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jolt8me 09-18-06, 09:42 PM	The last time i played D&D was 20 years ago. Now my nephew is getting into it and its up to me to DM. We are currently trying to play 3.5 with minatures. Here are a couple of questions i have. 1) Number of attacks. I have not seen anything in the 3.5 players handbook or DM guide about this. Have they done away with it? 2) How do you come up with charecters modifiers for saving throws?
infideli 09-18-06, 10:00 PM	A second browse of the PHB will get those answers for you, but: Each class has a Base Attack listed at each level, +0 at first level for all but warrior types who get a +1. Once it reaches +6 you get a second attack at +1. It reads +6/+1. Each number is a separate attack. Your Fortitude, Reflex and Will saves are adjusted by your ability modifier for the related stat: Fort is Con, Reflex is Dex, Will is Wis. Good Luck! I was baffled for a couple of games too, going from 2e to 3.0 after a 5 year break. G
RetiredThief 09-18-06, 11:24 PM	I came all the way from very-house-ruled original (tan books) D&D to 3.5. Many MANY things did not make sense. If you can, find a group already running 3.5 and get them to let you run a character in it for a few games. That'll be enough to get you going. I'm soon to do the nephew/game thing too. Good luck to us both! :D
VrecknidjX 09-19-06, 08:39 AM	Welcome back! Please feel free to ask us all kinds of questions, we're happy to bring you up to speed. Dave
Malruhn 09-19-06, 11:20 AM	The new system works very well with miniatures - and almost requires them to calculate line of sight and movement. I was a First Edition (basic books) that jumped on 2nd Edition and then stubbornly stuck to it when that "new fangled" edition came out. I spent several years doing NO playing, but refining my campaign world and getting my house-rules in order. Five, one-inch, three-ring binders of house rules... I finally broke down and joined a group playing this REALLY new thing called 3.5 and d20... You don't know the joy and tears I felt when I threw away four of my house rule binders - and the majority of the stuff from the fifth. I now have one binder with SEVEN pages in it. I have officially sold my soul to 3.5, as it answered SO many of the unanswered questions from 2nd Edition!! Unfortunately, it appears that Wizards used a herd of dyslexic monkeys to proof-read and edit the books, because most new players/DMs have similar questions to yours. Infideli answered the question above - you get one attack per round until... you get two... and then three. It all depends upon class - and the number of weapons you swing.
The_Jester 09-19-06, 11:57 AM	1) You get one attack plus bonus attacks when your main attack gets mighty enough. As stated above. Each time your newest attack reaches +6 (not counting bonuses by strength or magic, strictly the bonuses from the class) you gain an extra attack. This applies to all classes and not just fighters, although martial classes get it much sooner and more often. 2) There are only the saving throws now for all situations: fortitude, reflex and will. When you need to be tough enough to take something (poison, pain) it's fortitude. When you need to be fast to dodge something (fireball, falling rocks) it's relfex. When you need to be strong-willed to fight something (illusion, charm) then it's will. All three saves have base numbers given by the classes, modified by stats. This is really the basic premise of 3.5 (and 3rd Edition in general). You take a class given number (BAB, save, whatever) add in a statistic bonus (strength, dex, whatever) and other modifiers then add the total to a d20 roll. Higher is always better.