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Well, if the DM can't somehow work it out with the player (ie: the player wants too much), then yes he should be forced to multiclass (we're not playing with draconian 2e multiclassing rules anymore, what's the problem?). But before the player is forced to do it at all, adjudicate, adjudicate...

No, you're totally correct. PrCs are the "video game" aspect of 3e... no real personal development, just official quantifications of benefits traditionally garnered only from roleplaying (now a part of "rollplaying"). Also, most and all PrC's are a class that's slightly handicapped (heh, some...

Equinamity of rules is always important. What's good for the DM should also be good for the players. If you have an elven bladesinger wielding two longswords chucking spells left and right, the players should also have the ability to do the same. This doesn't mean that they get to argue for...

No kidding, man. That lich we stole Orichalchum from was WAAAAAAY too informed about our whereabouts. Screw that guy dead :P ciaran

Totally correct. DM's with alignment restrictions (A) often don't have a game with consequences built in, (B) have a world that is two-dimensional enough for the evil character to exploit, ie... simplistic rules of society etc are easier to exploit (esp. by players who build these characters for...

Yeah, maybe it is an Australian thing. Why don't you go play another game? This IS the House Rules forum, isn't it? Your definition of fantasy vastly differs from mine, and it's not even the point. We're supposed to be discussing balance. You're right. It sucks when the DM has no balance...

I think I agree with you about athas.org. They have butchered the Dark Sun classes and added too much of their own random ideas (it doesn't appear too much like Dark Sun anymore). However, yours falls short of Dark Sun as well. I think you should be able to stay true to every core class from...

Instead of assigning ridiculously high DR values to armour, like people seem to be doing, why not compare DR values for monsters then assign a value to plate, splint, etc? Nothing but heavy armour should even have DR, and even then it shouldn't be more than a point or two. The point of assigning...

U_K: I had a question... you put Alternate Form for lycanthropes and vampires at +0.2. What do you consider the Phasm's Alternate Form ability to be (it can mimic anything Large sized or smaller). What about something like a greater Doppleganger: Medium-size or smaller? Thanks in advance. V4 is...

"And evil will always win because good is dumb." ciaran

The thing is, in my game doc, I had barely started doing the same thing when I realised that it's fairly redundant. Instead, waiting to see what the players were interested in and developing those elements in the game were much more fulfilling as a DM (having effort completely ignored or...

How do you think it makes a game more interesting for the players to know that the houseorwhatever has 104 seats instead of 105? It is, in some ways, akin to video game RPGs that thrust plot information on a player that couldn't care less (because it has nothing to do with anything and if...

Kickass system. I am going to use it, though modified. I don't understand why you grant 2nd level spells at 2nd and 8th level spells at 15th. Mistype maybe? Also it bothers me that Average doesn't top out at +15..... EDIT. I can't read, AND I've had too long of a day. OK, good system. Nuff...

If this is a one-time thing, I will run a game. 3.5e. What do I need to do? Unavailable for Thanksgiving, otherwise Weekends are FINE. I am in Sac-Town. Is that a problem? I can drive, but not ridiculous distances. ciaran

Hey, no problem with that. :) I roll only once an encounter, but use the initiative phase rules from Spells and Powers. It's not as simple as fixed positions in the initiative chain, but it prevents caster types from electing to walk around undefended simply because casting time is no more. My...

Sure... just be careful of opening the floodgates for PCs. Ie, a guy opts to "use magical devices" for 3 or 4 months continuously to get some free skill points. Isn't that valid? What if all the PCs agree to this downtime? If you tell them to screw off with the unbalancing plan, then yeah... you...

The sure sign of a badly run lich. Why is the guy within touching range of the lich? No matter what kind of duel these powerhouses are having they should not be completely without minions or defenses (ie: the kind that kills a character stupid enough to try touching them). Also: A) The guy...

2e rocks, but I remember specifically that the Revised Dark Sun boxed set actually had lines like "If it's not in here, refer to the 2nd edition players handbook". It literally was a sort-of addendum to 2e rules without bothering to completely state the rules. It failed to present complete...

The Druid class in my game is changed to something called the "Arbiter." The arbiter serves as a neutral party in disputes between godly powers. In exchange, the arbiter gains powers to bond himself with the land itself, as well as supreme power over life and death (this is consistent with my...

Why not be consistent and insist on racial levels? Since elves live a long time, the ones with more racial levels (ie: the ones that continue to learn) get more skills. Put skill points at a level appropriate to creature type (humanoid/repitiloid, etc.) ciaran