Recent content by stevo the yak

From your description it was handled perfectly. A) Meta-gaming never pays. If they insist on doing things like this make stuff up. Next time show your npcs moving in exactly the opposite direction then they're actually going. B) Know your spells. This is the most important rule for...

I don't worry about what experience the book says should come from every encounter. I give what I feel is appropriate at the end of a session and then give the players a chance to nominate other players for bonus experience points.

I love E6 but the prestige class problem bugs me, I'm not completely happy with the feat chains. So I came up with this feat instead: Gestalt [General] You may gestalt in one class. Prerequisite Level 6 Benefit You may choose one class to begin gestalting in. You begin at...

If you were designing your perfect game system, what attributes (strength, intelligence, etc.) would you include? My personal choices would be Strength, Stamina, Agility, Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom, Will, Charisma, Comeliness, and Luck. How would you rate the abilities and how would you...

This is how I work hit points in my campaign. Hit Points: Though purely a cosmetic change, don't think of hit points as wounds. Think of hit points as being what you spend to AVOID being wounded. All damage is not lethal unless resulting from a critical hit or it is considered unavoidable by...

So why respond? Just to be contrary?

I would require a grapple and a pin, which would allow a coupe de grace. I use my own houserules that are more compatible with that type of situation but RAW just can't handle that.

Why wouldnt a paladin or fighter going into cavalier work. If a Roman-type empire survived into the middle ages in all likelyhood they would have their own knights.