angus cotton
2009-04-21, 09:16 PM
Hello, I am a DM for an epic campaign using 3.5 rules, proximately level 21-24. My campaign has been ongoing for many years in this same campaign world with many different players. Recently, a player from one of my older games came and joined my new game and has decided to play one of his old characters. I was overjoyed at this, as this character was once very central to the campaign world and the storyline, and can be so again.
Remember in this discussion, I want him to play this character and I have no trouble challenging my players at epic levels.
Anyway, here is my problem: The old character was a character he had leveled to 11 Druid/10 Shifter under the old 3.0 rules. I allowed him to update his character as appropriate using the 3.5 Master of Many Forms. It seems, as he was explaining to me, that he lost the ability to change into colossal shapes, constructs, magical beast, outsiders, and undead. He said that colossal shape and magical beast were doable by taking feats, but there is no way for him to get these old abilities under the new system. He asked if he could quest to get the abilities back either through searching for a wish, petitioning a god, or whatever it takes. I was not even aware that the differences existed until he brought them up to me.
A quest might be a little too much because of time constraints, so does anyone see a problem with me just allowing him to burn a feat for each new subtype he wanted to have the ability to turn into? I guess what I really want to know was why these abilites were removed from the Shifter/MoMF in the first place? Any abuse potential there? with undead? with outsiders?
Any help you all could give me would be most appreciated.
Remember in this discussion, I want him to play this character and I have no trouble challenging my players at epic levels.
Anyway, here is my problem: The old character was a character he had leveled to 11 Druid/10 Shifter under the old 3.0 rules. I allowed him to update his character as appropriate using the 3.5 Master of Many Forms. It seems, as he was explaining to me, that he lost the ability to change into colossal shapes, constructs, magical beast, outsiders, and undead. He said that colossal shape and magical beast were doable by taking feats, but there is no way for him to get these old abilities under the new system. He asked if he could quest to get the abilities back either through searching for a wish, petitioning a god, or whatever it takes. I was not even aware that the differences existed until he brought them up to me.
A quest might be a little too much because of time constraints, so does anyone see a problem with me just allowing him to burn a feat for each new subtype he wanted to have the ability to turn into? I guess what I really want to know was why these abilites were removed from the Shifter/MoMF in the first place? Any abuse potential there? with undead? with outsiders?
Any help you all could give me would be most appreciated.