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1E, as a game system, was not balanced at all. The entirity of game balance was established at the most basic level by class restrictions (fighters can't use wands, etc.) but the sole balancing "mechanic" of the game was DM intervention. The game system itself was pretty ridiculous. 3d6...

Wow, you're right Basin?. Sorry about that. :) Gee. Healer just totally sucks. I'm no longer certain that Warmage is the worst class ever! However, to answer you original question, no, Healers do not have spontaneous curing. If they did, the entry would explicitly state so. Yes, the...

But that spell was explicitly removed from the game for being bad game design. It encourages alignment as a straight jacket. It's primarily bad because it can actually return "neutral". I'd say changing it to detect good and detect chaos is the most appropriate solution.

Er, actually, that's how they work. Healers do not prepare spells. That can cast any spell from their list. They're like sorcerers, except that they automatically "know" every spell on their list. Warmages are the same way.

Or 3 levels of Druid if you're small and have a riding dog.

Aid another: "[Y]ou can attempt to aid your friend as a standard action." Bull Rush: "You can make a bull rush as a standard action..." Charge: "Charging is a special full-round action..." Disarm: "As a melee attack, you may attempt to disarm your opponent." Feint: "Feinting is a standard...

Feh! I produce a dark, glass vial and smash it at my feet. A black, rumbling cloud spews forth and rises above the battlefield, unleashing furious bolts of electricity at those I select. Well, the power words and arcane eye are all over 3rd level, but I do get the distinct image of a...

It's rather irrelevant what the table says. The text of the PH contradicts the table: "You can use a melee attack with a slashing or bludgeoning weapon to strike a weapon or shield that your opponent is holding." Primary Sources say text entry > table entry.

Seeing as there's nothing inherently broken -- mechanically speaking -- with a potion of fireball or a potion of summon monster, all the restrictions and limitations for potions are entirely flavor-based. In short, your DM should judge what is and is not brewable. Seeing as Brew Potion is...

Er, yes there is. Feral is an inherited template, not an acquired one. The only way to get an inherited template is to be born with it.

Yeah, but it also says that per initiative is the universal default. So unless it says otherwise (and it doesn't) you use that definition. A DM disagrees. When I DM or when one of the other guys do, it's the other way. "Easier" is his only rationale. Nevermind that it's actually more...

AoO should refreh per initiative, not per actual round of combat. So in your example, the centipede would get no AoO until it gets another chance to act. The proof you have is right there in the quote you have from the PH. I've got a DM who plays by the per round refresh, and refuses to...

Easy solution: Cast daylight. People with low-light vision can now see 120', shadowy illumination out to 240'. If you still can't see, cast see invisibility or purge invisibility. This is why people like bullseye lanterns. As far as determining where the arrow came from, the guy who got hit...

Against most touch attacks, it protects you no more than a real shield would. Which is not at all. Against incorporeal touch attacks, however, the spell still functions because it is a [Force] effect. The same is true for mage armor, for precisely the same reasons.

Heh. Persistant is just a wasted feat, now. I remain of the opinion that it would be fine as a super-Extend. +4 levels for x10 duration and no restriction on what spells you can use it on.