tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post6134375322205349798..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: Way of the StoneAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-27120053122467272262017-03-12T10:32:31.192-06:002017-03-12T10:32:31.192-06:00The stealth page shows a number of modifiers for v...The stealth page shows a number of modifiers for various things. Camouflage is -2, but naturally it takes time to ready oneself (probably about an hour, to apply paint to the skin or arrange one's appearance, though at the moment the wiki doesn't say).<br /><br />The <a href="http://tao-of-dnd.wikispaces.com/Stealth+%28sage+ability%29" rel="nofollow">stealth skill</a> gives the -1 per level bonus "with stealth ability"; without stealth ability, characters get -1 per TWO levels.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-76603079174517077342017-03-12T08:39:00.128-06:002017-03-12T08:39:00.128-06:00Will an amateur of Way of the Stone (smoke) reciev...Will an amateur of Way of the Stone (smoke) recieve a -2 bonus to stealth? -1 for the stealth ability and -1 for camoflage.<br /><br />Also, I presume that onl an amateur in smoke has any increased ability at stealth, right?Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701068052580688441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-70591570437863790742017-03-03T22:38:27.392-07:002017-03-03T22:38:27.392-07:00Very true, Maxwell! This nicely solves the linear ...Very true, Maxwell! This nicely solves the <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards" rel="nofollow">linear warriors, quadratic wizards</a> dilemma too.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03496502173819113887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-73221633689219767172017-03-03T16:10:30.907-07:002017-03-03T16:10:30.907-07:00Tim makes a good point about higher level monks (a...Tim makes a good point about higher level monks (and to a lesser degree anyone with Puissance skills which I expect will be similar in concept to these if not in effect) having a lot of combat options. But spell casters have dealt with that forever and been just fine, so I expect it's no problem.Maxwell Joslynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02309867478186083339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-86704193643151916702017-03-03T13:25:32.851-07:002017-03-03T13:25:32.851-07:00Holy, these are super cool!
I had a moment upon re...Holy, these are super cool!<br />I had a moment upon reading <i>Evade missiles</i> where I thought, "That's a lot more rolling to do!" (no pun intended) But I realize that it won't feel too extreme given that ranged weapons need to be set up in advance, so you end up with just as many rolls as before.<br /><br />It would definitely, however, in combination with these many other skills, make fighting a powerful monk quite the ordeal. I quite like how much you've been able to use combat stun mechanics in here. Not only do they complement the monk well, but they also make use of your earlier improvements to the combat system in a natural fashion.<br />I expect Sofia will have to start keeping a small list of abilities handy since there's quite a lot of stuff here that a monk can do at any moment in combat; although I'd add that you've got a fine balance of active and passive abilities here.<br />All in all, great work as always.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03496502173819113887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-90453909565005654672017-03-03T09:51:41.027-07:002017-03-03T09:51:41.027-07:00I just had it down as AC 7... maybe it was an erro...I just had it down as AC 7... maybe it was an error? I do know it came from the body composition roll during character generation.Sofia Viktorova Kolevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04274559794233411590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-22995514825171394952017-03-03T08:43:48.967-07:002017-03-03T08:43:48.967-07:00Could you please break down that 7 AC for me? I d...Could you please break down that 7 AC for me? I don't remember a background roll that automatically gives -3 to AC. Monks don't receive dexterity bonuses to armor class and the only natural AC improvement I can remember is having a monk as a father (which makes the character naturally AC 9).Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-69694353133278509672017-03-03T07:14:45.829-07:002017-03-03T07:14:45.829-07:00Due to a background roll, Sofia's current natu...Due to a background roll, Sofia's current natural AC is 7 vs. 9 for 1st level monks. If she were to gain Novice rank in <i>correct stance</i>, which base AC would the ability subtract from Sofia Viktorova Kolevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04274559794233411590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-72365608881270957152017-03-03T05:53:08.699-07:002017-03-03T05:53:08.699-07:00So far, the abilities fit nicely into the two Ways...So far, the abilities fit nicely into the two Ways described. I'm already conflicted on which to concentrate on with Sofia, and you're only halfway there! How balanced the fields end up once all of the abilities are determined will go a long way in my determining, and I'm very interested in seeing the next two. So far, very interesting. Sofia Viktorova Kolevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04274559794233411590noreply@blogger.com