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I don't get it. What difference does it make to a 30th level character whether Joe Farmer is 1rst or 10th level? Aaron

Yep. Its weird because that book is fairly low on the silly-ometer. Forex: including mail hauberk and the more reasonable illustrations. Aaron

I think Articulated armor is the silliest idea I've heard of in any d20 product; it even beats out the Mecurial swords. If you can predict your opponent's attack enough "adjust your position" to move "articulated plates" around, why don't you just parry the attack? In any event, just for...

2d4 is way worse than d12. d12 should become 2d8. Anyway, I'm not a big fan of weapons with penalties to hit. I'd prefer an exotic feat requirement but, I guess, the -1 is balanced considering the weapon now does, one average, +1 points of damage. Aaron

Shouldn't that be "Dex save at -5"? I don't see it as anything other than adding an extra step. Plus, it forces the DM to reveal to the players the DC of a task before the players roll, thus removing all possible fudge room from the DM. Aaron

So, if the entire party is, say, within a fireball blast, do some of the party members have different save DCs that other party members? I can't see how that is simpler than a +6 bonus that has already been factored in on your character sheet. It seems to me that the DM would have to memorize...

This seems really odd to me. Why have different "base target numbers" instead of just giving people a +4 bonus with Prime attributes? What is a base target number anyway? Do all saves have the same DC? Aaron

Do monsters have full stats? (i.e. list their Str, Dex, etc) Aaron

The problem is that a single language isn't worth a large number of skill points to make any high DC. 1 rank per language (like the RAW) is probably too low. 2-3 sounds more like it. Another thing, do you really want to make a Speak Common check every round that you have a conversation? Aaron

I forgot to mention that everyone starts with 5 ranks in their native language. Aaron

As soon as the Imp attacks, it takes a -20 penalty on Move Silently. That might be enough to turn a failed Listen into a success. As to the AoO, the defender would be standing with his weapon drawn, swinging at any possible sound (or just swinging randomly). You've seen the movies. Any AoO that...

I've been looking over the stuff I have. Spycraft has a skill called Languages. You speak on language per rank (like Perform used to be). There is a skill DC for figuring stuff out based on how exotic the language is. Wierd Wars 2 changes the speak languages skill so that your proficiency is...

I have two lesser results. The first and weakest result means the undead will only attack the turning character if there is no other possible people to attack. The second, intermediate, result prevents the undead from approaching within 10' of the turning cleric but they are otherwise...

No. The whole point of sniping is that you never lose your Hidden status. Otherwise, your opponent would know where you were. If you lose your Hidden status while sniping then sniping is useless. Without Sniping, you can take a standard action to attack and then a move action to Hide again with...

I'd limit it to bludgeoning attacks. It also might make sense to limit it to just Slam attacks. That way a dragon wouldn't knockback with a bite. Aaron

No. I never felt that losing a school was a good way to go. Does not being able to cast Necromancy spells make you a better Illusionist? Plus, my game world has plenty of non-school specialists (such as fire mages and geo-mages). I can just make a list of "school" spells without having to worry...

For me, a specialty wizard is treated like a Wizard of one level higher than his class level for both caster level and spells per day, but these spells can only be from his chosen school. For all other spells, he is treated as a wizard two levels below his class level, again both for spells per...

If you don't mind PDFs, the Sidewinder: Recoiled PDF is on sale at rpgnow.com ($8 until the 18th). Its d20 Modern which, to me, is a strike against it. For spy games, you might look for the old James Bond game. The system is nice and its adventures were pretty cool (complete with little handouts...

They totally have to change the name. If I went to a movie called "Serenity", I'd expect two hours of puppies and beaches. Aaron

Apparently, there is some bad blood between this guy and that particular security dude. The best thing that could possibly happen would be for RPG to become "dangerous" again. Aaron