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Based on the other thread about save-or-die, I think the poll options are the most common reasons people dislike SoD, as seen in previous editions. Please choose any that apply and let me know any that I missed.

How should the three pillars of combat, exploration and interaction ("roleplaying") be supported by class balance? Choose any that apply. Please explain your reasoning, especially if you choose one of the four lowest options.

How long should the PHB to be and how should those pages be used? I think the ~300 page PBH is too long. 200 pages would be better, IMO: Core - 10 pages (RPGs, Abilities, checks, character creation) Races - 10 pages (4-10 races) Classes - 20 pages (4-10 classes) Kits/Themes - 20 pages (class...

It makes a lot of sense to me that you can't stab a skeleton's vitals, but OTOH that certainly isn't true for all undead - e.g. vampires. So I was thinking, maybe sneak attack resistance should depend on the monster's other resistances. For example, the skeleton has DR 5/bludgeoning, so you...

It seems people have very different expectations about what levels should mean, so here's a poll. Take a 10th level fighter and N 1st level ones. Put them into a fair fight with no environmental effects. How large should N be for the odds to be 50% on the 10th level one dying?

Since everyone seems to have their own idea of exactly how much better spellcaster are, I'd like to compile some sort of average for what would be the level equivalents of various core classes. I'm interested in balancing 3.5 core only - PHB and DMG. Assume WBL and that no other classes...

Is there a way to make ISB (or shield bashing in general) not suck using the core rules? I've googled some threads that use obscure prestige classes, but anything I can think of within the core rules comes down to this: Armor spikes are better than shield spikes. The only situation in which I...

There are rules in MM/SRD for improving monsters, but are there any rules for making weaker versions of monsters? What I mean in practice is a very young hill giant, a badly deteriorated zombie or a diseased dragon. Anything that's significantly weaker than an average specimen and thus has a...

My current campaign has quite a lot of downtime, during which I let the players use skills such as Crafts, Perform, Professions and Sleight of Hand to make money. However, a Wizard wanted to sell his spellcasting services. My temporary answer was to let him use Spellcraft in the same manner as...

I'm drawing a blank here. I need a hook to bring some (low level) outside help to a powerful thieves' guild. The PCs are a party of slightly infamous up to 5th level rogues and the like from outside the city - nothing really special from the guild's point of view. I can't figure out a good...