Best Homebrew?

[Empedocles]

This might belong in the homebrew section, but my gut told me it was more fitting here since there isn't actually anything being made. Rather, I'm just wondering what is your all time favorite homebrew? Why? Just seemed like a cool question to consider :smallsmile:

I have 3 personal favorites right now: the Hemoscribe (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9522517&postcount=8) which won the 3rd Base Class Competition, the Exarch of the Emerald Shield (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=12138519#post12138519) which a lot of people probably disagree with but I think is just freaking awesome, and finally, made by the Giant himself: the Champion. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9623431&postcount=9)

But debates on my personal favorite 3 homebrewed classes aren't the goal of this thread (also, if you think this should be in the homebrew section I'd happily talk to you and an administrator about it :smallsmile:)

[Coidzor]

I like the Redeemer of Regrets (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9994058&postcount=14) for its fluffy way of giving necromancy to the fluffier end of the alignment pool, and for being one of the better necromancy PrCs I've seen besides.

Combat Techniques (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217700) are an interesting bit of homebrew that I haven't fully delved into after initially misreading it, but that I wanna give a go, been sorta haunting me I guess you could say. Even managed to inspire at least some people to try to expand (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=226550)upon it (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=230760).

Beyond that... I can't think of any particular bits of homebrew, though I am a bit of a fan of the tome of necromancy by Frank and K, mostly for the ideas it gave me though. I suppose if I found one I really liked, a combination of bard and dread necromancer would be really interesting to me, but the combinations I've found so far have been serviceable but barebones, or at least a bard > necromancer thing that wasn't a theurge...

I keep meaning to look into that Ozodrin(?) or whatever the name of the make yourself into a monster class as well as the one that's based on a revamp of the graft system around a class whose name I can't remember... Xenologist? Something like that.

[Circle of Life]

Jarian's Solar Ascendant (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191088) has always struck me as a particularly great Paladin replacement, as well as a good way to play an angelic character without resorting to huge amounts of Exalted feats or savage progressions for a Deva or similar.

I'm also partial to my Archer (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229330) for giving ranged characters real options, not just full-attack or Manyshot. I may be biased however.

Ernir's Martial Dilettante (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=212864) is awesome, assuming you use the proposed 3/4 BAB instead of full. Then again, it's hard to go wrong when you add ToB to anything.

[Empedocles]

Jarian's Solar Ascendant (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191088) has always struck me as a particularly great Paladin replacement, as well as a good way to play an angelic character without resorting to huge amounts of Exalted feats or savage progressions for a Deva or similar.

I'm also partial to my Archer (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229330) for giving ranged characters real options, not just full-attack or Manyshot. I may be biased however.

Ernir's Martial Dilettante (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=212864) is awesome, assuming you use the proposed 3/4 BAB instead of full. Then again, it's hard to go wrong when you add ToB to anything.

Solar Ascendant is a cool class, but I personally think it's just too...basic? :smallfrown: The archer on the other hand strikes me as an excellent class. Kudos to making it :smallsmile: Very well done!

[Steward]

I'm a huge fan of Darkstalker (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=12524294) by NeoSeraphi (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=12130730&postcount=138); it's just an excellent blend of stealth and power. It's basically what classes like the ninja or the assassin really should have been.

One of my other favorite homebrew classes is the Plague Doctor (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=214607). It uses a mechanic (diseases and poison) that ends to be neglected both in homebrew and in the official materials. It even comes with its own weaponry (including a comically large syringe) and a scalpel!

I normally dislike classes that get spell-like abilities as class features, but the Angelic Vessel (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=223387) made a convert out of me! Not only are the SLAs well-chosen and useful, it has other actual class features to make it worthwhile, including an awesomely-named resurrection power, 'Raise from Perdition'. It's apparently loosely based on a TV show, but the flavor is closely tied to 3.5 and works well in any game where the Upper Planes are relevant. It's similar in concept to the Solar Ascendant mentioned above but both go their own way.

[gorfnab]

Blue Mage - see sig.

