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I'm kicking around the idea for new core classes that represent not a 20-level progression, but instead a single-level specialty or profession. They could be an optional starting point for 1st level characters, or available to add flavor to a more experienced character. Something like the...

You can read my confusions in this thread Has anyone refined the combat action system into something less confusing? If I sit down and do it myself, would you want to read it? Yah, I COULD just wait for 3.5, but I've got a game to play now, not this summer.

I'm trying to wrap my head around the combat actions, and currently have only the SRD at my disposal. I'm trying to figure out the difference between the Partial and Move-Equivalent actions. Basically, is this a correct understanding?: Standard Action = 1 Partial Action + 1 Move-Equivalent...

For any n-sided die (1dn), the following is true: 1/n * 100 = % chance of rolling any number from 1 to n For a roll of 2dn in which the results are summed, the following is true: The total number of combinations is n^2 The median, mode, and mean of 2dn = n+1 The % chance to roll the mode...

Am i the only one that would have rather seen Weis & Hickman develop the "Death Gate" worlds as a campaign setting instead of the Sovereign Stone? (edit: Actually, "in addition to" is a much better way to phrase it) I think DG would have made a very interesting setting, especially with the...

I've got the four volumes of the Wizard's Spell Compendium from good-old 2E. I'm pretty new at 3E. I've read through the conversion manual, but I want to throw this question out to the experienced players. How hard is it, in practice, to convert a spell from 2E to 3E? Are these books still a...

In this thread, evildmguy wrote: I also don't understand the desire for every system to have a d20 conversion. To me, one of the following criteria must be met for an existing game to benefit from a d20 conversion: 1. An out-of-print, unsupported, or otherwise dead system that would benefit...

Back when hitting 9th level meant you had reached "name level," you could build a stronghold and attract followers. It was great. How 'bout that. Am I glossing over something obvious, or does 3e itself gloss over the act of actually obtaining land? Both the PHB and the DMG mention Land as a...