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I was thinking, in an effort to give death a little more bite, to add an additional component to Resurrection spells. Raise Dead would require, from the caster, one constitution point for the length of one year. Resurrection would require a permanent point of Con. True Resurrection works...

My decision was to leave it alone for several sessions and see how things played out. We've only played one session since then and it was pretty combat heavy, although the rogue did have to face two or three skill checks. The DCs were 20 or below, so he auto succeeded. I'm going to probably not...

I don't know that I would go with it in game, but it's an interesting way of trying to determine the relative value of a given magic item. A +3 weapon is considered top of the line, but if I only had 100 hit points to spend I don't know that I'd give up any more than maybe 10 to 15 of them for...

That's an interesting idea. Wouldn't fighters and barbarians be at something of an advantage though? Sent from my SGH-M919 using EN World mobile app

I'd love to see that. Sent from my SGH-M919 using EN World mobile app

I was thinking that maybe a better and simpler criteria with which to rate an item would be to assign it a number based on how much you would like a character of yours to find one.

I tend to agree, although flying items don't trouble me overly much.

I'm not sure that rarity is the best indication of the true value of a given magic item. I'm wondering what value we would assign magic items on a 1 to 10 scale based on their impact on the game as they pertain to adventurers. For example, it seems to me that items that give AC bonuses would...

I do like the idea of faster combat. To clarify a little further, do the players choose their order and set it in stone each round, or can they do it on the fly? In other words, say you've got Dave, Chris, and Mary coming up on their turns. So it's decided that Mary goes first. Do Dave and...

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I can't argue with your logic. If the designers are only putting in DC20 traps in an adventure designed for 11th level and up PC's, then yes, they must be taking Reliable Talent into account. It still seems odd to me, but such is life. I have no houserules just yet, so I think I'll wait awhile...

It's true that the adventures were not written with specific classes in mind, although Tomb of Horrors seems like it would be a bear without a rogue (although I've never run it, but we've all heard the horror stories). To answer your questions as best I can, to make it through those seven...

Yeah, I think it'll probably be easier (and correct) to let him grant immunity to chosen creatures. It answers my question about Sunbeam too. Sent from my SGH-M919 using EN World mobile app

It is oddly written. If they'd just left off that first sentence in the description it would have clarified things. I'm about 75% convinced that I've been reading it wrong though. I'm probably going to switch back to letting the mage choose creatures to be immune to his spell. He will love that.

Interesting. A couple of questions to clarify. So group A is the party members who beat the DC, and Group B are the party members who don't. So you're order goes, Group A, then monsters, then Group B, then back to Group A, then monsters, Group B, and so on, correct? That's probably self...

That's exactly what I've decided to to. Sent from my SGH-M919 using EN World mobile app

Let's get away from the thief robbing an entire town scenario and talk about traps for a minute. I just looked over both Against the Giants (which I'm currently running my party through), and Tomb of Horrors, a dungeon known for it's fiendish traps. Just a cursory glance shows DC 20's...

A fighter's attacks always have a chance to fail. High level spells require a spell slot. People seem to think that I'm out to screw this rogue over, and nothing could be further from the case. My list of house rules up to this point has been zero. Besides currently tinkering with magic...

Yes, they are supposed to succeed at most skill checks. I don't have a problem with that. If you read my original post, I stated quite clearly that I think upping DC's is a cheap ploy. I'll up them when it makes sense to do so, but not just to nerf the rogue.

I don't know yet if I think it's, "unbalancing" and balance isn't really my issue here. But Reliable Talent most certainly has more of an impact on the game than a lucky streak of die rolls. You can't count on lucky die rolls. Luck is not always on. All the Time. Forever.