[Golden Ladybug]

I'm quite partial to the Thousand Arrow Archer (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76147) and the Falling Star Discipline (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10707)

Also, Circle, I really, really like your Archer class :smallsmile:

[Morph Bark]

So here I am, just browsing around, finding this thread and being curious to see more good homebrew pop up for me to just browse through, and look at that first post.

*sniff* Thanks man.


Myself, for homebrew I like it generally falls to PrCs, but there are a handful of base classes I really like. One is the Limit Monk (http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19528498/The_Limit_Warriors) due to how well-balanced it is and how fun it is to combo Limit Breaks (the Limit Break system was in fact so great to me I ended up making the Limit Dragoon (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168962), which got two thumbs up from the Limit Monk's creator!).

Further, there's Kyeudo's Truenamer Fix (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120488), Circle of Life's Dualists (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11581903) (which kind of makes me want to make a PrC for it) as well as his Ninja, but can't find the link to it now. Also, there's the Pokémaster (http://www.scshop.com/~ritaxis/pokemaster.html), which I've made an update for, but haven't posted yet. One of my players really loves that class. :smallbiggrin:

[zoobob9]

It's not a class, but still technically homebrew...

My DM once played a character that was a werebear. The DM let him use different feats that each required a standard action as attacks in his full attack, as long as it made sense. So in one full attack, he could knock someone prone with the flat of his greataxe, and then automatically coup de grace a prone character. As long as he was a size category larger than the victim. Which he normally was if he was a bear.

[Circle of Life]

[...] as well as his Ninja, but can't find the link to it now.

Magical Ninjas Ahoy! (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=213075)

[gkathellar]

Actually, I hope it's okay and say my three favorite homebrewers, as well as my favorite homebrew from each, since one can often expect a tree to bear good fruit more than once.

Circle of Life (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=11588891&postcount=121) is a fantastic brewer with an eye for originality. His Archer, linked above, is my absolute favorite implementation of that concept.

Ziegander (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=11599640&postcount=122) is the king of fighter fixes, 'nuff said. I love his Action Hero (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11468240) fighter for playing with the action economy in a really constructive way.

Gnorman and his E6 project (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=215986) are inseparable at this point, considering the sheer amount of high quality work he's done on it.

If I had to name a few others, I'd point to Jiriku, DonQuixote, Kellus, and the obvious choice of the Demented One.

[The-Mage-King]

I like the aforementioned Limit classes, Knight in particular.


Spellshaping (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?board=64.0), though, has won.

[GnomeGninjas]

It's not a class, but still technically homebrew...

My DM once played a character that was a werebear. The DM let him use different feats that each required a standard action as attacks in his full attack, as long as it made sense. So in one full attack, he could knock someone prone with the flat of his greataxe, and then automatically coup de grace a prone character. As long as he was a size category larger than the victim. Which he normally was if he was a bear.

I'm glad your DM and everybody enjoyed it but you can't auto coup de grace a prone character and making it so you can (as part of a full attack) and allowing you to trip them in the same round just seems overpowered and unbalancing.

[arguskos]

Not counting my own (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8086523&postcount=62) (because that's just cheating), I'd list the following stuff:


Everything By afroakuma Ever (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5281866&postcount=45): Seriously. The guy who kicked off the "Vote Up A X" trend and who started VUACS1, everything he does is glorious.
Temotei's Debaser (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137200): A personal favorite, made by a friend, this is a more magical Hexblade or sorts (and damn if I don't love it).
Person_Man's Magitech Templar Mark X (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176276): Ever want to play Iron Man? Here ya go!
Rizban's Parry Rules (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136100): The best done combat maneuver I've seen in a long time, this is a storied and classic addition to my games and has been fantastic.
Xefas's Vestige Fusion Feats (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=172251): This set of feats is something fairly interesting, and since it plays with one of my favorite classes and subsystems ever, of course I love it!


This are only a few of my favorites, but they're all pretty good (I could also list the Astrologist, by Pair O' Dice; Descent of Shadows, by Realms of Chaos; and the Retooled Classes by T.G. Oskar, just off the top of my head).

