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I thought that any magic weapon could bypass the DR, but now I'm questioning that because I can't find it in the rules. I suppose the same question could be asked of other types of DR. If a creature has DR 5/cold iron, would that mean no magic weapon bypasses the DR unless it is cold iron...

Plane Sailing is offering some good advice, for a Blink-like spell. I also think just having a spell that boosts your AC and saves by +2 could be a decent spell. It is certainly well-defined, albeit somewhat lacking in flavor. Maybe to add a little bit of randomness back in, you could say...

I sorta kinda like the idea of random benefits, but .... 1) I think the spell should have one set of random benefits. This spell, as it stands, requires you to make two rolls, yeilding two unrelated benefits. Maybe make it two separate spells. 2) A chance to defeat just any attack is too...

As a DM, I want to avoid any possibility of having to dictate an alignment to a player. I just find it problematic because then the player is torn between what he wants the character to be and what I am telling him to be, and the guidelines are not clear enough. Does he have to become evil to...

I'm reviving this old thread, rather than start a new one because someone has probably already started a new one. If so, please direct me to that thread. I'd like to read it. Anyway, I was looking over the new stuff in Dragon magazine. It seems to make it much more possible to use lycanthropy...

I noticed that Gygax, in that link Amal gave, has grouped the undead into those without will and those with free will. It's very similar to the distinction I was seeking above when I suggested soul-less, depraved, and souled. It seems they have grouped the depraved and the souled together as...

Incidentally, just the other day I went through the list of undead to figure out which ones of them had souls. This is important in my campaign because the souls of the dead usually stay in the Region of the Dead, unless they are turned into undead or (rarely) raised. Anyway, here's the list ...

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Thanks to BardStephenFox for explaining a little bit about how the system from Occult Lore works. I would like to know a little more about that. I'd also like to know more about Green Ronin's book and how it governs dream travel. I don't want to buy a new book unless I think it is going to...

Thanks for the ideas! I will borrow many of them. What can a PC actually accomplish in his nightly adventures in the spirit world? If he kills a beast in his dream, does he gain experience points? Why might a group of PC's want to do any adventuring among the spirits?

You're quite right that this may not be truly "low-magic"--at least not without other changes in the setting such as restricted availability of magic items (which I think is the most important change to be made). My objective was NOT to weaken the class. Rather, I wanted to alter the flavor in...

I am creating a setting in which the cosmology will be composed of a material plane, and a spirit/dream world. There are numerous possibilities about how this may work. I have not fleshed it out very much, but I was hoping to start a discussion here that would help. I really want dreaming to...

I'm glad I asked about this. Anyone know if the revised collection has color illustrations?

Any comments on my alternative mage? Pretty please??

I understand that it is now out of print. I might be able to get a copy from Ebay, but I started thinking that there might be a REASON that it is out of print. Are Scarred Lands DMs using another source these days? Could one use another monster manual and still have a true Scarred Lands game...

I like these ideas. Why shouldn't you be able to substitute something for those "fighting styles"?

Here's what I've come up with, borrowing some of your ideas here. To compensate for the restrictions on spells, I added a few class skills, more weapons, and an ability called Quick Spell, which gives some very minor sorcerer-like flexibility while at the same time giving more emphasis to the...

Bravo! Excellent list. That's the list I'm going to use ... with the evocation spells chopped out as well, of course.

I really like the idea of nixing the convenience spells. Spellcasting should never be casual. As for #5, I have mixed feelings. I like the idea of creating a disincentive. But shouldn't we add a (low-magic) goodie to compensate for this hassle that is going to haunt the wizard throughout his...