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HOUSERULES
EPIC LEVEL
--Wizards of the Coast Epic Insights: Tweaking Your Epic-Level Game is being used.
DR/epic: an epic weapon bypasses 5 points of DR/epic per +1 enhancement beyond +5 enhancement.
epic magic items are considered minor artifacts for all intents and purposes.
skill boosting items are limited to a maximum of +15 bonus before becoming epic (and have a maximum epic bonus of +30).
Any class ability, feat, or magic item that automatically overcomes, removes or bypasses SR, add A Fortitude save (DC 10 + [class level] or [ hit dice] + the relevant attribute modifier) negates this effect. A magical items saving throw DC is based on the spell they use as a prerequisite or caster level (whichever is higher).
FALLING OBJECTS
variant for falling object damage. Change Objects weighing less than 1/100th of the targets heavy load do not deal damage to those they land upon, no matter how far they have fallen. A falling object deals damage based on its size and is treated like a trap (doing a maximum of 6d8 points of damage at colossal size; Reflex DC 15 negates).
extremely large falling objects or multiple falling objects can follow the rules for cave-ins (subject to DM discretion).
FEATS
Arcane Mastery (Complete Arcane) add ...once per encounter.
Darkstalker (Lords of Madness) add scent, touchsight, or tremorsense...
Greenbound Summoning (Lost Empires of Faern) add Prerequisites: Spell Focus (Conjuration), Caster level 11th.
Heighten Spell: add All effects dependent on spell level (such as saving throw DCs, dice caps, effect limits, and the ability to...
Persistent Spell (Complete Arcane) change to A spell lasting a minute or less uses up a spell slot six levels higher than the spells actual level. A spell lasting 1 round/level uses up a spell slot five levels higher than the spells actual level. A spell lasting 1 minute/level uses up a spell slot four levels higher than the spells actual level. A spell lasting 10 minutes/level uses up a spell slot three levels higher than the spells actual level. A spell lasting 1 hour/level uses up a spell slot two levels higher than the spells actual level.
MONSTERS
constructs (made of solid material) have hardness as animated objects do and are treated like objects for damage.
golems use 3.0 magic immunity.
DR/magic: a magic weapon bypasses 5 points of DR/magic per +1 of enhancement.
variant for continuing poison damage (secondary effects also at 10 minutes and 1 hour).
PRESTIGE CLASSES & SUPPLEMENTAL CLASSES
Prestige classes follow the same mutliclassing restrictions as do normal character classes, but multiclassing penalties are not dependant on prestige class level (only number of prestige classes and favored class restrictions apply).
RACES
Elans (Expanded Psionicist Handbook) are changed to Level Adjustment: +1 if paired with a manifesting class.
Warforged (Eberron Campaign Setting) are changed to Level Adjustment: +1.
RETRAINING
Retraining (Players Handbook II) or psychic reformation cannot be used to change/remove [Item Creation] related feats and is limited to once per level. Character revision beyond these limits requires miracle, wish, or reality revision.
SPELLS & MAGIC ITEMS
Special (see next page)
No Absolutes: Any magical effect that would ward off or bestow complete immunity to a specific form of attack can be overcome with a caster level check (DC 21 + caster level).
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
Faern campaigns can use either Magic of Faern or Players Guide to Faern versions of spells/items (as modified by the 3.5 rules set).
epic luck variant will be used in Faern campaigns (one re-roll per session).
3.0 supplemental material magical item market values may need recalculation to the 3.5 system (case by case basis).
VARIANTS
Unearthed Arcana class variants are in use as well as daily spell lists (with variant sorcerer modification). Gestalt classes are prohibited.

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SPELLS (SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL)
Wizards of the Coast 3.5 Problematic Spell Forum will be used to help maintain game balance (subject to DM discretion).
all spells will be subject to DMG page 36 guidelines on maximum spell effects (i.e. dice caps & spell effect limits).
the Spell Compendium is considered a 2nd tier source. Primary source data takes precedence over the Spell Compendium.
all polymorph-type spells will follow the new rules for the (polymorph) sub-school as presented in the Player Handbook II.
all spells below 5th-level that are listed as doing ability damage regardless of saving throw are changed to ability penalty (minimum 1).
all energy spells altered/changed to [sonic] will have their die type reduced by one category.
all orb spells, blast of flame, or any other instantaneous damaging Conjuration spell will be changed to Evocation and SR: Yes.
all swift action attack spells (wraithstrike, grave strike, golem bane, vine strike, etc.) will only apply to the next attack.
all Sacrifice components from the Book of Exalted Deeds or Corrupt costs from the Book of Vile Darkness are changed to ability burn.
avasculate and mass avasculate (Libris Mortis) is changed to ...and deals a maximum of 10 points of damage per caster level (to a maximum of 200 points at 20th level).
assay resistance (Complete Arcane) only applies to the next spell cast.
amber sarcophagus (Book of Exalted Deeds), fanfare (Song & Silence), and fleshshiver (Players guide to Faern) are changed to Fortitude: Negates.
greater harm and mass harm (Heroes of Horror) are changed to charges a subject with negative energy that deals 10 points of damage per caster level (to a maximum of 200 points at 20th level).
rend shadow weave (Champions of Valor) change to Clr 8, Sor/Wiz 8; V,S,M,XP; XP Cost: 1,000 XP.
Shalanthas delicate disk (City of Splendors: Waterdeep) change to Components: V,S,M,XP; XP Cost: 100 XP per level of the spell stored.
streamers (Shining South) damage overlaps with, and does not stack with other streamers from the same casting.
storm touch and scalding touch (Magic of Eberron) add ...and you can make one melee touch attack per round.
a creature can only be affected once per round by a specific temporal effect (celerity, time stop, temporal acceleration, epic transport time spell, etc.). The Spell Stowaway [Epic] feat can allow the creature to benefit from one additional specific temporal effect per round.

MAGIC ITEMS
variant item creation: some items require Item Level quests or power components to be created at all (subject to DM discretion).
brilliant energy add Armor and shield bonuses to AC (including any enhancement bonuses to that armor, or fortification ability) do not...
magebane (Complete Arcane) is changed to function like psibane (Expanded Psionicist Handbook) except with respect to magic.
ring of nine lives (Magic of Faerun) (epic) is changed to Caster Level: 20th; Prerequisites: Forge Ring, Forge Epic Ring, limited wish, heal; Market Price: 210,000 gp.
spellblade (Magic of Faerun) is the version in use, the Players Guide to Faern version is prohibited.
thought bottle (Libris Mortis) can only restore lost XP from death and/or energy drain and doing so expends the item.

EPIC MAGIC ITEMS
rod of epic spellcaster change to ...grants its wielder a +30 insight bonus on Spellcraft checks made to cast epic spells...

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