Instance-Based Gaming
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==3.5 games== | ==3.5 games== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
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*All 3.5 material allowed, but follow the notes as below. | *All 3.5 material allowed, but follow the notes as below. | ||
*Buffs lasting longer than 3 hours may be active at the start of a battle. | *Buffs lasting longer than 3 hours may be active at the start of a battle. | ||
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*Fax (http://wiki.faxcelestis.net/) and Gral (http://www.gralamin.com/wiki/) homebrew is allowable. | *Fax (http://wiki.faxcelestis.net/) and Gral (http://www.gralamin.com/wiki/) homebrew is allowable. | ||
*Standard WBL | *Standard WBL | ||
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===Sources=== | ===Sources=== | ||
* Iron Kingdoms material is allowed on a case by case basis. | * Iron Kingdoms material is allowed on a case by case basis. | ||
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* Craft Contingent Spell has double XP costs, these cannot be reduced, and may produce only three contingent spells at a time. The conditions must be as or more exact than contingency normally requires, but no proofing assistance will be offered. | * Craft Contingent Spell has double XP costs, these cannot be reduced, and may produce only three contingent spells at a time. The conditions must be as or more exact than contingency normally requires, but no proofing assistance will be offered. | ||
* Alternative Source Spell with Battle Blessing does not work that way. No. It doesn't. Don't even think about it. | * Alternative Source Spell with Battle Blessing does not work that way. No. It doesn't. Don't even think about it. | ||
| + | * If a class give you a feat you already have, you can select a new feat that you could have taken when you took the original feat. | ||
===Spells, Powers, &c=== | ===Spells, Powers, &c=== | ||
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* ''Contact other plane'' and similar effects that use a consultation are probably not going to be effective. | * ''Contact other plane'' and similar effects that use a consultation are probably not going to be effective. | ||
* ''Acorn of far travel'' is banned. | * ''Acorn of far travel'' is banned. | ||
| + | * ''Rope trick'''s duration is 10 min/level. | ||
* White Raven Tactics may be used precisely once per battle per player. | * White Raven Tactics may be used precisely once per battle per player. | ||
* Persistent Spell's range requirements can not be obfuscated by any means, including but not limited to Ocular Spell, Reach spell, or any variant thereof. | * Persistent Spell's range requirements can not be obfuscated by any means, including but not limited to Ocular Spell, Reach spell, or any variant thereof. | ||
* Metamagic costs have a strict minimum value of one, unless the ability specifically reduces them to zero, such as DMM or an alternate cost payment method. | * Metamagic costs have a strict minimum value of one, unless the ability specifically reduces them to zero, such as DMM or an alternate cost payment method. | ||
* Divine Metamagic costs can only be paid with personal turn attempts, not with ''nightsticks'' or similar. | * Divine Metamagic costs can only be paid with personal turn attempts, not with ''nightsticks'' or similar. | ||
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===Items=== | ===Items=== | ||
* ''Dust of sneezing and choking'' is banned. | * ''Dust of sneezing and choking'' is banned. | ||
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-Receive a +2 background bonus to one of your trained skills (not necessarily a class skill). | -Receive a +2 background bonus to one of your trained skills (not necessarily a class skill). | ||
-P.S.: Anyone caught trying to use Windrise Ports will be mercilessly flogged to the brink of death. | -P.S.: Anyone caught trying to use Windrise Ports will be mercilessly flogged to the brink of death. | ||
| - | *The Demigod epic destiny is banned. The Chosen/Heir of Siberys epic destinies require DM clearance (assume they are likewise banned if no such clearance is available). Any | + | *The Demigod epic destiny is banned. The Chosen/Heir of Siberys epic destinies require DM clearance (assume they are likewise banned if no such clearance is available). Any destiny which has a feature raising any of your ability scores loses that feature/that part of the feature. Instead, when you reach 21st level, you gain a +2 bonus to any two ability scores of your choice. This is to encourage more diversified selection of epic destinies since ability score increases are such a powerful lure. |
*Please use the most recent errata (currently the May release). Many of the previously listed bans/warns are covered by this document. Can be found [http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/updates here]. | *Please use the most recent errata (currently the May release). Many of the previously listed bans/warns are covered by this document. Can be found [http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/updates here]. | ||
*Mounts and familiars of any kind must be approved by the DM (assume they are banned until told otherwise). | *Mounts and familiars of any kind must be approved by the DM (assume they are banned until told otherwise). | ||