[zoobob9]

I'm glad your DM and everybody enjoyed it but you can't auto coup de grace a prone character and making it so you can (as part of a full attack) and allowing you to trip them in the same round just seems overpowered and unbalancing.

He had feats that let him do that. I never saw the sheets, but he was able to trip someone as a standard action and able to coup de grace a prone person as a standard action. My DM told me that when he played that, he only used it in very dire situations because he knew it was overpowered.

[JadePhoenix]

I like the Black Rain discipline and the Flashblade prestige class. Don't have links for them now, though.
Also, I really like the idea of that prc that bonds with a demon and gets a martial discipline, but dislike how it was so focused on Bleach. If it was more geared towards D&D, I would be all over it.

[Empedocles]

So here I am, just browsing around, finding this thread and being curious to see more good homebrew pop up for me to just browse through, and look at that first post.

*sniff* Thanks man.


Myself, for homebrew I like it generally falls to PrCs, but there are a handful of base classes I really like. One is the Limit Monk (http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19528498/The_Limit_Warriors) due to how well-balanced it is and how fun it is to combo Limit Breaks (the Limit Break system was in fact so great to me I ended up making the Limit Dragoon (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168962), which got two thumbs up from the Limit Monk's creator!).

Further, there's Kyeudo's Truenamer Fix (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120488), Circle of Life's Dualists (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11581903) (which kind of makes me want to make a PrC for it) as well as his Ninja, but can't find the link to it now. Also, there's the Pokémaster (http://www.scshop.com/~ritaxis/pokemaster.html), which I've made an update for, but haven't posted yet. One of my players really loves that class. :smallbiggrin:

Looked at the limit classes.....:smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin::smallbigg rin::smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin: Awesome! Also, thanks for showing me a truenamer fix. I've been looking for one forever!


I like the aforementioned Limit classes, Knight in particular.


Spellshaping (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?board=64.0), though, has won.

Spellshaping might actually be the best homebrew because...it's just so darn usable! A lot of this stuff is freaking awesome but hard to fit in. As a DM, I often need excuses not to use spellshaping.

[Wavelab]

Well I am a fan of The Starchild (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=236275).

There is also everything by Demented One (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=7315805&postcount=52). Even though I just use his magic/psionic prcs and epic destinies I still like his martial classes too.

And of course Seraphi Homebrew (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=12130730&postcount=138). My favourites being The Archmage(Which I requested), The Duelist and The Sharpshooter.

[DonQuixote]

I have to say, I'm pretty flattered to see my name popping up in here. However, I cannot say that my spellshapers are my favorite homebrew that I've ever seen. Unfortunately, I can guarantee that nobody here has seen what I do consider to be my favorite homebrew. Because it hasn't been posted yet.

A very close friend of mine--for the purposes of internet anonymity, let's go with the name Hanako Tachibana--has been working on a system that shames me with its glory. In the same way that my spellshapers sort of represent the collision of martial maneuvers, warlock invocations, and arcane spellcasting, Hanako's Akashic Magic combines elements of incarnum, psionics, and shadow magic.

It's a point-expenditure system based on augmentation, like psionics, but using a more incarnum-esque limit on how many points can be spent on a single technique. However, unlike incarnum, your points are actually expended--you have to recover them before you can use them again, using mechanics similar to recovering expended maneuvers. For those of you who are wondering about the shadow magic angle, there are also fundamental techniques that scale up as you level.

Your techniques break down into boosts, bursts, and edicts. Boosts function like the martial maneuvers of the same name, bursts are your general attack forms, and edicts make me squeal with joy. They're similar to stances, except that their effect takes place in your Territory--the space that you occupy as well as all squares within 5 feet of you. These can range from effects that buff your allies to abilities that debuff nearby foes.

Unfortunately, Hanako has stated that Akashic Magic will not be posted online until it is finished. There's another race to be written, another set of techniques to add, and prestige classes to write. On top of that, Hanako doesn't yet consider the material to be presentable, as only mechanics have been formally written down--while the flavor of the magic, races, classes, and related planar phenomena have all been decided upon, none of it has been typed up.

