tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606376637537506644.post420626966649820556..comments2024-03-18T19:24:46.525-04:00Comments on CRB : Age Is Just A NumberSimonSezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07402434731967748384noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606376637537506644.post-21182703147114124462016-08-02T08:40:22.900-04:002016-08-02T08:40:22.900-04:00Regarding playing old PCs ... I play an elderly li...Regarding playing old PCs ... I play an elderly liontaur because he has simply been around forever. I started him back in the last millenium, and he wasn't old then, but many adventures (and real world years) later, his mane is grey and his lumbago often acts up. His "Eyes of the Eagle" are spectacles, and sometimes he forgets things.<br /><br />Regarding CraziFuzzy's idea ... I've always wanted to find reasons to play the NPC classes. Long ago I created a variant for D&D Third Edition that simply gave a free feat at every even level. For Pathfinder, I plan a more elaborate revamp. Meanwhile, my new Splat Book has two PrCs that give special advantages to those who have levels in NPC Classes: The Working Class Hero gets bonuses if you have Commoner Levels. And my Commander gets advantages from Aristocrat levels. Check out the free Splat Book download at cayzle.com/splatCayzlehttp://www.cayzle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606376637537506644.post-78352791109710642742016-07-27T10:01:39.203-04:002016-07-27T10:01:39.203-04:00My GM and I were just discussing the late-teen lev...My GM and I were just discussing the late-teen level 1 issue 2 days ago. My proposed solution (which I've only tried for a very short lived campaign once) was as follows:<br /><br />Characters start level 3 NPC classes only, with appropriate starting ages (humans around 25-30, for instance). As the adventure begins, and you are forced into a non-mundane life of adventuring, you utilize that life experience, and tailor it to your new adventuring lifestyle. This is handled by not just gaining levels, but by retraining the NPC levels out for PC levels at half-level XP thresholds.<br /><br /><b>Example progression:</b><br />5,000 XP (3rd level): Expert 3<br />7,000 XP (3rd level): Expert 2; Rogue 1<br />9,000 XP (4th level): Expert 2; Rogue 2<br />12,000 XP(4th level): Expert 1; Rogue 3<br />15,000 XP(5th level): Expert 1; Rogue 4<br />19,000 XP(5th level): Rogue 5<br />23,000 XP(6th level): Rogue 6<br />CraziFuzzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798089980534965801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606376637537506644.post-26327665904140062892016-07-27T09:08:09.184-04:002016-07-27T09:08:09.184-04:00I played a venerable 326 year old gnome bard (late...I played a venerable 326 year old gnome bard (later multiclassing into Oracle and mystic theurge).<br /><br />He just got tired of just singing about tales adventurers described to him and so he decided to join some adventurers and witness new stories in action.<br /><br />The plan was to be primarily support. In practice that idea only lasted a couple sessions before he became the group's primary combat caster. When he turned 3rd level and got Blistering Invective he became the crotchety old man he was meant to be, hurling insults so bad his enemies burst into flames.<br /><br />His most memorable moment we fought a hag. As a venerable gnome he had a con of 9 and a str of 3. We were in a creepy room so I told the gm I prepared a spell, the hag appeared and I took 4 str damage on-sight, but as I slipped unconscious off my pony I whispered "damn she's ugly" and she burst into flames. Not expecting this, she dropped to the floor in an attempt to put out the flames while the party rushed her.Chris Lutmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560448161291780428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606376637537506644.post-15489830830624332322016-07-27T09:07:53.084-04:002016-07-27T09:07:53.084-04:00I played a venerable 326 year old gnome bard (late...I played a venerable 326 year old gnome bard (later multiclassing into Oracle and mystic theurge).<br /><br />He just got tired of just singing about tales adventurers described to him and so he decided to join some adventurers and witness new stories in action.<br /><br />The plan was to be primarily support. In practice that idea only lasted a couple sessions before he became the group's primary combat caster. When he turned 3rd level and got Blistering Invective he became the crotchety old man he was meant to be, hurling insults so bad his enemies burst into flames.<br /><br />His most memorable moment we fought a hag. As a venerable gnome he had a con of 9 and a str of 3. We were in a creepy room so I told the gm I prepared a spell, the hag appeared and I took 4 str damage on-sight, but as I slipped unconscious off my pony I whispered "damn she's ugly" and she burst into flames. Not expecting this, she dropped to the floor in an attempt to put out the flames while the party rushed her.Chris Lutmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560448161291780428noreply@blogger.com