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Have you looked at the shapeshifting variant class ability for druids from PHB2? That has been commonly seen as a good fix for wildshape.

Worked examples: 1st level commoner with average stats: * 10-foot fall onto mud: 1d6 non-lethal damage. * 20-foot fall onto stone courtyard: 2d6 lethal damage, or 1d6 if he makes a DC 10 Reflex save. he isn't likely top be able to jump down safely (DC 15 Jump check). He will likely fail the DC...

Inspired by YAFDT Stuff I like about that thread: It is an attempt to make falling damage survivable fro commoners, but not something to ignore for high level characters. That proposal basically swaps hp damage for Con damage. The problem is that Con damage essentially affects Concentration...

Seems to me the rules on invisibility would be appropriate. I mean, what's the difference between not being able to see a guy, and simply not looking at him (rhetorical - don't answer that). In essence, it would mean the ignored critter gets +2 on attack rolls, and treats the PC as flat-footed...

I agree to a certain extent with the coup de grace rules - it is calibrated toward more of a heroic (possibly even cinematic) scale, where dramatically appropriate trumps realism. If I were to houserule a "realistic" version of coup de grace, I'd say that any character can apply sneak attack...

1st level commoner (-1 modifiers on all relevant stats) vs. veteran military (let's call him a 3rd level fighter with +1 modifiers on all relevant stats)... Auto hit, auto critical, as per coup de grace rules. That's 2d4-1 damage, average 4. He probably has 21 hit points (6.5x3, round up), so...

I'm not sure a fly has any organs capable of anything even approaching a verbal component. It not only lacks a mouth/tongue/jaws capable of human speech and language, but it doesn't even have a voice box (insects have a method of getting oxygen that doesn't actually involve anything analogous...

An awakened fly would be allowed to use spells if it had any. Under RAW, animals with spells can use whatever animal body parts it has to perform somatic components of spells. This does not necessarily apply to shapechanged druids or other casters, but does apply to animals and monsters in their...

One more that I forgot to mention: Str - the maximum damage bonus that can be applied to any attack is equal to the actual damage rolled on that attack.

con - affects massive damage threshold, and the -10 hp limit is replaced by -(con). int - skill points are retroactive. crossclass skills have the lower cap, but are the same price. Wis - replaces dex when determining surprise rounds (since it is the perception/awareness stat) cha - provides...

Maybe the dragon bit his tongue?

If you attack bonus is +3 and his AC is 23, under raw you'd need a 20 (5%) chance. With this modified system, those work out as you having +3 on your roll and him having +13. A quick excel check makes that a 55/400 = 13.75% chance of a hit. Slightly better odds. This is compensated in an equal...

This just ends up as a dice-rolling festival. Statistically, it doesn't actually make any difference whether the defender is rolling or using a fixed defence. With your adjusted low hit points, surviving a stab or two is very iffy anyway (especially once you key in Str and other bonuses). Even...

I don't get this. The wizard gets a free spellbook. So far so good. He could sell it for a quick cash boost i suppose, but his class powers are then effectively neutralised. And re-scribing those spells will cost twice as much as the amount he gained by selling the book in the first place. This...

Exactly. By accepting that "policy" (ie "contract") you are signing away some rights that you would normally have had.

I suspect that this contract would replace the normal fair usage provisions that we might otherwise have. But IANAL.

Thing is, this is technically a licence, not a general policy. As such, the rules within it only apply to you if you accept it. If you don't accept it, the standard fair use and copyright laws still apply. By accepting it, you gain the right to use some piccies. You lose the right to make...

Rapid Shot - This is a flurry of blows type attack option. The same goes for anything that attempts to balance a -2 attack penalty with an extra attack in a full round action. The monk's flurry of blows does not suffer the -2 attack penalty (as it is a core defining feature of the class)...

I did the maths a while back for this. For enemies within the most likely range of targets (ie. those for which a roll between 6-15 is required to score a hit with the primary attack), this system gives an equivalent overall damage output. Iterative attacks are gone. instead, each +5 of bab...

As soon as I recognised it as an unsolicited email, the email went straight into my spambox, and any further emails from that address will be automatically sent their via filters too. I appreciate that you sent a warning email. It should have contained an "opt-in" link, which I reasonably...