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THX, noted. I think the reason I want to try something like that is the *real* way it would be done - taxes, tithes, levies, etc. - is boring. I even get annoyed with specific lodging fees and such after a certain level. I want some kind of Shadowrun-like 'monthly living costs', and some easy...

I look at it as a low-stakes Poker metaphor. When you play low-stakes Poker with good friends, you're all working against the House, the cards provide randomness and odds, mastery of the game is rewarded, and you tend to snack and chat and joke around. And sometimes your bets go against you and...

This is a character I'm currently playing, and as a mental exercise, I'm seeing what it would look like if I did a bit of multiclassing, and we made it to level 20. The concept: A primary caster, from a culture that values independence and self-sufficiency above all. He's so intent on that...

I love how that happens at the oddest, worst times and role playing through that is hilarious. "It's the middle of the night, what are you doing hiding near the road?" "You're four people, heavily armed and covered in blood. I felt it wise." "We just killed a bunch of evil cultists that...

What are the mechanics of your rule? I'm interested in the details (and possibly 'borrowing' them). :)

We're trying to add it, though. Whenever a caster tries something tricky - i.e. casts a Fireball and tries to split it perfectly so it gets one person (i.e. an enemy) and not another (a party member) they have to roll an Intelligence or Arcana check. If they get a 1, they fumble, and something...

I like the O.G. D&D thing. Gold is a HUGE source of XP, and you only get that XP if you spend it. It kept characters broke and always doing stuff in the real world between adventurers. Very Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Not sure if we'll adopt it with a system, but we have 3 DMs at our table, and...

I don't like Psionics for player characters. I love it as an alternate power source for villains and BBEGs, that is really weird and difficult to predict because it does things that normal magic doesn't do. I think it's because when you see magic in Conan or most other pulp sword & sorcery...

About whether this is bad or good... it depends on the group. Some will take it in stride, go 'oooooh you bastard' and then channel that into a pissed-off character and have a blast with it. Others will feel bad, because they do D&D for light escapism, and that type of loss will ruin their...

Is that one item causing him a lot of grief? I could see him going after a Staff of the Magi.

I dunno, I grew up in Texas, and that was all murder hobo, all the time. Then, moved to California, got a bit older, and into a much more diverse crowd, and that was murderhobo only *some* of the time. :p I totally see were you're coming from. RPGs are a way for people to fantasize about things...

That happens sometimes when the entire game is built around a variable-reinforcement reward system. The game is ultimately governed by dice. Everyone eventually takes a turn at the table looking up rules for everyone else, taking extra pizza, and spending their actions posing in a hilarious way...

Well, I'm glad they had the guts to pull it instead of putting something out just because it was expected of them. I was so sick of the vast, poorly-tested output of 3.5. Good they're being really careful not to make those same mistakes, even if they risk some annoyance in the process. The...

Counter argument: Don't make the Sorcerer feel like a hero by making the Rogue feel like a chump. Making any Sorcerer/Wizard just blow doors away without breaking a sweat? Make sure you think of the long-term consequences of that ruling.

Nah, shedding yourself in steel completely removes you from feeling like you belong in the natural world. It's a completely industrial thing. You're a tank. Hide armor? Pretty damn close. It has some flexibility. It 'breathes' like having fur when it comes to ventilation and temperature. You...

Yeah, an axe blade is a kind of force attack. A wood door takes a HELL of a lot of axe blade blows to become unstable enough to break down. A person takes one well-placed chop.

I dunno, I've been thinking this one over a lot, and the 'no reason' thing is really rare. People are naturally aware of danger. If you've ever hiked in unfamiliar areas far from civilization, the reality hits you that you're all alone, and you get very very aware of every tiny noise. It soon...

Well, they do though. Here are the rules that create that mini-game. Half of arrows shot get recovered per combat. Magic ammunition becomes non-magical after a successful hit. Consumable items should be tracked. Encumbrance should be tracked. Keep those all going, and archers get a lot more...

Lightning is a 'bolt' and there's no kinetic impact.

The most successful evil campaign I was ever a part of was led by a core few members that were Clerics and Wizards that served Hades, and the rest were either believers or blindly obedient and weak-willed. Yeah, one character said "I just go along with things. That's what I do." He was...