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I like the proposed class... but then I like most of the proposed classes that I've read on these types of threads. I'd have no problem using several versions of the same class-type (Barbarions, or Half-orcs, for example) in the same game. I'd simply explain away the differences by the fact that the...

... I had a question about the cleric lay hands ability though. For 3 dice, lay hands says it can cure poison. As a Judge would you allow this to cure all of the poisoned ability scores, or just remove the poison from their system? For my games I ruled that the cleric can remove the poison and any ...

SO... Since I have some free time I thought I'd up-date this thread with some of the critter builds I've used for the modules that I've run most recently. {EVERYTHING WAS RANDOMLY ROLLED... otherwise it wouldn't be nearly as much fun!!) Imperishable Sorceress (SPOILERS) Game write-up: Area 2 of this...

My list looks really similar to Zargon's. :mrgreen: The only differences for my games being at the level of 0... 0 STR= dead, heart and lungs stop working. 0 Agility = Inescapable Paroxysm (Seizures) Character dies in 1d3 hours without treatment. But I also don't let characters burn their scores to ...

I'll by a new copy of the rule book if need be, but I really don't want to pay that much just for 16 more pages... I'd rather just pay for the new pages in a PDF download so I can stay current on the rules and not break my wallet. I don't need a slip cover to store my modules in, I put those in plas...

@ maxinstuff> While I fully agree that fancy combat styles are much more common in an eastern setting, I have no problem adding them into the mix because not everyone likes or wants to play their games in Feudal Europe (900-1400ad). And, I also agree that most of the fighting was just thumping on th...

{...} I also don't quite understand how it works if the wizard does not have a patron. I guess it would just be blood then? Well, I'm not interested in removing patrons, but it is an interesting theoretical inquiry... :mrgreen: I've always thought of magic as a neutral force like gravity. The model...

{...} A game methodically paced by the players is a different beast altogether. Megadungeons and, I suspect, wilderness hexcrawls play very differently. A dungeon like The Barrowmaze by Greg Gillespie is not a place one can clear out in an afternoon (or in one go, even if split over several evening...

Well, the manuscript is finished and I've handed in a copy to Goodman Games for review. We'll see what happens, in the interim, I've got most of the art blocks set up to turn the artists loose on the project. While I was waiting for editors and readers to report back I needed something to do, so amo...

+3 for INT, +2 Level, +1 Luck roll to spells, +1 Elves pck one spell for a plus 1. Oh look... another rock star PC. :mrgreen: Concerning the portion I highlighted: I went back and checked with the RAW, but I can't find any reference to luck applying to all of a wizard or elf's casting checks. Unles...

Okay so if your one of my players scram, read any further and you may blow the story for yourself. Alright I really want some opinions of some other DM's. I have been running Sailors over on the Unseen servant forums for a while now and I had been trying to stick with everyone staying 0 until the e...

He's only run out of charges once because he only loses the spell 5% of the time and tends to use spellburn to cast it again before resorting to the staff. The spell was tough at 4th level when his bonus was +9, but he lost it 10% of the time and that seemed to be enough to slow him down. I have co...

{Well, sorry in advance for the long post and I do not wish for anything in this post to be taken as personal criticism by anyone, for it is not my intention to do so. This 5 page essay is merely an honest attempt to ‘poke-at-the boundaries’ of game theory in the DCCRPG environment and storytelling ...

@ RC> The only regret I have is that I lacked the time to play the subterfuge angle with you-know-who thanks to a lack of time. 8) Though I've managed to schedule a follow up session to run TOOT in a week or so. Who knows, if characters are played long enough I may get to use that angle after all. :...

Well, I know it's a bit late, but I thought I'd post the link to my FRPG day game write-up. I wasn't sure where to post it, there are several threads available. Since I took that game as another opportunity to test some of the stuff from Liber Arcanum I figure here is as good a place as any to post ...

Thanx for the encouragement! :D I just wanted to let everyone know that the manuscript for Liber Arcanum is finished. At this point I've turned it over to someone else for editing, so I'll be handing it in to GG for review as soon I get it back and make any needed changes. Probably a week or so, dep...

I had the same roller-coaster experience as others for this year's FRPG day. I had signed up for two back to back table sessions of 2 hours late in the day. I had prepped a story sequence that started with the pregens from Imperishable Sorceress being the survivors of a night of chaos and mayhem (0-...

@ GrandTitan> Welcome! I'd have to agree with the others, 'logic' and 'that which fits the story' are the best guides for how to get a new PC into the group... One of my favorites is that the incoming character was the victim of a teleportation spell that went wonky. If the new character isn't a wiz...

@ cthulhudarren> you're right that is an awesome technique and I've used it many times. I would however add the following caveat: "Know your audience." Not everyone is interested in gory or graphic descriptions of the death of their characters, sometimes it just makes a traumatic situation...

Yup, there is no rule covering the increasing of stats and it sounds like you don't want to have to deal with having everyone sync-up their questing schedules. I think a good rule of thumb is that "nobody gets something for free... there are always onerous strings attached." EX: Player wan...

Hey Blood Axe, Thanx for asking! Things are actually going quite well in spite of the fact that I got sidetracked by reading and prepping things for FRPG day, but I'm back on task for the next couple of days at least. Liber Arcanum now exists as a single manuscript; all of the spells and such that a...

Finished reading and prepping the module for FRPG day last night. That's fantastic! Lots of interesting possibilities for future games and I'm really looking forward to running it. I like the character sheets, but I find the handwriting a little tough to read on the screen. Printing it out helped a ...

As far as the OP is concerned> Nothing on page 93 (Recovering the body) mentions luck burn; furthermore, nothing on p.95 (Luck Burn) says anything about using luck burn for recovering the body. It simply states under the second bullet point that it may be used for other rolls. So the real question i...

Thief character after failing their 3rd check to open a dungeon door, "Well, I guess this thing needs a key or something." Dawrven Character: "Key!! What'd you mean we need a Key?!" She lovingly pats the head of her battle axe, "I got's yer key rriiight here." Grins mis...

Thanks Collin... But that's weird, it showed up when I did the Preview.

OK...SO how about now?


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