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Evil minds think alike :) But as I wrote you should not be so surprised. Especially if you have presented your world as gritty and in shades of grey. In such games there aren't absolute right or wrong and players have to look at the big picture (even though some of them maybe should be bumbed...

I'd say it entirely depends on the players perception of the campaign world so far. If they (obviously not a common situation by the responses so far) are acustomed to the fact that they can't win all fights or deal with all situations they are in a pickle. For the group as presented my guess...

Well. Then thats a legitimate answer for the fly vs. spider thing too. It is a magical creature that somehow has the ability to attack a small fly on its back wit pinpoint precision in order to grable and crush it :)

But that does not really show the problems of mounting a giant beast to kill it. It shows the problems of Shapechange, a spell that needs to be removed from the game. Furthermore its a bit like saying "I stab him in the heart, so he is dead right" D&D does not provide such detail, if it did...

In order to subsist only on human blood (or any other blood) you would need to consume 400 liters of blood per day. The reason is that blood is mostly water. That amount is about a bathtub every day. Clearly thats just not possible. So looking at the technical side the guy needs to have some...

You should also be very sure that you don't try this on casual players. It will be way to complex for people who don't really really like rules. Your rules looks Ok to me so far, except for the damage potential and the connected potential massive damage saves. Additionally if you are going for...

Keep the classes. If more people realized that its pretty easy to do some twinking to classes to make them suit your character idea we would not need 1001 prestige classes or a lot of multiclassing. UA have plenty of good examples of how to do this. Use them and common sense as a guideline...

I agree that it is touch and go. But IMO there are two major disadvantages to my suggested template. 1. -2 con is harsh. 1 hp per level is a very real and concrete disadvantage. I tend to rate con as the second most important stat on every character. No adventurer can expect long lives with low...

It's still unplayable. You need to realize that piling on a lot of weaknesess does not make up for a bunch of strong powers. Especially not when anyone using the template will obviously be a spellcaster and that makes every weakness (except the -4 con) neglible. Try describing in words, not...

The characters must atone for their griveous sins (and killing innocent bystanders is very bad indeed). In a world with a harsh law I would say execution is the way to go. That will teach the players to think more about their actions in the future. In a very magical world they might be Geased...

Hmm. Warning signs flashing red. Definately more than a mere bastite me thinks. Could be a succubus but more likely a wisdom draining lamia. That would fit the cat theme well. And what exactly is Roland. Changing inot cat shape. A druid or a homebrew kind of priest ? Sounds interesting.

Can you really be sure about that. Perhaps even the act of assuming inherently evil creatures form leaves a trace of taint on your body and soul :) (it sure will in my game now that I have thought about it)

Even if limited to one attack per round it seems very good (or plain broken) for a good reflex character with spring attack. Such a character will be in general be able to trade one attack per round with one attack per round from the enemy. If they then get to make a reflex save to avoid that...

Tried them out too. Ditched the mafter a couple of sessions. The facing rules did not bring enough positive things to the game to be worth the hassle. And the spring attacking rogue could do things that just seemed so stupid. Like standing 10 ft. from a guy and sudden run forward, past him and...

When you restrict magic items/wealth you need to take a lot of care to keep non-casters viable as anything else than meatshields. That will be a problem even with the reduced spell lists. The more "magic" enemies the players face the greater this problem gets. IMO scarse/low magic works best...

Hate to tell I told you so !

I intensely dislike that HD are linked with size. I would rather have a system that gave massive bonuses to HP, Fortitude saves, Str, Natural armor, Damage reduction and so on. I also detest the polymorph/shapechange rules. And let me join the crowd that finds grappling bothersome and very...

You could also explain your players that the D&D polymorph/shapechange/wildshape rules despite tons of revision are still a bunch of crap and either replace them or flat out remove them from the game. As for replacing I think this guy has made some sensible and workable rules, Follow the link...

But that is part of my point. The dm is suposed to have fun too. As said I would not as a dm balance an entire campaign on a puzzle. But you can be sure I would not keep giving out hints and clues untill a puzzle is solved if I put one in the game. And there won't suddenly and mysteriously pop...

As a dm i must say there are a lot of pampered players here. No I would likely not hinge a campaign on the players ability to solve a puzzle but I would be gleefully willing to make it very important. Perhaps even vital to have a decent shot at completing an adventure. And yes there are...