[Unearthed Arcana] How many Optional Rules have you Incorporated?

[DmQ]

Please list all the ones you chose!!

Top 5 as of noon 12 july:
- Variant Character Classes
- Racial Prestige Classes
- Action Points
- Specialist Wizard Variants
- Bloodlines

 

[DmQ]

So far I have adopted these Options in my coming Campaign.

- Level Defense Bonus
- Armor as Damage Reduction
- Spell Points
- Item Familiars
- Taint

I might use more once I flesh more of it out.

 

[bulletmeat]

I just started a FR camp where the only real general arcane casters are sorcerers. All Wiz are specialized (and can cast spontaniously), depending on the school. I also like rolling to cast all spells (DC is enemy save+11 or spell level +12). It was wierd to see a failure in casting magic missle. :\

 

[DmQ]

I just started a FR camp where the only real general arcane casters are sorcerers. All Wiz are specialized (and can cast spontaniously), depending on the school. I also like rolling to cast all spells (DC is enemy save+11 or spell level +12). It was wierd to see a failure in casting magic missle. :\

Did you allow them to adjust their versatility in response to the potential drop in effectiveness? Like upping their spell slots, or spell points, or something?

 

[cimbrog]

There's a few items where I'm using a variant of the rules from some other source, for example I use Distinctions and Drawbacks instead of the drawbacks from UA. In other cases I was using rules that were brought in via OGL (like Sanity and Action Points). Wasn't quite sure how to answer some of those because of that.

 

[Beale Knight]

Action Points - modified

We're using Action Points, but their number has been reduced considerably. We're getting three at character creation + 1 each level, and bonus Action Points when our characters do something stupid, er Heroic enough that the DM thinks needs a reward.

 

[Darmanicus]

We tried action points in our campaign for 1 week after which our DM decided to ditch them feeling that they didn't really add anything to the game. We tried the armour as damage reduction but again this was ditched.

We are still using contacts in our campaign which have proved to be very useful and have added some flavor in the form of recurring NPCs.

 

[Pseudonym]

In the homebrew I play in on Tuesdays, we use the generic classes.

In my former Forgotten Realms game I used a system of action dice adapted from Spycraft, but switched to the UA action points when UA came out. We are using action points in another Realms game as well.

 

[Thanee]

None. This choice is unavailable however.

So, the question is probably meant to include an "...if any..." there.

Bye
Thanee

 

[francisca]

Level Independent XP
Whirling Frenzy Rage Variant
Battle Sorceror