Recent content by Bassar

without death is there life? I'm of the opinion that the core rules need a major injection of realism and the raise dead spells are a good a place to start as any. These spells merely give the PCs a "Get-Out-Of-Hades-Free" card that, in the standard setting, they can routinely play given...

What they really mean Only one save is required per 10 rounds with trogs. One trog's stench is as good as another's. That is why they do not take over the world. Bassar

We recently got ourselves into a situation where we had to capture a Celestial Ram. Our DM had an issue with my thief dealing sneak attack damage via unarmed strike to a celestial being while it was pinned. I see celestial beings as merely "better" copies of earthly originals and thereby have...

I know this is not combat related but... what about a song that inspires dwarves or anyone for that matter to work harder/longer?

Thank You All For Replying! My roommate published this edited version of the Mage Herald class at the same time I was reworking it for mass consumption! My original version was somewhat more powerful but was routinely rejected by 3/5 of our committee. I will post a final version under Final...

Granted, it is a silly feat. But so are many feats. In fact, it's a silly game when you can't knock people off their feet in without resorting to Tripping tactics? Officially, that is. I recall, 2ed had some type of knockdown die roll. How do you handle it?

Since the Knockdown Feat is a manifestation of sheer physical force I don't think that your opponent should have the ability to make a Trip attack against you if your Trip attack fails. Think about it. You are essentially knocking someone off their feet because you are exceptionally strong...

I have a 6th Lawful Neutral rogue/fighter/mage who has been thrown in with a group of higher level characters in an Arena-type battle (think the climax of Attack of the Clones --- or perhaps not, considering). We are fighting 6 others teams consisting of various bad-ass monsters. We can not...