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These are just combat mechanics - nothing more. That's all that's needed for these templates. The fluff, and any abilities that are non-combat related aren't presented.

I'll judge them when I get the MM in my grubby hands. If they don't fit the bill, then I'll change them. I am the DM after all.

Green Ronin makes some high quality stuff, but besides the Psychic, and maybe the Witch (which will be 3.0), there's not much that could directly be Ravenloft-ish. Medeival Player's Manual was mentioned, but really, they have a lot of specific settings, such as Rome, Testament, and stuff. Meanwhile,...

Usually start everyone with a level of commoner, except I treat it like a 0th-level - where it's just some bonus skill points, and some extra hp.

I am eagerly awaiting results, DeepShadow

As someone who's always pushed the limits of my Ravenloft games, I really can't wait to read what you've found out!

Hey - Been listening to this at work, and it's been really great for figuring out how some of the old time radio shows "painted the scene" with words. http://otr.net I really recommend people check out: Hall of Fantasy The Hermit's Cave (the hermit's really annoying, fair warning) The Inne...

I was thinking about this too a couple years back - when I was going to run a campaign based on Gwydion attempting to escape from the Shadow Rift. Basic premise was - One group of players in Forgotten Realms, one group in Ravenloft. The first group would have weird stuff happening with the Plane of ...

Something tells me that the Dark Powers would prevent me from providing any sort of help, or being effective at all.

I think I might try finding one of those portals out of the land as soon as possible.

Neither Man nor Beast!

I don't know what it is about this one, but I friggin' LOVE it. And every time I've run it (3 times so far), my PC's feel distraught by the ship-sequences, and then it just gets better. Never had a bad time with it.

Should probably start a new thread with direct quotes and page numbers to references in the Gazetteer - a page of facts, and leave our "guesses" to another thread - seperate what's fact, and what's construed from those facts.

Idea I always had that combines the 3.0 / 3.5, but never actually used: A +1 sword vs DR 15/Magic doesn't negate the DR completely - the creature is supposed to be tough, right? Instead, each plus negates 5 pts of DR. I used this once during a fight in a 3.0 game because otherwise the fight would've...

My favorite method for rolling is and will always be - 4d6, drop lowest - straight down. You get 1 reroll, and 1 swap. That way, you can still get some low scores, and you generally can still be whatever you want and mighty competent at that - but you have to make some sacrifices. Usually works out ...