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Re: Fleshgrafting Index & General Discussion
« Reply #80 on: August 22, 2020, 02:50:25 PM »
Con mod of +5 isn't that hard, since you can start with it, but I probably need to change it to Con score -10. Which would be more in line with where it should be. And you're right about grafts with Con penalties. I need to rebalance all the penalties anyway. Too many of them are just dull.

Learning Experience is supposed to Extraordinary only, if that makes any difference. I realize I missed the important word out.

Well, it's something of a technicality, but he does have a caster level equal to class level via Necromantic Magic. I'll make it more explicit though.

Unholy Vitality is level 19, it's supposed to be crazy.

And I'm glad I broke the Nan brain!  :lmao

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Re: Fleshgrafting Index & General Discussion
« Reply #81 on: August 22, 2020, 04:46:04 PM »
Con score -10 is much more reasonable. Con of 22 is easier to do than +12 Con mod. :P


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Re: Fleshgrafting Index & General Discussion
« Reply #82 on: September 03, 2020, 08:04:01 PM »
You've been pumping out a bunch of stuff.  What do you want me to look at next?

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Re: Fleshgrafting Index & General Discussion
« Reply #83 on: September 03, 2020, 11:22:39 PM »
Grafts, I think.

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Re: Fleshgrafting Index & General Discussion
« Reply #84 on: September 06, 2020, 09:10:37 PM »
Grafts it is!


Minor Grafts

Deathshrieker's Cry has some grammar issues in the benefit section.  Also, is the penalty per time being deafened?

Zombie Arm is rough with a -3 total Dex.

How does attacking with the Eyetheft Tongue work?  Does it just count as a regular natural attack that does no damage?



I don't think I like this system.  It isn't full of randomness or killing yourself to fuel class features, but it has so many limitations and penalties that I don't really want to play with it.

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Re: Fleshgrafting Index & General Discussion
« Reply #85 on: September 07, 2020, 10:55:52 AM »
Remember this is a first pass through and I've not balanced the penalties at all yet. So they need sorting out before writing the system off.

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Re: Fleshgrafting Index & General Discussion
« Reply #86 on: September 08, 2020, 11:26:47 AM »
Would the lifeshaping grafts add or detract from the goal and purpose here?

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Re: Fleshgrafting Index & General Discussion
« Reply #87 on: September 08, 2020, 11:32:02 AM »
Lifeshaping as in Dark Sun? Just wouldn't fit the system, far as I'm aware.

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Re: Fleshgrafting Index & General Discussion
« Reply #88 on: September 14, 2020, 02:56:06 PM »
Lifeshaping as in Dark Sun? Just wouldn't fit the system, far as I'm aware.

really? the lifeshaped grafts pretty much run off of the same graft system, iirc....

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Re: Fleshgrafting Index & General Discussion
« Reply #89 on: September 14, 2020, 03:35:35 PM »
This isn't a standard graft system - it's totally homebrew with a nod towards Incarnum, so I'd be pretty shocked if anything else fits into it.

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Re: Fleshgrafting Index & General Discussion
« Reply #90 on: September 17, 2020, 04:24:51 PM »
Lesser Grafts

Breath of Dessication - Is the intent that any natural attack ever made causes a save vs fatigue?

Mohrg's Tongue definitely needs a limit of  some sort, otherwise I'd just make attacks with it until the target fails the save.  As is it is a free SoD every turn.

You have some weird grafts.

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Re: Fleshgrafting Index & General Discussion
« Reply #91 on: September 21, 2020, 11:49:00 AM »
Deathshrieker's Cry has some grammar issues in the benefit section.  Also, is the penalty per time being deafened?

Once per time being deafened.

Zombie Arm is rough with a -3 total Dex.

Changed the penalty to be something else.

How does attacking with the Eyetheft Tongue work?  Does it just count as a regular natural attack that does no damage?

Clarified.

Breath of Dessication - Is the intent that any natural attack ever made causes a save vs fatigue?

Yes.

Mohrg's Tongue definitely needs a limit of  some sort, otherwise I'd just make attacks with it until the target fails the save.  As is it is a free SoD every turn.

This is just what casters do, but warriors shouldn't have that?  :lol

You have some weird grafts.

Thank you

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Re: Fleshgrafting Index & General Discussion
« Reply #92 on: September 21, 2020, 08:25:09 PM »
Mohrg's Tongue definitely needs a limit of  some sort, otherwise I'd just make attacks with it until the target fails the save.  As is it is a free SoD every turn.

This is just what casters do, but warriors shouldn't have that?  :lol

This isn't what tier 3 casters do and tier 3 has always been your goal.   :P


Major Grafts

Salt-Cured Flesh - I pity the player who gets caught in the rain.  Also it says that it is a lesser graft.

Entropic Touch also says lesser graft.


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Re: Fleshgrafting Index & General Discussion
« Reply #93 on: October 02, 2020, 03:08:17 PM »
Fixed the issues.

And wear a rain coat. Just because it's a fantasy setting doesn't mean you can afford to avoid a good coat.

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Re: Fleshgrafting Index & General Discussion
« Reply #94 on: October 05, 2020, 11:36:00 AM »
Moving on from Mohrg's Tongue.


Apex Grafts:

Life's Leech turns people into stone?  What is this graft from?

Soul Drinker is just nasty.

Horrific Step feels weird.  Kill people to teleport?

Mien of Terror feels like it also needs a save for immunity clause, otherwise people who failed their will saves just make fort saves every round until they die.

Death God's Touch doesn't need to specify " negative energy version of fast healing 10" because fast healing works normally for undead (regular fast healing is granted by the Evolved Undead template).  This one is also nasty.

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Re: Fleshgrafting Index & General Discussion
« Reply #95 on: October 23, 2020, 09:53:06 AM »
Horrific Step is a take on the Blood Magus teleport ability.

Life's Leech is stolen from some monster that I can no longer remember. Wheep, maybe?

Mien of Terror operates like a normal Gaze attack in that regard. And enemies would get a new Will save each round too.

Begun work on transferring all of the Necromancy content into Vivisection and Resurrection. Very slight updates to base classes and races. As per usual, PDF version trumps forum version.

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Re: Fleshgrafting Index & General Discussion
« Reply #96 on: June 12, 2021, 08:34:51 PM »
Fleshgrafting feats, Vivisector, and Casglwyr moved into the Vivisection PDF.