3.5 books take a beating.

[Mystery Man]

Quick brain droppings from gaming last night using some of the new 3.5 rules.

Boots of S&S and Ring of Jumping powered down to acceptable levels.
Jump skill goooood.
Call lighting good.

Sqeezing works well but makes monsters very easy to hit. Makes sense, they should have a harder time trying to defend themselves crammed into tighter spaces.

Short night, players took a beating. All in all I like the new rules.

 

[apocalypstick]

i was about to post something derogatory about the the squeeze rules, but luckily i thought about my post before clicking on "submit" and realized that i like it.

go figure.


my first taste of actually playing with 3.5 rules is gonna be today.

 

[ForceUser]

We played last night too.

I don't know if it's new or old, but Empower Spell + magic missle = tedious. You have to calculate the empowerment on each missle individually. People were groaning.

New space/reach/squeeze rules = good and fun.

New righteous might/new harm/new Evard's black tentacles = stupendous.

New haste combined with many fire giants = Ugh!! (Good, I guess. Certainly scary )

 

[Happy Funball]

ForceUser
I don't know if it's new or old, but Empower Spell + magic missle = tedious. You have to calculate the empowerment on each missle individually. People were groaning.

Not to be pedantic, but

(1d4+1) * 1.5 + (1d4+1) * 1.5 + (1d4+1) * 1.5

is the same as

(3d4+3) * 1.5

I know the book says to empower each missile individually, but, really, when are the books ever right?

 

[youspoonybard]

Not to be pedantic, but

(1d4+1) * 1.5 + (1d4+1) * 1.5 + (1d4+1) * 1.5

is the same as

(3d4+3) * 1.5

I know the book says to empower each missile individually, but, really, when are the books ever right?

They aren't the same if you round on each missle.

 

[RingXero]

Not to be pedantic, but

(1d4+1) * 1.5 + (1d4+1) * 1.5 + (1d4+1) * 1.5

is the same as

(3d4+3) * 1.5

It's not the same all the time. You have to round down with each bolt individualy, since they are seperate instances of damage.

so in the first method you get (with a roll of 4 for each)
7.5+7.5+7.5 then round down each for
7+7+7=21

(3d4+3) *1.5 gives you 22.5 or 22 with the same rolls.

Sure it is only one point of damage, but there is a difference.


RX