Homebrew Contest II: Discussion Thread

[sirpercival]

Do we have to include an NPC stat block at all?  (please say no...)

[veekie]

So anything on multiple submissions?

[VennDygrem]

The last bulletpoint in the contest guidelines says that only one submission from each competitor will be considered.

Also, am I the only one having trouble settling on one spell? I just went through the SRD and have four spells just from level two and three spells that I have pretty nifty ideas for. :/

Any advice from others here? Should I choose to challenge myself with a trickier spell, or go with the one I have the most mechanics planned out for? For instance, so far I have ideas for PrC's based around Shatter, Blindness/Deafness, Bestow Curse, and Rage. Rage would be tricky, since there's already the Rage Mage PrC (which, as most people agree, sucks). There's already one Rage Mage fix out there, but my class would probably be going in a fairly different direction. I'm thinking this is one I should save for outside of the contest so I don't have to worry about originality issues.

Blindness/Deafness and Bestow Curse are both fairly similar, thematically, and my ideas for both are somewhat similar but still rather different. Both could prove tricky but would yield results I'd like to play.

Shatter is currently the spell option that seems the most well-rounded, and thus potentially the least challenging.

[Bozwevial]

Do we have to include an NPC stat block at all?  (please say no...)

No, not at all. You can if you like, but it's not necessary.

So anything on multiple submissions?

The last bulletpoint in the contest guidelines says that only one submission from each competitor will be considered.

What he said.

[bhu]

Venn: Maybe choose a spell from a class list of an arcane caster that isnt traditional.  a Duskblade perhaps??



My fluff is up.  SInce I have time to change does this idea seem doable to you guys or am I being foolish?

[TheGeometer]

I thought that it would be a good idea to go against the norm and pick a fundamentally useless spell to turn into a PrC. Still, magnifying the effects of Prestidigitation actually make it too useful, since it can heat, cool, clean, or move objects, or create other objects. I think it would be a lot more fun to make a PrC out of the almost as useless spell, Open/Close. Is it too late to change my entry?

[Bozwevial]

I, personally, want to see where you're going with this. Also, possibly, to introduce the Fanged Crater crowd to a new friend.

I thought that it would be a good idea to go against the norm and pick a fundamentally useless spell to turn into a PrC. Still, magnifying the effects of Prestidigitation actually make it too useful, since it can heat, cool, clean, or move objects, or create other objects. I think it would be a lot more fun to make a PrC out of the almost as useless spell, Open/Close. Is it too late to change my entry?

Nope! That said, 3.0 Prestidigitation did all those things, right?

[bhu]

Mine is mostly done other than epic levels and an example npc.  Does it read clearly?  Is there anything difficult to understand?

[sirpercival]

Mine is mostly done other than epic levels and an example npc.  Does it read clearly?  Is there anything difficult to understand?

Hey bhu, can you use a normal table and not a code block?  For whatever reason those don't work well on my comp.

[bhu]

DOne.

SO do the abilities read understandably?

[Garryl]

Why do you have 6 + Int skills and only 5 class skills? Also, it's Knowledge (Arcana), not (Arcane).

Signature Spell: If you don't prepare your spells as a prepared spellcaster, how do you cast it, then? Did you mean that you can cast your spell spontaneously (like a Druid spontaneously casts Summon Nature's Ally spells)?

Improved Spell: Again, how do you cast your spell extra times per day? Be specific, or someone will treat it as arbitrary, uncapped spell slots to which they will apply every-metamagic-feat-ever-and-yes-even-that-one.

Easy Spell is ripe for abuse (with, say, Wish). Less so for Easy Metamagic since it's one metamagic for one spell, but still.

Spell's Master: The references to Fireball dealing damage dice equal to your HD is confusing. It implies (incorrectly) that the ability sets the number of damage dice to your HD, which would just be weird with spells like Disintegrate. Also, Ray of enfeeblement doesn't actually do damage (ability or otherwise), it just applies a Strength penalty.

[bhu]

Added skills

Fixed text on most of what you had questions on.  Lemme know if you like the way it reads better.

Changed Easy spell

[DavidWL]

Another question is number of entries. One per poster, or as many as you have the interest to grind it up?

+1 to the question.

Best,
David

[Noliar]

Any comments on mine so far?

[VennDygrem]

Another question is number of entries. One per poster, or as many as you have the interest to grind it up?

+1 to the question.

Best,
David

That's been answered twice already. By myself, and by Boz in confirmation:

So anything on multiple submissions?

The last bulletpoint in the contest guidelines says that only one submission from each competitor will be considered.

What he said.

[bhu]

Any comments on mine so far?

7th level doesnt give u anything

[Noliar]

I know and nor does 6. I'm not sure what to put there yet though I'm leaning towards a minor at will like a reserve feat and maybe a greater arcane thesis for the whole subschool*.

*to be defined.

[Bozwevial]

Another question is number of entries. One per poster, or as many as you have the interest to grind it up?

+1 to the question.

Best,
David

That's been answered twice already. By myself, and by Boz in confirmation:

So anything on multiple submissions?

The last bulletpoint in the contest guidelines says that only one submission from each competitor will be considered.

What he said.

Which is of course not to say that you're locked into the first idea you post. If you want to change the actual entry to something else, by all means do so - although you should keep the other one around for posterity.

[sirpercival]

How much do people like the Horned Juggernaut?  Because my mind is rattling around with ideas for a Muscle Wizard and his spell Fist...

[Noliar]

I can certainly imagine playing one. I'm not a fan of you must do this every day for a whole previous level requirements just like I don't like heavy useless feat taxes - it disadvantages people who actually play through those levels.