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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 3488330" data-attributes="member: 7635">A couple of good house rules.Allow the heal skill to heal hp = the check 1/hour or 1/day. This should relieve the need for cure potions and wands. Alternately, allow alchemical cure balms (2d4 hp, full-round action).Remove all item creation feats (with the possible exception of scribe scroll and/or brew potion). In a Low-Magic Item game, the cleric is king. Wizard is the next. Followed by druid, paladin, bard, sorcerer, monk, then ranger, barbarian, fighter, rogue. At issue will be buff spells (bulls str, magic weapon, haste) or abilities that improve PC combat ability (wild shape, rage) or heal (cure spells, lay on hands). Be careful for &quot;save or die&quot; creatures. Saving throws will be lower than assumed, and those DC 29 will saves might as well be &quot;roll a 20 or die&quot;. Consider action points if you really want to un-cheese D&amp;D.Be very careful with powerful undead (liches, vampires), all non-elemental planar monsters (demons, devils), and abberations. They usually assume certain magical items (AC item, saving throw items, DR breaking weapons) and can be TPKs if not handled right. Be ready to convert or remove DR on the fly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 3488330, member: 7635"] A couple of good house rules. Allow the heal skill to heal hp = the check 1/hour or 1/day. This should relieve the need for cure potions and wands. Alternately, allow alchemical cure balms (2d4 hp, full-round action). Remove all item creation feats (with the possible exception of scribe scroll and/or brew potion). In a Low-Magic Item game, the cleric is king. Wizard is the next. Followed by druid, paladin, bard, sorcerer, monk, then ranger, barbarian, fighter, rogue. At issue will be buff spells (bulls str, magic weapon, haste) or abilities that improve PC combat ability (wild shape, rage) or heal (cure spells, lay on hands). Be careful for "save or die" creatures. Saving throws will be lower than assumed, and those DC 29 will saves might as well be "roll a 20 or die". Consider action points if you really want to un-cheese D&D. Be very careful with powerful undead (liches, vampires), all non-elemental planar monsters (demons, devils), and abberations. They usually assume certain magical items (AC item, saving throw items, DR breaking weapons) and can be TPKs if not handled right. Be ready to convert or remove DR on the fly. [/QUOTE]

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