Recent content by MadWand

Some people allow a Pearl of Speech to allow wildshaped people to speak (magic item compendium). There are other, more expensive methods too. For my TIbbit PC, I solved the problem by taking levels of Psion or Erudite. There are several low-level powers that allow you to speak, such as Create...

Retraining feats is perfectly fine. Just require that any feat retrained must meet prerequisites as if the PC was actually the level at which the original feat was taken, i.e. they can't take any more powerful feats then they would otherwise have had through normal levelling. In addition, they...

Fire Seeds could be a good spell here if the lich forgets to get fire resistance. Cast resist energy: fire on yourself, and one casting of fire seeds gets you a whole bunch of explosive seeds you keep on yourself. Then you try to get close, and say the command word as a free action to explode in...

The Martial Study feat from Tome of Battle allows you to add diplomacy as a class skill to all your classes if you use it to get a White Raven maneuver. Later (10th level), you can then buy a Crown of the White Raven to add White Raven Tactics as a maneuver usable 1/encounter which will give one...

A druid would probably work, but it's also important to consider the motivation of such a gladiator. Few druids I know would want to stick around in a gladiator pit; such activities do nothing to advance the cause of nature. Normally I'd advocate something like a Warblade, which makes a perfect...

This is too easy. Anywhere in any universe? I'll custom-make my own universe, thank you very much. Something based off of Iain Banks Culture novels, I think. I'll arrive next to a Mind. This Mind, during the process of my stepping through the gate, will examine the portal with sensors of godlike...

As someone who has used the as-written form of Divine Surge, I found myself feeling that the average 36 damage it added on a strike was merely "adequate". Keep in mind that you can only get one attack in a round when using the strike -- I would often find that I was better off taking my full...

I'd recommend a Barbarian 1/Druid X build. Mix in Nature's Warrior or Warshaper levels to taste. Your first druid level gives you the Longstrider spell, which you can later extend with a rod of lesser extend spell. At 6th level when you get wildshape, now you are really moving. Wildshape into a...

I'll have to agree with druid. By far my most self-sufficient character was a Barbarian 1/Druid 6/Nature's Warrior 2. There just wasn't anything he couldn't do. He gradually made the rest of the party obsolete, without me particularly trying. In fact, I was holding back quite a bit. He could be...

I also cast my vote for Harn. I'm pretty fond of my Kalamar atlas, too.

A masterwork tool costs only 50 gp, and gives a +2 bonus to a single skill. You could buy a +2 bonus to every skill in the game for 2000 gp in this way. Not only that, but this headband takes up a magic item slot, which a tool might not. I think 300 gp would be fine for an item like that -- +2...

For all those suggesting the ogre mage polymorph into a hydra, troll, or bat, do be aware that polymorph does not grant the special qualities of the target form. This includes darkvision, regeneration, fast healing, and special senses such as blindsight. Thankfully so, because otherwise druids...

First of all, a huge greatsword does 3d8, not 4d6. Second, No. Monkey Grip is an awful feat. To see why, compare what you get with monkey grip to what you would get if you just power attacked for 2. Monkey grip gives you -2 to hit, +3 damage (average). Power attack for 2 gives you -2 to hit, +4...

The first thing I'd think upon recieving an item like those described would be, "How much can I sell it for?", because I'd get a lot more use out of a few low-powered items than one single very powerful item. Also, because I hate it when my PC's carry around items that overshadow them. I'd...

Definitely Exalted. It is the only system I am aware of in which both the game setting and physics thereof explicity reward looking cool. Use any system you want, but some players will never have the imagination to do any more than say "I hit him with my axe." Exalted encourages players to go...