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<blockquote data-quote="Noumenon" data-source="post: 4859296" data-attributes="member: 70102">I just passed over that one with a &quot;The #2 generator listed is for 3.0 still&quot;, but when you look at it, it's still pretty good!&nbsp; Features I like:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">It generates mounts for everybody, which is a fun option.&nbsp; Maybe my Goblin Wiz5 should show up on a riding dog.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">It has a &quot;magic damper&quot; feature.&nbsp; If you want your wizard to come out like a PC with a scroll for every occasion, leave it at 1.&nbsp; If you want low magic, put it at 99 and he has a masterwork club.</li>
</ul>The thing that looks the most 3.0-mangled is the skill list, but the skill list is useless to me anyway because it's yet another generator that puts 2, 3, 5 ranks into a bunch of random skills.&nbsp; There are three reasons it would be better to just pick certain skills and max them out:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">It differentiates characters.&nbsp; This ranger has specialized in Jump, this ranger has Ride -- that makes me want to play them differently.&nbsp; That one guy has 3 points in Use Rope and 2 points in Appraise doesn't make him really any different than the other guy with 2 points in Balance and 2 in Spellcraft.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">It meets game balance requirements.&nbsp; The DC of spellcraft assumes you'll have it near max and hence be able to identify a 3rd-level spell about 60% of the time at 5th level.&nbsp; At three ranks it's a crappy 30%.&nbsp; Might as well not even try.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Max ranks makes it look like your skills were chosen on purpose, not at random.&nbsp; You generated a Druid with 9 ranks in Use Magic Device?&nbsp; OK, I guess you had something in mind there, even if it's weird.&nbsp; You generated one with 3 ranks in Open Lock, 4 in Search, and 2 in Ride?&nbsp; You must be using monkeys with calculators.</li>
</ul>Maybe I should do a whole 'nother thread, with a Wizard 5 instead.&nbsp; It will give the new guys another chance, give me another shot at Google, and show different parts of the generators.&nbsp; Like, I wonder how many of them actually generate a whole spellbook for the wizard like Birched's does?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Noumenon, post: 4859296, member: 70102"] I just passed over that one with a "The #2 generator listed is for 3.0 still", but when you look at it, it's still pretty good! Features I like: [LIST] [*]It generates mounts for everybody, which is a fun option. Maybe my Goblin Wiz5 [i]should[/i] show up on a riding dog. [*]It has a "magic damper" feature. If you want your wizard to come out like a PC with a scroll for every occasion, leave it at 1. If you want low magic, put it at 99 and he has a masterwork club. [/LIST] The thing that looks the most 3.0-mangled is the skill list, but the skill list is useless to me anyway because it's yet another generator that puts 2, 3, 5 ranks into a bunch of random skills. There are three reasons it would be better to just pick certain skills and max them out: [list] [*]It differentiates characters. This ranger has specialized in Jump, this ranger has Ride -- that makes me want to play them differently. That one guy has 3 points in Use Rope and 2 points in Appraise doesn't make him really any different than the other guy with 2 points in Balance and 2 in Spellcraft. [*]It meets game balance requirements. The DC of spellcraft assumes you'll have it near max and hence be able to identify a 3rd-level spell about 60% of the time at 5th level. At three ranks it's a crappy 30%. Might as well not even try. [*]Max ranks makes it look like your skills were chosen on purpose, not at random. You generated a Druid with 9 ranks in Use Magic Device? OK, I guess you had something in mind there, even if it's weird. You generated one with 3 ranks in Open Lock, 4 in Search, and 2 in Ride? You must be using monkeys with calculators.[/list] Maybe I should do a whole 'nother thread, with a Wizard 5 instead. It will give the new guys another chance, give me another shot at Google, and show different parts of the generators. Like, I wonder how many of them actually generate a whole spellbook for the wizard like Birched's does? [/QUOTE]

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