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I agree, with the caveat that there should be feats or even skill options to create a setting in which even the most "mundane" characters may have some magical options. But having several non magical classes and those sorts of feats allows the widest variety of settings with the smallest effort.

yup, pretty much. I may never actually get things written due to a variety of factors, but the potential invests me in a system and considering its possibilities to an extent that a non OGL system cannot.

Things that would turn me off of playing : Saga style skill system. No (non MAD) two weapon fighter build that's as effective in combat (all things considered) as a two handed fighter. Inability to build a character sufficiently similar to those I used the bard class for formerly. Things...

Personally, I wouldn't game with a minor unless a relative of theirs was already in the group, and I had talked to their parents first. I did run a one shot at a gameday with two minors in it both of whom were fine players, so I don't rule out them being acceptable additions to the group, but...

Ah, so somewhat complicated symbols is ok, in fact a noble who considered himself a true card afficianato would pay quite a bit for an especially detailed hand painted deck. Woodcut decks would be for teaching your kids to play. ;)

For instance, I really enjoy the "initiative" system in Heroes of Might and Magic, and it would be interesting to try to do something similar in a tabletop RPG, but on a practical level, I'm uncertain of its implementation.... basicly it would involve at least one extra roll at the end of every...

In the IH one shot I played in, I was an archer and had this problem CONSTANTLY. The tokens required you to use an action to accumulate and only accumulated towards a specific target. If that target was removed from combat, all the tokens just went *poof* into the "I just wasted the last two...

Guess that makes my comments too late, :p , but one thing to consider is whether this is going to be a intrricately painted work of art type of deck, or a deck that will be in wide use, produced for the common man, etc. In the latter case, you would have to think of suits with simple, clearly...

It is not a houserule that casting an [evil] spell is an evil act. It's an application judgement, not a houserule, that continued evil acts may effect your alignment. But it is true that the only characters for whom the ability to cast the spell in the first place (as opposed to the...

There's some question on that. It's not forbidden by alignment, but it's been argued that it still constitutes an evil act and repeated use of [evil] spells could have long term consequences when someone fires off a Holy Smite....

My take is that, no, a charmed creature cannot attack the charmer. A charmed creature who has been attacked, asked to kill himself or won an opposed charisma check on a "absolutely would not do" command can, but then the charm has ended. People have come up with a lot of hypotheticals where a...

Since it is a moral bonus, I would think that it would be noticable to the recipient. The inspiration and sudden confidence, etc. He could definitely compare notes after the fight. (Why was that kid singing during the fight? It helped you fight? huh, didn't do anything for me....)

There have been huge, complex, truely bizarre discussions on the ally criterion.... afaik, there is no set definition in the rules, so this is just my personal guideline to make life easier. If there is an actual definition of "ally" out there, I'd be happy to hear it too. If an individual is...

Additionally, it could mean the character is learning to use their initial gifts more effectively, like a fighter getting weapon specialiation with a cursed blade he is forced to use. Or perhaps the warlock has rejected his initial power source but discovered that the talents he learned when...

Indeed, so many character traits or interactions between characters that work when everyone is written by the same author just don't when there are multiple "writers" as well as multiple characters.

Viable? Yes, both for "dark" campaigns and traditional "foolish deals made for the best reasons" backstories. The only backstory available to a core class? Not in my game. See my sig. :confused:

I agree on both points. On the no rerolls, I always find myself remembering the SG1 ep where Daniel is kidnapped by an alien who wants to know about the fate of his long missing wife, an anti system lord fighter on ancient earth. With the aid of some brain stimulating tech, Daniel made many...

I haven't encountered a lot of offensive immediate actions, so the first part isn't a big concern of mine so far... my worries in that vein run more to the new feats where you take an AoO for opponent actions which don't provoke them (and in some cases even actions specificly taken NOT to...

No, I'd never play an RPG without some form of skill system. The current D&D skill system is by no means perfect, but it's acceptable. I'll need some more time to decide if the saga system is acceptable or not.

Their potential and good points have thus far outweighed any complications for me. I've been known to describe them as "like readying, but more efficient". In my next game, action points will be able to be used to grant immediate actions.