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Eh? The damage from a maximized and empowered magic missile cannot reach 42, much less average that much. 25 (maximized) + 6.25 (average addition from being empowered*) = 31.25 average * 5d4 averages out to 12.5, /2 = 6.25 extra for empower, since empowering a maximised spell still requires...

That should answer your question. As for the shaman... it seems good. It invokes the Spirit Shaman from Complete Divine, only with a better name. I also like that you bargain with spirits for a domain instead of your known spells list (as you did with Spirit Shaman) - I had a similar rule for...

For years, we've had a house rule that works well for us. Well, a few house rules that work in conjunction actually. 1. Casting any spell that revives the dead must begin within one round per spell level of the death occurring, or else the soul has moved beyond the spell's reach on the journey...

Yoink for PBEM games! Thanks Reynard. :)

Just some random thoughts... If you've dropped Threaten and the heavy proficiencies, then shifting Animal Companion to 4th would leave a 1st level Survivalist of Clan Zaitsev with only Toughness and Illiteracy as class features at first level. Clearly inferior to the otherwise comparable...

Welcome to enworld, Vutall. FWIW The class doesn't seem wildly overpowered IMO. A bit of tweaking needed, for sure, but nothing extreme. Disagree. Specific base classes for small corners of the world might be badwrongfun in some folks' philosophy on how a class system should be structured, but...

Works ok. Because we only use 1/3 of other levels, it is hard to abuse and doesn't work out nice and evenly over 20 levels. Also, we originally created the rule explicitly to replace PRCs like the Eldritch knight and Arcane Trickster that are just bandaid multiclass fixes, so we figured it...

I hope these aren't responses to my throwaway line that bards a fruity and weak. I didn't mean to disparage as such, and if you feel offended or indignant then I apologise. They're just not to my personal tastes (and it is my "list of 11" so nya nya nya). :p They're fine for most folks, of...

Yep. I suppose so.

I've seen a scaling LA/CR suggested in other threads on this topic (gestalt PCs in a non-gestalt campaign, or trying to use gestalt as an analogy for 1e/2e stlye multiclassing, or whatever). Something like this seems popular... LEVEL : CR : LA 1-4 : +1 : +1 5-8 : +1 : +2...

Here is what I'd do... Barbarian (Player's Handbook) - A classic, well balanced core class. - No changes. Binder (Tome of Magic) - Full of flavoursome goodness, nice alternative approach to magic - No changes, but things besides vestiges can be bound (ancestral spirits, unknowable horrors...

To the OP... CNN, I've seen stuff similar to that before. I think it was just a feat corresponding to each class though - you got the feat from your first class as a bonus, and had to take the feat of any additional classes as prerequisites to gaining levels in those classes. Still, I think...

We have used almost the same system. The differences being: (1) Use 1/3 of other levels instead of 1/2 (max of twice acutal level, as with you) (2) Applies for all class features not just spells (3) No prestige classes are used in the campaign at all, so no clause excluding them is needed...

What, you mean like "barbarian" or "knight" or "scout"? :p Assassin was an established fantasy archetype before D&D came along. Aside: a similar point about class names can be made for the line that it is just a job: An assassin is just someone who assassinates people. Well a fighter is just...

... an assassin base class? :p Assassin is a valid archetype that is at least as distinct from rogue as barbarian is from fighter IMO. Assassin base classes can be alot of fun - as PCs and villains (especially as villains :devil:). It may be badwrongfun for some, but it is pure fun for others...

We don't use prestige classes in our games, and I have loved assassins ever since 1E and Dragon Warriors. So we've been using this assassin class since about 2002 or 2003 in our 3e campaigns. They make great antagonists for hunting the PCs since they're deadly when they are after you but not...

...As I've said, it is losing one of your best actions to do a few more of your not-best actions... If losing one of your highest level slots, and replacing it's use with lower level spells, isn't significant in your game then that's fine. However in every game I've played and DMed (which is...

... a genuine and noble concern, cheers. However other than this general overview you haven't yet provided an explanation as to WHY I shouldn't - in terms of tangible game-breaking or fun-wrecking problems. ... and this assumption underlies the flaw in this line of reasoning. Since when do...

G'day runestar. You made a very good point here: the Person/Monster difference for charm, dominate etc. This is a valid criticism the reserve system and one I haven't yet considered. Thanks for the insight, I will think long and hard on it. Most of the rest of the post is just re-stating...

Hi Draz, Thanks for the feedback :) As you say, it isn't nearly broad enough yet... hopefully feedback here will provide me with more ideas on what to change and how to change it, as well as balance suggestions for my own ideas. Hmm yeah slow (and likely some other spells we haven't thought...