geeman
11-06-2003, 06:03 PM
At 05:44 PM 11/6/2003 +0100, the Falcon wrote:
> [/QUOTE]
The following
> skill description would replace any bloodline detection spells and
> abilities. It would be a class skill for wizards and sorcerers,
> cross-class for everyone else. Note: The version of Skill Emphasis I use
> makes the skill emphasized a class skill for that character no matter
> what class s/he levels up in, so by using a feat any character could gain
> access to this skill as a class skill.
>
>Why not just a Detect Bloodline feat (or something with a better name)
>that gives you access to the stuff below through Sense Motive and Bluff?
That could work. It`s something of a standard in 3e to extend the use of
existing skills rather than come up with new ones, so most folks would
probably prefer to handle it that way. Personally, I`m loathe to extend
the use of existing skills to cover new tasks, particularly into such a
broad area as bloodline. I`d rather tweak the skill list than tweak an
individual skill. In this case, I don`t really get a Sense Motive or Bluff
kind of vibe off of the ability to track a blooded character, or discern
information about his/er bloodline, so an entirely different skill (or a
class ability that functioned like one) is my preference. Besides, there
were a couple of other skills that I wrote up having to do with bloodline
that I rather liked, so I`d keep it a skill as part of an overall D20
version of things....
>I think the whole mechanic is okay, but I was thinking more along the
>lines of detect magic for the bloodhunter`s Detect Bloodline
>ability. I could use the stuff above for fleshing out the bloodhunter`s
>Bloodsense ability, though.
If you want to use an existing skill and a feat rather than have a new
skill you might use Spellcraft since that`s the skill Detect Magic uses,
and that has a more direct connection to the magical/divine energy of
bloodline that does either Bluff or Sense Motive.
Gary
> [/QUOTE]
The following
> skill description would replace any bloodline detection spells and
> abilities. It would be a class skill for wizards and sorcerers,
> cross-class for everyone else. Note: The version of Skill Emphasis I use
> makes the skill emphasized a class skill for that character no matter
> what class s/he levels up in, so by using a feat any character could gain
> access to this skill as a class skill.
>
>Why not just a Detect Bloodline feat (or something with a better name)
>that gives you access to the stuff below through Sense Motive and Bluff?
That could work. It`s something of a standard in 3e to extend the use of
existing skills rather than come up with new ones, so most folks would
probably prefer to handle it that way. Personally, I`m loathe to extend
the use of existing skills to cover new tasks, particularly into such a
broad area as bloodline. I`d rather tweak the skill list than tweak an
individual skill. In this case, I don`t really get a Sense Motive or Bluff
kind of vibe off of the ability to track a blooded character, or discern
information about his/er bloodline, so an entirely different skill (or a
class ability that functioned like one) is my preference. Besides, there
were a couple of other skills that I wrote up having to do with bloodline
that I rather liked, so I`d keep it a skill as part of an overall D20
version of things....
>I think the whole mechanic is okay, but I was thinking more along the
>lines of detect magic for the bloodhunter`s Detect Bloodline
>ability. I could use the stuff above for fleshing out the bloodhunter`s
>Bloodsense ability, though.
If you want to use an existing skill and a feat rather than have a new
skill you might use Spellcraft since that`s the skill Detect Magic uses,
and that has a more direct connection to the magical/divine energy of
bloodline that does either Bluff or Sense Motive.
Gary