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Add in Split Ray Metamagic and you got double the fun.

The issue is that not everyone wants skills at all.

Would it be balanced with the following. Option one: ability score only rolls with an ad/dis mechanic Benefit: Simple and produces the equivalent of +5 bonus to ability score checks. Example: Climbing a Wall Strength 18: +4 with advantage. Option two: ability score plus general skill list...

The goal isn't to bound skill checks. It is to allow two different styles of play (ability score only and skills) to use the same DC system for success. A single DC of 10 needs to be able to accommodate using ability score only (no skills) and using a skill system.

Under the either/or system, it would be Str 18 (+4) or Climb 5 ranks (+5). Don't add them together. It bugs a lot of people to not add your stat to your skill roll, but it does balance the two. Use the Pathfinder system which is a bit easier of a system than the 3.5 model. You don't have to...

Agreed. D&D Next has not solved those problems, although it looks like they're trying to "block" time into digestible chunks, which doesn't really solve the problem but oh well.

Agreed! I was trying to be hip and "with-it".

Haha :) In D&D 1 turn = 6 seconds But 6 seconds doesn't equal 1 turn

Not everyone is a fan of ad/dis. But I agree, if it's in, it shouldn't be ignored. Yes they should or why have them. Spells last long enough because time is abstract in D&D. 1 hour has no real meaning. It can't be quantified in game terms. An hour of game time could be 20 encounters or 1. As...

For skills to be useful, they must provide a means of overcoming a challenge that cannot be bypassed by another, more efficient means, namely magic, although brute force and HP will usually do the trick. Does hide = invisibility, does climb = fly, does finding traps = healing, does perception =...

Works fine for me. Not sure what you're trying to say? You can define Medieval any way you like. For some it's castles and knights, for others it's kingdoms at war, for others it's the dominance of religion, and for some, it's robin hood. Doesn't particularly matter which flavor of medieval your...

Why not say that you can you use your ability score or your skill, whichever is higher, and limit skill progression to 5 ranks. Strength or Climb Dexterity or Stealth Intelligence or Knowledge If you want a short list of skills, give less skill points. If you want more skills, give more skill...

Which is why I made a point of saying that I don't include them. I said titles not forms of government. Carry on.

When I think of a D&D game being associated with medieval, I think of the technology level (up to but not including guns), architecture (although adjusted for magic when applicable), and titles (kings and queens), but very little else.

They just cancelled the kickstarter and are going to relaunch it next week. They plan on making it out of Stainless Steel, have random number patterns, create a nice sleeve for the card, the d10 will be 0-9 instead of 1-10 and the d20 will be a single dial. All good things. I'll add a note when...

Keep it. Good stuff. I'd actually like it to contain more content, but alas, there probably isn't more content :)

These are pretty cool. I think if I ran/played in a steam-punk game I'd probably use theme exclusively :) Edit (July 16) The original was cancelled but it has been relaunched. There are currently 6 more days to go! New Launch http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2009301036/dial-dice-0

Definitions? Reskinning - All the rules stay the same, only the fluff changes Configuring - Adding, changing, or subtracting a new class, feat, spell, power, etc Hacking - Replacing an entire section of rules with a completely different set of rules. (Removing all classes of AEDU powers and...

I agree. There are way too many games to play them all. Gotta play the games you can get others to play as well.

Nearly half the gamers I know entered the gaming hobby through WOD and not D&D. White Wolf changed the entry point to the hobby back in the 90s. Now I'm seeing people enter the hobby and bypass D&D completely through other gaming systems like Cortex+ and Savage Worlds (among others). It's about...