Rules as written, things I think would fit a standard D&D 3.x game fairly well. The rules have probably been hashed out, I’m happy with the wording, and I think they may be a reasonable fit for most campaigns. For example, my Armor Focus Feats are in this category.
GreyKnight is starting a campaign set in the world implied by Nethack, using Pathfinder RPG as his base rule set. Among other things, this requires him to build some new character classes. He has taken a run at the Valkyrie class and asked for some comments and suggestions. This post …
While reviewing Thieves’ World: Player’s Manual from Green Ronin, I found an expanded list of combat styles for rangers. I posted it to rec.games.frp.dnd, where people proposed additional ranger styles. This article collects them. ‘Ranged’ and ‘Two-Weapon’ styles below are as per RSRD, but the others are new. Unless otherwise …
“Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder’s fork, and blind-worm’s sting, Lizard’s leg, and howlet’s wing,– For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.” –From Macbeth (IV, i, 14-15)
Item creation in 3e is very abstract. Take a masterwork item, add gold, experience points, and time, and you end up with a magic item. The item creation might involve binding spirits, it might involve empowering the item with planar energy, it could simply enhance the nature of the weapon …
Mobility feats make it easier for a character to move around the battlefield. Here are the core feats, and a few more. Avoidance [Mobility] Prereqs: Dex 15, Int 13, Combat Expertise, Dodge, Evasion, Mobility, Spring Attack, BAB +4, Tumble 8 ranks Benefit: You do not provoke attacks of opportunity for …
Quicken Spell can be a very useful feat, but it is a very expensive feat to use. Being able to cast two spells in a single round is a powerful ability. Many spells may be cast as a standard action and the caster still has a move action available in …
You can train to be better at using your weapons. Why can’t you do the same with your armor? Armor Focus [Armor Focus] Prereqs: BAB +1 Benefit: Choose one type of armor with which you are proficient. When wearing this type of armor you gain a +1 competence bonus to …
I think that counterspelling is an action that is too infrequently used in D&D. It has an obvious benefit, but it is usually too difficult to apply in-game. Counterspelling requires that a caster not cast a spell when he can, that he readies an action, that he identifies the spell …
Each round represents approximately 6 seconds in the game world. A round presents an opportunity for each character involved in a combat to take an action. Each round’s activity begins with the character with the highest initiative result and then proceeds, in order, from there. Each round of a combat …
Introduction In core rules, the only way for a character’s learned skills to change is for the character to gain a level and spend skill points. It is not possible for an unused skill to lose ranks, nor is is possible for the character to learn a new skill, regardless …