>From: "J. Michael Looney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[FAUST SAID]
> > Whoa! Is it my imagination or did those "key exclusions" just quadruple
>in
> > size overnight!!!
>
>I don't think so. In my mind, at least, "select a class" also includes
>"allocate skill points/choose feats", plus "select know spells". All part
>an parcel of "create character". You can still say "A FooMaster has the
>following skills as class skills: Yada, Detect Yada, Silent Yada, etc and
>gets the bonus feats of Baz and Bar at first level".
Must have been a burst of midnight paranoia on my part...
So the actual things you could not say would look sort of like:
> > >1) The product cannot include rules for creating characters; meaning
>rules
> > >for determining starting ability scores,
UNMENTIONABLE RULE: Roll 4d6, dropping the lowest, then assign to each
skill.
> > >selecting a racial template,
UNMENTIONABLE RULE: Select a racial template for your character by choosing
from the following list...
> > >selecting a class,
UNMENTIONABLE RULE: Select a class for your character by choosing from the
following list...
> > > allocating skill points,
UNMENTIONABLE RULE: Select a skill from the following list, paying the
listed skill point. You can only allocate "x" points to each skill.
> > > and/or choosing feats.
UNMENTIONABLE RULE: Select a feat for your character from the following
list...
> > >
> > >2) The product cannot include rules for advancing characters in level;
> > >meaning > >incrementing an existing class by one level, or adding a new
> > >class at level one
UNMENTIONABLE RULE: When a character exceeds threshold Z in experience
points, increment that character's level by one, either by increasing an
existing class by one level, or by taking a new class at level 1.
> > >allocating new skill points,
UNMENTIONABLE RULE: Select a skill from the following list, or from your
list of existing skills, paying the listed skill points. You can only
allocate "x" points to this skill skill.
> > >and/or choosing feats.
UNMENTIONABLE RULE: You may select a new feat every "x" levels. Select a
feat from the following list...
Does this sound right?
Faust
> > http://www.earth1066.com/D20FAQ.htm#_C.02__
> > that says, among other things:
> >
> > C.02 What constitutes �information on creating characters?�
> > Mr. Dancey has stated, "The rule for character creation is �pick a race
>and
> > class.� �
> >
> > C.03 What constitutes �information explaining the effects on
>characters of
> > earning experience or advancing in �level�"?
> > Mr. Dancey has explained this concept by stating "The process of level
> > advancement is "when a character exceeds threshold Z in experience
>points,
> > increment that character's level by one, either by increasing an
>existing
> > class by one level, or by taking a new class at level 1."
>
>
>"Increasing an existing class by one one level" means rolling hit dice,
>allocating skill points, choosing feats and spells etc. Same thing, just
>expanding on what that means exactly.
>
> --
>http://www.spellbooksoftware.com
>If guns are outlawed can we use swords?
>
>
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