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I noticed again, while lurking on WotC boards panning Eberron before it's even out, that many seem frustrated with the lack of setting-specific adventures for core settings. I realize that WotC doesn't really do adventures, wanting to leave that less profitable part of the business to others. I...

As the GM, of course, you're free to rule as you like, but dazed is not the same thing as stunned. (As an aside, nobody's trying to tell you how to run your own game--that's your business.) Someone hit by a flash bang is not helpless--they can still struggle. Someone who's stunned (a worse...

Huh? :) Sorry, but I don't get it. On the stun grenade thing, the fact that the person has his or her full bonus to Defense stops you from just binding and gagging them, first off. Secondly, I don't have info on the stun grenade (where is it?), but if the effects last only a round or two, that's...

Reality tests like this are very valuable, and one has to remember that Rich Redman (one of the designers) is a military type. What I don't like about bursts is the fact that without the feat all extra ammo is wasted all the time, and the additional damage does not accurately reflect the target...

Yeah, it does feel a little wonky, but I gotta give those designers at WotC kudos for venturing into new territory. It's not always a success, but it's usually something that can be built upon. That's what's great about Modern, whether it all works perfectly or not. :D

DOH! You see, that's what I hate about typing stuff—it's always there, proof positive that I screwed something up! :) I did write maximum, even though I meant average. That's another pain—I always know what I mean! (And it isn't always what I say!) :D You're perfectly justified in taking maximum...

While your rule here is better than the "official one", and I appreciate it very much that you shared it with us, I have to agree with d4 here. This rule makes the knockout easier, but you still have to wail on someone for "real" damage for a while if they have significant hit points. Subdual...

Everyone here seems to be talking about the way class mechanics work, and that is indeed an area wherein Modern shines. It's great for customizability on the level of the player and the character. The few goofs in this department (mostly feats) are really because of the way the mechanics for...

I found this review more influential on my "buying notions" than many others I've seen on this book. Thanks. I have a question, or two, though. What's wrong with the Appearance ability score? Is it that it's part of the "lineup", so everyone can roll 7 stats and place them as they see fit...

While your idea here is good, and the holy land idea is even better, one has to remember that (typical D&D) orcs are savage, low-tech hunter/gatherers. It's unlikely that they would have herds and agriculture implements as a settled people, much less as refugees. Nevertheless, chaotic evil (CE)...

I can see your point here, and it's a good one, but what I'm really saying is that ability drain is less abstract than overall level drain. It's easier to see the effects in the game world, regardless of how it's defined. The definition could vary from character to character. Certainly this is a...

Your take isn't unlike my initial suggestion, and it's certainly a valid way to adjudicate the situation. The "dissociation" you describe is one possible explanation for the phenomenon, but it still rings a little hollow when one considers the ramifications. (Not to suggest that you run your...

You have my pen. :D

Er, if you mean the 3.0 version of the LgC Compendium, it's been available since August. That fact was posted here, and I sent an email to you, blackshirt. Did you miss it? If you click this, you'll download it directly. This clickable link leads to d20 MR's download page, where the...

Most people here, DMs it seems, don't like level loss because it doesn't resemble any sort of reality. In fact, it doesn't represent the reality of the core D&D game very well, either, because that reality isn't coherent, as I've said before. The fact of the matter is, temporary damage followed...

The stories you could tell.... ;)

Hi all. I've always hated level drain myself, and I don't use it in my home campaign. I did use it in my work in Book of Templates Deluxe Edition just to maintain consistency with D&D core rules. The intelligent and lively discussion here got me thinking about adding another option to the...

We're putting together a printed, 3.5 version. (I don't know what this means for the PDF 3.5 version.) I hope we can have a printed version out (in stores) by sometime in 1st-quarter 2004, and I hope Silverthorne can print it (or Green Ronin), but Frilf is the go-to guy on that one. He da boss...

Yes. This is the whole point. It's your world, and where the official rules are limiting without much logic (the wight in Savage Species may only be applied to a humanoid, for example), BoT: DE breaks down the barriers. We tried to make the templates balanced with the idea of wide applicability...

Pretty scary. I can't figure out where he got 160 hp (10d8+60 = 140). Is this creature part of a group your poor adventurers will encounter? Will he be with Himoust in the lizard hatchery? (Now that is scary.) Thanks for sharing Psion! :D