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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 1910245" data-attributes="member: 7006">My votes on things to make the game truly pulpy AND Extraordinary would be thus:I think Gesalt lower level characters would be more interesting than high level single class characters.  Most folks have played PCs at 8th - 10th level before, but probably very few have ever had a chance to play Gesalt.  This would be a cool chance to try it out.I would make stat buy higher (36 or 40 would be cool).I would give out many more feats.  Feats are what truly make characters different and special from each other, so if you give out more feats, characters will become more extraordinary.  I'd say give out a feat at EVERY character level with 2 feats at 1st (and this doesn't include the free feats that fighters, wizards, humans, monks etc get as part of their class levels).  This probably won't cause too much of a problem because PbP games tend to move along so slowly that it'll be months before a number of your feats every actually come up.Because there are no prestige classes as you said if the game goes Gesalt, I'd allow players to buy prestige class abilities as feats.  The prerequisite for the "feat" is the character level needed to acquire the ability through normal minimum class & prestige class advancementI.E. if your character wanted the "Impromptu Sneak Attack 1/day" ability of the Arcane Trickster (a 3rd level prestige class ability), you'd be able to get it with a feat at 11th level.  (To get into the Arcane Trickster prestige class you need at minimum 5 levels of wizard to cast 3rd level spells and 3 levels of rogue to get the +2d6 sneak attack, then the 3rd level prestige ability would bring the character to 11th level at minimum.)The reason why I'm include this rule is because there are hundreds of special abilities that are out there that could easily be feats and be fun to use, but which we usually never get a chance to use.  I know that I personally would love to some day use the Drunken Master's ability to make up to a 90 degree turn while charging, but I realize the odds of me ever playing a Drunken Master are slim.  This game would allow players to grab those special abilities they've always wanted to try out but never got the chance.  Since this specific game is supposed to be involving characters a lot more twinked than normal, this allowance would be great fun.</blockquote>

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