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Well, not exactly. But if I had to choose between "a revised version of Grim Tales designed solely for fantasy gaming" and "Trailblazer" I'd have a hard time telling them apart.

The funny thing is, I probably would have agreed were it not for the dodgeball example. I'd rule in favor of Uncanny Dodge. (It is a class feature, after all.)

Shooting from the hip here-- I wouldn't allow feint against Uncanny Dodge. Uncanny dodge trumps. Let me actually read the rules and think about it.

I think you just need to pick which classes you like better. If you like Pathfinder classes better, then I'd take the Action Points, AP Enhancements, 10 Minute Rest, Combat Reactions, and Iterative Attacks from Trailblazer. If you like Trailblazer classes better, then you get all of the above...

Don't over-design. Keep it simple. Firearms should not provoke an AoO to fire. Probalby should provoke to reload. I don't think having a reload time of 4 rounds will do much for you from a Gamist sense. A fight's basically over in 4 rounds-- and yet making it shorter seems to short. (The...

The difference between surviving long enough to perform one or two actions and surviving long enough to perform three or four actions is a seismic shift. Thanks!

They are tough. When I finished my run as DM (which took up most of our local playtest campaign) I handed the reins over to a "newbie" DM. He found it frustrating at first trying to challenge Trailblazer PCs. Here's the advice I gave him: 1) For a published module, if you need to bump the...

Where is the Submissions Page? (Broken link...)

I was just about to post this and reasoned that someone else would get to it...

Did you let them choose some Action Point enhancements? (p18). Now that they have an adventure under their belt, they may have an idea what "role" they'd like to settle into, which will help them pick the right AP path to flesh out their characters. And also, naturally, more bacon-saving. Having...

Glassjaw covered the salient points of the answer, but I just wanted to express my jealousy at the makeup of your game. Your brother and your two sons? I can't imagine a better time. Ok, maybe the game sessions will be a little light on beer, but like most problems in life, you can always make...

Guys, keep it friendly in here, please. Consider this forum my game table at my house and comport yourselves appropriately. Also, pass the cheetos.

Opinionated gamers? The deuce you say! DCC is an excellent choice. Remember that TB characters have more oomph, so bump the difficulty up appropriately. You know that I am at your service for any and all questions. Keep me posted as you go and I will give you my thoughts and advice from a...

If I were, say, a Mike Mearls or an Ari Marmell, I'd be insulted at the insinuation that I could never be as creative and talented as anyone ever let go during any prior stewardship of D&D, or that I got my break solely due to a policy of moronic mismanagement. My condolences to those who were...

"Ritual" is a meta-game definition. The only reason that spells are classified as Ritual is if the DM wants to strictly control their use. There's therefore no reason, ever, to allow a player a mechanical workaround for Ritual spells. "Taxing" the player a feat is simply not going to achieve...

Kestrel it sounds like you have a good handle on it (especially if you take the good advice from Valhalla as well). I'd be confident playing under any fixes you implement in your game.

Keep up with whom or what? Fighters (specifically Fighters, the class) will benefit greatly from Expert Weapon Proficiency, Power Attack, and Action Points. The importance of Cleave is to ensure that the fighter doesn't waste his attack action dropping a near-dead foe. It doesn't matter how...

Ehh... I think it's ok. Are there a lot of broken archer builds on char op forums? There's no question it's awesome at low levels and almost all the way through the typical "sweet spot" play. Power Attack will eventually outstrip it. TB has changed that math. But it should be a lot harder to...

I have worked with Purdy since Grim Tales (2002) and might even have been the first to introduce him to the d20 community. I am a huge fan, obviously. Purdy could say for sure, but he's always been there for me despite the fact that he now serves a higher-class clientele (with deeper pockets!)...

If you're not watching the Kickstarter project blog for updates-- you should be! We'll largely confine our previews on Kickstarter to the illustrations themselves, and keep the crunchy stuff over here. I plan to preview one piece of art every day... Some art commissioned by me, some art...