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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 1545164" data-attributes="member: 6562">My suggestions:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Limit classes. If you're going to do the race-as-class thing (like OD&D), I've got some suggestions for that, too. Personally, I'd limit PC classes to these: - Fighter - Bard - Cleric - Rogue - Sorcerer </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Reduce the frequency of Feats, especially in the beginning. Get rid of the 1st level general feat. Grant general feats at 3rd, 7th, 11th, 15th and 19th level. Fighters get a bonus feat at 2nd level, and every 3 levels after that (so, 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 20th).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Keep some simple feats. Here's the list that I'd put in: - Weapon Finesse - Weapon Focus - Weapon Specialization (requires Weapon Focus) - Animal Affinity -- allows you to make Animal Empathy checks, like a Druid - Animal Companion (requires Animal Affinity) -- grants an animal companion, like a Druid - Trapfinding -- allows you to Search for traps - Track -- allows you to follow tracks - Combat Casting -- allows you to cast spells even when threatened - Skill Focus - Precise Shot -- no chance of hitting your friend in melee - Cleave -- works like Great Cleave - Improved Initiative - Mounted Combat -- you can fight and shoot from horseback without penalty - Iron Will - Great Fortitude - Lightning Reflexes </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> No armor or weapon proficency feats. You get proficencies from your class, and that's that. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Combine similar skills. Here's the full skill list that I'd use: - Sneak (combines core Hide & Move Silently) - Spot (combines core Spot & Listen) - Athletics (combines Climb, Jump & Swim) - Acrobatics (combines Balance, Escape Artist & Tumble) - Handle Animal (combines Ride & Handle Animal) - Knowlege: Arcana (combines Spellcraft & Kn(Arcana)) - Knowlege: Religion - Knowlge: Nature (combines Survival & Kn(Nature)) - Search (combines core Search & Disable Device) - Sleight of Hand (combines core Sleight of Hand & Open Lock) - Bravado (combines Bluff & Intimidate) - Diplomacy (combines core Diplomacy & Gather Information) - Sense Motive - Perform - Craft (make Professions into rule-free background info) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> As with Feats, reduce the number of skill points available by class: - Fighter: 1 + Int bonus - Cleric: 1 + Int bonus - Sorcerer: 2 + Int bonus - Rogue: 4 + Int bonus - Bard: 3 + Int bonus </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Even if you eliminate AoOs, keep the idea that casters can't cast spells when "threatened". </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> All spellcasting should be spontaneous. Thus, players spend less time looking up spells. Furthermore, Clerics should only pick their deity -- the Domain powers & spell list should be pre-picked for each deity. Here are some suggestions: - Heironius LG (Strength and War) - Pelor NG (Sun and Good) - Ehlonna CG (Animal and Travel) - Kord CN (Chaos and Strength) - Wee Jas LN (Law and Knowlege) - Obad Hai N (Plant and an Element -- Air, Earth, Fire, Water)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In fact, I'd probably pre-pick the non-Domain Clerical spell list, too. (Note that these are all available spontaneously, as though the Cleric were a Sorcerer with all of these spells, plus their Domain spells, on their spell list. Thus, there are no direct damage spells on this list -- those are expected to come from the Domain spells.) 0: Create Water, Cure Minor Wound, Detect Magic, Light, Purify Food & Water 1: Bless, Cure Light Wounds, Detect Evil, Magic Weapon, Protection from Evil, Remove Fear, Sanctuary 2: Align Weapon, Augury, Bull's Strength, Cure Moderate Wounds, Hold Person, Remove Paralysis, Lesser Restoration, Shield Other 3: Create Food & Water, Cure Serious Wounds, Daylight, Dispel Magic, Magic Circle against Evil, Prayer, Remove Curse, Remove Disease 4: Cure Critical Wounds, Death Ward, Divination, Freedom of Movement, Greater Magic Weapon, Neutralize Poison, Restoration, Tongues 5: Atonemnt, Break Enchantment, Commune, Mass Cure Light Wounds, Dispel Evil, Disrupting Weapon, Raise Dead, Spell Resistance, True Seeing 6: Blade Barrier, Mass Bull's Strength, Mass Cure Moderate Wounds, Greater Dispel Magic, Heal, Word of Recall 7: Mass Cure Serious Wounds, Regenerate, Greater Restoration, Resurrection 8: Antimagic Field, Mass Cure Critical Wounds, Holy Aura 9: Mass Heal, Miracle, True Resurrection </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Limit mechanics. Make it a generic -4 to do something in unfavorable conditions. - Grappling: only for monsters with Improved Grab. PC attacks at -4 until they break free (a Strength check or an Acrobatics check). - Cover: Target has AC +4. - Target in melee: Target has AC +4, unless you have Precise Shot. - Firing while threatened: -4 to attack roll. - Horseback: -4 to all rolls, unless you have Mounted Combat. - Prone: -4 to melee attack rolls. </li> </ul> -- N</blockquote>

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