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Hey, author of the book here. Obviously any comments on balance are going to be pretty biased coming from me - though it's been going smoothly in my home game for a while now, for whatever that's worth - but I thought I'd poke my head in and see if anyone had any questions for me. You can...

Well, if he's a buckler-swashing type, you could give him an Oathblade - just like an Oathbow from the DMG, but in cutlass form. Change the activation phrases for it to suit the character, and you've got a solid +2 weapon with the ability to go all-in against the enemy captain or champion or...

Well, to be more nice about it, it's probably pretty common for EN World posters to have a pretty thorough mastery of the rules, which equates to a high playing Intelligence in the schema I sketched out. If anything, I would expect a fair number of people here to have playing Intelligences that...

I might be missing something, but that looks like one of the periodic "stat yourself" threads, whereas I'm looking for something more like "what mental capabilities can/do you roleplay?" They're not the same thing, most of the time, or so I would guess. You're certainly not going to have a...

I'm having an IM conversation with a friend, and the subject of playing mental ability scores (and the frequent impossibility thereof) came up. One thing led to another, and we started to wonder what our playing mental stats would be. Now this is not the same as your own real-life mental...

Hmm, I'm a graduate student in philosophy, so in D&D terms that probably translates into something that requires a great deal of cleverness but is of somewhat limited practical usefulness, and at just a high enough level to be dangerous to myself and others. I'll call it Neutral Human Diviner...

Hmm, that's morbidly confusing. I had no idea the Guide to Hell contradicted other 2e sources. Urgh. Is that a common trend for these materials? I didn't realize the Fiendish Codesx authors had to codify and clean up the old sources as well as simply compiling and updating them...

Hmm... I was typing my post while Eridanis was typing his, and didn't notice that he'd posted before me. Easily fixed.

EDIT: Aargh, that be what I be gettin' for typin' while a Mod be typin'. *kerfloosh* Certainly I still think that whatever baseline power level they've established they should stick to, with some adjustment for the "tons of demon lords, only 9 devil princes" thing and the fact that Asmodeus...

Actually, I would dispute that advancement in 3.X is linear at all. Even leaving spells to one side, keeping up at increasingly higher levels assumes a certain synergistic approach to feats, skills, and class abilities, where even though you're technically getting a linear advancement of...

Uhm, you don't exactly have to use the bog-standard core rules advancement. The Fiendish Codex I specifically says that these are the minimally-powered versions and provides quite good advancement guidelines for demon lords beyond simply adding Hit Dice (pages 57-58). Personally, I love that...

Ah, love on a messageboard. I hope everything works out for you guys! Maybe get him into a PbP game here at ENWorld? Eh? Eh? :)

Sorry to muddy the waters here, you're right that that's kinda confusing. It just struck me as I was posting about your game. Anyway, I'm glad to hear it's appreciated when, uhm, I express my appreciation. :p I'll keep making comments as they strike me. Hmm... I'm working on a passel of...

Ah, okay, I didn't realize there were RL issues. That's cool then.

Uhm... Bump? Man, I hate to be the one to do this twice in a row. Won't do it again, but I'm kinda looking forward to seeing how the Dreammind reacts to Trebuchet and I. :)

Hmm... Perhaps a few minor changes. How about this? Lupaz reaches out with a forepaw and scratches a few random letters in a box over the line going from Trebuchet's face to the box representing the court of the Kingdom of Knowledge. He then solidifies the dotted line from Trebuchet's face...

For once Lupaz manages to look a bit perturbed, as he is keenly aware that this situation is beyond his arcane depth. He glances up at the (literally) imperturbable warforged standing next to before levelling his gaze at Sho'brakka the Dreammind. His eyes show keen intelligence and wariness...

And, by the way, I really like the way you're fleshing out my barest suggestion of a location. I imagined there would be something like the Blade and the way the city is arranged vertically as much as laterally, but you've really done a good job with them. And added a bunch of touches like the...

I'm still considering how I want to deal with Sho'Brakka the Dreammind (awesome name, by the way!), but I wanted to pop over here and thank you for the most recent post, Isida. That's exactly how I was hoping Lupaz would play out, from his sneakiness, borderline paranoia (the Whispered Secret...

Hoy. Well, I'll see if I can make heads or tails of all that tomorrow. At least now I know it's possible to get to Games Plus without a car. Although the fact that you wished me good luck on getting there does not, perhaps, bode well for my chances... :uhoh: