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I think it would be easier to combine realted skills into groups like in Iron Heroes and then eliminate the +2/+2 feats all together. However I do kinda like the idea of "Favored Skill (X) Prerequsite: X must be a class skill Benifit: when you purchase ranks in X you gain 2 ranks for every 1...

Faster Play? Preroll opponents initatives and attack rolls Limit Casters to Spontaneous versions (its a lot easier to keep up with the spells for a Sorcerer than it is for a Wizard) - your solution seems more difficult in practice to me becuse each time you combine different "blocks" you have...

In the heart of Alabama I was once asking for directions to a little town near the GA line called "La Fayette" which is names after the famous French general and diplomat. After 10 minutes at a gas station being told "there aint no such place" I finally got "OH! You mean LHa-fAY-ut!" And I'm...

In the mid to high levels of play it seems like there are some skills that have diminishing returns when it comes to adding additional ranks. These are typically ones that are class skills and have been maxed out, have a good corresponding ability modifier, and any number of miscellaneous...

33) All players create 4 PCs. The first adventure will be the "trials" to see who joins the group. There is 1 position each open for the 4 iconic roles. Additional slots are availble until the number of slots equals the number of players. 34) All PCs must be a small race. 35) All classes...

In the 1st issue of Kobold Quarterly Wolfgang Baur talks about 8 non-monetary rewards. These include lore (knowledge they need in game), skill ranks, hit points, ability score boost, access to power (the ear of the Captain of the Guard, acceptance among the rich, etc), Sinecure/Honorary Posts...

Continuous. I have,on occasion, tried to introduce more episodic play into our games but it never seemed to work. Unless we were playing something like the Buffy/Angel RPG in which the players had an "episodic" mindset they seem to prefer continuous. That means that even if one session starts...

I let players swap out class skills for their PCs on a one-for-one basis. This is usually good for fighters who, in our games, tend not to need Ride or Handle Animal but can say they were a guard or watchman and take Spot and Listen. Or a rogue who used to work for a wizard "aquiring" magic...

This is what I tend to do when playing with fewer players to get more survivable PCs: Roll stats - 4d6 dropping the lowest, reroll 1s, 6 times places as needed. If you have more than one score with a negative modifier re-roll all 6. Makes for higher stats early, but that means little at higher...

We essentially just added it as is to the game. Practically, however, it means that the cleric is preparing more spells from it at higher levels simply because of the nature of our opponents (lots of demons) and the Sorcerer has learned more spells from it simply to reflect his strongly...

I completly agree my group in anecdotal. It was simply brought up to illustrate that not everyone who games need come up with pages and pages of garbage. As most other people have pointed out PC backgrounds can be great things for both the player and the DM. You seem to be making the point...

Actually, when I ran Ptolus the party was Paladin, Ninja, Urban Druid (Dragon Compedium variant), and Duskblade and they had no trouble at all. Complete Scoundral has some nice feats for a multclass ninja/monk as well.

A 1st level PC can't have quite that epic a backstory unless he also has amnesia; otherwise his knowledge skills (if nothing else) would be too high. However, I would certainly be happy to runa a game with a character that started out knowing he had amnesia and these occasional flashes or...

As others have said, it all depends on the players and the adventures. Its entirelly possible in Ptolus to never set foot in a dungeon as such and run various urban based mystery and intrigue type games, or never set foot in the city proper and stay in the dungeon forever. Play it out for a...

In my game we have 3 people - 1 to DM and 2 to play PCs- and have taken to playing 2 PCs each. Which in the poll would be "Yes - they play two PCs, or take the Leadership feat" Except the question is: "do the PCs/Players seek out an NPC to fill in the position?" and by that wording the answer...

Fore the first time I ever our group has a name. We never really used on in the past (other than in a one shot in which I provided a background for the Company of the Cloven Shield - so named for the first party member to die in combat long before the adventure took place) but I wanted to have...

You can find a lot of variant races here. I am currently playing a desert half-orc cleric and having no problems.

First, you have to give the boards a bit more than 5 hours, typical etiquette says wait a day before bumping a post. Second, by US Central time your first post was about 3AM and the second was about 8AM - most of the US posters aren't awake yet. Finally as to your initial question: My...

Rolzup, you are correct that the figure has a rapier and is from Iron Wind Metals. The figure is human, which is OK for the OP, but the gender you indicated is not the one its makers intended. Dude is a girl. I know this because its the mini for one of my wife's favorite PCs - a Human...

Due to number of players we have started playing 2 PCs each. I enjoy it but generally prefer playing a single PC with the occasional familiar/animal companion/cohort - especially given that I tend to play the spellcasters. Right now at 9th level a Battle Sorcerer with air elemental familiar...