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1199767678[/unixtime]] 1199765703[/unixtime]]So where's the advantage in using items with higher minimum strengths? [br][br]The advantage seems that the 8 strength Cleric isn't using inappropriate gear.[br][br]I didn't make the initial suggestion, but that was it, right there: So that gear would be...

Crissa at [unixtime wrote:1199765602[/unixtime]]I'd rather min strength rather than max strength.

If you want max strength, make the weapon break if it does more plain (noncritical) damage than its material supports.

-Crissa

So where's the advantage in using items with higher minimum strengths?

1199730694[/unixtime]]You can't give full-BAB, full cleric casting, heavy armor and all martial weapons because that is better than a cleric. [br]Actually, that is a cleric.[br][br]You can give it without using divine power et al. by restricting the spell list, and throw in other goodies too. That'...

1199754840[/unixtime]] 1199753752[/unixtime]]If you don't have access to it normally, a good level appropriate spell once per day is worth a feat. That doesn't mean that a feat should never give more, but as a core Ranger 20 I'd be quite willing to spend my 7 feats for enlarge person, alter self, b...

If you don't have access to it normally, a good level appropriate spell once per day is worth a feat. That doesn't mean that a feat should never give more, but as a core Ranger 20 I'd be quite willing to spend my 7 feats for enlarge person, alter self, blink, teleport, planar binding, mind blank , a...

Paladins deserve Turning more than clerics.

An unrelated point:[br][br] Encouraging the use of strength-appropriate items [br]It's dumb when a cleric with a strength of 8 is going around in plate armor he can barely carry just because his dexterity is 12. It's dumb when characters are swinging weapons they have trouble picking up (for the +1 ...

How are things looking in terms of attack resolution? I can't imagine using anything beyond 1 to 3 roll attacks (like D&D), but what is it?[br][br]Are attributes going to be paired for attack and defense? Is Dex used both to trip and to avoid being tripped? Speaking of tripping, will some attack...

I've been thinking about appropriate level 1 adventures, and It's led me to wonder about a few things.[br][br]Is every banker, weaver, fisherman, security guard, miner, minor, undertaker, and librarian a member of a PC class? Are they members of colored classes? Do they have any class as all?[br][br...

I'd just as soon have 20 HP for everyone, always. Everything else can be done with shifting ACs and ABs.

Koumei:- Remember that attributes as planned are hard capped at achievable levels (18), making minor stat adjustments fairly unimportant in the long run.[br][br][br]As far as character race and color interact, how's about giving every race a school of their color? Every member automatically gets the...

1199415235[/unixtime]][br]2) There are no status effects. (In which case that is one fucked up game I doubt I'll want to play.) [br]Unless status effects are special damage types, which would actually be kinda cool.[br][br]In other news, I migrated my old WotC account just to see those shitty flash...

If you'll recall, the Tome paladin was going to be full-casting as a Dread Necro and full-BAB.[br][br]I'd give the following spells...[br]0:[br] * Create Water: Creates 2 gallons/level of pure water.[br] * Cure Minor Wounds: Cures 1 point of damage.[br] * Detect Magic: Detects spells and magic items...

1199405468[/unixtime]][br]But Yâma is... Brown? It can't be White, because that's literally and importantly already taken.[br]Pretaloka is... Purple? I'm not even sure. [br]There's no need to go with heraldry as stipulated in the Vedas. I'd keep the magic coloring scheme for ethos, and then use the...

How about making gnomes an insect race? Their form would be about the same as a small human with hard shiny skin designed for articulation (because they're completely exoskeletal/endomuscular). The sin is that they were a hive mind governed by queens, and some sought individuality and procreation.[b...

Or you could just give some school of magic a cool flavor which involves floating runes.

How will monster abilities be categorized and created, and how will those categories interact with the sets of player abilities?[br][br]Obviously you can make monsters with ability suites that are in no way balanced in comparison to the players', but it seems prudent to try for as much overlap as po...

1199317640[/unixtime]]I don't think game mechanical tags on abilities is needed. We should however keep in mind that some of the sample classes will be for Kshatrya, and some for Brahmin.[br][br]---[br][br]The actual game mechanics of leaving your caste are: You get to select your own abilities rat...

I like the garuda as birds minimally modified to act as humans. Give them arms and an upright stance. Base them on big (flying) birds for a minimum of realism: buzzards, albatross, and eagles (no pigeons, falcons, or nuthatches).[br][br]Then, if you like, have all the bad karma garuda cursed with th...

I notice that the ability does not indicate whether it is magical or martial. Can we just ditch the distinction entirely? If you really wanted, individual schools could have [martial] or [magical] tags, but on the whole it seems unnecessary.

1199192404[/unixtime]][br]So any race which is smaller than a child, larger than a cow, on fire, or structurally impeded by a spiral staircase is basically off limits. [br][br]Unless you design the setting to include the race. Flamelings do just fine in the Grand Library of Sumer, which is made of ...

1199034508[/unixtime]]Dude, they start off with dumb arguments.[br][br]Backgrounded processes do impact performance. Less so on a multiprocessor or multithreaded OS like Linux or OSX than Windows, but still it takes up memory addresses and such.[br][br]*sigh*[br][br]-Crissa [br]Was that a total non...

Yeah, yak folk are good. I'd go with that over water buffalo because they have humps (to store time or whatever else) and live on high-altitude plains. I'd still like to see the 'I eat herbs to slow time' flavor, although that could be easily sacrificed on the altar of consistency. I'm still not sur...

1198471888[/unixtime]][br]That being said, so long as psionics use the same fundamental mechanics as the other magic, I have no problem with them. [br]From what it sounds like, psychics will be using the same basic mechanics as warlords and warlocks .[br][br] 1198471888[/unixtime]] Barring existing...

Boolean:[br]Here's my take on it:[br]1) Because pirate is a profession, not a character class.[br]2) Because there is already a rogue class.[br]3) Because there's no other easy way to fit in the gadgeteer. And there is going to be a gadgeteer. [br][br]If you can find a solution to this, I'm mostly e...