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There are a couple of alternatives when it comes to fear/horror/madness and Powers. The Living Death campaign (www.livingdeath.org) addresses them in their campaign book. Fear/horror/madness for 3E is also talked about in one of the Kargatane's 'Book of S' series... not sure which one, but it...

The Arthaus MotRD book does make frequent references to the core Ravenloft setting and DM's book. You'd need at least the CS for fear/horror/madness and Powers checks.

Okay, that pretty well lays it all out, thanks Elder-Basilisk. I think my primary motivation for Expertise was flavor-based (I can dish it out but I can parry too!), but then again parrying may also be an assumed part of why the base 10 exists, I guess. Now that I understand the various costs...

Okay, here's a small question in relation to 'more hp vs. expertise' - Is it better to have, say, a 26 AC and 42 hp in a round, or a 21 AC and 49 hp? Are hp more valuable overall than AC? And how is this changed if we're playing under 'armor with damage reduction' or 'damage conversion'...

Wow, that's a lot to digest. Let's see what I can respond to off the top of my head... In general, I've tried to take into account both the domain spell lists and domain powers. Destruction's smite ability is clearly one of the best available. I'm not too inspired by the spells, though - I'm...

So, Fighter seems to be a losing proposition. Is Weapon Specialization and other bonus feats really so overshadowed by spells, then? The more I look at it, I can see how single-classing is valuable, but not really for the higher-level spells. However, caster levels are a big deal - at least...

My group is currently planning an IRC/OpenRPG-based campaign with a Lawful Good/Holy Warrior theme, as we got to discussing paladins a couple months ago and somehow everybody got excited about it at the same time. There are two, possibly three players, and since the other player is going...

valhallan definitely has some valid points. The rules for gaining mystic spheres is obscure in the d20 book and needs errata or some house-ruling to work. It doesn't make clear that every mystic starts with minor access to All and minor access to at least one other domain, which is sometimes...

Magic is not pervasive in Gothic Earth. It would be better to compare it to Dark*Matter than Forgotten Realms. Most things work the way we would expect them to in 1890's Earth. Magic is very rare, and every time someone uses it they risk corruption by evil. The book encourages every magic...

Masque does refer to the Ravenloft Player's and Dungeon Master's books quite often; however these are mostly on Ravenloft game mechanics such as Fear, Horror, Madness, and Dark Powers checks. If you're not keen on emphasizing horror elements in your game, those books aren't nearly as important...

Well, the Living Death site, www.livingdeath.org, has character sheets for their campaign. I'm not too wild about the design, but it's the closest thing I know of to what you're looking for.

This is so true. I hope that my latest attempt will be a sustainable campaign and I do have an idea for it, but figuring out how to get it started and put in the pieces between the major events will be tough. I've already found that there tends to be one idea that comes to mind first in a...

Next week my group is starting a d20 Modern campaign that will use the Psychic's Handbook. The setting is Masque of the Red Death (yeah, I know it comes out on Monday, I might switch, but the window is too small and I gotta get this rolling). However, we're switching up some rules and I gotta...

Well, if it's not too late, I'd probably recommend Tsubasa by CLAMP from Del Rey. Only the first two or three volumes are out in the US, but the Japanese release is up to 8. Quick summary: Shaoran is the childhood friend of the princess Sakura. When she falls under a curse, Shaoran and other...

*blink blink* Go to www.rpgnow.com - down towards the bottom of the page you'll see, among others, a Ravenloft logo. Clicking that brings up a list of all the Ravenloft ESDs (PDFs) that they're selling. The Guide to Vampires is among them, though I'd recommend the appropriate Monster Hunters'...

What's this? Maybe I read it wrong, but I thought that spellcasters didn't need to re-prepare every day, just that they prepare a list once when they're in their home library or whatever, and they carry that list of spells with them until they return to the library and prepare a new list. Am I...

Well, you've got a point there (I mean about James Wyatt loving the setting; I haven't even looked at the Ravenloft updates)... alright, I'll give d20 Past a fair look.

Right, originally the Ravenloft contract was said to not include Masque, though I guess they must have done some renegotiation recently. The inclusion of the Six-Fingered Hand in the Menace Manual seems to prove that Wizards can pretty well do as they please. Details on the Jade Dragon book...

Masque of the Red Death is already due for d20. Arthaus, the current Ravenloft publishers, are putting out a Masque hardcover in October. The Living Death coordinator is one of the authors, so I imagine that when it comes out, Living Death might try to replace its current rules with those...

Both Von Ether and Staffan have made good points, and I think they've just about covered the main angles. I've run into some similar problems recently in my attempts to come up with a system for Masque of the Red Death that both includes psionics and my players might actually consent to. For...