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Yeah, this further highlights the problem I've been seeing with the WotC stance on the three pillars. It seems like they don't have any kind of definition, let alone a Good one, of what falls into each pillar and how they are supposed to interact. The infiltration or what I would call guile...

Yes, you can have a successful game without those elements. But if the best and most primary source of a creature (in this case the Yugoloth) is a specific interpretation what is the problem with maintaining that interpretation. Why is it better to completely ignore that interpretation and roll...

Is your problem that the term 'barbarian' is attached the class or that 'battle ragers' should not be part of the class barbarian? It is a little unclear for me. Also.. if, and I stress IF, we are going to merge barbarian in with another class then it should be the ranger and not the fighter...

I don't have the 3.0 books (except where they were not reprinted in 3.5 .. so I do have manual of the planes) but I'm going to hope and assume they are similar to 3.5 ones that I do own. To that end; devils and demons. 3.5 Monster Manual. Devil has the Baatezu subtype. Demons = Tenar'ri. Does...

I don't know about planescape in general. But it seems that many, if not most, of the elements tied to it are special. They existed altered but unbroken in DnD for many years. They were then tossed out to make way for "good lore" in 4e. So, yes they have a special place. You haven't yet shown me...

Honestly, I've never had a problem with the strong (LG, CG, LE, CE) alignment paladin variants of unearthed arcana. I can definitely see arguments for each, least the CE but even then I have seen it. A CG paladin who wants to liberate people and has that as his #1 concern, just as a LG would...

Based on a quick look: Much improved. I'll look at each individual god later, hopefully you will give us more on them as well. But yes, this seems more focused. Not anymore, two main ones with two non-members. Very reasonable and manageable. I don't think so, I will look more later. This will...

No problem at all. And believe me I understand the meds thing, I've been sick off and on for about six months but you happened to catch me when I honestly have no other major responsibilities and so I shall continue but if I drop off in the future that is probably why (things caught up with me)...

I haven't read your replies, yet, but I will a little later. Your questions: 1. Do you have too many factions? Sort of. I think your factions are poorly used and ill defined. Too many depends on the scope (look at below notes). 2. Do you have too many deities? Yes, I think you do. I think there...

And yet, as Li Shenron said, those were by in large a waste of space. By the time the MM4 and 5 came out people had years of experience creating new NPC/monsters with levels. What would have been better is to give simple creation rules, something far superior to the crappy rules in the DMG. Or...

Huh. This also seems to apply to me. I could revise my post with new monsters though, as there are MANY they have not (and will continue not to have) looked at. I'm still going to say there is no sense to discuss things that have not changed (again, primarily 4e, but also sometimes in 3e)...

There seems to be some confusion. To be clearer, my problem between Side A and Side B was only how they were interpreting, not what the terms of it were. I personally DO have a problem with how paladins fall and what powers they lose. I always have. In my previous post that is not at all what I...

No, you aren't the only one noticing it. That is exactly what I was thinking. They mentioned the Grimlocks (right?) when talking about the githzeri. Haven't seen any articles on them, no medusa, kracken, hydras, remoraz, howler, unicorn, vargouille, etc. We almost certainly won't unless there is...

Actually this is a lot like saying... Side A: Druids should be nature loving people, who do not wear metal armor and do XYZ. If you do not like this then houserule it out. Side B: No one should be forced to play a hippy tree-hugger class if they do not want to. If you want to play that...

This, definitely this. I would add a couple of minor provisos but this is a very good start. From where I am sitting, it makes perfect sense for a few things to be required if playing a paladin with a code that is enforced, in any sense. 1. That it be understandable and explainable why they...

This has been covered by avin. Not directly opposed to this actually. Unless I'm running a strict planescape game I have no problem with most members of a society being that alignment without having to be THAT ALIGNMENT. Devils are LE and care about tyranny and what not but mostly they're...

On one hand I really dislike classifying Slaadi as Aberrations (with the far realms implications that the term now has). But on the other, I've never had reason (outside actually going to Limbo) to use them. Chaos should not be colour-coded IMHO. I think creatures of CN (called Slaadi) could be...

I know that wading in here is a terrible idea but I just had to add a couple things.. Why is no one addressing the comparisons to Druids (who can't use metal armor) and Clerics (who lose their spellcasting or otherwise need to stay strict to their god's tenants)? As far as the "it is easier to...

Respectfully, I disagree. A. There is no reason I can think of to make 3.5 wizards MORE powerful. B. Being a respected scientist may give you access to a 'lightning machine' does not give you the ability control actual lightning. They aren't the same thing, though they may be similar. Either...

I was more than done with this thread back in Oct but here I go again. The outline I gave before is exactly what you would find online in virtually all sources. Some countries may have alternates but the lists I gave there are the default used in almost all (especially, but not limited to...