. I'm surprised Zelazny's names hasn't appeared anywhere in this...

Yeah, Martin tries to show us the dark side of human behavior. At first glance it seems to work, but it quickly descends into disconnected plot twists and thin stereotypes. Sep's done a great job telling a complicated story with characters that easily stand up in complexity / depth to...

Jack Vance Sep's excellent story is deeply influenced by both the style and content of Jack Vance's Lyonesse trilogy. It takes a few chapters to warm up, so don't be dissuaded by the first fifty pages. I'd recommend any Vance. Mr. Norrel & Jonathan Strange has a similar feel to Sep's world...

chiming in Hey there. I'm a 'longtime listener, first time caller' in the wonderful adventures of Ware. I've got a few minor thoughts on your progression. First off, I like the idea of lateral progression into the half-celestial template. Gaining abilites instead of hit dice etc fits well...

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OK, found my copy of Spikeyfreak's melee spreadsheet and Oy vey is right. Throught the middle part of the to-hit range a 20th level fighter hits about 20% more often per round and is between 20-30% more likely to hit on their first attack. In retrospect it' seems obvious.

I'm not sure I disagree with you yet. Rather, I'm not seeing that a switch from 15/12/9/6/3 to 20/15/10/5 is imbalancing. Or that flurrying (13/13/10/7/4/1 vs. 18/18/13/8/3) is either. Etc. I've got a spreadsheet around here somewhere that should shed some light. Until then, perhaps someone...

Hmmm Ranger REG, why do you think the monk needs to have the same value for first attacks. I can't think of any mechanics reasons why that would be the case. Flavorwise I think my idea makes as much sense as giving the monk a faster attack rate. Also, which other abilities do you mean...

Darkjester, Sounds good. Thanks for the sensible answer.

What I suggested is different. It changes their BAB from Medium to High and takes away the faster attack progression. A 20th level monk by my method would have an unarmed BAB of 20/15/10/5.

Another alternative house rule I've been thinking about incorporating is to eliminate the increased monk attack rate and just give them a High BAB progression for unarmed attacks (& monk weapons) and Medium BAB for all other weapons. Now you can let their BAB's stack without having to deal with...

Should a successful hit with a tanglefoot bag allow a player to sneak attack the victim. By successful hit I mean when the target fails the reflex save and is glued to the spot. From the SRD: When the bag is thrown against a creature (as a ranged touch attack), the bag comes apart and the...

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Re: Re: right Yeah, it definitely makes sense. Good to know about the candle caster. I'll check it out when I get home. >>> Ah, very true. It should probably be a feat or a PrC special ability AND include the higher cost factor for combining effects.

right Yeah that makes a certain amount of sense. I was thinking it should be a feat because the of the usefullness of this idea. It makes 'Brew Potion' alot more powerful. This solution is self limiting in that it doesn't preclude making a 3 effect potion at ~9x cost or a 4 effect at ~16x...