Who is houseruling 3.5 changes before they try them?

[Aaron L]

I will be using all of the new rules except for the paladin daily warhorse summoning. It's a purely flavor thing.

 

[Remathilis]

I'll just be using my new races and deities, but no immediately LARGE rule system changes...

I'll be doing some MAJOR Guidebook revisions though!

 

[Dinkeldog]

I imagine if there was something we'd already houseruled that wasn't changed we'd stick with the houserules.

Also, we'll most likely stay with Wulf's/Badaxe Games' Elves book for spell creation and specialists.

 

[Destil]

Not including the two page psionics rules supplement (displays and psionics as diffrent but compatable), my house rules document is 4 pages. It runs off what I know of the revision as a base, and there's a few changes that work to bring things back closer to original 3E (buff spells at 10 min/level, power attack at half damage for light weapon, 1.5x for two-handed).

Still havn't adressed the Palidin Mount summoning, though... I'll need to change that a bit, too.

 

[EricNoah]

Not switching over right away, but may use some 3.5 rules as "house rules" for 3.0. Ones that are easy to implement (stat-enhancing spell duration reduction, haste, harm, stuff like that).

 

[BiggusGeekus]

It depends how eager people are to switch to 3.5. We may end up playing 3.25, just so that no one feel like they are forced to buy new books.

 

[Mark Chance]

No plans on switching at all, unless someone buys me the books or I win them in a contest (which isn't likely since I haven't entered any that I know of). Current plans are to finish out current 3E campaign (probably December to January given current rate of progress).

After campaign ends, switch to Mutants & Masterminds.

 

[bwgwl]

the only change in 3.5 that i've seen that i don't like is the paladin summoning thing. everything else i agree with.

if i start DMing again in the fall, it'll be straight 3.5 (though i'll probably change the paladin thing).

 

[Mercule]

Two likely changes. One of which (Paladin as PrC) would have made into a 3.0 game, anyway.

Odds are good, though, that I'd house rule the Pokemount, anyway.

Somewhat more objectionable is weapon familiarity.

To say that I think these ideas (as my not-fully-informed understanding goes) are crack-induced concept would demean crack-smokers, so I'll refrain from further concept.

 

[GuardianLurker]

Missing the option...

of "I'm migrating slowly on a case-by-case basis", and "I've already got so many House Rules that 3.5 won't make any difference.", and "Other".

You've *always* got to have other on a multi-choice opinion poll.

Anyway.

Myself, I'm sticking with 3.0 until I've had a chance to evaluate 3.5. Based on what I've heard so far I'm fairly sure that some 3.5 rules will fold right in. Others, will stay 3.0-ish. And some will just be tossed right out the window.

Of course, in the latter case most of those (from what I've heard) are ones I tossed out in 3.0 too. [I am *amazed* they didn't reduce the cost of scribing spells.]

Honestly, I'm more excited about this Arcana Unearthed thingy I've heard rumors about...