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Some good ideas already mentioned. One idea I always liked was that the caster could teleport anywhere within line of sight, or to a location he had arcane marked previously. There would be limits on how many marked locations he could have at any one time. And scrying was not considered "line of...

Pretty much matches my hopes. I chose Upgrade/Capped, but I don't want feats or other player options for increasing ability scores. Giving players such options simply encourages the arms race. However, allowing magic items such as the traditional librams to permanently increase a score seems...

If I understand you correctly: -Normal method: Rolls are rare (once per level), consequences are long-term. -Alt methods mentioned: Rolls are more frequent, consequences are shorter-term. The alternatives mentioned don't really remove the problem, they just trade probability (the more often you...

Roughly 20 years ago, when Batteltech first came out. Three friends and I are running a quick combat, each person with one medium mech. One player has a Phoenix Hawk. As soon as the game starts, he charges toward my mech. When I can act, I attack his mech with medium laser or some such. Roll...

In theory, I agree. In practice, does an expert rider really fall off their horse 5% of the time when crossing a shallow stream? The problem is the liklihood of failure doesn't go below 5%, and that's too much for very unlikely events. Which gets us back to how the GM determines that a roll...

Agreed. The OP has simply changed duration from time units to some other unit of measure. The problem still exists. In fact, the problem is worse, because his examples have some abilities using hp damage, others number of times hit, some depend on level, some don't. Perhaps he simply intended to...

Agreed. Also, the OP's suggestion hinges on the GM properly adjudicating when checks must be made, especially with a party composed of characters with significantly different skill sets. Consider the following example: One character has never ridden a horse in his life. He's unsure he'll even...

Thinking back to my OD&D and 1E days, I'm wondering if this is more a question of adventure and encounter design, not specific rules. Take a group of 5th level 1E characters. They're in the dungeon and encounter a dozen orcs. Sure they could just stand back and have the magic user throw a...

I have the first 100 maps from EnWorld (3MB zipped), plus another set he did for Silverthorne Games to post online (17MB zipped). I'm willing to forward to anyone who wants them. I don't have anywhere online to post them, so the best I can do is email.

Personally, I prefer +1/4, though every time I've mentioned to another player, he gets this really pained look on his face... :)

3.x's problem was two-fold: 1) as you point out, there were no thresholds for stats based on race, so theoretically you could end up with human characters stronger than a (big) dinosaur, and 2) the bonuses were way, way too good at +1 per 2 points above 10. Having racial maximums would address...

Savage Worlds can support modern/futuristic era. Metacreator software has a Savage Worlds add-in that works well. It will take a bit of time to learn the software, but it's mostly intuitive, and SW is a great system. BTW, I picked up both the rules and the software from Noble Knight games.

In homage to the original spear of backbiting: Dire Flail of Backbashing This two handed weapon appears to be a normal large flail, though of exceptional quality. However, when first used in combat to strike an opponent, it sprouts an additional flail head which unerringly strikes the wielder...

Can't do better than Mark Twain's The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1. If it's common, I prefer Olgar's idea of using vulnerabilities rather than immunities. One of the problems of DR/SR is that it reached a point where half or more creatures encountered had it. Immunities should be relatively rare and memorable, IMO. 2. One option for both DR and SR is...

These are what I use and they work great (mostly). I stack them two high with no issues, three high would probably be okay, tho a box of just magazines might be too heavy to go on top. They are cardboard, so provide minimal protection from water, fire, and other such hazards. One issue is that...

Hmm, if I understand, you want some protection from swinginess, but you think adding the entire Con score at 1st level goes too far. At the same time, you don't want to mess with Con bonus to hit dice (I agree, this was very problematic in 3.x). Instead of changing damage output, how about...

Personally, I'd prefer that one action per turn be standard, with additional actions as rare events or part of a tactical combat model. That said, I think having multiple actions is so ingrained at this point that I expect it to be in DDN.

In partial defense of internet retailers, there's a lot more involved than just the shipping costs. The company has to pull the items from their inventory, pack the items, verify the accuracy of the order packed, seal and ship. So you have labor and packing materials, which tend to be a fixed...

Points at nearby NPC... ...when the giant asked "WHO DID THAT!" (The NPC illusionist survived. The players were actually surprised when he refused to continue adventuring with the party.)