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Treebore wrote: Sorry, but I always had a problem with the logic that Dr. Doom could actually be a challenge to the Fantastic 4. In the movie I could see him being a challenge. Maybe the movie writer/s saw things the same way I did. What do you mean? Doom has access to magic through his mystical st...

irda ranger wrote: For critical hits (determined using D&D 3e rules) I allow a Dmg bonus equal to BtH (BtH x2 for weapons which are 20/x3 under D&D). That can be a lot of damage, but confirming a crit doesn't happen often. I also like BASH MAN's system. A lot. I will probably use it to avoi...

<t>I have been averaging out the Hit Points just on the plus side of what the the average hit points for an opponent would be. Except for PC Class Villains, then I follow the same rules I give to the PCs.<br/> <br/> 1st level is max hit points and then roll for hit points every level thereafter, unl...

Nagisawa Takumi wrote: I haven't gotten more than a cursory chance to look at the books, but one thing I've always wanted to do in a game is to knock down someone with say, a sword. If I wanted to clock someone in the knee to knock them down, who would one go about it? I would do a standard to hit ...

<t>Here's my ruling.<br/> <br/> A Tripping action that doesn't involve overbearing runs in the following fashion:<br/> <br/> The PC must first make a succesful "To Hit"<br/> <br/> Then the PC must make a SIEGE Engine check. This can be done either via STR or DEX, depending upon how the player descri...

<t>I wouldn't do anything to a former PC, with that PC's player at the table, unless discussing it with the player first.<br/> <br/> When you play and retire a PC you are left with a vision of where and what they PC went on to do in retirement. Whether it was just handle a few minor things around th...

serleran wrote: At high levels, the spellcasters get to show off. Combats are over quickly when there are spellcasters, on both sides. In straight melee, though, it truly depends on what the ACs are, and whatnot... though monsters should be able to drop a PC (unless its a high HD or high AC type) e...

<t>My thoughts is that this would require a reworking of the entire magic system and will have a large impact upon the gameworld. If everyone can learn magic as an "inate ability" then magic would be everywhere.<br/> <br/> Simple chambermaids would have access to mend, prestidigation, mage hand and ...

I share a b-day with Ole Blue Eyes (My wife thinks that's why I like his singing so much.)

I also found out, via Google, that I share a B-day with this cat, Edvard Munch.
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...and happy belated birthday to you too Serleran.
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<t>That's correct. Today, this 12th of December is indeed my birthday.<br/> <br/> My wife has been twisting the knife in reminding me that I have now aged enough that it has been a decade since I have been legal to drink in these United States.<br/> <br/> She did make it up to me by gifting me a cop...

Metathiax wrote: $500!? For how many transactions? Over here, our banks' greed is getting to the point of indecency. More than half their profits now come from (lack of...) administration fees. They don't even need to invest our money to be profitable anymore. Some of them charge up to 20$ (CAD) pe...

<t>I would never play an Illusionist anything like a Wizard. They are arcane tricksters, they divert attention, make shadows where none exist and cloud the minds of men in ways only the most skilled of merchants could ever dream of approaching.<br/> <br/> With their ability to disguise themselves an...

Metathiax wrote: Yes, somewhat, since I don't allow making a prime out of an attribute with a score of less than 9... Well, that's your house rule. It doesn't say that in the PHB. There is nothing written about minimum ability scores for classes that I have seen in the PHB. It's up to you if you wi...

<t>That's totally the truth.<br/> <br/> It makes me happy my wife talked me into a Wii, instead of waiting out for a PS3.<br/> <br/> Wii Sports has certainly caused me to break into a sweat everytime we play it. Wii Boxing is quite the workout.<br/> <br/> All I know is that if we had gotten a PS3, w...

<t>I have houseruled the sleep spell providing a saving throw from the get go.<br/> <br/> It doesn't greatly change the effect of the spell, since the majority of low level monsters that a party will face has a tendency to have Physical saves, which means they have a base target of 18 just to save v...

qstor wrote:
I dont see a problem with using the 3.x rule of 50 hp.

Mike

You mean the AD&D 2nd Edition rule of 50hp that was copied into D&D3.x.
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phadeout wrote: The C&C PHB was designed to go to 20th level. At 20th level, THIS is where I'd look at re-balancing and adjusting the experience charts. The 1st printing only shows up to 12th level. Anyway, if you look at the XP Charts. Most all of them stop doubling up around 9th and 10th leve...

<t>I use 4d6 and drop the lowest.<br/> <br/> If the player ends up with crappy results anyway, I may give him/her a couple of points to bring up a few stats. Maybe 2 to 5 extra points, as long as no ability is risen above the race modified maximums.<br/> <br/> As for differentiating heroes from non-...

<t>Not to drag this whole thing into the realm of the political...<br/> <br/> I have been called a Neo-Con on one board and a Bleeding Heart Liberal on another. In reality, my politics are very centrist and based upon being fair and equitable to as many people as possible.<br/> <br/> Of course, I ca...

Maliki wrote: I can see monsters as PCs if the campaign allows it, in most of my campaigns it would work like this... Orc PC "I head into town for some supplies" CK "As you enter the village the townsfolk scramble away, calling for the town guard. Soon a small mob of villagers, carry...

<t>I have considered adding certain "Monster" races as available player races in some of the far off lands.<br/> <br/> My gameworld mildly resembles our Earth in terms of rough layout and has cultures based slightly off of real world cultures with the fantasy quotient turned up to 11 and in some cas...

Julian Grimm wrote: The best healing part for me is that C&C brought RPGs back to the midwest where they were created and off the west coast where the usurping companies took it. Nothing against the west coast but you guys have all the video game developers you can't have the RPG industry eithe...

<t>A friend of mine has said, "Every time I look at C&C, I like D&D less and less. You could play a dagger wielding Rogue in C&C and be just fine. In D&D, if you use daggers, you might as well not participate in fights. Hell, unless you are Conan, the 20 Strength, Two-Handed Wielding...

<r>The Mountain Dwarves, technologists that make very useful technology, even if sometimes their devices seem overly complicated, such as their "Talking Box", have a number of airships that they use to travel in between their mountain homes.<br/> <br/> These vessels resemble rigid airships, with a l...

<t>I would be up for that.<br/> <br/> We would have to determine a timezone and day of the week for this to take place, as well a reasonable quitting time...<br/> <br/> I am in the Eastern Time Zone, myself and I am totally unavailable on Thursday nights. <br/> <br/> ...and I happen to watch only th...

<t>Alright, so I have installed NWN 1 on the PC last night.<br/> <br/> Downloaded the latest patch and the CEP2 hak pack.<br/> <br/> Where is this game taking place? How can I join? Is it going to be a vault character or not?<br/> _________________<br/> Earned the following:<br/> <br/> 50 Useless Tr...

Inkpot wrote: I dunno....all I know is that I can't play it on my computer....I'll have to install it on She Who Must Be Obeyed's computer.....dammit. It hurts my feelin's to know that my beloved NWN2 will reside on the same hard drive as....*cringes*....THE SIMS 2 AND ALL FRIKKIN' EXPANSIONS!!! *h...

<t>Alright, I'll be installing the original NWN and the expansions and then all the patches this evening...<br/> <br/> Give me a few days to get back into the hang of it and then I'll be ready to join up.<br/> _________________<br/> Earned the following:<br/> <br/> 50 Useless Trivia Points from Serl...

I could probably be talked into pulling out the giant pile of CDs, installing NWN again and maybe join you.
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