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Fighters dont 'suck' IMHO, but I do notice a certain lackluster quality to them. I've seen homebrewed Fighter variants that grant them Talent trees a la D20 Modern with enhanced damage, strength, or defensive branches to give them extra umph. I use one of these in my own campaign. It's...

I wondered the same thing. Besides getting use to the new rule of Immediate actions, no problem with my group regarding it. Flat-footedness has always been handled with the various legal options: ranks in spot/listen even if cross classed, Alertness feat, Improved Initiative, Rogues on trap...

Mistyped, it's not 'your read' but a quotation of RAW. I went to the FAQ to see if they resolved the problem with Trap Sense giving no AC benefit against surprise traps. They havent. I chose an insight type bonus because it best fits the description of the ability, isnt lost with...

Good point, I had to go to the FAQ which does agree with your read. The wording of trap sense describes it as an intuitive sense, i.e. transcending normal awareness. From this, I'd change it to a +1 insight bonus to AC, rather than rewrite flat-footedness. IME, making it a dodge bonus was...

They still do. Trap Sense doesnt require an Immediate action. Feather Fall specifically says it can be used in an unexpected fall, even though it's an Immdeiate Action to cast

Not here; there's no need for patch. Ruling option #1 is correct. The difference between Blade's Concentration mod and his Will save mod is likely pretty a big bonus. Big bonuses can be balanced by restricting their availability: when you're not flat footed and have the manuever ready...

Warblades from Tome of Battle can completely take the fighter's place and succeed where the base class may lack. Players Handbook 2 features knights which bridge the gap between fighters and paladins nicely. They seem like a lawful counterpart to Barbarians too IMO. Swashbucklers give a...

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Sure. If Anakin joins the Military order I can easyily see Vader evolving from their mentality. Grayer Jedi could become Sith or sith-like reasonably. Perhaps Skywalker gets seduced by Ventress? :] Unless you have a Black Sun/ Xizor fan in your group leave'em out. Less work and you already...

Cool. This discussion has got me pondering trying this setting with my own group, combined with a variant classless/levelless D20 I've been pondering (based off M&M).

Space Opera can include gray areas no problem; they generally follow the good/neutral/evil scale. I'm wondering how Anakin falls without a Padme nor restriction of attachment, which to me was a good thing Lucas did with the Vader's development. I know it can be done, just curious. I think I...

Number #1: Never ... ever apologize for choosing to party over message board discussions of Star Wars!!! :D The only thing better is parties were Star Wars is discussed, but try getting ladies to stick around for that ... wait, strike that ... try getting attractive ladies to stick around for...

Sounds reasonable, accomplishment in tough situtations gets ya the big chair and the more of these you handle the higher the level. Just gotta be careful with XP or ya get 25 year old captains. When Q let Picard avoid that Nauscican fight in the past, his new reality had him in Starfleet the...

Corsair, that sounds like a really good start for level and characterization. Fast/tough is good as we dont have those types yet. Reminds me of a pilot I played in Alternity once upon a time. (NOTE: Comparing a creation to something I would've or have created is amongst the highest form of...

Yeah, I do recall that. Without assuming her mom was just being snippy, it seems the lack of power with Deanna manifests as more effort to read and inability to detach. The counselor takes on a distracted look (full round act?) and experiences the emotions as her own (crying, growling...

Yeah, it seems Trek characters get 4-6 encounters per week (all on the day it shows in your broadcast area ;) ) and many of those are low-XP yield RP encounters. :heh: Helm was always a low rank position until Dax piloted the Defiant. After she died, it went right back to a lowly ensign...

Not really, but let's get off sand fish et al. ;) I just checked out Raven's version. Here's my concern: If ya got'em with a bonused Sense Motive and a super deep perception of a beings' minds it's really powerful. Raven went with them just having a super-duper Sense motive: all of the...

I was thinking as they've likely never heard a lie amongst their own, they'd have virtually no development of this skill. The way desert-living creatures wouldnt get Swim bonuses. Sense Motive is already bonused by their empathic expansion of it, another +3 is excessive IMHO. Very true, but a...

Thanks for the imput Myth, feat revised into a three feat tree now. I still need the races list, wanna check out Raven's thoughts. I went to his thread but there's only background races on it. Yeah, I'm just saying if the Romulan causes minor, untraceable malfunctions for small abuses of the...

I like Mara's concept and background alot, although she may wish to mind her manners around Nimal. ;) The Betazoid traits seem a bit too modelled off Troi. Being an open and honest to a fault people, the racial bonus to Sense Motive seems inconsistent. It makes sense for Mara to develope this...