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I'd bumped Bards up to 6x skills in 3e already. The new class is decent IMO but better for campaigns that aren't combat-centric. I also gave my players the choice between the standard class or the one in the Book of Eldritch Might. I basically made it a one off thing however -- at character...

However, as you have it defined it can be cast out of combat up to 10 rounds before it is used (1 minute duration). Now that you have made it a move action to activate it's true that you can't sneak attack and use it in the same round however you still teleport out right away next round. Yes...

Personally I wouldn't make it that complex. I would say that the 1/3rd cost already takes into account that the skilled player is using their knowledge to try and make the raw materials from scratch and save costs wherever possible. If you really want them to be able to attempt to further...

I think the issue is that the opponent has no involvement and it quickly becomes to trivial to ignore AoO's (especially for a Monk that has plenty of movement to spare). I like the opposed check against the enemies attack roll. Basically if you are a great tumbler then you should have a very...

The most immediate effect would be that they'd get +1 to attack roles and +1 AC which is certainly undesired. I think Dwarves definitely have to be medium.

I put down .5. BAB bonus is far more versatile than weapon focus (stacks with everything, applies to all weapons, determines when you get multiple attacks) which is a single feat. There is a reason why you are not allowed to take Weapon Focus multiple times. I would use the .5 for balance...

Oh, I see you moved the spell to a move action. That makes it a candidate for a 3rd level spell IMO.

I don't get the reference (don't use Eberron either) however I simply disagree that dimension door isn't placed at 4th level for a reason. You are proposing Dimension Door Lite which is going to do most of the things you want Dimension Door to do. In some respects it is even better because you...

Also you need to clarify/define the DC on the will save versus an abduct attempt.

First of all, not knowing the rules for "teleportation lights you on fire" it's hard to comment. The requirements for obtaining the class seem light. Being able to get dimension door and teleport by level 6 and 7 respectively seems pretty damn good. And being able to do them as swift actions...

At the end of the day, all that stuff doesn't really matter. If in game terms it doesn't make sense to use a gun over a bow then your gun-inclusive foreign culture is going to seem pretty wacky and guns won't add much to the world. That said, you seem to agree with my all my conclusions so...

FWIW, I would also make him pay a bit. I would say "no" to his initial request however offer him the ability to take a feat that would grant him access to more class skills. One feat for two class skills perhaps. You are already giving him a free feat so he should be able to pull this off.

Ok, yeah, I'm not up on that campaign setting. I still think that is going to somewhat trivialize the rogue class (or similar classes for this setting) as a large part of the value of their class is their access to skills and in general will make the skill system less important. Basically, the...

All skills as class skills is going to push people away from Bard/Rogue and make the Wizard in your group significantly more powerful (now they can get really good skills with all those bonus skill points from int). While I like some aspects of your folded skills (it makes more sense that way)...

Broken. :) Or at least it sounds that way to me. Just give your players less gold. The recommended treasures in the DMG are way too high IMO. IMC, 1,000gp is a lot even at level 10.

Final comment: powergamers will power game. No matter how many classes you let them take. Don't fix the rules if it's your players that are broken (because you're effectively punishing the players who can roleplay for the actions of those who can't).

Also, I find that with the BASE classes, multiclassing rarely increases power. More often than not people end up slightly nerfing themselves by stalling their core class progression. Your example with a Barbarian/Fighter is incorrect, that is not strictly superior to a pure Fighter. The...

At this point I'm wondering if you're even reading what I'm writing because I clearly laid out this character concept: he was a character whose family had been haunted by and aided by cat spirits for some time. The result was not only a familiar but a number of "cattish" spell-casting abilities...

That's all cool. I didn't realize you were having bajillions of variant classes which does change things up a bit. Although, honestly, it's a bit confusing to me with respect to your initial premise. Also you still haven't explained how my example player (the cat-haunted rogue) would express...

I see that and I think that yes, you could go this way. However I think that ultimately the class system as it stands is far better for expressing all of this. You can't do hit die, BAB, spell progession tradeoffs with the system you mention, for example. And in the end, two masters of a...