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rules:house-rules [2019-04-23 21:54] – [House Rules] sandrarules:house-rules [2019-04-24 09:03] sandra
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 ====== House Rules ====== ====== House Rules ======
  
-1. This isn't as much a house rule as it is a variant in the DMG, but there are no skill proficiency ("Perception"etc. Instead, [[Ability check proficiency|you choose two of your six abilities]], for example Dex and Wis, and are proficient with all ability checks (such as foraging for food or grappling) with those two abilities. This is only for ability checks; Thieves' tools, saving throws, attacks etc are not affected by this normal.+1. This isn't as much a house rule as it is a variant in the DMG, but it's good to know up front that we play this way. There are no skill proficiencies ("Perception" etc). Instead, [[Ability check proficiency|you choose two of your six abilities]], for example Dex and Wis, and are proficient with all ability checks (such as foraging for food or grappling) with those two abilities. This is only for ability checks, and not for tools, saving throws, attacks etc, which all work as normal.
  
 Be aware that Constitution and Charisma are not going to be rolled very often. Instead, if you want your character to say something, say it. If you want your character to look in a drawer, say that you look in a drawer. (There is one very specific situation where charisma checks are being made and that's during the downtime rules. "I spend a week in this town trying to make friends" "OK, one week later…". Maybe future house rules will add more opportunities for these checks.) Be aware that Constitution and Charisma are not going to be rolled very often. Instead, if you want your character to say something, say it. If you want your character to look in a drawer, say that you look in a drawer. (There is one very specific situation where charisma checks are being made and that's during the downtime rules. "I spend a week in this town trying to make friends" "OK, one week later…". Maybe future house rules will add more opportunities for these checks.)
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   * Eliding skills (as listed above under skills) is also something that the DMG suggests   * Eliding skills (as listed above under skills) is also something that the DMG suggests
   * The defense roll thing is from UA so it's not completely new either, I just fixed the math   * The defense roll thing is from UA so it's not completely new either, I just fixed the math
-  * Feats & multiclassing, with some [[https://dnd.idiomdrottning.org/rules/houseruled-spells-and-abilities#agonizing-blast-in-multiclassing|nerfs to multiclassing Agonizing Blast]]+  * Feats & multiclassing
   * The detailed encumbrance rules from PHB p176, but with house ruled [[https://idiomdrottning.org/inventory|item slots of different sizes rather than pound weight]].   * The detailed encumbrance rules from PHB p176, but with house ruled [[https://idiomdrottning.org/inventory|item slots of different sizes rather than pound weight]].