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Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« on: November 29, 2013, 10:59:29 AM »
Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis.

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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2013, 03:03:46 PM »
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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2013, 11:36:10 PM »
I opened the zip, and all I can say is...

Holy Crap. Catpnq, thank you. Thank you so very, very much.

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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2013, 01:32:05 AM »
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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2013, 12:03:31 PM »
Armor:
Battle Plate:
-missing Cost, AC, Max Dex, ACP, ASF, Speed, and Weight.

Breastplate, Tumbler's:
-missing Cost, AC, Max Dex, ACP, ASF, Speed, and Weight.

Dendritic:
-"Editor:... I wonder if you can buy these with" (thought unfinished)

Mechanus Gear:
-missing Cost, AC, Max Dex, ACP, ASF, Speed, and Weight.

Mountain Plate:
-missing Cost, AC, Max Dex, ACP, ASF, Speed, and Weight.

Materials:
Blended Quartz:
-missing "gp" after the cost for Heavy Armor.

Blood Glass:
-"command the elemental in either Drow of ignan" (typo)

Rivirine:
-"but because it clocks ethereal travel" (typo)

Sentira:
-You mention that "Ironically, even though it is listed as "lightweight and almost unbreakable" it isn't actually listed as any lighter"... except it says that "for purposes other than described in this chapter, sentira is treated as mithral".
-Did we read that right? I mean, I just checked the book, that's a direct quote.
-It... it doesn't cost any more.
-IT IS MITHRAL. FOR THE COST OF THE NORMAL ARMOR.
-FREE. MITHRAL.

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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2013, 05:10:21 PM »
Armor Special Abilities:
General Strategies:
-"you can have a bracer on both arms" Do you mean Buckler here?

Spell Like Ability:
-"Blinding can do a DC reflex" What's the DC?

Stealth:
-What does Masking do?

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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2013, 08:00:19 PM »
Great job with the compilation.

A couple of years ago, at 4chan's /tg/ board, we were working on creating an Ultimate 3.5 SRD, that would include all official 3.5 material along with Dragon and Dungeon Magazine material. Unfortunately, all the members working on it ended up getting busy with other subjects, and the project was never concluded.

http://ultimatesrdproject.blogspot.com.br/
(The files should still be working, in any case I can upload them again)

Some parts were practically finished, like races, skills, and base classes, including alternative class features, variant classes, and substitution levels.  Others are half-way done, like prestige classes, feats, and spells, with some books still missing to the list.

I lost contact with the other members the worked in this project, but I believe there wouldn't be any problem with you using some of the work we already did, or even, if you are up to it, reviving this project here in the Min/Max Boards. I'm mostly busy with college and work these days, but with more people interested in helping, maybe we could build some kind of definitive repository like you are planning.

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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2013, 01:58:12 PM »
Greetings.

My job is a bitch. Currently I am on 80+ hours a week schedule with no end in sight. My supervisor has called in sick until the day after x-mas and between 16 hour days, sleeping from time to time, and trying to handle the holidays, there is no end in sight. And people wonder why I hate x-mas. I thank you for your comments, maybe in January I'll have time to look at them in more detail. Sorry for being slow to reply to anything.

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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2013, 02:13:44 PM »
http://ultimatesrdproject.blogspot.com.br/
(The files should still be working, in any case I can upload them again)

They are indeed working. I find the document interesting. Only problem is that find formating for html to be a bit daunting. Actually, I would love to have it as a html fully searchable document and not as text files. I have a dream of it being in perfect hypertext. Perhaps, time permitting, I may figure out how to add my files to those files. My Spell lists are far more complete then then ones in the download. If you happen to stumble upon anyone on the project willing to even do formatting, let me know.

My job may be 16 hours a day, but usually for 5-6 of those I wind up with little more to do but wait for a disaster and type away with text only email available. (write up stuff at work, send home raw text for formating.) Hence why the project move ahead, even if it is in jumps and spurts.
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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2013, 04:03:57 PM »
Thank you for working so hard, CaptnQ~

I would offer to help with it, but I don't know hypertext stuff in order to :/ sorry...

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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2013, 02:27:15 PM »
Thank you.

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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2013, 04:00:59 PM »
Couple of errors found:

Corrupt Weapon on Bard's list?

Vigilante list = Bard (ab, div, ill, nec, tra). Read 4th paragraph of class' spell description.