I, for one, can't wait until it's finished. The only reason that I haven't stopped playing non-Akashic characters is that the flavor doesn't always line up with my character concepts. For example, in a campaign that starts tomorrow, I'm going to be playing Pliny the Elder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Elder). Much as I love Hanako's material, this is quite clearly a job for the lavamancer.

[Empedocles]

I have to say, I'm pretty flattered to see my name popping up in here. However, I cannot say that my spellshapers are my favorite homebrew that I've ever seen. Unfortunately, I can guarantee that nobody here has seen what I do consider to be my favorite homebrew. Because it hasn't been posted yet.

A very close friend of mine--for the purposes of internet anonymity, let's go with the name Hanako Tachibana--has been working on a system that shames me with its glory. In the same way that my spellshapers sort of represent the collision of martial maneuvers, warlock invocations, and arcane spellcasting, Hanako's Akashic Magic combines elements of incarnum, psionics, and shadow magic.

It's a point-expenditure system based on augmentation, like psionics, but using a more incarnum-esque limit on how many points can be spent on a single technique. However, unlike incarnum, your points are actually expended--you have to recover them before you can use them again, using mechanics similar to recovering expended maneuvers. For those of you who are wondering about the shadow magic angle, there are also fundamental techniques that scale up as you level.

Your techniques break down into boosts, bursts, and edicts. Boosts function like the martial maneuvers of the same name, bursts are your general attack forms, and edicts make me squeal with joy. They're similar to stances, except that their effect takes place in your Territory--the space that you occupy as well as all squares within 5 feet of you. These can range from effects that buff your allies to abilities that debuff nearby foes.

Unfortunately, Hanako has stated that Akashic Magic will not be posted online until it is finished. There's another race to be written, another set of techniques to add, and prestige classes to write. On top of that, Hanako doesn't yet consider the material to be presentable, as only mechanics have been formally written down--while the flavor of the magic, races, classes, and related planar phenomena have all been decided upon, none of it has been typed up.

I, for one, can't wait until it's finished. The only reason that I haven't stopped playing non-Akashic characters is that the flavor doesn't always line up with my character concepts. For example, in a campaign that starts tomorrow, I'm going to be playing Pliny the Elder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Elder). Much as I love Hanako's material, this is quite clearly a job for the lavamancer.

WOW. Could it be...a system to usurp spellshaping from its throne as the most usable, best thought out, and possibly most popular comprehensive system of 3.5 homebrew? Only time will tell? :smallwink:

In all seriousness though, that sounds awesome, and I can't wait to see it published!

[Kuulvheysoon]

It's getting harder to find the (complete) Paladin fix by OneWingedAngel, but if you can...

One of my favorite homebrews ever. It's really what a paladin should BE.

[Hiro Protagonest]

I could answer this in my sleep. Zzzzzz (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=205213)

Or, if that doesn't count, *says something incoherent while turning over in my bed* (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10640962&postcount=6)

[Grinner]

I like the Black Rain discipline and the Flashblade prestige class. Don't have links for them now, though.

Black Rain discipline (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5471505)

Flashblade prestige class (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157273)

[Greyfeld85]

I really like the Plague Doctor that was mentioned earlier, it reminds me of a Factotum character I tried to make once. I also really want to try out the Falling Star Discipline one of these days.

I hope you guys don't mind a little bit of a shameless self-promotion, but I'm looking for more feedback on my Fallen (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=237916) PrC. It's a class I've been mulling around in my head on and off for a few years that I'm really passionate about seeing play. It's loosely based on a class I used to love back when I used to MUD a lot.

[Empedocles]

Bump.

Also, I'd like to say that I'm putting the spellshaping codexes in my list of all time favorite homebrew.

[Coidzor]

It's getting harder to find the (complete) Paladin fix by OneWingedAngel, but if you can...

One of my favorite homebrews ever. It's really what a paladin should BE.

Time for a repost or crosspost then?

