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    D&D 3.x D&D 3.5 ruleset, splitting Dexterity

    Why not? The style of his rules mightn't suit your tastes, but they may appeal to others or at least give them some food for thought. His rule splits Dex out into Agility as well, which is precisely what the OP was talking about.
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    D&D 3.x D&D 3.5 ruleset, splitting Dexterity

    Your description certainly strikes me as two capabilities - Manual dexterity (adroitness in the use of the hands) and agility (quick and nimble in movement). However... All of the D&D ability scores encompass at least two capabilities. Just read the descriptions of each ability (here) So...
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    Why Don't Different Types of DR Stack?

    Oh! I see what you did there...
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    Favored Terrain & Favored Enemy

    We reduced the RAW favoured enemy bonuses by half (+1 at 1st, 5th, 10th, etc) and shifted the other half across to a "prey" ability which works the same way but the creature type can be changed once per day (representing a new hunting focus). This way the ranger can spread his bonus around a...
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    Pathfinder 1E Pathfinder Advanced Player's Guide Preview

    I love this third preview... as I said over on the Paizo boards, we stopped using PrCs altogether before 3.5 even came out in our main campaign (loved them to start with, but we came to feel that the published ones had "lost their way" after only a few years and just couldn't be bothered sifting...
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    Pathfinder 1E Pathfinder Advanced Player's Guide Preview

    I will try to respond without breaking my promise to JB. Bad form, by the way, sweeping in after such a promise is made and trying to get the last word in when my hands are tied! ;) I am not disputing that flexibility = power and would even say that it is implicit. Or at least...
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    Pathfinder 1E Pathfinder Advanced Player's Guide Preview

    The reason you're not seeing the realization being explicitly stated is because it is implicit. The conversation is clearly occurring in the context of folks who are considering using it, and/or discussing why they might not. Hence the optional aspect need not be mentioned. Re: Don't like it...
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    Pathfinder 1E Pathfinder Advanced Player's Guide Preview

    Jason, Thank you for addressing the points directly and professionally. It is much appreciated. I still don't agree, but will leave it at that. I noticed you mentioned that you're getting an ulcer and going crazy(er)... :( FWIW (very little, I know) I think that you're a brilliant designer...
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    Pathfinder 1E Pathfinder Advanced Player's Guide Preview

    So, just take false life then and forget about toughness. That way you get the hit points and 19 other spells. Now you have what he has plus more stuff. i.e. you're better than him. Hell, take levitate, invisibility, charm person, knock, or any number of other "like a skill but better" spells...
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    Pathfinder 1E Pathfinder Advanced Player's Guide Preview

    As I said, it's not a sorcerer "fix" - it's an alternative to 1hp per level for human sorcerers only. Hence, saying "I don't see a problem because sorcerers are weaker than wizards anyway" is missing the point by a league or two. If it WAS a sorcerer fix, there wouldn't be a problem (assuming...
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    Pathfinder 1E Pathfinder Advanced Player's Guide Preview

    It's not that it's something for a DM to be worried about. Not at all. It is that it is clearly superior to taking a hit point or a skill point. Take toughness as a feat and/or false life as one of those extra spells and you won't miss the hit points. Even with cantrips, detect magic or...
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    An alternate ranger class ???

    This is based on something we came up with for a homebrew d20 fantasy game (kinda a blend of Starwars Saga, 4e, and Pathfinder). I have modified the write up here for Pathfinder. In theory, it just replaces Favoured Enemy and leaves the rest of the class unchanged. Favoured Enemy (Ex) A ranger...
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    DM seeks validation

    Nothing to see here.
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    DM seeks validation

    This. On topic... the party didn't rest? You chose an above-CR opponent? Sounds like all involved have some share of the blame. Don't feel bad, this sort of thing happens from time to time. I'd just have them wake up as prisoners or something and move on with the game from there.
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    My Vitality/Wound System - Feedback Wanted

    I've tried a system similar to this (VP/WP as per UA except that crits, sneaks, etc deal just 1WP and cure spells restore 1 WP per spell level). No action penalties for being wounded, though. It worked pretty well, I thought. None the less, I only used it for that one series (a mini-campaign of...
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    Netbook: The Book of Forbidden Lore

    This is all kinds of awesome. Some of the names are smurf-tastic. Or should I say swerf-tastic. Hmmm... seems I lack your talent for inventive renaming :/
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    D&D 3.x Any good Homebrew Monk Variants? [3.5e]

    In our games, we've added two class features to the monk that take care of the Flurry of Misses and M.A.D. They may have been yoinked from elsewhere, but if so it was so long ago I forget. Sorry if one or both are your idea. Inner Strength (Ex): When a monk of 3rd level or above attacks with an...
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    How stellar was the old Fiend Folio!

    Wow... you're THE Willie Walsh? The guy who wrote all of those sweet scenarios for DUNGEON back in the day? (as opposed to the British Airways guy, who is not nearly as cool). Huge fan of your work... ran many of your adventures during my early DMing days. Pearlman's Curiosity is THE...
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    Pathfinder 1E paizo.com lost its dns entry?

    I can't get there either Nothing to see here. Move along.
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    Arcane Thesis - Too Powerful or Balanced?

    *Checks PHB* I stand corrected on the +1s not being empowered. Obligatory weak excuse: We've always just used the d20srd.org description of empower spell, which doesn't include the magic missile example. A literal reading of the RAW (without the example) would suggest that you don't multiply...
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