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Woo! Archivists are neat. :) I’m unclear about what portion of the room is under the effect of silence—or even if it is still under effect, given that we seem to be able to hear Lord Alistair cast, Drue sing, and Kahlia provide her advice all at once. The presumed sorcerer didn’t attempt to...

Seeing the state of Ava, Hariel feels no need to hold back as she draws her blade and leaps into the room. She tumbles into the fray and attempts to take up a flanking position as she thrusts at one of the foul beasts. Note: Hariel is equipped with her thinblade and wearing her chain vest, but...

I started trying to write in past tense, but I think I'll have to switch to present. It seems more difficult to describe character actions in the past tense. :) drothgery: What are our lodging arrangements while we are visiting? Are we staying in town? In guest rooms in this building...

Hariel quickly takes note of the reactions of everyone in the room, and loosens her blade in its sheath as she follows Kahlia out the door.

I had been thinking about that, but figured few people use it. I may just leave off the color entirely. It's easier to type messages then, in any case. :)

I'm using the default as well--that color is a pale green. It must be because I used the short form (#cfc) instead of long form (#ccffcc). I'll fix that up. Edit: Done. Let me know if it’s still a problem, and I’ll happily make do with no color at all. :) This is my first PbP, and I'm...

Looking up from the book she had been browsing, the slight woman stared for a moment at Oswin. “Indeed, it’s good to see you again, Oswin.” “Was it to the paladins they sent you, then? I was never sure but that they might have given you transportation on general principles. But I suppose the...

I think the main pain in the "alignment matters" occurs when you want to use the ruleset in a world with an alternative alignment system, no alignment system, or a world where typically alignment runs second compared to practicality and survival in a harsh situation. (I just posted something...

Well, it depends on how you play it. My character acquired the Vow of Poverty through a story arc where she had a very troubling mental breakdown. While on the one hand, the followers of Zuoken believe that one should achieve perfection of mind and body, they do give training in exotic weapons...

I'm playing a monk with VoP right now, and my DM and I worked to tone down the power a bit. As far as we can tell, the *key* thing you should do for any character who usually does not get to wear armor is decrease the VoP AC bonus by 4. If you do that, the AC a character gets from class...

Actually, now that I look at it, the description doesn’t describe anything special happening when grappling. Looking at the fire shield spell in the PHB, that seems the same. Hrm. And there’s nothing in the FAQ. I guess that, even though it seems a little strange, grappling does not force...

They had those in the 3.0 version, but in 3.5 they unified them with the normal powers, and made them more generally applicable. For example, empty mind was a psionic defense in 3.0, but in 3.5 it's a first-level immediate-action power that boosts your will saves. Mind thrust became a general...

One think I’ve seen pointed out is the incarnate mantle of flame soulmeld. If an incarnate pumps this full, they’ll deal 1d6 (levels 1–2), 2d6 (levels 3–5), 3d6 (levels 6–11), 4d6 (levels 12–14), 5d6 (levels 15-17), and 6d6 (levels 18-20) fire damage to anybody who attacks them in melee with a...

That is definitely a nice-looking class. Lots of flavor. I won’t hesitate to point out that intrigue and horror go together like chocolate and peanut butter. ;> Sneaking around, ferreting out secrets... secrets, that you suddenly realize, man was not meant to know. Dun dun dun....... Er...

I don’t think anybody is proposing that. But one thing that’s different about an RPG is that the backstory will not always be relevant... It really depends on what the players do. The backstory is, however, something that the DM should always know something about, because it provides the...

I’d make multiple versions of this for light, medium, and heavy armor, with increasing costs. Putting on light armor takes one minute, taking off light armor takes one minute, and the only penalties for wearing it all the time would be social penalties in situations where armor is not...

Opinions may vary, I suppose. I find it much much easier to explain the rules, to find out when and how you can perform a specific action (like withdrawing), and so on using the 3.5 rules. The changes were certainly not pointless, although those of us who internalized the old rules probably...

Heh. As far as emulating low level spells with a skill goes, don’t forget what epic spells can do, either... Once you’re in epic levels, things get wacky. Heck, once you’re past level 15, things are already pretty super-heroic.

Here’s food for thought: In a world that hasa multitude of gods that are certain to exist, there’s the potential for a pluralistic theocracy. Imagine a city-state where the government is run not by a single church, but by all of the churches. Sort of a “representative theocracy”, where in...

rounser: Yes, but “backstory that the players might not discover” does not imply “doesn’t make sense at all”. Look at Tolkien: Why was Tolkien’s work so powerful? At least in part, because of the enormous backstory he implied. Everything has a history in Middle Earth. He might not reveal...