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Variant Rules

Supplemental Variant Rules

A supplemental variant rule can be implemented into a campaign with little or no change in the core dynamics. These rules cover an area that the core rules do not cover or do not cover well. {{#ask: |format=ul |template=Pipe Trick |link=none }}

B

• Balanced Metamagic (3.5e Variant Rule)
• Believability (3.5e Variant Rule)
• Better Counterspelling (3.5e Variant Rule)

C

• Capped Skill Bonus (3.5e Variant Rule)
• Chocobo Breeding (3.5e Variant Rule)
• Chocobo Breeding Alternative (3.5e Variant Rule)
• Chocobo Mounts (3.5e Variant Rule)

E

• Expanded Skill: Craft Cooking (3.5e Variant Rule)

F

• Failtacular (3.5e Variant Rule)

M

• Mana-Based Spellcasting (3.5e Variant Rule)

N

• Non-Magical Healing Arts (3.5e Variant Rule)

P

• Playing Chocobos (3.5e Variant Rule)
• Proficiency Purchase (3.5e Variant Rule)

S

• Spell Chains (3.5e Variant Rule)
• Superior Critical (3.5e Variant Rule)

U

• Uses Variant (3.5e Variant Rule)

V

• Variant Non-Humans (3.5e Variant Rule)

W

• Weapon Proficiencies That Work (3.5e Variant Rule)
• Weapon Shield Bonus (3.5e Variant Rule)

Transformational Variant Rules

A transformational variant rule, when implemented into a campaign, will change the core dynamics. These rules change the core rules to make them more playable or more realistic while staying within the d20 framework. {{#ask: |format=ul |template=Pipe Trick |link=none }}

A

• Attacks Variant (3.5e Variant Rule)

C

• Caster Levels Progression Variant (3.5e Variant Rule)
• Critical Resistance (3.5e Variant Rule)

D

• Dying 3.75 Edition (3.5e Variant Rule)
• Dying is Serious (3.5e Variant Rule)

F

• Feat Purchasing (3.5e Variant Rule)

L

• Level Adjustments Variant (3.5e Variant Rule)

N

• Nonliving Critical (3.5e Variant Rule)

P

• Planar Flag Alignments (3.5e Variant Rule)

R

• Realistic Aging (3.5e Variant Rule)
• Realistic Race Names (3.5e Variant Rule)
• Retroactive Skill Points (3.5e Variant Rule)

S

• Scaling Races (3.5e Variant Rule)
• Spellcasting (3.5e Variant Rule)

V

• Valuable Currency (3.5e Variant Rule)

Uncategorized Variant Rules

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A

• Accidents for Skills (3.5e Variant Rule)
• Avatar Variant Rules (3.5e Variant Rule)

M

• Magicite Summoning (3.5e Variant Rule)

R

• Radiation (3.5e Variant Rule)

S

• Some Spontaneity to Wizards (3.5e Variant Rule)

T

• Trinity Social Skills (3.5e Variant Rule)

V

• Variant Armor Class (3.5e Variant Rule)

W

• Wordcasting (3.5e Variant Rule)