DonQuixote: I sincerely hope that your friend makes backups and crossposts it then.

[mucco]

Circle of Life (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=11588891&postcount=121) is a fantastic brewer with an eye for originality. His Archer, linked above, is my absolute favorite implementation of that concept.

I agree, Circle of Life is awesome. Spellshaping is huuge!

Myself, I'm obviously partial to my homebrew (sigged). It's a reasonably fresh mechanic without the need to learn a whole new system.

[Kuulvheysoon]

Time for a repost or crosspost then?


I have a copy squirreled away somewhere... if someone wishes (and if he doesn't do it himself - I remember that he occasionally used to drop by here), I can track it down and repost it.

[Empedocles]

I have a copy squirreled away somewhere... if someone wishes (and if he doesn't do it himself - I remember that he occasionally used to drop by here), I can track it down and repost it.

That'd be cool if you could post it.

[Dsurion]

I have a copy squirreled away somewhere... if someone wishes (and if he doesn't do it himself - I remember that he occasionally used to drop by here), I can track it down and repost it.Well, search work provided this thread (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=7949155&postcount=29) which claims to have reposted the class in its entirety, though I don't know if it would have been the most recent version.

[Kuulvheysoon]

Well, search work provided this archived GitP thread (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/archive/index.php?t-143012.html) which claims to have reposted the class in its entirety, though I don't know if it would have been the most recent version. It's under the post of "cheezewizz2000".

After a quick glance, that seems to be the one.

Nicely done.

[Iamyourking]

Come on, nobody says Gates of Hell? What is wrong with you people? I can't say it's possible to do a better job than that when it comes to setting and monster design, even if it was a one-off thing.

[Empedocles]

Come on, nobody says Gates of Hell? What is wrong with you people? I can't say it's possible to do a better job than that when it comes to setting and monster design, even if it was a one-off thing.

Gates of Hell? Could you provide a link?

[The-Mage-King]

Gates of Hell. (http://dicefreaks.superforums.org/viewforum.php?f=11)

[Empedocles]

Liking this...:smallamused:

[Zeta Kai]

Everything By afroakuma Ever (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5281866&postcount=45): Seriously. The guy who kicked off the "Vote Up A X" trend and who started VUACS1, everything he does is glorious.

Excuse, but while Afro is a great homebrewer in his own right, he did neither of those things. I started the "Vote Up A X" thing, & I asked him to join me when I started the VUACS project & be its spokes-monster. I don't wish to brag, but I cannot stand by & let someone else get credit for my work.

[Empedocles]

Excuse, but while Afro is a great homebrewer in his own right, he did neither of those things. I started the "Vote Up A X" thing, & I asked him to join me when I started the VUACS project & be its spokes-monster. I don't wish to brag, but I cannot stand by & let someone else get credit for my work.

Fair enough...gotta get RECOGNIZED :smallcool:

[Empedocles]

did I just kill the thread there?



probably....

[Dsurion]

I like Ziegander's Diablo 2 Paladin Aura's (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=234174), which nicely compliment Ernir's Diablo 2 Monster Templates (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=174995). Adding those templates is so much easier for upping challenges on the fly.

I always love any Warlock-based homebrew, but Pramxnim's Geomancer (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114471) takes the cake for me. Sure, it could use more invocations, just like the Warlock, but I love the flavor of this class. I like the Time Mage (http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Time_Mage_%283.5e_Class%29), too, but mostly for nostalgia, as it was the first piece of homebrew a friend used in our first campaign... Long before we knew what we were doing :smallwink:

Mephibosheth posted a Hexblade revision (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8138341&postcount=3), but I especially like the spell-less variant.

Unrelated to 3.5, I'm a huge fan of Kensen's Rogue: Clandestine Operations (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=224297).

[Empedocles]

Out of all those, the geomancer is my personal favorite after a quick glance. Looks like a very interesting class.

[Epsilon Rose]

Hmm, I'm a big fan of homebrew but almost never get to try it out, so this is a bit tough.

