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  1. DrSpunj

    Gary Gygax health update

    As a Neurologist finishing up my training in a Sleep Medicine Fellowship, I am glad to hear you are feeling better and wish you well in your upcoming battles. While recovering from even a small stroke can take enormous amounts of physical, mental & emotional effort, it often seems easier than...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Tessarael, can you please provide a link to SKR's feat pricing proposal? I poked around a bit on his site and couldn't find whatever you're referring to. To answer your question, realize that I enjoy D&D because it offers both combat & non-combat (roleplaying) opportunities. I enjoy both...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Okay, I think I've got it! At least for me... ;) Here's how I valued things for anyone who cares: HD: d6 - 0, d8 - 2, d10 - 4, d12 - 6 BAB: Poor - 0, Average - 2, Good - 4 Defense/Saves: Poor - 0, Average - 1, Good -2 SPs/Lvl: 4 - 0, 6 - 2, 8 - 4, 10 - 6 Weapon/Armor Group Proficiencies: One -...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Hmmm. Maybe it'd be best if I separated the AU & Core classes, gave each of them their own page. Regardless, the process is the same. Here's what I do: 1) Focus on the very top of the sheet and set the values for various HD types, BAB & Save progressions, SPs/lvl, etc. to whatever you feel is...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    I wondered when you'd drop by. I didn't think your "Yahoo woes" would affect your ability to contribute here on EN World. :) See my "Notes" box at the far right hand side, but briefly: because depending on the concept I'd put the couple CBs he has leftover to use in different places. The...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Somehow I figured you would. :lol: And your welcome! I was really hoping you, of all people, would enjoy messing around with it. :) By "original HD costs" do you mean what we'd priced them at when we were working on this together over a year ago? 'Cuz now I believe I have them at 0-1-2-3 for...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Okay, I've mailed SSquirrel with the new & improved version! I've added options for a d12 HD, Three Weapon & Armor Proficiency groups as well as 10 SPs/lvl, along with the much requested "Blank" class section at the top of both pages for build-your-own-class tinkering. I've also rebalanced...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Yep! Thanks. Just figured that out for myself last night, and have already updated one of the two calculating sheets accordingly (along with the d12, a blank "Build-Your-Own-PC" work area, the possibility of 10 SPs/lvl as well as 3 Prof groups for Weapons & Armor). Stupid copy/paste errors with...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    I hope so. As you pointed out before, one of the biggest questions becomes how much to value a "Magister's worth" of spellcasting, or what I've chosen to label Full. The Magister has all those Complex Spell Feats floating around (technically two at first level, for Cantrips & 1st level spells...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Thanks! :) And they match a lot of mine, at least those that I've read about and/or experienced first hand at the gaming table. I won't go through point by point but I would like to say I agree with much of what you said. Disagree with some, too, but that's to be expected with this many...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Ah! Very close, but I don't think exactly. For instance, at level 2 a Poor save would be .66. With my version you still get +0, while yours would round up to +1. I believe under Core that should be +0 at 2nd level, but I haven't checked (though I'll try and do so tonight). EDIT: Nevermind...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    I'm not sure if we're on the same page or not, so I'll be explicit. The spreadsheet labels for those columns should read as: Poor = 0+(0.33*Level); Average = 1+(0.4*Level); Good = 2+(0.5*Level). So at 1st level the values for Poor, Average, Good would actually be 0.33, 1.4 & 2.5; rounded down...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Thanks! I was very pleasantly surprised after reading through Unearthed Arcana and combining it with what I already liked from Monte's AU that most of our stumbling blocks had been fixed for us. :D I then simply broke down the various class attributes into categories and "levels of power" (like...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    My clinic is underway for this afternoon, so I'll answer a few of these now and see what others I can get to later today. Some of both. It started out working with ouini as a classless generation system, but we couldn't get some major flaws worked out. Once Monte released AU and addressed some...
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    DrSpunj's Class Balance Spreadsheet

    Is John the only one that's looked at this? :uhoh: Could be, but I'm hoping to get some comments, feedback and/or criticism from many of you. Please chime in! ;) ***BUMP*** Thanks. DrSpunj EDIT: I just downloaded the version SSquirrel has hosted, and it seems a few font/formatting...
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    [AU] Lost Dreams: The Stone Troll

    Kalythar, Litorian Mage Blade 3 "Alright, you listening to that, Korwin? Lemm?! One of you get a torch lit and be ready to throw at his big boulder feet when Aadin asks for it!" Kalythar follows its progress as it lumbers towards them, never taking his eyes off the creature while speaking off...
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    A variant fighter?

    Interesting. Any idea how you'd go about doing that? Or have you already? What does the Wizard have that you'd take away? His bonus feats? Slow his spellcasting down to that of the Sorcerer (thereby pushing higher level spells back another level?). Just curious what you suggest. It's true...
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    [AU] Lost Dreams: The Stone Troll

    Kalythar, Litorian Mage Blade 3 "Ha! First blood! Er, dirt! Who wants to dance with the rock man & I? Everyone else, get the guy in the trees!" Kalythar drops his bow, draws Glacial Wind and twists his tongue around words difficult to hear and quickly forgotten while moving the point of his...
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    A variant fighter?

    That sounds doable. If I was going to adopt this I'd keep the Exotic Weapon Prof feat in there as an option, as that makes a ton of sense to me for the Fighter class. Over 20 levels you'd get these at every odd level, so 10 total. With the basic & Greater forms of each, that's 4 feats per...
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    [AU] Lost Dreams: The Stone Troll

    Kalythar, Litorian Mage Blade 3 "Well, anyone wanna try talking to it? I sure as hell don't know what to say. Or maybe a couple of us should rush that copse of trees looking for the shaman while the others dance with the rock guy?" Kalythar isn't going to attack first, but he keeps his bow...
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