[snakeman830]

Greetings and welcome! I hope you all got some nice rest and thank you for volunteering! The experiment begins now.

DM: Myself, of course

Premise: You were leading your own lives until last night. Now when you wake up, you're in a place where nothing is familiar and are told you volunteered for a "Social Experiment". Perhaps you are in the Outer Realms or perhaps you are even some place else. Regardless, it doesn't take long to figure out that things change here. Frequently. In most cases, you will be told what rules have been changed. In others, it will be easy enough to figure out. The game will primarily be adventuring through this odd place, trying to return home. From time to time, your assumed kidnapper will appear and "take notes". In case you're wondering, yes, the guy is completely insane.

You have been warned. This is not a game for those who need consistency (although there will be a kind of consistency present). It is a game for those who like to think on their feet, and for creative players.

PHB1&2, DMG 1&2, MM1-5, XPH

Core

Adventurer, Arcane, Champion, Divine, Mage, Psionic (no nerfs from here are in effect), Scoundrel, Warrior

Completes

Destiny, the Dragon, Eberron, Faerun, Stone, the Wild

Races

Battle, Magic (No Binders! this is for story reasons)

Tome of

Exalted Deeds, Vile Darkness (anything from these, run by me first. I will generally accept it)

Books of Alignment

Frostburn, Sandstorm, Stormwrack

Environment series

Battle, Horror

Heroes

Magic Item, Spell

Compendiums
Arms & Equipment Guide
Eberron Campaign Setting (no dragonmarks or action points)
Magic of Eberron (no dragonmarks or action points)
Player's Guide to Faerun
Magic of Faerun
Monsters of Faerun
Draconomican
Dragon Magic
Drow of the Underdark
Dungeonscape
Fiend Folio
Libris Mortis
Lords of Madness
Magic of Incarnum
Miniatures Handbook
Planar Handbook
Oriental Adventures

Homebrew is welcomed and encouraged, but run it by me first. Outside sources will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Most things published on the WotC website are good for use,but always check first.

In addition, any domain, spell, or feat on the SRD is open for use.

• Any character may spend 100 xp at any time for a skill point. If this is done in game, I do want to see some training first (i.e. fiddling around with a wand counts as "training" for UMD)
• Paladin spellcasting is Charisma-based
• Sorcerers get Eschew Materials as a bonus feat at 1st level
• At 5th and every 5 levels thereafter, Sorcerers get a bonus Metamagic, Item Creation, or Reserve feat or Spell Focus, Greater Spell Focus, Spell Penetration, Greater Spell Penetration, Extra Spell, Rapid Metamagic, or Arcane Mastery as a bonus feat. They must fulfill the prerequisites.
• No classes have restrictions on multiclassing
• Paladins of Freedom, Tyranny, and Slaughter are available for use
• The Monk fix in my signature is available for use
• Blues (psionic goblins) have an LA of +0, not +1 as in the SRD
• Rangers recieve their favored enemy bonus on knowledge checks relating to identifications of favored enemies
• (Greater) Spell Focus increases caster level as well as save DC for the selected school of magic
• Weapon Focus, Weapon Specialization, and their greater versions have been rolled into one feat. Weapon Focus now grants its normal benefits and gives increased benefits automatically as the character would qualify for the other feats in the chain (i.e, when a character with Weapon Focus gains his 4th level in Fighter or 6th level in Warblade or Bloodstorm Blade, he gains the benefit of Weapon Specialization)
• Arcane Archer and Dragon Disciple increase spellcasting at each level except 3rd, 6th, and 9th
• Pyrokinetecist capstone ability has been changed to Anarchic Fire. From then on, half of the damage dealt by all Pyrokinetecist abilities is fire. The other half is pure chaotic damage. Creatures vulnerable to fire take double damage from the fire part, and lawful creatures take double damage from the chaos damage
• Soulknife has full BAB
• Soulknifes and Soulbows are not limited to the short lists for choosing weapon properties.
• Base Save Bonuses cap at 12 for starting. This is to help prevent massive disparities between the saves of those with more straightforward build and those who multiclass a lot.
• Each ability (Str, Dex, Con, Int, Wis, Cha) can only apply to an aspect of your character (such as AC, Reflex Saves, or skill checks) once. The exception to this rule is when an ability specifically applies the same ability twice (such as a Marshall's Motivate Charisma aura).

Each character may choose one trait. Other than this, Gestalt, paragon classes, the Paladin variants mentioned in houserules, and alternate class features, NOTHING from Unearthed Arcana is allowed. Do not even ask.

Character creationThis is going to be a very high-powered game. Gestalt level 20 with an additional 2,000 xp. Racial HD and LA only apply to one side of the gestalt. However, with regards to feats such as Swift Hunter, each level that has both classes represented counts as one level for the feat. For example, a Scout20//Ranger 20 with Swift Hunter would count as level 20 for the advanced features (thus, very little benefit). A Scout 14/X6//Y12/Ranger 8 would have an effective level of 20 as well, despite having a 2-level overlap. Likewise, you cannot advance the same casting on both sides of the gestalt (so no Wizard 20//(noncaster)10/Incantrix 10 for 30th level casting).

Determining abilities is done either by rolling 7m5d6v2 and dropping the lowest set or by 42 point buy. You may roll before deciding, but there are no re-rolls. Hit points are rolled (maxxing first hit die) Please do all rolls in this thread.

Gold is 760,000, standard for 20th level.

If you wish to play a race/template that doesn't have a listed LA or LA:-, you must talk to me to see if we can come to an agreeable LA for the race or you may not play as that race. Do not assume it has LA +0.

Applications: Each application requires the following:
Name:
Alignment:
Race:
Class/role

Physical Description or picture (either works):

Personality:

Background:

Each application may also include the following as extras:
Character sheet (linked through name)
Picture or physical description, whichever isn't there already

All applications must be posted in this thread or they will not be considered.

What I wantI am looking for up to 6 players with quality applications. I am quite familiar with optimization, so I will know if you are trying something rediculous (doesn't mean I'll disallow it, though). I will choose players on September 26.

Please have pre-game discussion in this thread. This thread is for posting intrest and asking questions only.