I think my absolute favorite is probably Mana-based Spell Casting (http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Mana-Based_Spellcasting_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29). It always struck me as silly that you magically regain all of your power after resting for exactly 8 hours, but not a drop before. This does away with that so casters regain energy gradually when they're not doing stuff. It also circumvents Venetian casting with out needing to re-wright every spell.

Beyond that, Xenothergy's (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122103) always fun, as is the Ozodrin (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153536).

[Grod_The_Giant]

I'm a big fan of Kellus' Xenoalchemist (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=205119), and Kyeudo's Truenamer fix (which was previously mentioned, I think.) And, you know... a lot of my own stuff, but that goes without saying.

[Empedocles]

I'm a big fan of Kellus' Xenoalchemist (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=205119), and Kyeudo's Truenamer fix (which was previously mentioned, I think.) And, you know... a lot of my own stuff, but that goes without saying.

Dude. You've got a wiki :smallcool: Obviously your own stuff!

[Kuulvheysoon]

I'm also a big fan of Gnorman's E6 Race Compendium. My next campaign I'm going to make my players use them, and we'll see how they go.

[Empedocles]

Hmm, I'm a big fan of homebrew but almost never get to try it out, so this is a bit tough.

I think my absolute favorite is probably Mana-based Spell Casting (http://www.dnd-wiki.org/wiki/Mana-Based_Spellcasting_%283.5e_Variant_Rule%29). It always struck me as silly that you magically regain all of your power after resting for exactly 8 hours, but not a drop before. This does away with that so casters regain energy gradually when they're not doing stuff. It also circumvents Venetian casting with out needing to re-wright every spell.

Beyond that, Xenothergy's (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122103) always fun, as is the Ozodrin (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153536).

Haven't seen mana spellcasting for D&D before. Very interesting...plan on taking a closer look :smallsmile:

[NeoSeraphi]

I'm partial to both jiriku and Ziegander's work myself, though of course no one can dispute that The Demented One is a master of the art as well.

If I had to choose a favorite, it would be dawnblade (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190289), and of course the katana master (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157817).

Oh, and Morph Bark's Commoner Flaw prestige classes. By far, some of the most unique work on the forum.

[Empedocles]

I'm partial to both jiriku and Ziegander's work myself, though of course no one can dispute that The Demented One is a master of the art as well.

If I had to choose a favorite, it would be dawnblade (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190289), and of course the katana master (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157817).

Oh, and Morph Bark's Commoner Flaw prestige classes. By far, some of the most unique work on the forum.

The katana master PrC made me ............. LOL.

[Necroticplague]

I'm personally a big fan of the Ozodrin (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153536) and its completed PRCs. Also like the Harrowed (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=188148).

[Empedocles]

I'm personally a big fan of the Ozodrin (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153536) and its completed PRCs. Also like the Harrowed (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=188148).

Just looked at the harrowed. It's interesting...

[Sgt. Cookie]

There was a PrC called Her Majesty's Gentlemen (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=213025), by Travel Log, which I found rather humorous, albeit somewhat stereotypical.

[Terazul]

No links, at the moment, but off the top of my head in no particular order...
Anything by:

Krimm Blackleaf
The Demented One
Circle of Life
The Mage King
Xefas
Strawberryman

tends to tickle my fancy. Though plenty of others too; Most of it already having been mentioned. At this point I just insta-bookmark any and all Base/Prestige Class contest threads. Also, the Psionic Power Revision done by Lycanthromancer, which I'm having a harder and harder time finding these days.

[The Underlord]

Does Legend count? If so, that's my favorite.

[Empedocles]

Does Legend count? If so, that's my favorite.

Legend is pretty brilliant :smallbiggrin:

[Djinn_in_Tonic]

Krimm_Blackleaf is probably my overall favorite homebrew for mechanics, The Vorpal Tribble and Lord Gareth are up there for homebrew flavor.

