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1. warlock - loved the flavour ever since they first came out. that my wife plays one has absolutely nothing to do with it ;) 2. hexblade - ditto to the above - such a flavourful class. i <3 the fix too. 3. psionics/incarnum - not really a class per se, but i love the "alternate" systems of...

maybe cast humans as the fiery race? i know it sounds odd, but since the man-folk are prone to start wars and have incredibly aggressive expansion over most of the planet (in most contemporary settings, anyhow), it wouldn't really be too much of a jump to figure that they're originally descended...

the "first session" should just be them having an arena-style battle with some foes, to see how they like doing things. maybe one melee-focused, one arcane-focused, and one skill or puzzle. you might be surprised when someone who was dead set on being a bloodthirsty assassin discovers he's...

honestly, even with the fix me and my friends tried below, the soulborn is still easily overshadowed by the raw awesomeness that is the totemist. however, if you're still interested, let me know what you think: smallredtable: the soulborn

as far as cohort are concerned, yes they accompany me as a "robin" to my "batman". as for followers, they're all "alfred" and "commissioner gordon". followers get blown apart no matter how many of them there are. a single 5th level fireball will basically bring down 95% of these guys even if...

i'd second the lurk, as your stand in for a "ninja". if you're leery about psionics, merely rename it "Knowledge of the Whispering Shadow" and power points "Shadow points", and you basically get a re-flavoured character that can do everything a ninja can, except better.

i'd overwhelmingly say that it's not CR17. i mean, i'd imagine a group of 17th level heroes not even breaking a sweat over this, because they'd just pelt it with spells or powers or whatnot from a massive distance while it did nothing. or, knowing my campaign, someone would just fire off an...

i wouldn't worry about having it deliver touch attacks. you can do that yourself after it paralyzes someone with its gaze. also, immunity to mind-affecting abilities while its bonded, and the ability for it to mask your face (free disguise kit anyone?) make this one a winner. in all honesty...

most games i've DMed have, for one reason or another, either been or have become the first. it seems to be what people like. although, i'd suggest weaving elements of the second into the first. all depends upon your perspective though.

maybe, since there would literally be millions of flavours of warlock walking around, there would be some variants. i tend to think of the "standard" warlock as having eldritch blast primarily because his or her patron wishes to arm his new loyal friend, and keep him alive and well. i realize...

i would think that her weakness is that she increasingly becomes a one-trick pony. without being able to refer to the class directly, it seems that a dread witch gives up normal class progression and benefits for becoming increasingly like the scarecrow from batman. to the OP, the way i'd read...

could i get a citation for any (or all!) of this? not that i don't believe you, or are trying to somehow defend the sage, but i really and desperately NEED to see such silliness actually put to paper, as it were. :lol:

i'd say to try to compare it to existing templates. presumably, your template also kills their Con., and leaves all other stats alone? that, combined with the breath weapon might be a +1, assuming the urge to eat rotten meat could somehow be used to exploit them.

off the top of my head, i can't recall. you could check around dragon magazine, or maybe a google search? i checked around and saw a 4e vampire heritage feat, but retrofitting it to 3e shouldn't be hard, if that's what you're playing. perhaps dandu, who originally mentioned them, will enlighten...

like you, i've played 2e and 3e, so hopefully my perspectives on the issue of surprise will help out. as you've mentioned, the 2e system was fine, for 2e, but times have changed. the way that i deal with surprise in 3e isn't really to unsimilar than how you've ran it. the way that your players...

i see. however, as mentioned, perhaps the vampire heritage feats might work to your favour a shade better? i mean, you'd regain the 2 lost levels, in addition to having a vampire-flavoured character, which seems the best of both worlds. i just hope you aren't intentionally harming your...

i also just realized that you're planning on being a half-vampire. while this might be cool, or even thematically work, you might want to reconsider just being a "regular" human and regaining the +2 LA. i suggest this because things with LA almost always work against your favour in the long run...

dandu knows what he's talking about. however, maybe try my soulknife fix, listed here? let me know what you make of it, but i made it so the class gets faster, and better access to its iconic ability, the soulknife. however, i'll try to best answer some of your questions. 1) how are you...

i believe there's some official rules in the DMG2, somewhere near the middle, for helping PCs flesh out organizations and whatnot. however, it might be something that could easily become a target for a lot of folk who would rather there not be a Justice League of D&D type thing happening. for...

some systems hinge upon only one disease or poison being active at a time. i believe starwars d20 had a nanovirus that did this. or i could be wrong. at any rate, you get pricked by 7 poisonous arrows, you're in for a world of pain times seven. on that topic, anyone know of a template that...