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Surely this is a natural progression though? I mean, I loved those campaigns too but I remember people starting to ask for more complexity and realism too. Whereas there was at one time a pretty standard way to play the game, now I bet there are 25 or 30 different playing styles which naturally...

3rd Edition was designed for a different generation than the generation posting on this board. I suspect people don't like 3rd edition as much as 1st edition for the same reason people don't like today's music as much as they liked the music when they were kids. 1E = Led Zeppelin (classic) 2E=...

I don't have the DMG in front of me, but concerning losing a level due to Level Drain, it strongly suggests it should be the last level gained and then there is some advice on what to do if the player can't remember or has no record of their character at that level. I would think this would be...

In other words, you get access to these spells, but they are cast at your Cleric level not adding in the PrC?

Has anyone else changed this around? I agree it used to be far too long, but now it seems far too SHORT. I was thinking of saying these spells will last for two encounters, as long as they take place in the same day. Thought? Would one encounter work better?

I am pretty sure they Turn Undead at their CLERIC level, i.e. they don't advance that anymore. Do they lose advancement in Domain Spells? Can they still use Spontaneous Healing?

Geez... I don't think I would be in that group anymore.

I don't think so. Just try having an interesting conversation with your Dire Badger for six seconds before it disappears. :)

Thank you blue one. :)

LOL... wow. Goodnight.

As I stated in my original post, the only reason he chose to quit using it was because he didn't want to pay the gold required (as per the DMG) to upgrade it. So you are correct, there was no reason he couldn't have found a way to get one as he wanted, except that he wanted it giftwrapped.

The DM should never "go out of his way"; that is my whole point... that is not his job. You can make all kind of "in certain sorts of campaign" sorts of statements, but I think everyone understands we are speaking of the core game as it should be assumed by the core books. Creamsteak made my...

If a character has a rarely used weapon, then they can pay to have it upgraded. This is not my opinion; I follow the DMG 100%. If they happen to find a more commonly used weapon and that is the weapon they use, then they can choose to use that. My point is that a player who takes Weapon Focus at...

Again, if a DM allows people to "trade in" these things, then I would have to ask "where?" If there are ready made magic shops with magic weapons in the town next to the dungeon, then yes, there is a problem... but then again, I would argue that this is not the intention of the game. You may be...

Yep.

Which was exactly my point... funds that can do other things when you use a longsword and keep finding new ones for free. I didn't say it couldn't be done, just that it costs money.

I've always thought a group of superheroes who travels disguised as a rock band would be awfully fun in a very cheesy sort of way. Depends on what you are going for.

What are the overall, longterm effects of the alternate XP progressions in Unearthed Arcana? The one with the alternate chart seems to slow things down a good bit it the middle, which I like, but does it make things much much slower at higher levels (15+), which I am a -little- leery of?

I assume the answer is yes, but do Sorcerers have to use components too? I am wondering for spells like Identify in which there is a monetary value. (not that any Sorcerer I have ever seen would take Identify)

The thing that balances this IMO is that they are very uncommon weapons, which means to keep up with Damage Reduction or to have special abilities or whatnot, the PC has to PAY for it all. You are not going to find +2 Spiked Chains lying around so the character has to pour his money into that...