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Yeah that's kind of what I had going, with more options. I was hoping to find some that had more "fun" options as I see gods acting in odd and mysterious ways. The problem is trying to make a single table that will make sense for all the various types of gods out there. There are lots of g...

Anyone know of any house rules or published RPGs that have random casting tables for clerics similar to the Disapproval Table in DCC? Better yet would be one that has a mix of beneficial and negative results ie: - the gods aren't listening: spell lost and no effect - a light only you can see shines ...

jmucchiello wrote: And this is all I'm asking for. So why be a jerk about it when you want the EXACT same thing I do?

You are right and I apologize. The whole "impossible" statement irritated me for some reason and I couldn't resist the urge to respond but I was rude and should have worded it nicer.

As written, the DCC beta makes it impossible to trip an opponent. .... Why is it impossible? Because there is no rule or guideline on it? Technically they shouldn't be able to sleep or eat or even walk then. Afterall how do I know if he successfully walks, what if he trips? What if he chokes on his...

------------------------------------ Option one: Keep same mechanics but limit them ------------------------------------ At a very minimum, remove the class die from thief class. Make the luck modifier a straight d4 no matter what the class level of the thief. They also have to decide ahead of time...

My only concern is to give the player some sort of option to perform a called shot without impinging upon the warriors mighty deed ability. I am just not getting this I guess. This game uses a modified d20 system as it's base, there are rules for this sort of thing out there already. If it isn't in...

In all pre 3e versions of D&D any character could attempt anything that is now on the MDoA list! All they had to do was come up with a brilliant idea: like shooting the rope to make the escaping bad-guy fall from the cliff, pushing the enemy wizard out the convenient window, deliver a passionat...

My experience over the last few decades has taught me that the Fighter/Warrior class is what people play when the stats won't support anything more interesting. Fighters/Warriors are not unique in any sense: historically, or in the fantasy literature: they are ubiquitous. Stamped out out of a "...

An experienced GM won't require rules for this sort of thing but I can see why you might want him to write a paragraph to explain to new GMs how to deal with situations like this that aren't covered in the book. I am sure he will have a section on this, every RPG does. That said I really hope this s...

I just think the other classes don't need a deed die at all. Assign a difficulty (called shot difficulty of -8 is a good base for most deeds, -4 to -12 is a good range) and allow a save/ability check by the opponent to prevent it. This latter part is the key to the whole thing as no matter what the ...

Using luck as a power point pool, just like thieves already do in DCCRPG, reminds you of 4th edition daily powers???? Does not compute. Well the difference is that normally if a thief runs out of luck points he can still attempt the same things as when he had the points, he is just more likely to f...

No, you tell them they tried and failed because they are out of luck. Reminds me of a 4th edition "daily power" that's been used up somehow... Yuck. If the wizard is out of magic and the thief is out of luck I suggest they try to escape/find cover/buy some time etc. Gandalf knew when to s...

Exactly. Probably my bad Hamakto for not being clear! The way I understood the original suggestion was... "an Orc chief is roteating a terrible flail crackling with magical energy. The warrior tries to cut the chain, disarming the Orc, but he fails. The orc hits the warrior who is slain on the...

fjw70 wrote: This isn't true. The averages are the same but the higher dice also have higher max (and min) damage. So they aren't equivalent.

Ok I shouldn't have said "equivalent" but I think we all know what I was getting at...

I still think 2-handed weapons are being done backwards. To simulate a "strike first" potential I would actually have an init bonus (d30 instead of d20). I run with individual initiative on the first round only, then switch to party vs. party (d6) so it works well together. If the 2-hander...

That d10 weapons becomes equivalent to a: d12 with +1 strength d14 with +2 strength d16 with +3 strength Are you really comfortable with a d16 weapon on the starting equipment list? If the strength bonus is also x2 for to-hit bonus you now have a d16 weapon with an extra +3 to hit. That may be the b...

1.) Double the strength modifier, i.e. +1 damage is now +2. A negative modifier could be doubled the same way. -1 is now a -2. These two-handed weapons are so great in size that only the strong have a chance of wielding them properly. Double the strength modifier is probably too much but I would li...

My suggestion would be to resolve these kinds of attacks for non-warriors in the same ways they would have been resolved in older editions of AD&D: e.g. called shots can be attempted with a very high to-hit penalty; things like disarms or blinding attacks can be determined by a called shot that...

They pick a limited number of spells exactly how the wizards do. 4 at first level, and 1 new spell per level. There really isn't a difference between calling on a patron to cause a metaphysical change to the planet and having a god cause a metaphysical change to the planet from the planet's point o...

Thanks a lot for doing this. I definitely like this new system better.

Just curious (with the delay) if we could have a sample of what a new spell looks like with spell-specific corruption and what-not? Doesn't even have to be a spell we haven't seen. Show us an updated Rope Trick or Magic Missile or something. I just want to know how it looks so I can start creating s...

Great news. Obviously it would be nice to have it magically ready for November but I'd rather have it done "right" than rushed.

Thanks.

Sounds like a fun start!

Thanks for the explanation!!!

Great stuff Ragboy! A long term campaign with a wizard that uses that patron is going to be crazy at higher levels.