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DM a game that focuses on gladiators, finish it, and have it on those current players as rewards. Let them use it in the game proper, even.

Otherwise, I don't suggest it. At all. I'm not sure you get it, but it's always bad when DM's get a player who has some obscure power from some obscure source. It always results in DM-player arguments.

I prefer it in a more controlled fashion. My most successful 3.5 campaign was March of Alazlam, which blocked the use of certain sourcebooks. I plan to continue that thread unless I'm outvoted.

How about this, to clarify.

Dragon mag content is "soft-locked," in the sense that it's not officially open to BT players. But, if a player can convince the Tech Team and Fluff Team to allow content from a particular issue for his or her character (due to backstory, natural story progression, etc.), then that character retains the allowed content for the duration of its "career," so to speak, regardless of who that character's DM will be in the future.

It's (almost) exactly the same as the way we treated D-mag content in 3.5, only now it's official.

Fine, let's talk about it some more...

Well I hate to interfere, but you guys may want to check this.

I won't say it's a perfect solution, but it works as a compromise for now, yeah?

Agreed. I like how this is presented. Nice job, b_b.

I'm good with it. Nicely done Very Happy

IMO, surprised DM = unprepared DM, though unprepared DM =/= surprised DM

Now you're just arguing for the sake of arguing. a=b, but b=/=a?

I suggest you take your mathematical fallacies elsewhere. Or talk to me about it in YM like how I suggested that exact move 4 posts ago.

*Last edited by erwin on Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:22 am; edited 1 time in total*

THINGS WE NEED TO DO:
those in blue are done

Ilawith Article
*Ilawith PP (handled by oghma; post beta ASAP)
*Ilawith organization benefit
*Ilawith Channel Divinity (done)
*Illawith godshard weapon (tentative)
*Cleric and Paladin Powers (low damage, more defensive/positive buff)
(we'll we need martial powers as well?)

Sinaghari Article
*Sinaghari PP (handled by b_b)
*Sinaghari organization benefit
*Sinaghari Channel Divinity (done, tentative)
*Sinaghari godshard weapon (tentative)
*Cleric Powers (radiant and/or fire; strikerish?)
*Ranger (?) Powers (deliberating attacks; ongoing damage)

Kobold Article
*Skylord organizational benefit
*Iron Kobold organizational benefit (??)
*Lizardbones organizational benefit (??)
*Kobold feats (done)
*Iron Kobold race (tentative)
*Skylord Kobold monster stats -high heroic to mid paragon- (handled by erwin)
*Iron Kobold monster stats (??)

We've only done so little, as oppose to fluff team. We really need to catch up on the work.
I'm not gonna assign anymore tasks to you guys, since everybody has their hands full. Instead, anyone (yes, even fluff) could give their ideas here, or its appropriate thread, on any of the undone things above. It's us who will tinker/balance it.

Regarding Organizational Benefits: What was our consensus with that? Do we just make a sidebar? Or do we make it just like the FR regional benefits?

Or do we do both?

I'll see if I have free time tomorrow;A bit too sleepy tonight to do more work.

b_b and oghma, where are the PPs? That was already a week ago, you just need to post it don't you?

b_b's PP is up, so we just have to wait for oghma's. He seems to be pre-occupied these days. I HOPE those are studies.

Very Old Dragon Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 693

Ohgma's having trouble with the pp. :/

I see.

How about this, AAS? Develop the fluff for the PP first, in the same style as the PP's by WotC. Just a short, two-to-three-paragraph blurb. Have the prerequisite in mind, and then the other members of the tech team will try to come up with something.

someone from tech team needs to learn how to stat monsters fast. It's February people! Get your minds moving!

eh? which monsters needed statting?

Monsters:
*The abyss (gargantuan dragon engine. I'm thinking elite soldier, with some innate ability that would benefit irongut kobolds around him)
*Wyrmling engine (Standard skirmisher-mounts of medium size. Irongut kobolds will be riding them)
*Irongut kobolds (low epic kobolds. Minions, a rider, and others. Must have a mechanic-y feel, and must have their Devour metal ability or a variation thereof)
*Skylord kobolds (low to mid paragon flying kobolds)

Ship:
*Kobold skyship/s: Patterned after AV's vehicle rules.

what tiers are the abyss and wyrmling engine?

i'll see what i can come up with in my spare time

The Abyss is most likely epic artillery.

Both are epic, as they're expected to be used by the likewise epic irongut kobolds.

Where's tech team in the BT thread? There's so many updates to make, and no one's doing them. Cast of Characters need to be updated!

made a back up copy of Cast of Character (as of 25/06/09)

Kobold threats still on the way, high level still elude me. Also, I've been experimenting.

Also edited the list of things to do. (13 posts above this one)

ohh .. someone posted Shocked

I think we need a new tech team member to mind the character updates. Are there any volunteers from existing COPAL?

Do we allow divine handbook? Our discussion in the other thread makes me think otherwise, with the possible no divine power source arguments.

About the cast of character updates, I don't think we'll need one for now as there aren't much changes in the characters, since there aren't that many campaigns anyway.

Very Old Dragon Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 693

>_> Restricted divine power source. Not no divine power source.

Let's put DP in limbo until the former discussion has been resolved.

You think the two of us can handle it for now? I wouldn't mind; though I still think we need new blood soon.

And who knows? App period might mean new campaign. Very Happy