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I don't think any of the classes should necessarily have to trade anything. Abilities should be created to be able to be used in multiple situations (or the 3 tiers WOTC likes to use). For instance (and this is just spit balling) sneak attack could be used in the three tiers equally, there...

A few minutes ago I was just browsing through my PDF collection and looking through the old X modules. I came across Lathan's Gold, which I remember running for myself many times when we were moving between locations (military brat). It brought back some good memories, mostly remember by the...

To run: Becmi To play: 3.5e To read: 2e To remember: 1e

Personally the Sorcerer is a class that has always bothered me. If someone is born with a power, I think it's better reflected in race (or background), not class. The same holds true with Psion. I've always viewed the warlock as a subset of sorcerer and the artificer as a subset of Wizard. I...

The wizard laughs at the Shadow Jump ability. Clearly this isn't an overpowered ability. Wizard gets Dimension Door at 7th Level. Shadow Jumper at 11th Level. At that level, the wizard can Dimension Door through town and the Shadow Jumper can Dimension Door through the bathroom. (Exaggeration...

They serve different purposes but in D&D it's the same stat: AC. Light and Mobile equals hard to hit Heavy and Plated equals hard to damage There's no difference in D&D, although some have argued for one raising AC and the other giving DR. Other than UA it hasn't seem to gather much traction.

As someone who has shifted from print to digital completely, no books, DVDs, CDs, etc, I have the following to say on the subject as it relates to gaming. I read novels exclusively on my iphone (as opposed to my e-reader, iPad, computer) because of the small hand-held size and the ability to...

That was my feeling about 3.5 books as well. Things started getting interesting near the end.

If they would stop pulling lines of product that I enjoy, I'd probably be more fair. But I'm like that with all companies that stop making something I like. There are certainly still lines of product that I purchase, but not nearly as much as in the past. It wasn't 4e that made me grumble at...

I understand. In my game that isn't possible. Or rather, its possible through personality, profession and biology, but not background story. That's all I'm saying. You have the end result of your background story, just not the details. I'm not saying you won't be disappointed that its not...

I find it interesting that you both have taken that quote out of context which directly refers to games I run, which are a home brew system and plays quite differently than other games. The game requires you not to make those types of discussions ahead of time in order to advance your character...

I thought we were talking theory here, not practice. But it's pretty norm in the games I run now. You'd be pretty disappointed making choices upfront and miss a lot of fun opportunities to grow your character in the game world. None of which would be required by waiting until game play for...

That's why players develop personality for their character. If someone is grumpy, the reason why he's always grumpy only matters when the background can be leveraged in play. If the player waits to develop that background until it fits within the game world, then he gains more options and choice...

Once you know where you've been, you can't change it. It's just there interfering with your choices, limiting your options. That just feels like a bad way to play a game. Instead, why not wait until a choice adds something to the game, whether it's complicating it or assisting it? If a...

In my current game (homebrew game system) background is developed during play. Each session players get a background point that they can use to say they're proficient at a task, know someone, or are familiar with a place. In D&D terms, this might be like players assigning skill points during...

Ninjas are not about damage and fighting. What makes them good is the utility. The character seems to be too focused on combat. Let the martials take on the fight and just sneak in and finish the enemies. Shadow Clone should been one of your first tricks. 1d4 mirror images is far better than...

It's always a possibility. I find that the players I tend to game with are usually harder on themselves and each other if given the opportunity, but if I found that players weren't interested in the "complication" part of it, then it's probably not the best mechanic for that group of players...

What I would like to see is something like the Complication Die I introduced in my own game (granted, not D&D game). Player A can ask Player B to roll a die and add it to his dice pool (it's a success based system). If the die rolled is equal to or higher than the dice rolled by the Player A...

The issue with the proposed system is that it's an arbitrary reward system, unlike most of the other systems. Other systems use a player initiated system. The player chooses to get the reward in exchange for something concrete, like taking a negative or a flaw. In this system, the player can...

Pass. I'm usually not interested in things like this unless they're initiated by the player(s). As a DM I have too many others things to concern myself with. Unless there's a well thought out rubrics for evaluation, bias is inevitable and I'll award them based on my preferences (play the way I...