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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2014, 08:37:17 PM »
Will get to your suggestions. Life's been a bitch. Augmentation Files uploaded. Beta 02 now available.
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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2014, 06:11:21 PM »
Couple more oversights for Warforged feats:

Overload Metabolism and Shocking Fist from PGtE. The later of which can be quite nice.

Brute Fighting (for completeness!) and Stable Footing from RoE. Personally love using and ignoring difficult terrain.

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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2014, 10:40:20 PM »
Do you have any of the free, online material, or just what's printed in the books?

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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #16 on: January 14, 2014, 12:54:46 PM »
I am but one person, and I loath to stray too far from what I consider "Indisputable RAW." Although I make exceptions more and more, as of late. The Augmentation section, for example. I found that interesting enough that I felt the need to actually search the dragon magazine material.

I have wrestled with "Are the On-Line DLCs RAW?" as of late, especially due to the server lack of useable Psionic material. Ironically, I actually was going to use any Dragon Magazine material I could find on psionic powers, but I can't find any that wasn't reprinted in Expanded Psionic Powers (3.5), or is 3.0, and therefore unusable. I am seriously considering the need to create the Extrapolated Psionic Powers (3.0 to 3.5 Conversion), simply because I was wrong about my assessment of the number of Psionic powers. Even including what 3.0 powers are easily converted due to being a straight reference to "This is spell X, but as a psionic power" I have still dropped below 500 powers. However, having just uncovered some more sources of RAW psionics, I believe the final total should be 505. Don't quote me. I have only made it up to the E's. About 2/3rds of the powers to go. (I swear, why nobody noticed page 133 of the secrets of sarlona before, is beyond me.)

I've skipped ahead to stage 3 for section Psionomicon/Powers and I want to optimize the data before I move on. That way I can release it for peer review while I work on the other sections. Give me a few days. I'm on a roll.

As for those on-line services. They are nice, but often they have minor errors, or lack the complete entry. What I want most of all are COMMENTS, which they seem to lack. I have in fact offered up the EVD to several of those sites you listed and said, "If you don't want me on staff, that's fine, but for the love of god, correct your errors. just copy and paste from the EVD. Please."

The responce has been, "thanks but no thanks."

So screw them. I prefer it in downloadable content anyways. I don't trust having internet access at all times. I hate the Cloud.

Oh, if you wish to contribute, I'm welcome to it. I suppose some guide lines:

If You want To Change an entry:
Just PM me, that's good enough.

If you want to change an entire section a WHOLE BUNCH:
Ask me first to make sure you have the latest copy. I update stuff at random. That way I can put that section on hold on my end while you make your alterations. All alterations will be reviewed. I reserve the right to change anything you add, if you are incorrect. Opinions and subjective observations are rarely incorrect and are usually included verbatum. Anything with a 'b', is up for grabs right now,.

You want to add your own stuff entirely:
Here's my only problem with that, Formatting and completeness.

If you want to see an example. HERE

That isn't good enough. You need to make something better then that. Do you see the insane level of detail? How I got EVERY POSSIBLE ACF and every possible combination, and reformated EVERYTHING to be in compliance with the latest printing of the 3.5 rules? I'm not happy with it. Not even close.

There is a reason I haven't moved onto classes yet. Because my own OCD won't let me. So you want to work on something, that's fine. Just understand that I'm not going to be kind. I expect the ability to say, "This is EVERYTHING on this topic." In one file, and be at least 95% correct.

That guide to wizards "being Batman" or some such looks good at first glance, but it is slap shod and horribly incomplete. It's a steaming pile of suggestions in my opinion. Excellent ideas, if you want to strip mine it, but over all I find reading it to be painful. It sets my teeth on edge. If a handbook makes me go elsewhere to look something up about the topic it is talking about, then that's just plain lazy.

That said, I won't hold anyone else to the same level as I do myself. Just don't expect to get out of beta release anytime soon.
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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #17 on: January 14, 2014, 01:36:51 PM »
bad link? says the file is missing
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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #18 on: January 15, 2014, 01:48:55 AM »
"The file Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis - Beta 02.zip does not exists anymore."

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Re: Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis Discussion
« Reply #19 on: January 15, 2014, 06:02:20 PM »
I hate the Cloud.
bad link? says the file is missing
"The file Encyclopedia Vinculum Draconis - Beta 02.zip does not exists anymore."

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