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I totally know where you are coming from. I left ENWORLD about 9 months ago and considered the possibility that it might be permanent. Only about a month ago did I feel "up" to coming back. And now when I do come back - I've learned to take the advice Shilsen gave seriously and only go into...

Darn. I just got on and it took no time to load. I came right here to tell about my victory and then the log-in page took forever. But, at least it was a different page to load slowly. :o Sorry I couldn't give you all the good news and compliments I had hoped to give.

Iwas wondering if anyone else is noticing that ENWorld is really slow to load at first. I'm using IE 7 (I believe). No other websites I visitare slow, but when I want to come and visit ENWorld I can go make a pot of coffee before the page loads. [Not kidding] Just wondering if I'm the only...

I see that you already foundit over on the DSP site. But just in case you need it again - or anyone else does: Recruiting Thread Have you bought anything from DSP? If not, I highly recommend Untapped Potential as a starting work. It is a good all-aroud addition to the XPH from WotC. Beyond...

Seconded - Easily. Specifically, for these works: Untapped Classes: Worldthought Medic - Now all-psionic games have a healing option. It is the healer that everyone who plays a cleric really wants the cleric to be like anyway. The Mind Unveiled: Halo Knight - It's just a cool warrior class...

Well then, in that case, you tell your players that you've got itunder control and they need to quite their whining. If their wealth is average or above - you're doing fine!

Ohyeah. I didn't say it was completely kosher. But there are some DMs who allow it - especially those who think the Rogue needs some offensive help. Mind you, I'm not saying that ... I just know thereare some who do allow it.

Not if the players are smart and the DM allows readying actions after taking a 5' step. If the DM allows a player to move and then ready an action, then each flanker simply needs to mimick the exact movement of the fighter. The first flanker in the initiative order moves and then readies an...

This is cool. But it isn't the fault of the characters that they are in this setting. And you can't really expect the players to play characters that can always benefit from the status quo equipment - because that can get boring. So ... what you do is hand out equipment and let the players...

Well, the new ruleset should be happening soon. The contract is signed and the work has been delivered to Dreamscarred Press staff. I don't know how long proofreading/formatting is going to take, but watching the DSP forums or the Publishers forum here at ENWorld should bring an announcement...

Well, it should be happening soon. The contract is signed and the work has been delivered. I don't know how long proofreading/formatting is going to take, but watching the DSP forums or the Publishers forum here at ENWorld should bring an announcement. [Bacris is the ENWorld name of one of...

Exactly. The DMG has wealth guidelines per character per level. The rules assume that there is a certain amount of wealth in a party. If the party makes bad choices and purchases poor equipment for the task at hand - that's their fault. But if the DM gives them treasure that they don't want...

Why not just open up Word, create a table so the tokens you need are exactly the right dimension, and print up your own? You can usewhatever font you want, whatever color you want, etc. And most printers will handle a good quality cardstock that is sturdy but also able to be cut easily. The...

Exactly. And depending on the encounters chosen at each level, the treasure guidelines may or may not add up to the guideline! That's exactly why I am quick to do a level-end wealth analysis. If the party blows their money on bad equipment, that's fine. But I at least want them to have the...

Yeah, I find it interesting, too. In the end ... so long as the party wealth level approximately equals the wealth guideline table listed in the DMG times the number of players - does it really matter how they get it? Does it matter whether they get it evenly from each combat or all from one...

Heh. Sorry if my words mislead you to misinterpret my meaning. In my post I don't say anything about the power of a Favored Soul. I hate the fact that they get wings for a character reason. What does a character do with those wings when they sleep? When they sit down at a tavern bench made...

Have you ever thought about using a spontaneous cleric? Essentially - a cleric that looks and feels like a sorcerer but casts divine spells. [And no - I'm not talking about a Favored Soul. While I love the FS class, it's rediculous that they get wings and three good saves] Make a cleric that...

Another thing to consider is that in 3.x (at least) the great commodity in combat is actions. Yes, adding HP will increase longevity and therefore increase actions. But as the post above by Runestar points out, actions don't rise as efficiently as HP do. For example, take any creature at any...

Excellent point, fwiw. I played in a few games where all the treasure was currency and gemstones. It took a bit of desire to bend the suspension of disbelief to get there - but it worked out really well. In general, though, I usually give out treasure in terms of resale value. And, at each...

I, too, think that game balance is a bit of a misnomer in 3.5 ... although I do think it has gotten better through the years in the core game. The comment that was made earlier by the splatbooks making the situation worse has a lot of truth to it. But I do think that 3.5 has a better aspect of...