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Classes update

Posted by flip over 22 years ago

The Classes document has been updated with a new ranger class writeup.

Spells update

Posted by flip over 22 years ago

a few updates to the spells document:

  • fixed the misplaced descriptions of braxatskin and breathing. (p.18)
  • fixed the table for curtain ward. (p.27)
  • added reference for energy types for lesser elemental chariot. (p.37)
  • fixed write-up in greater elemental chariot. (p.34)

Templar Spell List

Posted by flip over 22 years ago

The spells document has been updated, including the long-missing spell list for the Templar class. There should be another update to this document, as well as the magic chapter, before the month is out, revising the Defiler / preserver rules.

Layout designer needed

Posted by flip almost 23 years ago

As you might have noticed from the last releases, we’re getting into the state of working on layout for the DS3 core release. What you see in the Races and Classes documents is about the best that Gab and I can do, neither of us being professional layout artists, and both of us stuck using a sub-standard tool for that job (Word2k) …

So, if you think what you see in those two documents is good enough, you're probably not the guy we're looking for. ;) What we are looking for is someone who can do layout work for us<0>. End result is PDF document. Source documents are in Word 2000 at the moment, and we can supply a bevy of images to sort through. (Preliminary versions of the documents didn't include images because they increased the file size of the source docs by *two* orders of magnitude ... no good when you're passing them back and forth a lot.)

DS3 being what it is, you have to be *available* and willing to deal with changes and the like. This go-round is only a playtest, after all. And I'll want copies of the files used to generate the PDFs, so we're not SOL if you get hit by a bus. ;)

The best we can offer for payment is the satisfaction of seeing your name in the credits ... but if that's enough for you, send a note, and a URL to some samples, to senate@athas.org ...

<0> I know I've gotten offers for this in the past. I lost my mail archives a few months ago, so, sadly, I don't have any of them anymore. Otherwise, you'd've heard from me a few months ago. :/

Updates revealed

Posted by flip almost 23 years ago

The Classes chapter of DS3 has been edited. As I’ve hinted at, there are a couple of class updates:

  • The Bard class has been completely rewritten
  • Some heavy alterations to the Gladiators
  • New Templar core class
  • Psionic combat has been restored to Psions and Psychic Warriors
  • Druids cast as PHB druids, rather than as sorcerers

I’ve also uploaded a new PDF for the Races chapter. There aren’t any changes to the content in this, however – it just looks prettier.

DS3 update

Posted by flip almost 23 years ago

We’re revisiting some of the classes, after feedback and consideration. A quick rundown of some (not all – we’re not entirely done yet) of the changes:

  • Psionic Combat has been restored to Psions and Psychic Warriors. (Too many adaptations to the psion class depend on having those combat mode slots available. By dropping them, the classes are cut off from quite a bit of official material)
  • Druid spellcasting is restored to the PHB style and progression.
  • A Templar core class is being added (This has been the source of quite a bit of the delay)
  • Bards are being reworked (any class that people are afraid to even playtest has problems ...)

No promises on the bard, but we’re going to release a new revision of the classes document once the Templar writeup is complete. There’s still some debate over their spells, so no promises on exactly how long. Hoping for sometime in the next two weeks.