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I see i didn't express myself very clearly. What i tried to say was using delay in this fashion is a way of "kick-starting" the combat system, and when it gets going it works pretty well. But if something happens during that delay period, you will have some PCs (and monsters) that are still...

Only if you used modal logic :p .Ziggy

All the icky stuff goes away when everybody has had their first action, it is what happens before that I don't like. Delaying is a good tactic when you have the initiative, what you are basically doing is skipping the first round of combat, and then the system works perfectly :) But if...

Thanks for the feedback Ki Ryn, I think I like your writeup more than mine :D I especially like the limitation of no actions (apart from the trigger) in the first round if you have a Precombat Preparation. This is reasonable as you need some time to reconsider your priorities. And trigging...

That is correct, assuming that every combatant has "standing orders", i.e. has a predetermined plan before combat. In a real situation this would mainly be relevant for bodyguards, but (as I noted in my post) the change I suggest don't make sense if everybody readies in the first round. I still...

Hi! Lately I've become quite dissatisfied with the way 3E handles the first round of combat. While the system works well whenever there is an element of surprise (the surprise round is an excellent idea), it don't handle encounters where all involved expect combat very well. The most annoying...

Spider climb is how the second (evil) party managed to climb the mountain [Apart from the fighter who got a big rock in the head (critical) and fell to his death]. But the sorcerer in my party don't have spiderclimb, so that was not an option. .Ziggy [Edit: Spelling errors]

My party fought the trog priest and negotiated with the Dannanshee :) In my (scaled for a tough 4-5th level party) adventure the bonetangle was a skeletous (the template) umber hulk, and that nearly killed them. I used leveled orcs for goblins, with the leader as a abnormally small orc. But...

[Spoiler warning] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . I played it in a world without psionics. On purpose I kept the effects gained from the crystals mysterious, something outside the realms of normal magic. The PC's brought with them some of the crystals from the dragon's workshop, and...

Essentially your analysis is correct, Craft Wonderous Item is quite unbalanced against most of the other craft feats. However there are a few situations where Craft Ring/Rod become useful: [list=1] If you are limited to items in the DMG, there are a few unique effects that can only be attained...

Hi Lazybones! Nice to see you back :D I 'm looking forward to the new direction you are taking the story, the start definitely looks promising. .Ziggy

Piratecat, was my Pudding smack an inspiration for Sluuth ( see http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10188), or did we just have a very similar idea ? .Ziggy [BTW, how to you find the right link to individual posts ?]

Brilliant idea, mind if I steal it ? :) I'll probably change it to double the ranks of the character wearing it (with a maximum bonus of +10 for ordinary items), with no limitations on use. .Ziggy

Cool ! I'm the northenmost poster (until someone from Iceland posts). .Ziggy

Probably. The big difference between light and medium armor (in game terms) is reduced speed. In practice this is more related to the flexibility of the armor than the weight og the armor. A chain shirt is very flexible, in practice it don't hinder movement at all (but you get pretty tired...

Those costline tiles are fantastic ! Any chance of getting a copy ? .Ziggy

Re: Which System... Errrr, none ? To be serious, we have sort of a common system for combat, with very simple rules. It focuses on safety rules, but also includes simple rules for HP (1-4), damage (1-2) and armor (negates the first X points of damage). Most combat is supervised, and the GM...

We do, and they do actually look fairly similar to swords (or a mace or whatever weapon you have made). Of course the weight is still off, but balance and workmanship is still pretty important. They'll hurt a bit if you hit a forbidden area, or if they are improperly made, but there is very...

WoW! Love the shadows and play of light on the shoulders and arms. Often this type of picture is too dark for my monitor/eyes, but this was just perfect. .Ziggy

Hi! I really like the phoenix, especially how you did the flames. You manage to make the flames blurry and insubstantial, while the actual bird is still solid. .Ziggy