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  1. DrSpunj

    What are good Prereqs for Uncanny Dodge as a Feat?

    Doh! :o Totally forgot about AU having something similar. There it's called Sense the Unseen or something, isn't it? EDIT: It's Intuitive Sense, and it's only prereq is a Truename. Hmmm, I'm pretty sure I'm going to use Truenames in my new campaign, but that doesn't help what to do with...
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    [AU] Lost Dreams: The Stone Troll

    Kalythar, Litorian Mage Blade 4 Standing up slowly, giving both men a steady gaze, Kalythar leans over with a glint in his eye as he extends a furred hand to Johr, helping him up. "Did that troll sneak up to try and catch you unawares? Or come charging toward you thinking you easy prey? And...
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    What are good Prereqs for Uncanny Dodge as a Feat?

    I'm trying to convert all class abilities into feats for my point system worksheet here. A number of them are giving me some troubles. :( Anyone have any good ideas about what kind of prereqs are fair for Uncanny Dodge as a feat? That a Barbarian would meet close to 2nd level and a Rogue by...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Yeah, something along those lines. A Paladin's actions and options in many situations are, IMO, definitely altered by their code. A Cleric's, because of their deity's outlook, are similarly affected. I'm not trying to say that these outlooks mean all Paladins & Clerics need to be played the same...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    As soon as I get the Core & AU classes into a system format I'm happy with, I'll be doing the work on Expanded Psionics Handbook & Complete Warrior classes, as well as a bunch of Prestige Classes I'm interested in (both as a player and for my campaign this summer). I don't have the Miniatures...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Here's the few for the Cleric: Domain Power Prereq: Caster level 1+, Must worship Divine Source or per DM As the Domain Power. May only be taken with the DM's permission because of Restrictions in effect. Cost: Base Turn or Rebuke Undead Prereq: Caster level 1+, Must worship Divine Source or...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    And here's what I ended up with for the Ranger: Favored Enemy Prereq: Track, BAB 1+ As the Favored Enemy ability. May be taken more than once granting another Favored Enemy at +2 and increasing one of your Favored Enemy bonuses by an additional +2, but can't be taken more often than Level/4...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Here's what I got for the Druid abilities: Nature Sense Prereq: None +2 on Know(Nature) & Survival checks and allows use of the Wild Empathy ability. Cost: Base Notes: As this is the entry feat I'm using for a Nature type theme this would be a bit overpriced as a Base feat, IMO, without...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Yeah, we're just going about it differently. You're going to look at things "on the fly" and reward a good concept. That works really well as long as you're willing to step in and tell the player you don't agree with the association they're trying to make and therefore this feat is going to be...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Well, realize we're only really categorizing feats into two types. Originally I was using Combat & non-Combat, while ouini has tried organizing instead along themes and has a Base cost and an Expansion cost. If you're truly going to use the sheet to see how things balance the classes you really...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Okay, here's a quick try at the Barbarian's abilities. Please help me flesh these out as the prerequisites here are quite a bit tougher than the Bard's. :confused: Rage Prereq: Fort save +2 Allows use of the Rage ability 1x/day. May be taken more than once allowing additional uses per day but...
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    No one really messes with Commoners, but they are the built-in "worst case scenario" for character generation. In Core they do, indeed, have a d4 HD and only 2 SPs/lvl, but IMC I'm raising those lows to d6 & 4 SPs/lvl. They get a Poor BAB, all bad saves, no special abilities and are only...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Okay, then I think we're on the same page. To "enter" a theme costs more since you're opening the door to an entire new set of abilities, hence the higher cost of a Base feat (do you have better name?). Once in there, if you're just really expanding what you can do with that ability, then...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Okay, I've been mulling this over for a bit, and here's what I'm proposing: You admit that a d6 and 4 SPs/lvl cost nothing, yet with what you've outlined for saves you're offering at least 1 Good save progression for everybody. Commoners (my "what's the worst it could be" metric) don't get any...
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    Hmmm. That's interesting. So the first feat, or a significant add-on ability, would cost more, but upgrades would cost less. Hmmm. I like that! Definitely a different way to classify abilities than I'd originally done, but it may very well work better. Now it's just a matter of opinion on...
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    [AU] Lost Dreams: The Stone Troll

    Kalythar, Litorian Mage Blade 4 "Sounds good. I'll head over to the Ventrid Saloon and see what I can discover. Meet back here in a couple of hours?" He heads directly there and takes a table in the middle of the room. After ordering he'll listen to the conversations around him as...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    These two statements don't mesh. Your d6 costs 1 pt as you list it. And you don't list how much you've priced magic at. What are you doing there? Going to a feat based magic system? These are all really good points, but I'm not sure how they relate to the simplified costs you list. Does a...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    That's what I was asking. I was just curious if the way I valued/priced something seemed out of whack, in your opinion. Cool! :cool: It still needs some tweaking, and some of the class abilities need to be better defined. For instance, I'm playing a Mage Blade in a PbP game and just leveled...
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    [AU] Lost Dreams: The Stone Troll

    Kalythar, Litorian Mage Blade 4 As Kelsis & Gren return to camp, Kalythar notes the severity of their wounds. "If you'll give me some time to meditate, I can help both of you feel a bit better." [OOC: Current spell selection and slots after meditating: Slots: 4/1 0: (4) - Bash, Glowglobe...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    As is mine, and one of the first things I want to do when I get my copy is add a Psionics sheet and see how they work out. As to whether or not I'll allow them this summer...maybe, but probably not. :) I like the "slickness" of Monte's AU system, which already includes Psionic spells. Adding...
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