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Well, let's clear up a few misconceptions, then. Magic missile is Rote. It's a single target spell with an instantaneous duration. As caster level increases, damage increases, with the option to split damage amongst multiple targets - this does not affect its Rote status. Input...

The R/R/R distinction is a guideline. By that guideline, most Instantaneous spells are Rote; unless the GM decides that the spell needs to be Restricted, or a Ritual, for balance / flavor reasons. Similarly, certain area effects (like Bless) are considered Rote for their iconic nature and...

If you're worried about character effectiveness, simply have all starting PCs fight a house cat; while the character is naked and unarmed. If they lose then they get to use point buy. It worked spectacularly for two campaigns, and I only had one PC lose (something like three 8's, and nothing...

Choose a CR. Find a demon / devil of the same CR. Use those stats but describe it as appropriate for a Grieving Tree. Minor mechanical changes will also be required (creature type; not core things like BAB or ability scores). For a scary end-boss type, I've occasionally used a Dragon, sans...

How were you able to encase him in concrete? Concrete takes hours or days to cure, so unless you've got magic concrete (and you might, anything is possible in a game) how did you restrain him? But, I'm not interested in making people game my way (unless I'm running the table - obviously not...

Dude, they're for Farmers, Merchants, and other people who only need skill ranks making opposed rolls (or reminding the DM roughly how good they are at the few things they do). A PC should never, ever, end up with Ordinary levels - Player Characters are extraordinary by definition. A design...

You're right - some fights will be dramatically interesting because of the threat of capture, or being delayed long enough that the PCs can no longer accomplish their goals. But most fights won't be (which is my point) - most fights will simply be rolling dice until the PCs finish killing all...

Oh, they aren't so bad. Just say the poor kid rolls a 1 on all his hit dice. 10 hp is impressive, but it's not enough to stand up to a 1st level warrior for very long. What is flawed is the skill DC assignments. Mozart was probably a level 4 character - Skill Focus for a +3; +4 ability...

If the PCs are invulnerable - or at least immortal - then Combat is not a challenge. It's flavor text. Like walking the dog or working in the garden, it's something the character will succeed at, eventually, because nothing can stop them from pulling it off. Very few interesting things will...

Charisma is the traditional dump stat. Then play whatever you want, as the biggest jerk you can. Fistbeard Beardfist is always fun, as is super-wizard. Alternately, stick it in Int, and play Thog the half-orc barbarian - you won't get any stupider and you will be hell-on-wheels in a fight.

How does Mozart have a BAB +8? Yeah, sure, he's a high level expert / commoner, so he can have his 10 ranks in Perform and Craft (Music) - but a 4 / 3 split means he's on BAB +4. Which is still ridiculous for a 6 year old, but it's no +8.

Glad to help. Best of luck with the project.

Are social skills necessary? No, but neither are any of the other rules. Are they necessary for a good tabletop RPG? Absolutely. The role of a character may include great social skill, something that some (very many) players lack. You don't require them to speak in precise, technical...

There is one. And if the stupid Search function would ever give me a result, I'd link right to it. Thank you Google: http://www.enworld.org/forum/bad-axe-games-hosted-forum/264925-feedback-trailblazer-character-sheet.html

Well, it's had a "degree of failure" approach forever (see 3.0 Balance, Climb, Jump, . Which is easily translated into a corresponding "degree of success" (every 5 you beat the DC by). Then the DM just has to figure out what happens at increased degrees of success. (This is the mechanic that...

Savage Worlds has a few. Zombie Run: Savage Tales #6: Zombie Run - Pinnacle Entertainment | DriveThruRPG.com War of the Dead campaign by Daring Entertainment: DriveThruRPG.com - Daring Entertainment - The Largest RPG Download Store! A number of the Savage One-Sheet Adventures (various...

Really? Huh, that's an unusual conclusion. In my experience, agreed to by the gamers I talk to about such things, 4e character creation is slowed down by Magic Items (a level 30 character takes about 30 minutes to knock out if you have a clue about what you want to do; picking his gear takes 7...

One suggestion that got skipped over was Savage Worlds with the Super Powers Companion or the Necessary Evil setting. Not the best way to get introduced to the Savage Worlds system, but it does work very well. My personal preference is Mutants and Masterminds 3E.

I use Trailblazer as a core, and pull whatever I need from other sources. Essentially the same approach Wulf describes. Though I tend to just stick to SRD monsters and spells, but that's a matter of personal preference.

Oh it does stuff. It frees up the other hand. Which lets them maintain a grapple and swing a great sword - that's not a small accomplishment. ;-) That said, my suggestion was rough. I'd put about 6 minutes of thought into converting over a different rule system's grappling rules, so I...