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I've been mucking about with a couple of variant systems: The key to having magic skill-based is that you restrict the number of disciplines - the PsiHB has 6 (ClaSen, MetCre, Telep, PsyMet, PsyKin, and PsyPort.) The Schools of magic are IMHO less 'balanced' with each other, but I don't know...

Buy FCTF! Buy FCTF! Buy FCTF! Even if you disagree (as I do) with some of the power costings, FCTF is well worth the cost; it's loaded with ideas, of which the 'here's a way to balance out characters with no/fewer magic items with magic-loaded characters' is just one. Kudos, RW

Maybe it's my natural lack of Charisma being reflected in my character choices, but I tend to play half-orcs or dwarves.

You could just live with the fact that they are cross-class and your bonus won't be as high as if they were class skills. Invest a couple of Feats in Skill Focus to reflect the fact that you are, well, focussing on those skills! In a PBP I am playing a Shaman; without using Cosmopolitan (a FR...

I wouldn't have thought so - surely if it is not 'target: wearer' it isn't 'cast upon' the wearer. If it is 'Effect: Ray,' it creates a ray. Like any spell that conjures or creates it is not really 'cast upon' anything; it is bringing something into existence (even if that something is...

Spells requiring a ranged touch atack are not considered targetted spells (they are usually Effect: Ray rather than Target: X spells.) If you read the Rod of Absorption description it specifically mentions spells targetted at you and rays etc. aimed at you (as two separate categories.) Yes...

Is incorporeality considered "natural", (Ex), or (Su)? (i.e. can a Shifter in Ghost form move through walls?)

Actually, I do own FCTF - excellent value and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for new and different ideas even if they arent likely to run a Dark Decade (or other FCTF) campaign :D It is sort of along the lines I was looking for, but I was hoping to do without the necessity of introducing a...

With only a +12 Will save I'm very surprised no-one just threw a Hold Monster/Feeblemind/Dominate Person/Hold Person/etc on him.... an 18th level party should be able to manage decent DCs...or grapple (the -4 size penalty will hurt him, and he can only attack with one weapon while grappled) or...

Just thinking about creating a class which is granted (Su) powers rather than casting spells ("Gifted" or "Chosen' or somesuch.) These powers would all be useable at will, to avoid 'spell slots', 'mana points', 'casting checks' or similar mechanisms; obviously balancing is going to be the...

Protecting yourself from targetted dispels can be difficult, but here are a few possibilities: Absorption items (Rod, Ioun Stone) Spell Turning Spellblade weapons (for example add to your shield some +1 shield spikes; spellblade (dispel magic)) if you have access to Magic of Faerun and a spare...

Will move to (H,5) next to Neblin, Full Defence, and call to the other party members to gather around, as above.

Namfoodle, does his best to avoid the slashes and bites of the rat-man, trying to fend him off with his dagger. Pleasemovingcloserfortooptimumprotectivebenefit he garbles to the others earnestly. Full-round action: Full defence, stepping to (G,5) AC increases to 25 (+5 armour +2 shield +2...

I would allow extended creeping cold, heat metal etc, just have the damage cap out. So as a 4th level spell it would deal 1d6 + 2d6 + (3d6x4) = 15d6. Within the power level, and the fact that it is on the high side of damage is balanced by the fact that it takes a long time to deal its damage...

I proposed a Feat a while ago that was similar in flavour but perhaps slightly less powerful, designed for multiclassed spellcasters (who are severely scr*wed by the rules as they stand) Versatile Caster (General) Prerequisite: Able to cast spells as a member of two or more different Core...

Summon Nature's Ally IX can be used to get 1d4+1 dire tigers (16HD) Then Animal Growth them (and your own animal companion(s) while you're at it) and throw a chained greater magic fang. You now have 1d4+1 32 HD creatures, attacking at +37/+37/+32 for 2d6+17/2d6+17/2d8+11 (and penetrating DR...

I like the idea behind it. In practice if I were to use it I think it would exacerbate my tendency to create characters with no extreme attributes; all 12s with one 14 is quite viable under the Seasong28 system. However, bear in mind that the more a system 'penalises' high costs the greater...

That is supposed to be one of the disadvantages of using a bow, compensating for the fact that at range you are able to deal damage without taking melee damage in return. Quintessential Elf is an incredible book for jacked-up archer Feats - if you can convince your DM to allow it, you'll...

Nifft - I like your (original) idea (although I have to agree with Geoff that the MC Ranger is a big mistake....) I might make the save Reflex rather than Will (thinking of the swashbuckling dandy model of Aristocrat) but the tradeoff of hd and one-third of the Feats (and Weapon Specialisation...

OOC: Ouch! Fort save #1: 8 +7 =15. Fort save #2: 11 +7 =18 Namfoodle, somewhat like the laughing clowns found at fun-fairs, springs back almost as soon as he is rocked backwards by the force of the blow. He seems less upset by the fact that he has been struck by an axe as by the fact that...