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That was exactly the sort of advice I was looking for, thanks.[br][br][br]Some questions:[br][br]You suggested getting a Control Rig. Is that useful, given that you'll be wanting a swarm of Sprite-controlled drones which may well be more powerful than you are?[br][br]By sensory upgrades, do you mean...

...a Technomancer Rigger. [br][br]This sounds like an interesting character. I was thinking that technomancers were basically crap, but this could be very effective. You're basically an unarmed civilian with no cyberware or other restricted gear, who happens to have a bunch of robots as body guards...

Stage a coup, set up a 'temporary' military dictatorship, and contract your infrastructure to a Company. You'll be hailed as a hero, and things will just fall into place. Freedom, here we come!

1166300124[/unixtime]]The flood of sourcebooks has actually slowed down, if you check the 2007 calendar. Complete Scoundrel in January, Dungeonscape and Secrets of Sarlona in February, Magic Item Compendium in March, nothing in April, Drow of the Underdark in May, Complete Champion and The Forge of...

1166295788[/unixtime]][br]What's the deal? Is it the fact that the game designers were worried that if strongholds were cheap-as-free players might be trying to weasel power they shouldn't have out of it? Is it because they want strongholds to be strictly an NPC thing? Simple sadism? Throw me a fri...

1166089749[/unixtime]] Is it really possible to get 35 points in negative qualities by being really incompetant at things like naval engineering? Because that seems flat-out borkn, especially when skillware is so cheap. [br][br]:shrug: Yeah, you can take disadvantages that will never come up. Ever....

Is it really possible to get 35 points in negative qualities by being really incompetant at things like naval engineering? Because that seems flat-out borkn, especially when skillware is so cheap. [br][br]It also seems that orangutan-Fu doesn't work anymore because there aren't any official stats fo...

OK, so the descriptions are logically inconsistant, and there was probably either very little proof-reading or absolutely no toe-stepping in the writing of the book.[br][br]Still, having read the thread it sounds like most of the posters thought your questions were regarding how to run a game rather...

One idea I like was almost used with the D&D Wu Jen, but without the appropriate balancing mechanics: Using magic involves being able to break the normal rules, but it also involves not breaking a set of abnormal rules.[br][br]Then some smart game designer goes and says that wizards can't drive,...

1165591983[/unixtime]]If your only choice is to lose two caster levels, then seriously don't even play a cleric. If you want to play a cleric archer, be anything else at all. Archivists, while having a weaker chassis, are still competent enough at the task. You can even be a wizard and pick up arca...

In d20 Modern, technology tends to kick magic in the face. Unfortunately for balance, you can have both.

Of course, 'fighters' still tend to not be as good as spellcasters with awesome fighting abilities or technosavants with awesome fighting abilities.

I do like that you improved the paladin's caster level. At least they're up to normal with one Karma bead. Not that the spellcasting is that great, but some of the spells are good enough to matter.[br][br]How about building the abilities of the Holy Avenger sword into the class? This includes area S...

1165542801[/unixtime]] [br]Oh, and there is an Athar prestige class in one of the older Dragon magazines which, although it looses (2?) caster levels, would make for a pretty bitchin' cleric. [br][br]How could you say something that blatantly contradictory?[br] [br]Because in a context where one mi...

1165509009[/unixtime]] [Edit]Since when does "[EDITED]" show up as "[EDITED]"???[/Edit] [br][br]Since the board's creation when I put it in the swear filter.[br][br]Game On,[br]fbmf [br][br]Ah, I thought it might have been since when you changed "fuck" to "fvck.&q...

I've been listening to Autumn Cathedral lately, because they turned up on one of my internet radio channels. Great stuff, if you're into completely overwraught goth music. "Cabaret Grey" is a good example: So full of apathy, rhyme, and syth sounds.[br][br]Also, an oldie but a goodie: 'Teen...

Vindication is really bad.

Torment was the first D&D game to implement instantanious Con-based HP changes, right? The item slot system was pretty standard for a CRPG, but an improvement on AD&D's. The tatoos were a very nice touch.[br]But it also had that wonky dual-class system for The Nameless One, which was a mista...