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<blockquote data-quote="Alchemist" data-source="post: 821258" data-attributes="member: 6594">It's been proposed in other threads that 1/2 of the value a character's base reflex save be applied to AC.Other, stolen, ideas:Personal growth items, particularly ones that are implicitly tied to the character.&nbsp; The item is a normal item in the hands of others, but is magical when he uses it.&nbsp; NPC's can still be equipped with some magic gear and the DM dosen't have to concern himself with it falling into PC's hands.&nbsp; It might mitigate looting as well, as there's little benefit to it if there's no expensive goodies to take and use/sell.Spellcraft checks to cast spells, as well as a trimmed back spell list.&nbsp; I'm going to use a spell list that tops out at 6th level with some of the 7th+ spells ritual magics.&nbsp; Cut out spells that make casters able to replace the other party members, like detect traps.Slowed xp gain, but that's already been talked about and addressed in a manner that I look forward to implementing. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Things to consider adding, once you've stripped the game back: More feats and skill points.More non-magical goodies, like alchemical preparations and non-magical materials to construct equipment from.I like your ideas on class advancement&nbsp; on the surface, but I'm a little wary of the implications.&nbsp; You're essentially looking to go back to 1st/2nd edition, when everything (except for spellcasting) stopped dead at 10th level.&nbsp; &nbsp; I'm not certain I like that.&nbsp; Perhaps re-distributing the bonuses a class provides over 20 levels to mirror the proposed advancement would be better, and wouldn't make it feel like you're powering up through the first 10 levels and then slowly expanding for the last 10.&nbsp; Just smooth the curve out a bit, if that makes any sense.There's some ramblings from my brain. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />edit:&nbsp; It would seem that a good number of these are stolen from Gothmog himself. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Alchemist, post: 821258, member: 6594"] It's been proposed in other threads that 1/2 of the value a character's base reflex save be applied to AC. Other, stolen, ideas: Personal growth items, particularly ones that are implicitly tied to the character. The item is a normal item in the hands of others, but is magical when he uses it. NPC's can still be equipped with some magic gear and the DM dosen't have to concern himself with it falling into PC's hands. It might mitigate looting as well, as there's little benefit to it if there's no expensive goodies to take and use/sell. Spellcraft checks to cast spells, as well as a trimmed back spell list. I'm going to use a spell list that tops out at 6th level with some of the 7th+ spells ritual magics. Cut out spells that make casters able to replace the other party members, like detect traps. Slowed xp gain, but that's already been talked about and addressed in a manner that I look forward to implementing. :) Things to consider adding, once you've stripped the game back: More feats and skill points. More non-magical goodies, like alchemical preparations and non-magical materials to construct equipment from. I like your ideas on class advancement on the surface, but I'm a little wary of the implications. You're essentially looking to go back to 1st/2nd edition, when everything (except for spellcasting) stopped dead at 10th level. I'm not certain I like that. Perhaps re-distributing the bonuses a class provides over 20 levels to mirror the proposed advancement would be better, and wouldn't make it feel like you're powering up through the first 10 levels and then slowly expanding for the last 10. Just smooth the curve out a bit, if that makes any sense. There's some ramblings from my brain. :) edit: It would seem that a good number of these are stolen from Gothmog himself. :) [/QUOTE]

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