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I think you're overestimating the non-vanilla nature of the martial adepts and underestimating the non-vanilla nature of other classes. Even if we accept that the swordsage is non-vanilla, the warblade and the crusader are as vanilla as they come. The crusader is a competent paladin, and the...

The various Oriental Adventures books for different editions have varied in their accuracy, their stereotypes, their generalisations, how fantastical their interpretation is, and so on. If Dungeons and Dragons had been designed by an Asian, and Occidental Adventures had been written with...

I don't agree with either of your statements - that Tolkein or Conan represent "vanilla fantasy" or can even be lumped together with Dungeons and Dragons, or that the classes you rattled off aren't vanilla fantasy. Spellcasting rangers, spellcasting holy warriors, spellcasting singers...

Since you mentioned TOB, I might as well post the 11 classes I've been toying with: a purely Sublime Way campaign. As well as listing the role I expect each class to fill, I've included the class I see the Sublime class as replacing: Warriors Warblade (fighter) Crusader (paladin) Swordsage...

I like this goal for game design. If I were to choose 11 classes based on this criterium (and other criteria, of course, such as role and power source), I'd go with those listed below. I'm interested in your opinions - if you don't agree with one of my choices, which class would you replace it...

I liked that you outlined a classic 4(ish). However, since you've chosen the easiest class to play for each, I think you should place warlock in there instead of wizard. I know you've chosen fighting-man-thief-magic-user-cleric and defender-striker-controller-leader but I think you can do...

I'd choose the following (I know, I know, that's 12 not 11. Cut warlock if you want 11): Skilled: Scout Rogue Akashic (if you don't want AE classes, substitute with factotum). Warriors: Warblade Swordsage Crusader Priests: Archivist Greenbond (if you don't want AE classes, substitute with...

There's no such thing as a Fortitude modifier. Do you mean Constitution? Petrification is a very rare effect, but I guess +5 is a substantial bonus. It may be better to have earth swim replace a utility power rather than an encounter one. Again, I think you mean Constitution rather than...

Lich is definitely suited to an epic destiny, and it's probably one you'll have to create yourself. Homonculus could be based on the level 6 ritual in Open Grave that lets you create a non-combat undead, or follow the same basic principle as the beast companions of rangers in Martial Power...

Mortal Coil. People secretly bid tokens from limited pools. Whoever bids the most wins.

I think you've complicated what is essentially a feat-based system by adding masteries instead of using feats. I think you should look at games like True20 and the Anime d20 SRD to see how feat or point-buy systems can work. Cheers.

I used to house rule a lot, but recently I've started to think "if it's broke, only fix it if someone will notice." A lot of your rules seem to be reactions to perceived problems that will never actually arise in the game. For example, characters so rarely take Craft, changes to that skill are...

The multitude of books and resources for the d20 System. From the beginning, I had little sense of D&D as a fixed or a static thing. Dungeons and Dragons was just the engine for Dragonstar, Arcana Evolved, Iron Lords of Jupiter, Grimm, True20, Mutants and Masterminds, etc. I have never seen D&D...

"Bill Browne" for the credit, please. And a complementary copy of the PDF would be great too. Cheers. EDIT: I still have the PSD file, so I can make small changes to it if you'd like. EDIT 2: Some of the contributors also required a comment on their deviantART page where you explain how you'd...

I'm happy for you to use it however you like, as long as I get credited, but the creators of the brushes and backgrounds used have certain requirements placed on their use: credit and link back to me no credits/ links required. just drop me a comment or add as a favourite if you liked or...

I've been thinking about this for a few days, but haven't come up with anything substantial. I'll share with you some of the ideas that have been floating around in my head: Magic is only magic when the player characters don't have it. A sword & sorcery setting where the PCs only have swords...

I think there's a problem that a fighter (wizard) or rogue (wizard) under your system doesn't feel like a traditional wizard. That said, I like the idea in principal.

The Roman emperor's personal treasury (or fisc) was huge, around 27 million gold pieces during the time of the Julio-Claudians. Sure, some of that money had to be spent on donatives, public works programs, bailing out an impoverished Senate, compensating for economic disasters, renumeration...

The king's personal treasury contains artworks by his uncountable children, as well as portraits of them, their broken toys, birthday cards, unwanted presents, and so on.

One ambitious widow uses her beautiful virgin daughter as an excuse to flirt, banter and manipulate her own way back into married life. Another noblewoman's husband was among those killed by the invaders. Delighted to be finally free of her brutish husband, she openly seduces a general of the...