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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vivificient" data-source="post: 9696395" data-attributes="member: 6802289">My house rules are pretty extensive.  I tried to play D&D 3.0 with just a few patches, but kept finding more things I wanted to "fix".  Eventually I put it all together as a standalone PHB replacement text, since it's a lot easier to have the rules in one place rather than having the official text plus a "diff".  Ultimately it's something of a mashup between 3e, Pathfinder, 5e, and a few other games.My full rules are on my <a href="https://bemurkled.ca/wizardswithcrossbows/Introduction.html" target="_blank">website here</a>, but a summary of my changes would be:Spells<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spell slots work like in 5e.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spell lists per class are shorter and have very little overlap</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Remove almost all buff spells (Bless, bardic inspiration... most things that require modifying your stats in the middle of a fight)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Any spell with a duration of more than 1 round lasts the entire fight (10 minutes)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spells components are more uniform - all arcane spells have VSM unless otherwise noted, all divine spells are V+DF unless otherwise noted.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spells don't scale with caster level, but metamagic is available to all casters without requiring feats.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spellcraft checks are based on Caster Level + Casting Stat (no longer a skill).  Use Spellcraft check for concentration checks and for overcoming SR.</li> </ul>Classes<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Max level is 10</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Multiclassing is based on a "gestalt" system where you can spend XP to level up in each class separately (not based on your total level), and take the best features from each of your classes</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rangers / Paladins no longer cast spells, but can gain Druid / Cleric levels (respectively) at a discounted XP cost if they wish.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sorcerer deleted (pointless without Vancian spell slots).  Witch added (loosely similar to Pathfinder witch).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Druid has no animal companion.  Ranger has full animal companion progression.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Barbarian and Monk are similar to version from Pathfinder Unchained</li> </ul>Skills<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Shorter skill list (25 skills)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Class skills are +3 (like in Pathfinder).  No cross-class skill penalty.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">More skill points for non-magic classes (6 for paladin, 8 for fighter/monk, 10 for ranger, 12 for thief).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Knowledge skills are collapsed into one skill.  Gain more areas of knowledge as you gain more ranks.</li> </ul>Combat<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Side-based initiative (roll on the first turn to see if you go before or after the first monster turn)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rewrote rules about engagement and opportunity attacks to not require a grid (similar to 13th age)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">No swift actions or full-round actions (just standard action, free actions, and move)</li> </ul>Other<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">All magic items and spells give "magic" bonus type, so they never stack with each other (no enhancement, insight, luck, resistance, deflection, etc).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Each +1 on a magic weapon overcomes 10 DR.  So a DR 30 monster counts as DR 10 if attacked with a +2 weapon.</li> </ul>Given all those changes maybe it's debatable whether we're still playing third edition.  However, the core math is still the same, so I can use third edition monsters, spells, magic items, etc.</blockquote>

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