Game of Death

[seasong]

Wizards are better at metamagick than sorcerers to begin with; this just keeps that relationship the same.

However, it does seem to do a bit more than that, doesn't it? The wizard gains two things (spontaneous metamagic, and 0-level metamagic) while the sorcerer gains only one (reduced time for spontaneous magic).

Eh. It's not that big a balance point, and it's only once or twice a day, so I'll fix it so they both get instant, spontaneous, 0-level metamagic.

 

[seasong]

Jeremy: Added the link to the web page at the top of the PrC.

 

[Jeremy]

*mutters about wanting to post the archmage class to a website somewhere to get it approved too*



Kudos to the clever monkey who sniffed that one out to get some non OGL kick ass material into the game. Now if only we could get some other FR stuff.

 

[seasong]

*mutters about wanting to post the archmage class to a website somewhere to get it approved too*

Well, get WotC to release it as a web enhancement, and I'll nerf that for you, too .

As a side note, I was looking through Mongoose's Ultimate Prestige Classes book last night. If anyone has it, be forewarned, almost ANYTHING in there is going to be nerfed before I'll approve it. Why someone would design PrCs by taking a core class and only adding abilities, I don't understand - PrCs should be powerful, yes, but there needs to be some sacrifice too!

Well, actually, I guess they're just following the FR example .

 

[Jeremy]

You like the Scion in the Priest section? Love that one.

 

[seasong]

Plans for Deadline

My plan is to cut off OGL material at midnight this Friday (two days). I'm getting a lot of stuff, and I need to get it sorted so y'all can finalize your characters. Over the weekend, I will then sort and put together the website with everything you can use available, as well as the collected nerfs, clarifications, etc.

You will then have until the NEXT Friday to get me your finished characters, and I will spend that weekend combing your characters for Dire Lurking Evil, and warning you if I see anything that might not work the way you expect it to.

Once I have your characters approved... game on!

 

[seasong]

More unwanted insight into the mind of the referee...

I'm not sure how long it usually takes to get a Game of Death rolling. From the ones I've seen, it takes less than a week (not counting the silent, unmourned hours lost by the referee considering it ahead of time). And they are pretty fun, even with that short startup period...

Hethas' Gambit, on the other hand, is taking a week just to establish the ground rules, and another (possibly less than) week to build characters... and that also isn't counting the time I spent beforehand working out what approach I wanted to take, and going through clockworkjoe's to make sure I had my stuff together.

Is it worth it? I think so.

Part of the reason it's taking so long is because I'm doing everything in an open forum, taking the time to write little notes about why I made such-n-such decision, taking in comments, etc. If I was just yay-or-naying my way through a stack of characters, this would probably take considerably less time, but I think providing access to my reasoning and methods is valuable.

Another part of the reason it's taking so long is because of my insistence on a level playing field. I don't care who's character is stronger, I just want a single reference, the core books + the Hethas' Gambit Sourcebook of OGL Crunch, that everyone can use to build their characters, and know without doubt that there isn't another book out there with some bit o' cheese in it that no one knows about and can't prepare for. Again, I think that's valuable, even when it gives me a lot of work.

And, to a point, all of the work above is non-repeating. Once I have the Hethas' source book, I have it. I may add bits and pieces, or refine a rule based on midgame rulings, but the bulk will be there already .

Also, and I'm operating on pure theory here, I think that the work now will reduce the mid-game headaches. I certainly hope so . The smoother I can get things flowing in game, the more fun it will be for ALL of us.

So anyway, I hope no one minds my rambling .

 

[Number47]

Actually, I don't think this is taking any longer to start up than any other Game of Death I've been involved in.

 

[seasong]

Jeremy: Oh yeah, I LOVE the Scion.

Number47: Really? Okay, in that case, I ROCK.

 

[JDragon]

Seasong,

Did you get my email regarding Quickdraw and the basic idea for my character? (email was sent mid-day yesterday from an AOL account) I havn't seen a response so I wasn't sure.

Thanks

JDragon