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I'd give a bonus based on the BAB of the character. Someone with a high BAB is going to be more aware of stances, ways of holding a weapon etc than one with a lower BAB. This should mean a world class swordsman should have a better idea of what is a threat than a spod who just happens to have...

G'ah, he thinks magic is more realistic than fighting ambi? :eek: If anything the penaties are unrealistically harsh. Try it some time. Someone with 2 swords who doesn't know what they were doing is a match for someone with one sword who does. (Unlike DnD most people find it easier to...

Yeah, and in one book (pirate queen I think) he gets laid out by a single sling shot to the noggin. :eek: If you want realism and gritty combat DnD is so not the system for it. Second the change system call. However, to make the situation more deadly without increasing the skill of the...

Less my experience in sciences, more my obsession with BBC history documentaries on at prime time. :heh: Such as showing how to use pre iron age technology to smelt copper on a beach using little more than a few leather bellows a few nights ago on Coast. I've seen similar things for early...

Monster wise I find Shadows to be equal opportunity kill joys, level DR and hp mean nothing, just touch AC and how much strenght. Sap him of a bit of strength and he'll be a lot less dangerous for a day or so. Just don't overdo them. First time I used a pair of shadows it was, according to...

Neither am I up on the gestalt rules but that does look like a high ECL. Why did you give him such a high level to come back as after death? At the least new PC's should be brought in at a level equal to the lowest. If you are ruthless enough this can be easily solved. Method 1/ give him what...

Firstly you are assuming every university is in a highly populated area - they aren't (most, yes, all no). Two, you are expecting everyone with a scientific or technical background to be in the cities. Rather a lot of engineering firms and defence research offices seem to be in small villages...

No cleric is hardly critical for healing. In a one off we all made our PC's independently for an urban game. 3 rogues, one swashbuckler, one lawyer (don't ask). Found a good use magic device check and a cure light wand works just as well with the added bonus rogues can tumble to get to downed...

Yeah, sounds about right. I do remember in a night fight when I took an unsafe unpulled blow to the face hard enough to brake the frames on my glasses, crack the lens and take me off my feet. As the adrenaline was flowing I jumped to my feet to carry on and beat my assaliant. Boy did I feel...

I knew it, the violent little blighters are out to get us, and now they are tooling up! Nice armour for humans too. Let the squirel - human arms race begin.

I wouldn't go overboard on the fatigue rules. There has been a few weapon practices I've been to in an attempt to get used to fighting with a shield and maille for LARP where I've been fighting for non stop using kit far heavier than I'm used to (central boss shield so try keeping your arm at...

Anything that brings the dead back to life (though I'd allow unlife) Haven't really ran much high level stuff so I haven't bothered with the nitty gritty but anything on the speak/understand other language and teleportation schools are things I'd usually prune out. They reduce the impact of...

Dunno about 4th ed, after the £ spent on 3/3.5 I doubt I'll bother but if I do I can't see that changing my mind about raising the dead either

Never allow it or it's ilk. Death should be permenant or it all gets silly. I will bend the death at -10 rule to avoid PC's dieing too common but once dead it's new charcter time. There is a name for things that return after they die, it's undead. Have only played in one game where it has...

Lots of the healing alchemy in IK has quite a gritty feel as it either doesn't kick in for a minute or has side affects like making you dizzy/drowsy which may not suit your game.

Iron Kingdoms has some great Alchemy feats such as Maximise Alchemy and something to improvie production speed as well as reducing xp cost of brewing potions. There are also pages of acids, healing salves, purgatives (like antitoxin but they make you sick :) ) and several other dohickies. A...

Don't count on it, in the Uni I went to the stuff deep in the basement most protected from anything were the physics and engineering books while all the popular arts books were in the easy to reach (and destroy) places.

Just order what you want as if it is the most natural thing in the world and don’t make a song and dance about it and most people won’t pay any attention or care. As for being cool and witty, easier to do when your mind ain’t pickled and everyone around you is making a concerted effort to lower...

Problem with catfolk; you keep needing to go into rehab for the catnip problem :)

Uh, name one. (And a postern door is hardly secret) Good with iron work and machinery? Steam powered cable cars conecting the mountains. Vast aquaducts taking snow melt from a nearby peak onto the higher fort and from there to other peaks. Lighthouses with large shutters to flash...