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A reversible system (which 3.5e should have worked out but didn't) is a better solution than getting rid of level drain (also remember temporary neg levels are just -1 to a few things). Also, if you don't like level drain all that much, then don't use it-- have undead do massive damage. I have...

Argh.

This has been asked before in this thread, but not replied to to any satisfactory extent. Say a character with 100 Con takes on the vampire template... shouldn't his CR change proportionally to Con lost? It should, at least, in comparison to the character with 50 Con who takes on the vampire...

Aren't energy drain attacks restricted to 1/round? EDIT: that's not what you're talking about, sorry. What is wrong with a bigger, badder Wraith with levels in monk or fighter? ciaran

Claw/Claw routines are treated as a single attack. The bite that comes next is a SECOND attack. So if a monster has a class that gives him BAB +6/+1 then he applies +6 to his claws, then +1 to his bite. ciaran

What? Like Tolkein? ciaran

Probably none, right? You would just have to factor a Dex 0 in. ciaran

I see this as one of D&D's existing holes. 4e will probably address the gap between monsters and PCs... This is how I use it: Say a monster has this: Atk1 +x/Atk2 +y/Atk3 +z/ ... /Atkn +m With a class that gives him this: Atk1 +a/Atk2 +b/Atk3 +c/ ... /Atkr +s When applying class bonuses to...

You're right, since there are no degrees of dependence on roleplaying material. As soon as I open a book, I am the exact same DM as someone whose campaign world and a printed book are one and the same. Similarly, people who play with only core classes and people who allow PrCs are the same...

Not at all. Given that Upper_Krust's marvelous CR system has provided a system to compare and value D&D abilities, I can directly add CR modifiers to my players' levels. My point is that the availability of a roleplaying option, in my opinion, defeats the idea of the player coming up with...

Do I or DragonLancer need to learn this difference? Scroll above and reread what's been said. ciaran

I give my players these things, but of course, they are all lies. They are so desperate to believe me that they will subtly play out of character with this newfound information, naturally screwing themselves. :D ciaran

You know, for a while I thought that multiclassing penalties were appropriate too... but this is 3e, and the penalty is INCLUDED in the fact that you're not advancing in another class (that, and the ever steep XP progression). Monsters + class levels with all bonuses stacking therein is a more...

If you don't mind me asking, which DV camcorder did you have... and how easy was it to xfer to PC? ciaran

Once I got VAIO, I never looked back. ciaran

I still haven't figured a way around the lack of spells for Dark Sun clerics at high level. TSR had badly neglected these spell lists, and any revisions, etc published later failed to rectify this lack. One thing I am considering doing is opening up elemental Al-Qadim wizard spells to these...

Then why don't you allow evil characters? The very point of consequence is that a particularly evil act doesn't occur in a vaccuum. ciaran

Sweet! Thanks. What a system. ciaran

Did this get taken offline? All I'm getting is a blank page. Thanks! ciaran

Yeah they did. It's just the addition of random elements like the crazy-powerful "Slippery Mind" ability that drew me off of it. Understandable... it IS a lot of work, esp. since crafting poisons isn't so rare anymore (only Necromancers and Dark Sun bards in 2e). Proficient in ALL weapons...