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One of the reasons that FTL is so problematic for Tech Levels is that space travel is, quite literally, a Plot Device. It happens at the speed of plot, in a manner that doesn't interfere with the plot, and has whatever limitations that the writer deems a) easy to work with, and b) interesting...

I was pretty sure it wasn't you guys' fault.

Vampire's Blade is vicious, and highly railroad-y. In places, literally so. The villain is (as soon as he stops being a moron) able to slaughter the party in a number of rounds equal to the number of PCs. The travel encounters are dangerously lethal. The plot events don't match the character...

Because of the Following: Other than the description of Full Attack, nothing restricts Whirling Frenzy (or Flurry of Blows) from being used as a Standard Action. Every other ability that mentions extra attacks explicitly says it is part of a full attack / full round action. Thankfully, this...

Take a second look at M&M 3rd edition. It does a lot of what you're already considering, regarding power changes.

So, I was looking at Whirling Frenzy barbarian rage and I noticed something: the Frenzy attack is a standard action (as written). Is that intentional? Because it's already a stout rage variant (generally better than Hardy Rage). I don't think it needs the boost of being "always on", given how...

It's closer to "race closest to normal starting race +Template". There aren't any half-human dragons, nor a half-human template, but there are plenty of half-dragon humans.

I run my games in the tone and style that I enjoy, including when and how frequently I award hero points. While I often mistakenly under-award, not once have my players accused me of over-awarding; when I give them hero points without events demanding their immediate expenditure, all of my...

Yep. Highly trained. Warrior 3, 16 Strength. Bad Ass. +7 attack for 1d10+4 (halberd), AC 16, 20 hp. That is one beefy dude, able to survive burning alive for over 30 seconds. Only a very strong person could hope to drop him with a single sword blow, and only a very experienced monk could...

Looks like you put this in the wrong thread.

Not guard captain, random guard. What the hell kind of training do you put your basic prison guards through that they can solo a level 20? 10th level Barbarian school? If your setting has enough spare level 14+ characters to spend a few on "generic Prison Guard" then you are running one of...

That ... is one hell of a prison guard. He soloed a 20th level PC. Sure, the PC was unarmed and had none of his gear, but still! That's at least 100hp, versus a guard who shouldn't have more than 12 hp.

Unless you're playing one, or take it as a cohort, most DMs won't give it XP. I've run several beloved NPCs, and none of them got XP despite single-handedly saving the entire party on multiple occasions.

Unless I was running an epic campaign, the PCs parentage would be a plot point. Mechanically, I'd make him roll cleric with the Strength and Travel domains. The parentage would show up in boxed-text moments and quest / item interactions. As an Epic game, I'd probably slap half-celestial and...

Suspension of disbelief.

CRs for dragons are generally about 20% low (observation; supported by Trailblazer, pg. 4) Where does this trivia come from? Semi-official sources such as Sean K. Reynolds.

Absolutely nothing about Half-Dragon says it affects aging. Your DM might rule that you get a few extra decades of peak health, but that would be a DM ruling and not a formal part of the template.

In that case you can include cooks, money-changers, animal handlers, traveling boy-toys / mistresses, nobles heading in the same direction, story-tellers, or other interesting personalities that have reason to come along but are not actual adventurers (no PC classes). All the fun of deep...

I had a thought on Counterspelling as a Combat Reaction: Require a caster level check. They have to use the same spell (no dispel magic), and they need to win a caster level check (DC 10 + enemy caster, rather than opposed). The idea is that proper preparation allows for true and certain...

Actually, I use it to get the hero away from the villain, letting him use his move action to manipulate the doomsday device. Which is a complication always worthy of a Hero Point.