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  1. poilbrun

    Negative XP for Level Adjustment?

    Normal and your rules: ECL 0, level 5: 10,000 xp needed; level 10: 45,000 xp Normal rules: ECL 1, level 5: 15,000 xp, level 10: 55,000 xp Your rules: ECL 1, level 5: 11,000 xp (10,000 xp + 1,000 xp penalty), level 10: 46,000 xp There you go, using your proposed rules, an ECL 1 character needs...
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    Concentration check on casting defensively

    Grapple was not really possible, thanks to righteous might :( Thanks for all the answers, I will probably go with the 10+spell level+BAB option, since this involves the skill of the enemy.
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    Concentration check on casting defensively

    Hello all! Do any of you have an house rule regarding Concentration checks to cast defensively? Once a caster has reached a certain point, if he has maxed out his Concentration skill, he cannot fail his check to cast defensively, even for high level spells. I find it sad that even facing a very...
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    Making Weapon Finess a Freebie?

    Actually, wasn't there an rpg (Rolemaster maybe?) where your to-hit bonus was derived from both Strength and Dexterity (agility in that game, if I remember correctly)?
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    Looking for alternatives to official Epic rules

    I don't like to reply for other people, but I have had a similar experience: the campaign started as 2nd edition, and for those who remember, you gained levels a lot more slowly than in 3rd, and it only got worse at higher level... When we switched to 3rd edition, the DM decided to keep the...
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    The Immortals Handbook

    You know you really make me afraid sometimes? :)
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    Link to FR Halfling and Dwarven pantheons on the web?

    Thanks a lot! Hmm, no god of magic for the halflings... That opens some possibilities. Thanks again!
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    Link to FR Halfling and Dwarven pantheons on the web?

    Sorry about that, I found it myself on the Candlekeep website : http://www.candlekeep.com/library/articles/pantheon.htm It doesn't seem to be updated with data from the FRCS, though. Can anyone tell me if there are any gods of magic in these two pantheons? Thanks
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    Link to FR Halfling and Dwarven pantheons on the web?

    Hello all! I'm here at work, without a book, trying to think about the story for this week end's game. Can anyone point me to a website where I could find a list of the dwarven and halfling pantheons with their portfolio? Thanks, poilbrun
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    Realmworld- magic

    How does this increase with level? Let's say I roll a 14 on my account characteristic. At level, it means I can cast 14 lvl 1 spells. At level 17, having put all my stat increase there, I can cast 2 level 9 spells, and that's it. Compared to a core spellcaster, I will never be able to cast as...
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    Weeks and Weeks of Adventuring

    Exactly! Thanks for putting it into words, I couldn't seem to convey my ideas clearly.
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    Weeks and Weeks of Adventuring

    Then that's fine by me! Chamber of Secrets could very well take place only in a week. Making it take a whole year doesn't add anything to the plot. I totaly agree with your point on the rpg aspect, but I'll come back to it later. The pace of the game is not set by the fact that one plot...
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    Weeks and Weeks of Adventuring

    Your response to my post seems quite aggressive. I hope you didn't feel my reply was of the "my way of playing is right, yours is wrong" type. English is not my native language, I can sometimes put meanings in my phrasing that I don't mean. As a matter of fact, I might be completely misreading...
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    Weeks and Weeks of Adventuring

    The problem I encounter in my campaigns is that, should the PC decide to have downtime, the big evil organization would keep on with its plan, and the PC would have big trouble to pick up where they left. In truth, they'd probably worse off having taken a break than having continued adventuring...
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    City of the Spider Queen: Any experience?

    In case someone else needs it, here is the link to a thread in the conversions forum: http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=72636
  16. poilbrun

    City of the Spider Queen: Any experience?

    Thanks a lot for the great feedback! Now, to address some of the points raised: - The need for a cleric sucks a bit, since there is only a Mystic Theurge in the group. The rogue is covered, though. - The fact that it's combat heavy isn't a problem, my players are asking me to start doing...
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    City of the Spider Queen: Any experience?

    Hello all! My cormyrian PC are soon reaching level 10 and I was thinking of introducing the City of the Spider Queen adventure once they are done with the current campaign which lead them from level 3 to level 10 - the first adventure was an introductory dungeon which had a small part to play...
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    The Immortals Handbook

    I'm a regular GM, but not really at high-level at the moment, and won't be for some time. My player reached level 8 quite fast (I believe in 7 10-hours sessions), but their progress is now slowing down, as they haven't gained a level last session, and I know it will start slowing down even more...
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    The Immortals Handbook

    I had already read this system when you posted it on the boards some time ago, so my opinion on this article might not be really objective, but I would prefer fluffier article on DMing immortal campaigns than crunchy bits... especially while we don't have the 3e rules on immortal gaming yet! :)
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    The Immortals Handbook

    OK, this means that my level 46,079 rogue can shatter the earth by sneak-attacking it... Now I just need to know what would render the earth flat-footed! :D
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