Ugh. Second Edition psionics were a mess. They scaled poorly, used an entirely different subsystem than everything else, and just in general didn't feel like part of the game. That's my biggest concern with FC doing psionics: I think that psionic abilities should be part of a good fantasy rules set, but they need to be balanced with the other supernatural options as well as feeling like they're from the same game. I'm really looking forward to seeing what the Crafty crew does with it, though.


Jeremy Puckett

Ha, got it already. I picked up 50 PDFs when ENW needed new servers and was selling them a dollar each
And yes it is good

It's a little nerve-wracking to be the guy who writes the "first" adventure, so it relieves me significantly that it's at least easy to read and understand. 

I was going to run a PfRPG campaign after we finished our 4E campaign, but I am now going to go to FC. Such a flexible system and I will DM time to create the campaign at the same time as running 4E (it has so little prep time). But we will run that as a one shot with pregens to get the hang of the system, it is a neat little adventure.

Indeed, any non-magic healer might decide to wait "till the swelling goes down" before applying a Medicine check: Wait till the subdual and vitality heal on their own first, then heal up the wounds. If you have Bandage you can heal a bit at night before bed, then do an all-wounds Mend check in the morning every day.

Yeah if you've got the time this is the only way to go....if your nasty DM doesn't give you the time (who me?) then 2d6 is better than nothing!

I agree, if you compare the FC book to PHB+DMG+MM it has twice the crunch, it is just much more succinct and compact crunch... very very little fluff. As it should be in a toolbox game; the fluff is for the tool user to define IMO.
But it was funny those 2 posts, one after the other.

[half the crunch]

3.5 with half the crunch, but twice the flavor.

Double your crunch, double your fun

LOL

Ah. It's also a big bundle-o-stuff. Hm. I'll look at Ye Olde Budgette.

Always remember: Smite thy cruel budgette with the Mighty Stick of ye olde Role-e Playing-e Games-e Tomes and countervail it's evil with the Empty Stomach of Insufficient Purse.

Going in a different direction to the -4 modifier if 'not trying', I would keep the same mod but roll a d12 instead! (doesn't get enough loving, that die). Or d10 if you are a nasty DM

OK, I'll believe you. It is still rubbish though and taken up by new age hippies (like my sister) :p

It does make me think 'just what is that lucky bugger sitting on?!??!!'

As long as every thing doesn't revolve around new-age hippy gems and slime, I'm in. I am sure I didn't see any reference to those in the 1st Ed PHB! Mechanically the ExPsiHB was well done, but the whole 3E flavour made me sick....'feel the power of the stones, man' YUCK.

The means if you take the Truly Massive species feat that you are a bad, bad man.

..bad, bad giant

"stat-boost-centric" My word of the week!

EDIT: awesome I even got to use it over here

Haha me too the PDF has me hooked enough that I have the 'massacred rootwalker' version on the way direct from Mongoose, should be here in about a week...depending on how long it takes to cross the entire world!

I have to admit every time I hear "vitals are out of reach" the only thing that pops into my head is evil wizards who have stashed their heart somewhere else. ....

Well my 'vitals' are not in my chest!

The Crafty Crew has repeatedly stated that the distribution chains for PDFs and Print Products are too far removed to make any sort of discount scheme logistically possible.
Pazio only gets away with it because it does both in house, whereas Crafty does neither in house.

Ah well, worth a crack anyway

Yeah awesome thanks, sticky stick stick I say!