Core Rules Survivor

[Nifft]

I think we have enough. Poll will be up later tonight. Thanks, people!

Last minute suggestions may be considered, or not, depending on my whimsy.

Cheers, -- N

 

[Wik]

Counterspells. The counterspell mechanic, as it currently stands, is useless. You have to ready an action to cast the exact same spell... and with the abundance of spells in D&D, that's not going to happen.

Unless you burn a feat. And then, you waste a spell slot so that you can deny your opponent a chance to act. Which is, I guess, okay... if the PHB as written used immediate actions.

No. Counterspelling has to go.

 

[Li Shenron]

Trained-only skills! If a character has no ranks in a skill, they're probably not going to succeed on a roll of any import, but they should at least be able to try. Why can someone Jump without training, but not Tumble?

No rule actually says you cannot tumble without ranks... you just don't get the benefit of avoiding the AoO

BTW, in the list so far, the only rule which I really don't like is grappling which is way too complicated.
All other nominations are not bad rules for my taste.

 

[Goreg Skullcrusher]

Allow me to add some hate towards the Spiked Chain and Fixed Save DC's. The former because it is the Paris Hilton of weapons; dumb and pointless yet everyone keeps talking about it.

 

[Nail]

- AoOs
- Fixed Skill DCs (Diplomacy & Tumble) HATE
- Massive Damage Save
- Spot & Listen, Hide & Move Silently as separate skills
- Spot & Search as separate skills
- Cross-class skill mechanics
- Trapfinding (Rogue class ability)
- Tripping mechanics
- Grappling mechanics
- Size modifier to trip, grapple, etc.
- Animal Companions HATE
- Dodge feat mechanics HATE
- Fatigue / Exhaustion
- Favored Class & Multiclassing XP Penalty
- Monk & Paladin Multiclassing Restriction HATE
- Whip mechanics
- Spiked chains
- Raise dead (and related) mechanics
- Level loss (energy drain, death)
- Multi-class save stacking
- Pokemount
- Level Adjustment
- Turn Undead HATE


The rest aren't so bad.....

 

[Nifft]

Poll is up! Go vote here: http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=201047

This thread hereby done.

Thanks, -- N