I had initially aimed to create a unified casting system where all casters follow the same rules and cast the same spells in the same way, then use talents to control spell access, secondary powers, and alternate casting methods. I realized while examining Knowledge skills that there is probably a …
Seems odd to use ‘Gygaxian Democracy’ when the idea is to move away from what EGG wrote so long ago, but let’s give this a try. I need more interesting races to work with than those in the Revised System Reference Document. “Humans in funny suits” doesn’t do it for …
That’s the dwarf out of the way. I’m going to try to get through the rest of the RSRD races, hopefully tonight. I hope you’ll excuse the lack of commentary in exchange for more (draft) content. RSRD Elf Traits Converting to Echelon Cornerstone Talent We already have the traits, so …
Now that I’ve described how to convert a race to a cornerstone, let’s actually try it. Creating a Cornerstone Talent from the RSRD Dwarf I’m going to work from the Revised System Reference Document, since this is likely to be readily available to most readers. I think in practice I will …
I suppose it really has been a couple of weeks since I looked at capstones, I’m way overdue looking into cornerstones. Where common talents are typically things a character can learn, and capstone talents often mark what a character has achieved, cornerstone talents often represent what a character is. In …
Some discussion in IRC about the merits of d20 versus 3d6 for task resolution led to some examination, and the examination led to some curious conclusions. A +1 bonus on a d20 is seen as a 5% improvement, because it opens one more die value (a 5% chance) to be …
Okay, I don’t think I’ve posted on task resolution here beyond an expectation of being similar to Revised System Reference Document (RSRD) task resolution, but a post today on google+ got me thinking. That thinking was that I am not happy with how the skill system was working out. The …
So, ultimately and officially my NaGaDeMon 2012 bid failed, by the simplest definition of not making it to the table in November. I am mildly disappointed by this, but only very mildly indeed. While I didn’t get as far as actually playing Echelon I am in a wonderful position to …
So, Eldritch Knight is too boring for you, eh? Alright, I’ll take that implicit challenge. I used Martial Training rather than BAB on the assumption this was a military-oriented archetype. Each tier of the capstone also requires a Mastery talent for at least one melee weapon of your choice. Tier …
Dawnforge was one of the semi-finalists in the “new D&D setting” contest done by Wizards of the Coast about ten years ago (the one Eberron ultimately won), and ever since it was published by Fantasy Flight Publishing I’ve really liked it. This setting focuses on mythic heroism, to the point …
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