<blockquote><div><cite>Sylvira wrote:</cite><blockquote><div><cite>Anime_Chaos wrote:</cite>Glad to see I'm not the only one in favor of reformation.</div></blockquote><br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>So, just to clarify with the new rules, you're keeping keeping vore being a two stage system (at least the majority of the time), but instead of it being free-&gt;grapple-&gt;stomach it's free-&gt; mouth-&gt;stomach?  Other than switching from the grapple rules (which is probably a good idea since it eliminates the weird grapple rules and the ability to have such a huge vore check) is this for the 'escape from stomach isn't true escape' thing and gives stacking struggle penalty?  Or was that not actually decided?<br/></div></blockquote><br/><br/>In the rewrite, I binned the stacking struggle penalty as a lot of bookkeeping, and instead put in a HP-based struggle penalty. That has a lot of the same effects, but runs off HP which we already keep track of. Plus it means that difficult-to-swallow cases can be damaged down then eaten more easily, which I think is nice.<br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>I'm perfectly in favor of reformation, just felt that the mechanics might have been a little too powerful for a RPG.  However, with the theme and explanation Ambrose gave it definitely seems to fit a lot more! ^^<br/><br/>The rest of the rules look pretty good in my opinion.</div></blockquote><br/><br/>Thanks! I try...<br/><br/><blockquote><div><cite>Anime_Chaos wrote:</cite>Here's a question I need to get out of the way due to being conflicted on some things. Could alternative 'driders' be in the cards? My penchant for gluttonous preds and the new system makes having multiple stomachs a personally important thing. So despite my liking of Drow I have a strong desire to play another lamia or something of the sort. ._.  It could potentially even be directly related to why my character has separated from Drow society to do adventuring things on the surface.<br/></div></blockquote> <br/><br/>Well, I think Sansuki already wanted to play a drider, so you should liase a bit with them to make sure the backstory is not incompatible. In principle I don't mind having subraces with slightly different characteristics though, if you want a different RP build than Sansuki's. There can be other underdark races too, of course, like maybe a centipede-taur, or cave nagas or something. There's also no reason why everyone has to be a underdark race - a normal naga or a centauress or something could be fine (note that I've adjusted the rules for multilegged-taurs so they are now practical in the race-builder). All of that said, its also fine to play a drow with the Multiple Stomach's trait. Maybe its a natural mutation, or maybe a divine gift, or maybe you or your family has been experimenting with magics modifying the body, or its simply that you have greater control over your lower gut and it counts as a 'second stomach', or maybe your - if female - womb connects to your stomach in the style of Duamutef... there are many possible explanation, and you should write one if you chose that option.<br/><br/><blockquote><div><cite>ambrose-euanthe wrote:</cite>I'm going to heavily restrict (bar, really) companions...</div></blockquote><br/>This is another reason I wanted to retire Linda even before we officially moved from Eberron. Her necromancy focus wound up being an unintentionally straining thing.</div></blockquote><br/>Thanks. I appreciate it!