[Odd] The Balance of Cool

[AeroDm]

Hmm... katana and pistols. Bards would wield electric guitars. Monks would be renamed Ninjas and at 1st level would get the ability "victory." You don't mess with ninjas.

 

[physics_ninja]

Every character would have dark reflective sunglasses, that never fell off...no matter what. There hip outfits would never get dirty...no matter what... The party leader would always speak in prophecy, and answer questions with questions.

There would be no charge action. Instead, PCs would walk toward thier target in slow motion, the wind causing thier cloak/robe/trenchcoat to billow out behind them. As they calmly stride towards the enemy they would casually use one hand to draw thier weapon (even if it was out before) and the other hand to flick thier sunglasses off their head to distract the enemy (+2 to hit) but weakening thier defenses (-2 to AC).


And combats would always end with the DM saying on the NPCs turn "He's just hanging around" or someother pun related to his death.

 

[Kai Lord]

There was some mech game I used to play, way back, that had "Cool" as a stat. It was how well a character dealt with stress.

Mekton. Cool game....

 

[frankthedm]

Every character: Dual-wielding drow ranger.

that will cross the line into 'poser' catagory real quick and result in 2 wasted levels and an ecl on top of that.

 

[Mercule]

Every character: Dual-wielding drow ranger.

Yeah. But only because dual-weilding rangers and drow PCs are both so lame on their own that everything else is epic level in comparison. When you put them together, it would destroy any possiblity of balance with another concept (based on coolness). I mean c'mon, a 1st level Commoner has a +40 Coolness Level Adjustment (CLA) compared to a dual-weilding drow Ranger.

 

[Gez]

Everyone would be proficient with all weapons, armors, shields; trained in all skills, and able to cast spells by just reading spellbooks aloud. With wind waving their hair and CGI lightning effects in the process.

 

[Mercule]

Everyone would be proficient with all weapons, armors, shields; trained in all skills, and able to cast spells by just reading spellbooks aloud. With wind waving their hair and CGI lightning effects in the process.

Dude, that's not cool. That's anime. Which, despite the fact that I'd rather gouge out my eyes than watch it, is still much cooler than a TWF drow ranger.

Okay, I'll stop bashing Driz'zt clones now.

 

[takyris]

Fighter would be an NPC class. Dude clanking around in full armor when you could be leaping across rooftops with a cloak and a katana and stuff? Nobody'd ever play a straight-class fighter. It'd be ranger/rogue/fighters all the way.

 

[Shazman]

Samurai, ninja, and assassain classess would be at the top of the list. It's funny how these and other"cool' classes are beyond the reach of players because of "campain flavor" and alignment restrictions.