Simplified Saving Throws
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Simplified Saving Throws
I have been a lurker and have decided to get my hat in the ring contributing to the Basic Fantasy game. This is my first article and it is a simple adaptation of the third edition D&D saves to Basic Fantasy. It reduces the saves down from 5 types to three, making choosing a save for something easy to decide upon.
I've never been a fan of the old saves, and I hope this hasn't been submitted before. It fits right into the way basic fantasy does saves and requires nothing more than the basic rules.
Edited to have a border on save tables that makes distinguishing between classes easier. Also, added the release version to file names.
I've never been a fan of the old saves, and I hope this hasn't been submitted before. It fits right into the way basic fantasy does saves and requires nothing more than the basic rules.
Edited to have a border on save tables that makes distinguishing between classes easier. Also, added the release version to file names.
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Re: Simplified Saving Throws
Very nice, always good to have options for folks who want them. That's what's great about old school.MisterFowler wrote: ↑Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:08 pm I have been a lurker and have decided to get my hat in the ring contributing to the Basic Fantasy game. This is my first article and it is a simple adaptation of the third edition D&D saves to Basic Fantasy. It reduces the saves down from 5 types to three, making choosing a save for something easy to decide upon.
I've never been a fan of the old saves, and I hope this hasn't been submitted before. It fits right into the way basic fantasy does saves and requires nothing more than the basic rules.
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Re: Simplified Saving Throws
Good idea! Only things I’d add are the revised racial bonuses, and the standard dual column formatting, but otherwise, looks good.
I agree that the 3.5 saves probably make more sense, but I’m in the camp that prefers the idiosyncratic old school version “just ‘cause”. I don’t know, maybe it’s that it’s so old and weird that it’s acquired a life and verisimilitude of its own, but I just like it. A recent player of mine who I used to play 3.5 with over a decade ago and reconnected with said “I look forward to you describing these death rays”.
I agree that the 3.5 saves probably make more sense, but I’m in the camp that prefers the idiosyncratic old school version “just ‘cause”. I don’t know, maybe it’s that it’s so old and weird that it’s acquired a life and verisimilitude of its own, but I just like it. A recent player of mine who I used to play 3.5 with over a decade ago and reconnected with said “I look forward to you describing these death rays”.
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Re: Simplified Saving Throws
Check the Saving Throw Options for comparison and formatting.
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Re: Simplified Saving Throws
How did I miss this?Dimirag wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:35 pm Check the Saving Throw Options for comparison and formatting.
EDIT: Ah, not on the Downloads page.
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Re: Simplified Saving Throws
Updated to formatting and adding the racial modifiers.Blorpy wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 12:25 pm Good idea! Only things I’d add are the revised racial bonuses, and the standard dual column formatting, but otherwise, looks good.
I agree that the 3.5 saves probably make more sense, but I’m in the camp that prefers the idiosyncratic old school version “just ‘cause”. I don’t know, maybe it’s that it’s so old and weird that it’s acquired a life and verisimilitude of its own, but I just like it. A recent player of mine who I used to play 3.5 with over a decade ago and reconnected with said “I look forward to you describing these death rays”.
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If you miss the Showcase, you miss most of the cool stuff....MisterFowler wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 8:57 pm How did I miss this?
EDIT: Ah, not on the Downloads page.
Proper procedure for new updates is to increase the release number by one, in this case your files should be named "Simplified Saves-R2"MisterFowler wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 8:59 pm Updated to formatting and adding the racial modifiers.
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Yes, there should never be publicly-available documents with the same R-number and different contents. If you release a new version, you should bump the R-number.
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Re-uploaded the revised version to say version 2. I'm learning!Solomoriah wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 10:01 pm Yes, there should never be publicly-available documents with the same R-number and different contents. If you release a new version, you should bump the R-number.
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Re: Simplified Saving Throws
File names still needs editing...
Wrong
Simplified Saves.pdf
Simplified Saves.odt
Right
Simplified Saves-r2.pdf
Simplified Saves-r2.odt
Wrong
Simplified Saves.pdf
Simplified Saves.odt
Right
Simplified Saves-r2.pdf
Simplified Saves-r2.odt
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