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That's good to know. Would an increase in the starting number of "traits" help to alleviate some of the lack of skill point characters? I would probably limit the traits to those pertaining to the AP or that provide skills that are used heavily in the AP?

I'm thinking about running a scenario, 3:10 to Yuma style. Probably a low level prisoner transport scenario. The players will be escorting a dangerous prisoner, probably a couple of level above the party (so maybe 5th compared to the party of 3rd level character). There will be a gang of equal...

I'm thinking about running Skulls and Shackles, any suggestions or things I should be aware of for the AP? I'm putting together a group of players now. I've run APs with anywhere betewen 4-6 players, anyone run Skulls and Shackles with 6? Anyway, any advice you can give on this specific AP...

No to champion, but I'm fine with knight. LG - Paladin CE - Blackguard LE - Anti-Paladin CG - Cavalier N - Warden Or something like that

If you don't like 3.5 you probably won't like PF. They didn't really fix the issues so much as bandaid a few of them. Fighters still can't fly, but they're a little better at resisting being controlled. SOD is pretty much gone but SOS is still floating around. Haste is still a dominate spell...

If he's running a Pathfinder AP it's expected that you follow the course of the AP. When I run Or play in them there's an expectation for railroading. It's part of the enjoyment of them. Sometimes it feels like you're just along for the ride, plot wise, but they're great for busy people who...

Whenever I've run a 1e game, I had to turn players away. Where I used to live, people were always playing 1e and 2e games at the FLAGS, more than any other edition. But it doesn't matter. 5e is going to be influenced by OSR games. This doesn't mean that it's going to dominate the game, only that...

3e Multiclassing please, but with the addition of quicker shorter roots by using several of the 4e options. Sometimes I want to be a rogue/fighter and sometimes I want to be a rogue who fights and sometimes I want to be a rogue who can cast a specific spell. Leveling options (3e option), feat...

I mentioned in another thread that I don't do unconscious at 0. I do shaken (-2 to d20 rolls) and staggered (one action per a turn) below 0. Dead is at Con Score + Level. Wounds then become less than 0 HP. I just call it vitality. After all HP is gone you take vitality damage and the conditions...

I like it, but I'm not sure I want to track it. Could it be simplified to remove the tracking aspect? - If a successful save (regardless of threshold), SUCCESS. You are unaffected. - If above threshold with an unsuccessful save, PARTIAL SUCCESS. You are slowed and weakened until end of the...

I would have preferred the 89 images, but I do like the rest of the cover. I'm going to pass on the 2e books, although I'd probably pick up a few of the complete books if those ever got reprinted.

I've been using this method for several years now in my PF games and it's worked just fine. Spell durations are based on Instantaneous, Encounter, or Day(s). If an encounter spell is cast outside of a combat encounter (like fly for instance) and then an encounter emerges, the spell ends at the...

Looks the same to me. Not seeing any difference between 3.5 and Pathfinder.

AEDU existed in 3e in Tome of Battle and that still plays differently than 4e, so you're correct. There's more to 4e than AEDU and the grid.

I just moved away from Maine. Check out Crossroad Games in Standish. They'll help you out. Also their is a big meetup ground in Scarborough. I know these two places aren't "right next door" to you, but a lot of people travel to Crossroad Games from all over the state. I know there's a game store...

It is currently more like design notes than a journal. It is unfortunate because the glimpse inside the design bubble is lost by not maintaining a more professional journal of the process. I don't think though that it would have much impact on the current discussions because people would argue...

You are correct, the role of "devil's advocate" is essential in meetings to avoid the common problem of group think. The role should never be taken by the person in the leadership position, and it is certainly not a role anyone should be playing in PR and Customer Services. And I doubt that's...

I think part of the issue is that discussion of individual mechanics are being discussed in the larger context of editions and not on their own. When someone says they don't like a specific mechanic, it is often interpreted as not liking an edition or disliking all aspects of an edition just...

I'm participating just fine by setting parameters for the discussion. I've suggested a perfectly fine approach to the game that includes layering edition feel. The goal of DDN is not to reproduce existing mechanics, it's to capture the feel of playing in any particular edition. They are...

I should probably pipe in here since I made the comments and all. First off, my preference is not open for debate, just as your preference is also not open for debate. It is also not based on whimsy. I have disliked encounter based resources since 3x TOB* into 4e. The concept ruins my...