Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (nostantine) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:11:58 GMT

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Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (DerekDyer) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:25:12 GMT

As awesome as it is... it's *huge*. Like 15 lines of text tall... what's the official board standard for sig size? Maybe get rid of the text... at least?

Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (eric mcloins) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:21:46 GMT

Dude, I have to say it: your sig is awesome

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Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (nostantine) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:24:40 GMT

+4 initiative circumstance bonus for intiating action.

During role-play where people aren't actively fighting, if/when a player/NPC declares an action that spawns the flurry of other actions, I provide the initiator a +4 circumstance bonus to initiative. Anyone who indicates that they are preparing for an inevitable conflict gets the bonus as well. If the majority of the people involved are 'getting ready' then I treat it as normal.

I.e, you're sitting at an Inn talking...

Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (JayMOTU) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:28:33 GMT

I have two that stand out as definite house rules, they help me feel more comfortable without dropping entire chunks of rules.

1. I hate the idea that if I move away from someone that they automatically get to swing at me, in addition to their own action.

Solution for me? I created an attack of opportunity check. Movers d20+Dex vs. Attackers d20+Dex, tie goes to defender. Combat reflexed adds +4 if your the attacker, Mobility adds +4 if you're the mover. If you tumble away the...

Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (Your Immortal DM) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:36:31 GMT

Quote:
Warforged
+2 Con, -2 Wis, -2 Cha
1d4 natural slam attack
Light Fortificaiton (25% immunity to critical hits/sneak attacks)
Unlike other constructs, a living construct has a Constitution score. A living construct does not gain bonus hit points by size but gains (or loses) bonus hit points through a Constitution bonus (or penalty) as with other living creatures.
Unlike other constructs, a living construct...

Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (Xhyll) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:15:37 GMT

I'm a little curious why warforged are LA +1, they didn't seem all that great to me (though it has been a bit since I have seen their stats, and could be misremembering).

I'm also curious why [sonic] spells do less damage (then again, I wondered that for the RAW psychic powers as well). Is it because it is less resisted?

The last question was about the new persistent spell, it seems like it would allow certain spells to be more easily abusable, which was what you were trying to...

Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (Your Immortal DM) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:21:02 GMT

-I wish I wouldnt need this kind of stuff, but when they print things like the thought bottle (Libris Mortis) and the wish spell, it makes my DM brain hurt.
-When my 3rd level arcane casters are trying to abuse shrink item with

Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (Your Immortal DM) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:51:57 GMT

Quote:
HOUSERULES
EPIC LEVEL
--Wizards of the Coast Epic Insights: Tweaking Your Epic-Level Game is being used.
DR/epic: an epic...

Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (Aelfbeorn) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:24:27 GMT

"#5: Yuck. If you want a less martial cleric, use the Cloistered Cleric. It at least has some redeeming qualities. There's no way I'd want to play one like this."

Actually, the clerics of each deity get additional abilities. I just didn't feel like going into them. All martial clerics receive d8 hit die and medium BAB, but not all of them get armor proficiency. For instance, the clerics of deity receive the monk's AC bonus.

"#10: What do you have against the...

Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (Neutronium Dragon) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:43:55 GMT

#5: Yuck. If you want a less martial cleric, use the Cloistered Cleric. It at least has some redeeming qualities. There's no way I'd want to play one like this.

#10: What do you have against the alchemical items?

Neutronium Dragon

Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (JoeSmoe the Toad) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:01:21 GMT

Here's one that came out of a discussion on another board about how suprise rounds can really help or hinder you pretty much at random. For example, if you're a wizard in a tight space (such as a dungeon), you had best have a trained attack monkey in a bag. That way, if monsters attacks, the monkey WILL be suprised, making a suprise round happen, which only allows a single Standard Action. If the wizard is part of the suprise round, he can still cast his spell, and if the foes are part of...

Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (Aelfbeorn) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:43:11 GMT

My incomplete list
1) Rule 0 from 3.0 is in effect
2)Fewer Absolutes by Sean Reynolds

3) Action Points (UA)
4) Weapon Groups (UA)
-New Weapon Groups: Barbarian Culture (based upon 1e Barbarian and David Howery's "Tracking down the Barbarian" article from Dragon), and Ranger Group

5) Classes (partial...

Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (Confused Jackal Mage) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:40:58 GMT

They use AE death & dying rules, which include your Con. The AE rules are equivalent to the D&D rules when your Con is 10.

Under AE rules, you are staggered from 0 to -(Con mod) (minimum 0). You are dying from -(Con mod +1) (minimum -1) to -(Con Score).

Remember, these are all negative numbers. Thus, the *largest* or maximum HP you can have while dying is -(Con mod +1).

For a concrete example, take a Con 13 character. They are staggered at 0 and -1, and dying...

Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (Rithralas) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:21:46 GMT

"Thus, the maximum HP a character can have while dying equals -[Con mod + 1]."

Please excuse my idiocy, but huh? Per the RAW, the max hit points while dying should be 10. For instance, you get hit and reduced to -6 hit points. You are unconscious (while dying), and will die in 4 rounds unless you are healed and/or stabilize.

Why is my thick skull keeping me from...

Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (eric mcloins) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:32:08 GMT

What he said.

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Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (Randall Jhen) — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:24:56 GMT

Under Eric's rules, a character with 14 Con (+2 mod) would be disabled from 0 to -2 and dying from -3 to -13. Death then occurs at -14. Thus, the maximum HP a character can have while dying equals -[Con mod + 1].

~ R. Jhen

Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (Rithralas) — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:19:00 GMT

"Death effects cause the target to drop to dying with max hps instead of instantly dying. For example, if a character has constitution score of 14, a death effect will drop him to 3 hps."

eric mcloins - I'm not sure I'm understanding that. Please elaborate.

Re: House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (eric mcloins) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:31:14 GMT

Here's a link to my Ptolus campaign houserules:
mishalisptolus.pbwiki.com/House+Rules

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House Rules

feeds@yuku.com (Rithralas) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:41:31 GMT

I'm sure this has been done before, but I could not find any threads...so here goes:

What are some of your house rules that you just cannot live without?