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<t>This might not be helpful as mine isn't a defined set of skills but I use the siege engine to emulate skills on the fly based on class and character back story. This is a bit from the house rules document I give to my players:<br/> <br/> 8) Siege Engine Skills: For the purposes of adding level to...

<t>Regarding the spellcasting "points" you can always use spell slots as they are minus memorization instead of converting them to spell points. So, you still cast a fixed number of 1st level spells but you get to pick them on the fly from those you have in your spell book.<br/> <br/> A method I'm g...

Lord Dynel wrote: Please forgive my need to make sure I'm understanding it all properly. I just want to make sure I got it right. All elves get a +2 to Listen dues to Enhanced Senses. They might not neccessarily be able to add their level to the check, but they all get the +2. Rouges and Assassins ...

If you find errata in the latest print of the book which isn't in the errata file just post it in the appropriate errata thread above (in this forum) so it can be cleaned up next time around.

Lord Dynel wrote: Okay, so let me know if I have this correct: Elf Commoner - +2 to move silently in wilderness surroundings. Elf Warrior - +2 to move silently in wilderness surroundings. Elf Cleric - +2 to move silently in wilderness surroundings. Elf Thief - +2 to move silently in all circumstanc...

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Greg Ellis wrote:
Steve, you nailed it in your article on "Brevity".

I find myself saying that when I read just about anything Steve rights regarding gaming ideas and approach. One of these days I need to make it to a TrollCon and sit in on one of his games.

<t>Ugh, I totally missed this thread..so I'll re-post this here:<br/> <br/> I like both the "gamers looking for gamers" and house rule ideas. Those would be fantastic.<br/> <br/> Board game reviews wouldn't be bad either but I'm not sure about the game designer or novel bits. Might be an interesting...

Edit: Moved.

Ah...entangle. lol

I recall one of our online playtest games where I ran a druid (my very first C&C character in fact). Said druid stopped a small band of highwaymen by himself with that one spell.

Sorry to hear all that but glad to hear from you. Here's hoping all goes very well for you!

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<t>I'm a big fan of the way C&C handles this by default. If a character fires into melee and hits all is well. If, on the other hand, he misses, the CK determines if any other target was on the same path (friendly or otherwise).<br/> <br/> A missed shot can hit another target if it is in the way...

imneuromancer wrote:
LOL

Thank you, gentle(people) for the discussion. To me, it just goes to show that even if I don't agree with X design decision or whatever, at least CnC seems to be designed and played by people who have a clue.

Anytime. lol And, again, welcome to all the new folk!

imneuromancer wrote: I take exception to the exception for reasons stated by myself and others. It's not that I take exception to your exception...I took exception to the calling of the rules inconsistent instead of saying you have an exception with the stated exception. Exceptions I'm ok with...in...

I'm not sure if this one has been tossed into the mix or not.
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<t>The encumbrance system a negative?? C&C's encumbrance system is the only one I've found in all my years of gaming that makes any kind of sense. lol<br/> <br/> On the other hand, I do agree that the PHB isn't a complete game without M&T (not a complete new game at least).<br/> <br/> All in...

skerns wrote:
How can a sphere have a razor edge?

Because it's only a sphere on this plane of existence.

Jackal wrote: However, for those who don't like that sort of play-style but still want to play C&C, the game is very consistent in regards to the siege mechanic: 1- All siege rolls are 1d20 + stat modifier + level (with one noted exception below). You must equal or beat a challenge class which ...

tex wrote: Here's the trouble: The way some folks read it, the rules as-written don't really draw a clear-enough difference between a Wizard sneaking and a Rogue sneaking, other things besides their class being equal. From this point of view, it is inconsistent for no good reason to resolve the two...

tex wrote: Roleplaying systems need to be consistent, and they need to make sense, no matter what kind of philosophy or play style they have. As mentioned above, there is consistent and there is consistent. I think roleplaying games need to be consistent in methodology (example; don't have a rules ...

<t>What made me laugh most was one of the comments below:<br/> <br/> "I'm tempted to email this to my ma, but she doesn't check her email. This sort of analogy clearly defines the d&d geek in a way that your average-joe-soap-layperson-on-the-street can understand!"<br/> <br/> I like how everyone...

serleran wrote: It also tells you to not use the "engine" unless absolutely required - another thing many people forget, and apply it to every situation. C&C is not a "roll for this, roll for that" game. Ah, dangit, how did I fail to mention that?! Good point indeed serleran...

<t>imneuromancer, nothing I suggested is a house rule. In fact, every bit of it is suggested in the full PHB itself. If you read the section on how to handle attribute checks you'll see mention of increasing or decreasing CL based on circumstance, adding or subtracting points to die rolls based on s...

<t>I skimmed some of this thread so if I missed something which already covered this I apologize in advance.<br/> <br/> One thing folks seem to be forgetting regarding the Siege Engine is Challenge Level and CK modifiers. Let me drop a few examples to explain what I'm babbling on about.<br/> <br/> I...

Thanks much. lol

And, not to worry, the mistakes are quickly lost in the goodness that is M&T.

<t>My concern is more with practicality. The glossy pages aren't as durable, they don't deal with water as well and they make reading more difficult due to glare.<br/> <br/> Beyond those practical concerns I really don't mind one way or the other. But, the practical ones are enough for me to hope th...

Is this thread getting a sticky at some point?

Foxroe wrote: I think that the superiority of the game/mechanics far outweighs the errata issue (IMHO of course ). -Fox Seconded! And, on the subject of errata for the 3rd printing, I see Sneak Attack still hasn't been cleared up (or maybe it has). The assassin version on page 17 indicates the targ...

It sure did. I'll be pouring over the entire thing later today so I'll let you know what I think.