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I remember the Medusa of Birthright. She was a challenge fit for that game and ruled a kingdom. Medusa used to be a preferred monster like Basilisk for low level characters to fight. Why? Most groups carried a few monsters and wizards could learn a level 1 spell 'Gaze Reflection'. You...

Two reasons that I prefer my idea to this idea. 1> I like having the 'flag' of the SoD effect left hanging over the target's head until it is cleared. This keeps the fear and pressure on the player to get the combat finished or the healing received. Your suggestion has the check made and...

It should be returned to its roots which was a 1e world. Since 1e, the different companies have done repeatedly horrible things to the world (Time of Troubles to make 2e and Spell Plague to make 4e). I would further suggest it is better to go back before 1e Forgotten Realms and do a...

Someone mentioned something like this earlier in the thread and I was at the moment thinking of something along the same lines. The Problem People don't like the separate system of one good or bad die roll determining the fate of their character. People would like to keep the feeling of...

No dungeons is normal for me. I have temples, ships, warehouses, towers, forests, swamps, hills, bridges, roads, towns, cities, magical planes, cloud kingdoms, and many more locations. My players rarely go looking in a hole in the ground for something to do. My latest adventure is the first...

I'm a fan of tier systems for these types of spells but I'd rather they apply their tiers over multiple rounds rather than one save/fail and result. The one roll is faster but the multiple turns to final effect allows the intervention of healing, using magic, or simply killing the person...

I agree, let the attack do what it is going to do. This goes for fireballs by NPC wizards and dragon breath by dragons. Let the damage roll determine if the attack was 'on target' or the players caught a lucky break or were in the center of the flames. Thieves and monks might get a class...

My view on Wizard spells is based on play value at the table. 1> A player that gets Fireball as a spell is 'stoked' to use it. They may only get one opportunity to shine that night and they intend Fireball to be that shining moment. 2> Okay, so now they roll the damage and it is say, 5d6...

I believe that by 'Exploration' Play they are referring to what is usually considered the 'skill monkey' jobs. Ranger is the 'skill monkey' for the woods. The ranger gives up some of the Fighter's fighting prowess to be better at navigating hazards in the wilderness. Rogue is the 'skill...

Just a few thoughts on spells; 1> Damage spells: I feel these already have a 'save' mechanic built into them with the rolling of the damage dice. A 5d6 fireball can do anywhere from 5 to 30 damage. A bad roll and the damage is poor and evidently the spell didn't do much in the world. There...

I'm afraid that I am the opposite of the majority. I take at least 80% of the magic items, monsters, and DCs for hazzards as presented in the rules and usually toss them in the trash. When supplements come out, I review the impact of player chosen options before approving. I often find things...

Whether this is better or worse then having X=Y every round, I'm not of much opinion. Actually, I do prefer to have some choice between X and Y in how they behave from round to round and damage is not the only way to compare X and Y (a spell or power that causes blindness can be worth several...

Monte Cooke's Blog on racial importance is out. It really doesn't have much of information in it but basically is a poll post. It asks whether having racial abilities that are mechanically built into the game are important or not. There is also a bit on how much complexity that races should...

Natural Spell was not part of the original 3e rules. It was a feat that was added in by later people that felt it was 'wrong' for a caster to be denied their spells when in the form of a large ape, brown bear, or tiny fly. Most GMs looked at the feat and went 'what were you thinking allowing...

Given the Skills and Abilities discussion and Class discussion from DDXP it would seem that the designers are shooting for; Wizard can be spectacular once and a while. This balanced against, say, the fighter doing a consistent good job. Prior editions have all had abuses of different sorts...

Unfortunately, the early indications from DDXP discussion of abilities seems to indicate that there will be plenty of swap out old parts for new parts. I refer to the discussion of the Wizard Fireball spell being a flat 5d6 attack and that a higher level spell is needed to do more than the 5d6...

You would need a radical revisioning of HP, Giltonio_Santos, to accomplish what you are suggesting. You would first have to state something like HP is the bruising and fatigue of a person going all out in a contest. Much like athletes competing that involves a mixture of fatigue and bruising...

I think a more interesting question will how the stats interact back on to the character classes. For example, in 3e and earlier, the highest level spell you can cast is determined by the prime stat for that style of magic (usually Int, Wis, or Cha). Now, if we go 'back in time' and remove...

I was just responding to your statement that 3e skill was not awful and insurmountable with its ?cap?. I wanted to show how badly the 3e system could be taken and abused by players (which was done by more than a few before Players and GMs stepped in and 'house ruled' not to abuse the system)...

WotC_GregB announced on his blog Fri Feb 3 'Racial Importance by Monte Cook Racial choice comes into play when you make your character. How important are mechanics that support your racial choice? Come read what Monte says about this topic, then vote in a poll so that we can see what you...