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Here I thought the more appreciated term was Power Gamer, oh well. :) Have to get my newer Geek Dictionary :).

Well therein introduces a problem then, are those earlier feats 'too weak' or are they 'too strong'? I'm inclined to believe that the assumption is that the earlir feats were 'too weak', but some may possibly be as such due in part to the 'Stacking Issues' (similiar to Spell Focus) from before...

Honestly, as said before, the Martial Weapon Prof feat isn't even the worst of it. But for an example. So you can use a martial bludgeoning weapon against those with DR/bludgeon, and a slashing weapon against those with DR/slashing. Consider Bullheaded, get +2 to all Will Saves, and can no...

Not quite/always true. A look at the MMO craze can showcase this a bit. Min/Maxing/Level Grind/etc can simply become addictive, and although the individual may not 'enjoy' doing it, they feel that they 'have to' in order to get the most out of the game/etc. Not saying that's always the case...

1) One, the Harper Scout is now the Harper Agent, and has been heavily reworked. 2) Some new familiars, although not significantly more than already in hte DMG and the FRCS. 3) One 'expilcitly', but a good number of the PrCs state monks are known to take that prc. But they're more...

The new initiate feat/spell system I like alot. It returns some of the fun of the Specialist Clerics from 2e, although they may be a bit more than over powered. Scaleykind loses Creeping Doom, and gets Vipergout instead. Not a significant change, and one that may well actually hurt the domain...

Kinda curious if the Prometheus or the X-302s were using the Ion Cannon(s?) obtained from the Tollan or the Ion Drive they (may have) got earlier this season.

He was in 2nd Edition, during the time period of the Universal Mythos systems. The Abyss is home to no deities, but demon princes make their homes there. However, from the text for the Nine Hells, you can extrapolate the Demon Princes to rival minor deities in terms of power. Regardless it is...

Hehe thanks Darklone :). And yea heh my posting habit gets bad when I start working on something I find interesting :). Anycase, attached is the modified form, the results are pretty interesting :).

I personally let the players decide the back history for their family/friends/acquaintances/etc. To a degree. If the result is a NPC type whose 'high level' (for instance, in my world, all the wizard teachers from a given school are at least 20th/21st), then I have more control over their back...

Well, let's see. After looking over the regional feats, at least a good third can be seen as Reasonable to the Baseline (Non-Regional) feats. Stuff like Axethrower just is a reverse engineered Weapon Finesse. Stuff like Mercantile Background grates on my nerves though... The 300 bonus...

I think it's more so min/maxing at the expense of the campaign that's an issue. And it honestly depends on the players and the DM (and their interactions) to determine when that happens. There's also that some folks don't want as 'Over The Top' superhero-esque style that results from some...

Return of the Archwizards and War of the Spider Queen metaplot is accounted. The timeline updates to Kythorn 1,1373 DR (Year of the Rogue Dragons). [ Add ] No clue if that includes 1000 orcs or not, I haven't read the novels.

The FRCS gives you alot more campaign information. The FRPG works nicely as a "Quick Intro" type book, however. The FRCS is where you'll find the god lists, region info, and plot hook ideas.

If you're having a serious issue with your NPCs typically being 'too tough' for your party, and you don't want to punish the party, consider designing NPCs with NPC Class levels, and possibly just making the NPCs a level or two lower than a challenge for an 'iconic' party. Immediately though...

Negative. It's a flat +1 luck bonus on all saving throws and a +1 luck bonus to Armor Class. While I suppose it isn't too bad later on, if you happen to be running a Psionic Campaign, and your players all wear Skins of the Hero....

Spoilers following! Spoiler from earlier this season. Spoiler about Atlantis Spoiler/Discussion about Lost City pt 2

And that's a design philosophy I disagree with vehemently. You shouldn't need to carrot the players in that fashion, in my opinion. From a mechanical point of view, offering a mechanical reward for a roleplaying quirk (in this case, a feat that is more powerful than other 'non-regional' feats)...

Well, to be fair, Darklone did the work, I just adjusted it to have a lil more versatility because I was interested in seeing how the numbers drew out. Also, the real problem happens in that the 'weapon damage' difference tends to close in on each other (reaching 10 point or less variance per...

Because it results in having to justify why there are situations where a solo action results in the entire party recieving experience, and others that don't.