Re: [DL] Greetings board and a prestige class for critiquing.

["cnc80@shaw.ca" <cnc80@shaw.ca>]

Now the rebuttal


Brom Clancy wrote:

Fun:
The 9th level ability looks more like it should be
your missing 10th level ability.
Maybe slip in a "Mad bomber" ability at a lower level
where the Nitro-man gets a bonus to his intimidation
rolls when waveing around lite dynamite.
Not al that usefull, but from what I've seen for the
prestige classes made for DnD, it seems mandatory to
slip in a few useless abilities.


Thanks Brom, I was trying to figure out one additional power to give it 
an additional level.

How does +3 sound?

coyote wrote:

>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-deadlands@gamerz.net [mailto:owner-deadlands@gamerz.net]On
>Behalf Of cnc80@shaw.ca
>Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 10:54 AM
>To: deadlands@gamerz.net
>Subject: [DL] Greetings board and a prestige class for critiquing.
>
>After searching for a long time, I am glad to find this list serve after
>searching for a good forum for deadlands.
>
>Since I need a whopping 1 more post to make it to freeman, I think I'll
>finally introduce myself....<ahem>.
>
>Greetings Mortals, I am  a veteren gamer, who has  pretty much every
>game under the sun (including macho chicks with guns and all flesh must
>be eaten :)23)"
>
>I would like to present this prestige class for critiquing.
>
>It is called the nitro-man and is located at this URL
>http://crpgn.mortality.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1283#1283
>
>
>Greetings,
>
>I got yer critique right here:
>
>BAB is way the Heck too high.
>
np, reduced it to more of a rogue based prestige class.

>
>Saves are a might too good as well, kinda looks like the Monk in this
>regards. Better crank these down a notch otherwise you run the risk of
>offending the Gods of Game Balance.
>
If it were a monk, the saving throws would be  much higher

Still, I'll reduce the will saves to quit hearing the whining.

>
>Way too many class skills. This kind of character probably doesn't need
>Tumbling, Knowledge (Mathematics), or Wilderness Lore in order to function
>in his or her chosen vocation. Better take another crack at the list hombre.
>Here's what I suggest:
>
Wildnerness lore, I'll give ya, but I've used geometry to blow things up 
for real.

Mathematics stays.

Tumbling, I haven't decided yet.  It could be used to roll with the 
explosion, a situation a nitro-man is all too familiar with.

I want a second opinion.

>
>Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Demolition (Int), Disable
>Device (Int), Hide (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Intuit Direction (Wis),
>Knowledge (Chemistry)(Int), Knowledge (Engineering)(Int), Profession (mining
>or railroad) (Wis), Search (Int), Spot (Wis), Tinkering (Dex),
>
I'm sticking with the list I've created, except for my two changes.

>
>The level based special abilities for the chass seem to be in keeping with
>the concept, the only one that gives me pause is the one that allows the
>character to reduce Fear Levels by blowing things all to Heck. Such
>widespread destruction of life and property is unlikely to inspire trust and
>dispell fear in the hears of those living nearby, quite the contrary. I'd
>rethink this'un if I wuz you.
>
Are you kidding.  Besides being one of the most amusing abilities, it is 
based both on the Deadlands Precedent (that too much obvious violence 
reduces fear factor), and psychology reports involving desceniticzation.

It is so staying hombre!!

>
>Happi trailz,
>
Its been updated, with some of the changes requested.

>
>>>Marshl J. C. Wolf
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