Hogan's Alternate Rules

Hogan's alternate rules

Alternate rules

This page in dedicated to Dungeonmasters in trouble!
Through a play, a dungeonmaster can time after time walk on the edge of a fundemental meltdown of the brain.
This will happend every time he/she encounters a rule which just doesn't make sense!
Ok! The guys who created the rule-books are great, but they have left a lot of opportunities open... too open, and sometimes a rule can be understod in two ways, where players tend to cling to one and the DM to the other!!
That's why this page exists! It will contain suggestions for rules not written before, rules which are intended to help both players and DM's avoid the long hours spend looking in books, wondering what the author ment, or argumenting over a particular rule.
Among other things, there are also collections of various informations which can spice up most games. Some of these rules are best used by advanced players, but most of them can be used for beginners to add color to their character.
That's enough for now! See if there is anything you like and feel free to print or download as much as you want!

Animal Fumble/Critical Hit Table
Make a critical hit on a howling wolf, or see the Druid fumble while in the form of a Black Bear!
Are you carrying overweight Sir?
A collection of tables, helping you to decide whetever you can fill all the treasure into a backpack, and whatever your horse are able to carry it and still move!
Armwrestling
Measure your strength against other opponents without letting blood flow in the art of Armwrestling!
Alternate AC
An alternate rule for 3rd edition which takes into consideration how good the different armor are against the various types of weapons.
Apprentice Level Characters
Left out in the 3.5 Edition upgrading, but found here, is the rules for multi-classing already in 1st level by becoming and apprentice from the very beginning of your career!
A Recipe for Holy Water
All clerics battling undead know about this potent weapon against the legions of the dead. But before now, they didn't know how to create it themselves!
Black Plague Upon You!
We you travel around underground sewers of disease-infested Orc-caves, it comes no wonder you feel sick sometimes. Well, with these disease you attract much more than a common cold!
Critical Hit Tables
Using these rules, a straight 20 can behead an opponent.. or you!
Critical Miss Table
If you roll a natural 1 on an attack roll, two things can happen! If you are lucky, you miss! If you are unlucky, you can end up showing and impossible display of self-destruction! Let the table of Critical Miss decide!
Curing a Lycanthrope
Is curing a Lycanthrope too easy? Well, with these alternate rules, the cure is an adventure itself!
Damn Good Hits
Another way to decide how much damage you deal with a critical hit... and where! One thing is sure... it will be a bloody mess!
Don't Push the Wizard
When the mage in your group is pompeous as haughty, it could be fun to give him a push when he is casting a spell, as long as you don't have to face the consequences!
The Druid's Transformation Guide
Are your favorite class the shapechanging Druid, but are your transformations getting too difficult? Fear not, a little help is on its way!
Fumble Table
At these rules, a straight 1 will make an almost humoreous fumble, no game should be without it!
Fumble Tables
A little alternate rules for 3rd edition play that makes the attack roll of a natural 1 a chaotic fumble result! Dare you give this rule a try?
Games that we play at the inn
After a hard day of dungeon-crawling or work in the fields, friends and comrades gather at the inn to share a few mugs and play a few games! Learn how to make a visit to the inn a spectacular event.
Gods of Other Races
A list of those deities venerated by demihumans and monsters, nice to have at hand.
How to Become a Black Knight
Are you aspiring to join the ranks of these fearsome and evil warriors? Jump in and see if you have what it takes... dying is the least of it.
Lying on Deaths's Doorstep
What happens when your hit points drop beneath the magical zero? Are you out cold? And if yes, for how long? Take a look at this table!
Magical Fumbles
Have you ever wondered what happens when you try casting a spell of higher level than you normally are allowed to, from a scroll? Well this might give you a clue.
New Skill Uses
New ways to use the standard skills, ways their creators had never though of!
New Ways to hit!
With these rules, a battle takes on a new dimension, now you get a chance to strangle your opponent, knock him unconscious, or just take him apart, finger for finger.
Personal-Growth Items
Most items are created for a specefic purpose or use, but some items develop their powers of magic over time, reflecting the needs of their, sometimes varied, users. Its innate abilities will become more powerful as time goes by and its owner needs it.
Pin them down!
Normally you just tear through the enemies, using your faithful two-handed, but when you has to bring somebody down alive, these rules comes into play!
Play it again Bard!
New tunes for the musical instuments of the Bards! Watch while a few simple tunes shatters glass, and see the wizard all mighty come to pieces trying to concentrate on his spells.
Snake Eyes
When the winter is cold and the evening is dark, then its time to pull out you dices and join your friends in a game of Snake Eyes at the local inn!
The Summoner's Elemental Guide
Tired of sweeping through huge volumes every time you summon an elemental to light your pipe? This set contains a helpful summary of the rules of basic summoning!
Trading in Gems & Gold
When the gold becomes a burden due to the shear number of coins, you might think about changing them into a lighter coinage or even gems... but at what costs?
Using Proficiencies
The proficiencies, be it None-weapon or weapon, are the numbers that really creates your character. Learn to use them for hightening the play!
The Way of the Wizard!
How do the Wizards study to learn their new spells? What kind of rest, and how much, is required to memorize spells with a clear head? A Compiled set of rules dealing with those questions are here to be used!
Ravenloft Transformations
When the Dark Powers of this demi-dimension of dread get in touch with you, you might, slowly, end up like one of these monsters!
Secrets of the Vampires
A complete list of the powers and weaknesses of these Princes of the Dark. Perfect for any Ravenloft setting!
Forgotten Realms Holy Days
A suggested number of holydays throughout the year that gives a further edge to the roleplay of priestly characters in the realms.
Languages of the Realms
An enclyclopia of the language spoken in the Forgotten Realms setting, see what you can learn.
The way of the Priest!
How do the Priests receive their spells? Here we present a set of rules which can be used to add spice to the roleplaying of priests of various faiths.

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