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This is fairly arguable when you consider what realistically constitutes an option. I'll yield that, in the most literal sense with the most open classes? Sure. Generally though, I'm not seeing a huge decrease in options. They suck pretty hard in point buy games too. Even real life isn't too...

But... unless you were a class who had the ability to do everything awesomely at once, you already had a "role" that defined what your class would function most optimally doing. Your two-hand fighter with Power Attack was already charging low AC targets to blow them away with explosive damage...

I think the general implication with the radiant thing is that, in addition to being pure, divine energy... it is also bright and shiny, which is why some people may feel at odds with it being used for evil powers. Hence the suggestion for necrotic use or reflavoring.

Gameism and cinematic trope.

I'm actually starting to wonder. I realize that, these days, I have a lot more manga/comic book inspiration then I used to, but even looking back, I have trouble thinking of many fantasy stories (and I used to be a pretty avid reader), either contemporary or more along the lines of medieval lit...

Same way they always have. Break into the adventuring profession and get paid for it.

I'm going to have to agree that there are two real options. I'm also going to say that, as an experienced PnPer, those two options also make perfect sense to me. 1. Get things to work by using another class and reflavoring. 2. Do what I always do when existing material can't fit my desires...

To be vaguely critical of this thread in general, isn't the very concept of the bildungsroman one that is more closely linked to personal growth (in the emotional and spiritual sense, really), rather than an issue of effective power level? Really, unless I'm mistaken (and it is possible, as my...

Intimidate is pretty simple as far as skills go. The problem is most people don't really understand how it was intended (as near as I can discern from how the mechanics work). Intimidate is supposed to be used to get others, WHO WOULD NOT NORMALLY BE INCLINED TO DO SO, to go along with you out...

Might wanna check your thread title. You're mixing your shonen up. >_>

I'll take a moment to briefly state that, given the current nature of 4th (and the way Bleach functions), you would be a lot better off statting the Zanpaktou up as a magical weapon and then letting him take a normal class. Failing that, I'd make the class with two focuses (Soul Slayer or...

I notice someone mentioned Arthurian Fantasy as, essentially, an opposite to anime style fantasy. In the future, could you please specify a little more, like, Arthurian Fantasy (as portrayed by that loser Malory and his followers)? Seriously. The Welsh works, Chretien's works and a lot of the...

I know. Totally beats that 3.X play. The names are a lot shorter. DM: The shadow demon begins to laugh as he calls upon his his spectral panthers to attack. R/F/IB: "Hey, Fighter/Battle Sorcerer/Spellsword/Abjurant Champion/Eldritch Knight, I can't feint him, he's far too skilled, could you...

I have a question for the people talking about the Bugbear Strangler/Picador Harpoon/etc abilities and the PCs learning them. What did you do when the PCs witnessed an NPC with a high level ability, feat, extraordinary ability, etc and wanted to learn/use it right there? Just for the sake of...

Goodie. Now the problem here for me is that, given prep time, a good chunk of it is devoted to coming up with the possibilities and basic plots that will be running around that session. Generally speaking, my PCs have this uncanny knack to leap between loyally following plot hooks and then...

Can I ask? How much prep do you do before sessions?

So, you can be up, fine and dandy during combat but, as soon as it ends... there is the chance you could just flat out drop dead and not be able to do anything about it? On the other side, you can get knocked out three or four times, almost die, get smacked up and down from 200 HP repeatedly...

Erec laughed before taking a long drag on the flask in his hand, his massive frame bouncing. "And that's when I grabbed the golem and just smashed its head into the wall! Whole damn thing broke!" Destiny smiled. "But didn't it get a few good hits on you first? I remember watching it land a...

Harkan slammed into the ground, breathing heavily. He had barely managed to block the knight's last blow, but he was sure his arm couldn't take another one of those. His entire body ached. His reactions were slowing down. "What is wrong, 'hero?'" the knight's voice echoed in the small room...

Only 6-8 years on my personal campaign setting, and I'm happy to say... I think I can finally play it in DnD without having to completely rewrite this system. ^_^ Of course, I could be wrong, but mechanically speaking, the game seems to better represent the sort of thing I've been aiming for...