Recent content by steeldragons

So, annnnnyway.... Illusionist -as a subclass all its own makes sense. It can also encompass those that would like to play an "enchanter" type of mage, or the more "stage magician" style of "conjurer." Abjurer/"Abjurist"/"Warder" - as the "protection magic/counterspelling" specialist as a...

There are certain types that are worthy of their own subclasses. There are "types" that D&D tried to make happen that simply don't work. The point of divination and transmutation made in an earlier post are along my feelings. They aren't really something to build a single subclass around...

Welllll, I mean, how many of those "legendary teams" (who aren't the DMPC Elminsters and Khelbens and such) are there? I mean, I wouldn't take anyone from the cartoon. They were all (except Diana) inept individuals with no class-related skill, just magic items. Drawing from some "classic"...

Just call them... "Arcane Points/Ring of the Arcane" or "Ring of Arcana"? Get fancy/faux academic... "Arcanum Points/the Ring Arcanum" Get mysterious... "Occult Points/Ring of the Occult" or "Ring of Unknown Magic" or "Unknown Power." Get Ye Olde English-ish or Low Germanic... "Wiccian" or...

The proper period of mourning is one full moon's turn for each year of their reign. Dwarven society slows substantially -possibly for decades- as mandatory attention/attendance to the numerous services and processions in the king's honor break up the day. Dress is expected to be somber. Overt...

There must be: the town's largely abandoned "original/old" cemetery that was filled up a long time ago. Only the wealthy families ever have cause to go there for their ages old family mausoleums. But lately, there are rumors (from the grave-diggers in the "newer" sections of cemetery) of shades...

I don't know that any contention is necessary. Divergence, I suppose. It's just a matter of how one prefers to categorize/view the bases of your classes. From my longstanding perspective... Warrior classes are best at Combat/"fighting." Your bonuses are about hitting, damage...

I can't speak to when the game officially began it, though based on other posters' quotes and notes it was earlier than I ever thought. For me it was some time ago, as it always seemed to me that a Ranger was intended to meet the intersection of "Fighter & Thief (with a wilderness theme/bent)."...

A penalty with ranged and reach weapons might be appropriate? Maybe make it something that can be overcome/removved after a certain level of experience with the same weapon?

A traditional D&D party is never 4 people. In my experience, the "classic party" construction is actually 1 Fighter (or fighter type) per non-fighter class. So if you have, as most old school parties did: 1 Mage/Wizard, 1 Cleric, and 1 (almost certainly halfling) Thief; then you had at least...

Reads thread title: " Multiclassing shouldnt' be treated as default." Correct. Full stop. However, since there are -at this point probably- multiple generations of players who think it is their birthright to pick and choose their way through a D&D campaign (or at least "double up"), I think...

That's cuz they are/were. hahaha.

Noice! Totally forgot about Obmi. I would add Keraptis.

Another personal favorite! So I'll take that as more high praise. Thanks.

...a MORE generic half-caster magic knight???