Sadly, my *real* favorite homebrew is probably some of my own stuff (I usually don't make it if I don't think it's good enough to be made :smalltongue:), but I suspect that's true of a lot of homebrewers... :smallbiggrin:

[Empedocles]

True...I'd be lying if I said I didn't love my voldur (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=238557) race (SHAMELESS PLUG) but the 3 classes I listed in the 1st post are classes I feel like are honestly some of the best homebrew out there.

It's true though that a lot of homebrewers are very partial to their own material, and often for good reason.

[The-Mage-King]

No links, at the moment, but off the top of my head in no particular order...
Anything by:
Krimm Blackleaf
The Demented One
Circle of Life
The Mage King
Xefas
Strawberryman

tends to tickle my fancy. Though plenty of others too; Most of it already having been mentioned. At this point I just insta-bookmark any and all Base/Prestige Class contest threads. Also, the Psionic Power Revision done by Lycanthromancer, which I'm having a harder and harder time finding these days.

Huh. Didn't expect to be on someone's list of favorite homebrew. Good to know that my stuff is of good quality.


Sadly, my *real* favorite homebrew is probably some of my own stuff (I usually don't make it if I don't think it's good enough to be made :smalltongue:), but I suspect that's true of a lot of homebrewers... :smallbiggrin:

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Yeah. I'm partial to my own Paravir, TBH. I mean, come on! Flashy, light armored swordsman who can overcome energy resistance!

[Necroticplague]

Sadly, my own 'brewin' skills aren't to good, though I'm good with contract-type wording, so I like to help clean up other peoples 'brew (like when I spent a week correcting every single grammatical,spelling, and a couple logical errors in Ozodrin). I'm hoping if I read enough 'brew that I might learn.

[Djinn_in_Tonic]

Sadly, my own 'brewin' skills aren't to good, though I'm good with contract-type wording, so I like to help clean up other peoples 'brew (like when I spent a week correcting every single grammatical,spelling, and a couple logical errors in Ozodrin). I'm hoping if I read enough 'brew that I might learn.

You learn better by trying. Just start making some stuff, and getting comments/criticism on it. :smallbiggrin:

[Empedocles]

Sadly, my own 'brewin' skills aren't to good, though I'm good with contract-type wording, so I like to help clean up other peoples 'brew (like when I spent a week correcting every single grammatical,spelling, and a couple logical errors in Ozodrin). I'm hoping if I read enough 'brew that I might learn.

I second what Djinn_in_Tonic said. Come up with an idea, ignore the advice for homebrewing in the DMG :smallwink: , and start. You'll get lots of feedback.

[Ormur]

I'm not very big on homebrew in general but there are a few sensible additions I've found, the monster classes particularly. But I really have to mention Ernir's translation of Vancian casting to psionics (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=194002). It's a very ambitious project and I think it's superior to the original magic system.

[Gnorman]

Would just like to say, though very few specific pieces of homebrew have really got my engines revving, that Djinn in Tonic's musings were my main inspirations for designing classes, and his philosophy of "do something other than make the numbers go up" basically jumpstarted the entirety of my E6 project.

Would also like to recognize Ziegander for sheer quality and a commitment to criticism and development (few homebrewers have been as much of a boon to me personally).

[Djinn_in_Tonic]

Would just like to say, though very few specific pieces of homebrew have really got my engines revving, that Djinn in Tonic's musings were my main inspirations for designing classes, and his philosophy of "do something other than make the numbers go up" basically jumpstarted the entirety of my E6 project.

...you've just made my day, Gnorman. I know people read those little articles, but I've never seen someone admit to taking them to heart like this. It's actually better than finding my homebrew on this list, especially since I've seen and really liked (aside from a few minor qualms) your E6 project.

*is surprisingly pleased, and probably blushing a bit*

I also like hearing it because it means that I probably *did* know what I was talking about, and I was a bit afraid people were going to think I was talking out of...well...body parts normally used for other functions. :smalltongue:

[TravelLog]

You should be Djinn. If only you'd be finish the Seidkona I'd build a shrine in your honor!

[backpackjack]

My favorite is the Arboreal Halflings (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=161683). They are flavorful and fun. We've successfully incorporated them into our campaign and they are now a staple.