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I am running a d20 Rokugan game myself. The AEG mini modules aren't that hard to convert. They are all pretty skeletal. Honestly I am not aware of any published D20 Rokugan modules out there. You either have to convert old OA adventures, convert Rokugan L5R adventures or create your own. All of...

I had almost exactly the same experience. When I ran Planescape I created worlds and demiplanes as necessary, but I don't have the patience to do a real homebrew from scratch. I have started before and then I get lazy and stop. It is simply too much work for me, especially when I can find...

Akira Kurosawa movies are great to watch but some (The Seven Samiurai) are hard to sit through due to length. They can also be very slow moving. The animae movie "Ninja Scroll" is a wonderful example to get in the OA mindset. Most large electronics outlets sell it (BEst Buy etc) and some large...

What's wrong with rules variations? That was the best part of 2e. The great thing about rules variations is you don't have to use them if you don't like them. 3e is an improvement over 2e in a great many ways but that doesn't mean it won't be helped by greater variety. Tzarevitch

I have to disagree with the commentary that the cleric is mighter than the wizard. I play a Ranger1, Paladin1, Cleric 15 and I have seen a wizard in my party totally burn out a foe's Brooch of Shielding and still inflict over a hundred points of damage to his foe through magic missiles and other...

Next time try Spell Turning. I can't think of a single insta-kill spell that cannot be turned by spell turning. Let the archmage eat his own DC 40 save. Tzarevitch

It is not a dumb question. The WoTC site's layout is terrible. Tzarevitch

I modified the class slightly to a divine spellcasting prestige class restricted to high-ranking servants of a deity of luck or fate. I am not terribly fond of the class to begin because it seems mighty powerful to me (and I think the "spin" concept is stupid), but it makes no sense to me as an...

Maybe it is just me, but I fail to see what the paladin did that was so bad that would require an atonement. If you are too quick to call for an atonement every time the paladin does something it looses its punitive value. I would have Tyr send a celestial steward of some sort (perhaps a deva)...

Drat. You beat me to the flaw in the "It is balanced because the NPCs can do it too," argument. With regard so nerfing something, I do the same thing in my campaign. I will usually grant the PCs some compensation for the capability I took away. Usually I will give my PCs two weeks notice of...

I wouldn't call teleport broken either. It just needs some changes. Most games I have played in put setting limitations on the spell. (In my Dark Sun 3e game I ruled that Teleport opened a Stargate-like wormhole through The Gray and there was a chance equal to the spell level on d100 that some...

I fogot this in my earlier post. In the 3e PHB/DMG reprint I would like them to toss the CR system in favor of flat XP. As a DM I loathe it with a passion. The 2e flat xp system was much easier to use, combine it with the 3e unified experience table and you're in business. In alternative, in...

Re: Re: Re: What (else) got the shaft in 3E? I personally can't stand the Barbarian class. I find fighter levels better. 2 fighter levels gives you 2 fighter feats and 1 general feat. I can't remember if ogres have 1 feat or two but if they have Power Attack and Cleave already this should...

Here's what I'd like to see: 1. Certain holdover spells from 1e an 2e need to be fixed. These include: Harm Haste Timestop all of the "Shadowmagic" spells 2. Fix the skills system. It is far too weak. 2.1 Give all classes 2 more skill points. 2.2 All classes should have craft and profession...

Why is your DM having such a hard time with the Darkness coin trick. That is as old as 1st Edition. Several people have hit on the most effective counter - move away. If the rogue's foe double-moves away making sure to change direction at some point, the rogue has to double-move to follow...

Yup . . . The Famine Spirit. In 2e Dark Sun it was called a Fael. It was @6HD in 2e and it balooned to @ 32HD in MMII. Tzarevitch

So you are saying that arcane casters have to live in a world where they get attacked at least 1-2x per day every day just to balance a single 3rd level spell? I'll respond to that argument by saying you are right, you DO have to attack the casters regularly a couple of times each day to make...

I banned it too. Time Stop is actually #2 on my list of what I call "Crack Spells" (i.e. the designers must've been on crack when they drafted the text for these spells). #1 Harm - along with Heal moved to 8th level in my campaign. #2 Timestop - outright banned. #3 Haste - Changed. Extra...

That is not an increase in damage. A PCs full attack rate IS his normal 100% damage in a single round. Haste and move merely allows him to move and still maintain his normal 100%. Tzarevitch

So in order to balance the spell, the Wizard must be attacked regularly so that the duration becomes an issue? You are arguing that a constant general drain on the PC's total resources serves as a balance to the use of that particular overpowered spell. Yes it is a balance in the sense that...