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All of the problems with Earth casters being viewed as weak combatants would be solved with the flick of a switch if plot committees didn't universally make necromancy a crime in every single game realm. If James' wife were allowed to cast a few chaos incants without the threat of her...

Not really. The earth caster will have access to just as many turn charges as a celestial caster of equal level has wand charges. Granted, it is a less versatile ability...but it's a step in the right direction. I'm not trying to make earth casters OP. I'm merely trying to make them a more...

I agree. Hence my redirect.

It seems like the celestial scholars have been getting all the love though. I posted a suggestion on the celestial earth balance thread regarding something I came up with a couple years ago. I doubt it will be adopted, but I think that would help rebrand earth scholars more as undead hunters...

Here's an idea... Celestial casters have wands. Earth casters have an innate ability to turn lesser undead. Not the fleeing effect of the Turn Undead spell, but allows the earth caster to channel enough earth energy to make undead unable to approach them. If cornered, the undead will still...

I'm looking at Earth Scholars with a great deal of scrutiny. I see them struggling in any kind of standing fight with an enemy that's not undead. They're seemingly being pigeonholed into the role of combat medic or heavy ritual caster. Celestial casters, conversely, can serve a wide array...

If that is in fact a possibility, then I will make the time to contact my chapter owner to voice my opinions of the performance issues discussed here today. Thanks, Draven and Tevas. Good info.

Thank you for the correction. In either case, I'm sure that there are playtesters and rules-makers within my home chapter that are already aware of these issues. I'm certain that they are privy to these forums and are taking all of these observations into consideration.

lol I'm not a member of the ARC. I will gladly leave the rulemaking to the folks who have invested the time it took to develop the system we are trying to refine through these discussions. But I appreciate the vote of confidence.

Well, we have a chance to correct it before the release. If it seems over-complicated, then it probably won't get any better in a live game environment. Let's simplify it. I like Muir's suggestion. Make the consumable skill last for the duration of a predefined encounter...or for a single...

That brings up another point, which kind of relates to what I was getting at in my original post. How are we supposed to measure these 10 minutes? We don't want anachronisms such as wristwatches or digital timers around our necks. Are we supposed to count to 600 in our heads, while we're...

I've had some experience with being on both ends of that rotisserie. I just hope that the new 10 minute rules don't result in widespread cheesing. NPC monsters usually don't live long enough for their 10 minute critical to expire. But if you stay dead long enough before you respawn, you...

You got it correct. Dave (right?), I think that's going to be the trend. I just don't see there being enough mod hooks for everyone to burn through all of their crits/back attacks before the big battles. In which case, a powergamer would prefer to have the flexibility to use the damage at...

Thanks, Tevas. That playtest data sounds reassuring. But I still can't get past the need for critical attacks and/or back attacks to utilize certain skills or effects. That, coupled with the escalating cost of proficiencies and backstabs, seems to tilt the balance in favor of the players...

Thank you for the feedback. I'm looking at it from a player's perspective. And as someone who has traditionally enjoyed rogue skills as they stand in the current rules system, I find myself estimating how many fights I plan to be in during one logistics period, and it doesn't seem like buying...

I'm not a playtester, per se. But as an avid gamer who's played dozens of different combat systems over the last 35 years, I can make a couple of observations: The crit/back attack exchange rate makes it almost stupid to trade in these temporary skills for the permanent prof/backstab. And...

Have your props person post a wishlist. I can think of at least one person who would be willing to donate stuff.

In Europe, there's a lot of these reenactment groups that take medieval and dark age warfare pretty seriously. The next time you get whacked in the hand with a boffer and start crying, remember that it could always be worse. lol

Thanks, Toddy. I'll let you know if I don't manage to find what I need before the event.

I am in need of a nice looking phys rep for the sept 16th event. Send me a private message. Will pay cash money.