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<blockquote data-quote="DungeonmasterCal" data-source="post: 2226174" data-attributes="member: 5388">I agree with the &quot;swallow whole&quot; is bunk crowd.&nbsp; Other rules I really don't like are:1/2 ranks in skills.&nbsp; I've thrown that out completely.&nbsp; Cross class skills still cost 2 points per rank, but I've ditched the 1/2 ranks.&nbsp; While it speeds up progression toward some prestige classes, it doesn't seem to throw balance off.The Attack of Opportunity rules are a complete cluster-foxtrot to me, and most of them don't hold up if you try to re-enact them live.&nbsp; If I'm engaged in a toe to toe fight with a hobgoblin, and my companion moves past him in the area he threatens, the hobgoblin gets to make a free attack at his highest attack bonus.&nbsp; What's to keep me from getting a flanking attack when he turns his attention to my buddy?&nbsp; Nothing.&nbsp; I fenced in college, and while I'm not as good as I used to be, I still know the basics.&nbsp; And if you turn your attention from your foe for even an instant, you're gonna get poked.I have NEVER liked armor as a means to make you harder to hit.&nbsp; Armor should absorb damage.&nbsp; Period.I don't like that iterative attacks begin at +6.&nbsp; the 1/2 and 3/4 combat progression classes have to use a +0 at first level, so why don't fighters and other 1/1 classes have to suffer a +0 BAB when their highest bonus reaches +5?&nbsp; To me, +5/+0 makes much more sense.Anyway...I'll think of more later, I'm sure.&nbsp; I'm off to work for now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DungeonmasterCal, post: 2226174, member: 5388"] I agree with the "swallow whole" is bunk crowd. Other rules I really don't like are: 1/2 ranks in skills. I've thrown that out completely. Cross class skills still cost 2 points per rank, but I've ditched the 1/2 ranks. While it speeds up progression toward some prestige classes, it doesn't seem to throw balance off. The Attack of Opportunity rules are a complete cluster-foxtrot to me, and most of them don't hold up if you try to re-enact them live. If I'm engaged in a toe to toe fight with a hobgoblin, and my companion moves past him in the area he threatens, the hobgoblin gets to make a free attack at his highest attack bonus. What's to keep me from getting a flanking attack when he turns his attention to my buddy? Nothing. I fenced in college, and while I'm not as good as I used to be, I still know the basics. And if you turn your attention from your foe for even an instant, you're gonna get poked. I have NEVER liked armor as a means to make you harder to hit. Armor should absorb damage. Period. I don't like that iterative attacks begin at +6. the 1/2 and 3/4 combat progression classes have to use a +0 at first level, so why don't fighters and other 1/1 classes have to suffer a +0 BAB when their highest bonus reaches +5? To me, +5/+0 makes much more sense. Anyway...I'll think of more later, I'm sure. I'm off to work for now. [/QUOTE]

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