A fair amount of material this week. Not so many blog posts linked, but I’ve spent more time writing this week (Links of the Week and other material)… and I’m reaching the point again where I want to invest more in writing than in reading. … I’m still finding lots …
At Tenkar’s Tavern, Erik has some unkind things to say about the latest Rule of Three he’s read. There is the idea that starting at a level higher than first should be reserved for experienced players, and newer players should start at first level to minimize the complexity of their …
Over at SeaOfStarsRPG a recent post discusses The Problem of Immunity. Specifically, how really nothing should be truly immune to any particular effect. Even paladins can be scared (they just deal with it better), and even fire elementals will burn if you manage to throw enough fire on them. In …
Morrisonmp at The Rhetorical Gamer talks about campaign-down design. Briefly, I think it’s a great idea. My Campaign and Scenario Design series talks about how to do exactly what he’s talking about.
In response to Beedo’s question about using weapon specialization in D&D, I said I don’t like using weapon specialization in D&D because I find it useful, but boring. “Useful and boring”… well, it’s useful, but it’s still boring, and I don’t want boring in my game. As much as I …
Beedo of Dreams in the Lich House asks how many people use weapon specialization in D&D. I have used, or allowed the use of, weapon specialization in D&D as long as I can remember. For a while after D&D 3e came out I even played a PC that took it, …
So, I’ve missed another week (or rather, missed a week again). It’s been kind of hectic around here lately. That said, I think it’s a pretty good set this week. I’ve added a couple of things to the Hall of Fame, have a few Kickstarter projects I either backed or …
I have no idea what prompted this, but what if ability score modifiers in D&D were handled in four-point bands instead of two-point bands? That is, instead of Score Modifier 1 -5 2..3 -4 4..5 -3 6..7 -2 8..9 -1 10..11 +0 12..13 +1 14..15 +2 16..17 +3 18..19 +4 …
I just received this from Emily (‘Bruno’ below), the DM for the Kobold Kommandos epic. Berkun: Wait, Blessing adds to damage? Harald387: Every roll you make. Every time dice shake. Every crit you make, every feint you fake, I’ll be Blessing you. Bruno: Oh baby can’t you seeee? Your crits …
I have always liked the idea of specialist wizards, but have never really been fond of the implementation. A couple barred schools of magic (only one if specializing in Divination, because it sucks), in exchange for an extra spell slot per spell level and a +2 bonus to Spellcraft checks …