Draconians & Skill Points???

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#1

wolffenjugend_dup

Aug 05, 2004 17:10:54
So I'm going over the draconian statblocks in the Dragonlance Campaign Setting and there's a couple discrepancies that I can't figure out.

Here are the errors I think I've found:

Note: draconians are dragons so they use their skill point progression.

AURAK:
- the only error seems to be the omission of the knowledge (arcana) synergy bonus to spellcraft.

BAAZ:
- correct

BOZAK:
- skills add up to 53 but should be 49 (don't forget to add the synergies in the calculations). So 4 points over - I'm thinking there must be a racial bonus to knowledge (arcana) or spellcraft since the kapak gets a racial bonus to hiding.

KAPAK:
- correct

SIVAK:
- skills add up to 48 but should be 54. I was thinking it must be the armour, but I accounted for that in the climb and jump skills and I'm still 6 points short.

Does anyone know if these are recognized errors or if there is errata out somewhere?
#2

wolffenjugend_dup

Aug 06, 2004 17:20:35
Anyone?... Anyone?...
#3

zombiegleemax

Aug 06, 2004 17:24:29
holy wow....now here is someone who is truly analyzing every last bit of type in the book. I havent even gone that far....perhaps I should start!
#4

zombiegleemax

Aug 06, 2004 18:52:49
Huh? I thought I´d studied the dracos in detail...guess I was wrong!

As for the errata, I suggest you check out www.dl3e.com, fandom. There is an UNofficial errata there...don´t think there´s an official one though (I might very well be wrong!)

Ravenmantle
#5

wolffenjugend_dup

Aug 06, 2004 20:58:50
I was applying a template to a sivak when I noticed the skill points didn't add up. A quick check on the others revealed some other problems (although, I must admit the writers did a pretty good job getting them right).

For the bozak, I think the writers just forgot to write in a +4 racial bonus for knowledge - arcana or spellcraft. It fits and it keeps in the same spirit as the racial bonus for the kapaks.

I've also checked the unofficial errata sources and came up empty. I was hoping one of the editors/writers who monitors these boards could shed some light...
#6

dea_ex_machina

Aug 06, 2004 21:32:50
*rubs eyes* Good job there Wolfy, I spend at least an hour each day memorizing my spellbook (DCS) and I hadn't noticed that. Very good job, though I'm jealous I hadn't found it before.
#7

wolffenjugend_dup

Aug 07, 2004 0:13:08
I was actually kinda surprised myself that it hasn't been mentioned before. But then, who really calculates skill points to see if they're correct