Game of Death

[Number47]

Comments:

I like the Standing Rush. Not overpowered in the least. Clarify if the movement is free for the rusher. EDIT: Also clarify what happens to the guy who provoked the rush. It is in the middle of his action.

Probably should axe the Pearl and the meta'd scrolls.

I vote for a new or re-roll effect for Prismatic Spray. It is not an overpowered spell for seventh level and doesn't need nerfing.

 

[seasong]

Your Haste nerf needs to be cleared up more. We know it doesn't allow a casting of an extra spell, but does it allow the use of any magic items? What kind of magic items?

Hm, I guess that wasn't clear .

I didn't nerf haste so much as I nerfed hasted spell casters. The only rule I added was that spell casting was limited to a maximum of 1 quickened spell and 1 normal spell, and specified that haste did not get around that restriction.

You can use any magic item, as long as it does not require more than a partial (or move equivalent) action. You can even cast a spell with your haste action, as long as you don't exceed the overall limit of 1 quickened spell and 1 normal spell.

For scrolls, I'll get back to you when I'm home and have my books in front of me, so I can give a strict ruling. I think scrolls "allow you to cast a spell", in which case it falls under the usual limits. But if not, I'm not worried about allowing scrolls to be read.

 

[Jeremy]

Heh. Makes sense. Also makes it a dangerously level playing field for those that don't have lots of tactical options from spells or items or the like.



Ah well, just a game. I'm going to play this one for all the fun I can get and leave the winning to smarter players.

 

[seasong]

I've added clarifications to the Standing Rush. Mostly, though, it amounts to:

a) This is an Attack of Opportunity. It interrupts*.
b) I don't want high-STR monsters getting an AoO and having a resulting sprint across the field.

* This reminded me of Buttercup's quote on Powerpuff Girls, "It's what I do. I'm a monster... I surprise!"

Jeremy: Are you talking bout the Standing Rush, the Haste clarifications, or something else?

 

[seasong]

Gray Spells In 8th level slots

After careful thought (although not many comments), I've decided that Pearls of Power may not be used to recover an 8th level spell, and scrolls may not have a 7th level or lower spell that has been metamagicked to 8th level. I've updated the appropriate post, so I can find this ruling again .

I don't think this would be a problem in and of itself, but it opens up too many gray areas, and I'd rather have a solid, absolute rule for a game like this.

Wands and staffs are subject to the same limitation, of course .

 

[Jeremy]

Jeremy: Are you talking bout the Standing Rush, the Haste clarifications, or something else?

Was actually referring to your nerf/nonerf system, I just hit reply back when you posted and didn't get the chance to submit it until much later due to a rush of calls.

 

[seasong]

DANGER WILL ROBINSON

Okay, so here's the thing: some people are waiting to send in their characters until they see what all the rules are. That's fine and dandy, however... the list of rules will be added to as soon as they send me any new OGL stuff.

So, at the VERY LEAST, please e-mail me any OGL stuff or questions you have about your potential character, so that I can make a ruling on it and get things moving.

I would like to have a fairly complete list of what I am going to allow by this coming weekend, so that I can finalize stuff and have characters ready by the end of this month (which is coming fast).

Also, if I don't hear from you by Friday, I am going to have to open your slot in the competition to someone else. I can't wait indefinitely.

 

[Jeremy]

[tongue in cheek]Yeah! So quit scavenging our ideas or planning your defenses based on likely opposition. [/tongue in cheek]

Jump in there and play your character, not a buffet of our choices or the perfectly designed anti-character to the things you've seen. I can tell you from my personal knowledge that not everything you've seen already is going to be in play due to dropped chars and trial and error.

So let's go!

 

[Saepiroth]

i think I am mostly done with my guy... i'm only using stuff that's been already OGLed here and core, so it should be clean.

insane cackling chain masters unite!

 

[Jeremy]

"Pardon me ser, but your huge chain seems to be hanging in the wind."

"Is that your chain?"

"There is a huge chain parked in an illegal zone. Black in color, lots of spikes."

I knew I was going to regret posting that link.