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Message: <blockquote data-quote="amwest" data-source="post: 1251176" data-attributes="member: 15558"> 1. When multi-classing, a character’s base attack progression should be treated as a fraction, (‘good’ BAB = +1, ‘medium’ BAB = +¾, and ‘bad’ BAB = +½.)  When determining total BAB, add every level’s value and round down. This means that a Cleric2/Rogue2 would have a BAB of +3, instead of getting penalized with a +2.  We all know this is how it should be, and the designers were just making the game accessible to people who aren't so good at math. 2. When multi-classing, any class that has a ‘good’ saving throw, gains a +2 class bonus to saves of that type.  Class bonuses do not stack.  A character’s base save progression should be treated as a fraction, (‘good’ saves = +3/6, and ‘bad’ saves = +2/6.)  When determining total base save, add every level’s value to any class bonus and round down. 3. Characters are disabled from 0 to -Con Modifier HP, Dying from -Con Modifier to -Con Attribute HP, and dead if their HP fall below their negative Con rating.  I find this adds a lot of interesting situations in battle, and brings the sometimes undervalued Con rating in line with Stregth and Dexterity.  (Taken from Arcana Unearthed, p. 150.) 4. Balance and Tumble are merged into Acrobatics.  Disable Device and Open Lock are merged into Disable Device.  Hide and Move Silently are merged into Sneak.  Even with a high Int a Rogue has little chance of taking all the skills he or she would like to.  I've never seen a PC take Balance, yet it seems like anyone who can tumble should have such skills, so rolling these two together is a no-brainer.  D20 Modern and other d20 games combine Open Lock and Disable Device, and isn't a Lock just another type of device?  Combining Hide and Move Silently is the most difficult decision, but in the end it reduces the number of dice rolls in a game.  I do like keeping my game running smoothly, and everyone who takes one takes the other anyway, so why not give them another skill point? 5. The penalties for Heavy and Medium armor are reversed.  Medium armor reduces run rates to x3, while Heavy armor reduces movement to 20.  Under the current rules, I rarely see any PCs wear medium armor.  I think it is good if there is a use for every type of armor available in the game.</blockquote>

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