Maxius
03-24-2003, 08:40 PM
I have a problem with some of the changes made to this version of BR3E. Running and playing BR3E Version 3.0 draft 8 (3.08) for a while I was comfortable with most of the rules. Many of the changes have me baffled as they don't seem to be for game balance or simple conversion reasons.
Why is "Heightened Ability" now a temporary bonus? It never has been before, and now it is effectively a version of one of the raise ability spells. This makes the blood ability less a part of the person and more "just something she can do," which IMHO defeats the point of it being a blood ability. Blooded abilities should be limited in duration only if they are very powerful for their category (minor, major, greater). I don't see that here.
In the original rules Htd. Ability added 1 point to the stat if it was 14 or higher, or 1d6 points to the stat if it was less than 14.
In BR3E Ver 3.08 This ability added 2 points to a stat depending on the bloodline, but the change was permanent.
For BR3E I'd make it +2 to the stat if the ability is 14 or better, or 1d4+1 if the abilitity is less than 14.
Some of the bloodlines I am not familiar with their original source material (such as light of reason), in future revisions I'd like to see notes added that explain which source materials they derive from. If they are new I'd like to see the authors credited.
Why is "Heightened Ability" now a temporary bonus? It never has been before, and now it is effectively a version of one of the raise ability spells. This makes the blood ability less a part of the person and more "just something she can do," which IMHO defeats the point of it being a blood ability. Blooded abilities should be limited in duration only if they are very powerful for their category (minor, major, greater). I don't see that here.
In the original rules Htd. Ability added 1 point to the stat if it was 14 or higher, or 1d6 points to the stat if it was less than 14.
In BR3E Ver 3.08 This ability added 2 points to a stat depending on the bloodline, but the change was permanent.
For BR3E I'd make it +2 to the stat if the ability is 14 or better, or 1d4+1 if the abilitity is less than 14.
Some of the bloodlines I am not familiar with their original source material (such as light of reason), in future revisions I'd like to see notes added that explain which source materials they derive from. If they are new I'd like to see the authors credited.