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A failed save vs a fear effect would be a BAD thing! The rest of the party may never see this guy again...

Whens the last time you seen an animal use a weapon? You obviously nerver tried to hang onto a cat or dog that didn't want to be held. Not everybody has to have gone to a dojo/sensai to be able to fight unarmed. Who you going to bet on, the 16 year old zulu or the 16 year old white belt <(1st...

ANIMAL INSTINCT Prerequisites: Unarmed combat, Alertness, 3 ranks Survival, 3 ranks Hide Description: One of two things happens when an animal is afraid, Fight or Flight. If they are afraid for the welfare of a friend, loved one or if they are cornered, they will fight. If they are afraid for...

Thank You! This is what I needed... (I was starting to break a sweat there!)

I'm gettin confused here now... So are you sayin that if my party of four friends is in melee with six goblins. I could just start lobbing arrows into the melee helter-skelter (WITH a -4!) and have no chance whatsoever of hitting an ally? Or are you saying that there are other rules to...

So it's unanimous the answer to my dilemma is #1. With the disclaimer of cover and grappling rules added. (Even though you have a -4 you can still, in some situations, hit an ally.)

Thank's to all for the quick reply!

So. Do I have this right? 1) You always get the -4 if shooting into a melee of two or more. 2) You can NOT hit your ally, unless he is in some way between you and your target, =(cover). 3) You always get the -4 and still have a chance of hitting an ally in a grapple.

ok... But I fail to se the part that says "No chance to hit ally." Which is part of the debate I'm having with somebody...

One rule, two interpretations, which do you use? Shooting or throwing into melee: 1) You take a -4 to hit (no choice), and can still end up hitting a friendly PC... 2) You have a choice, take the -4 and never hit a friendly or not take the penalty and maybe hit a friendly, if you miss your...

The biggest difference to me, between old school and today would not be game mechanics so much as good vs evil. Dice have been being rolled forever. Yes the game has evolved but the gist is still there. What I feel would be considered old school would be to bring it back to good vs evil. Along...

Guess I fall into the old school with this one, where there is a line between good and evil. Lycanthropy is a bad thing, call it a curse, disease, infection or whatever, it was meant to be cured or killed. I still try to use alignment in my campaign and except for the new werebear, all thropes...

BUMP If you send it they will play... Is it okay to bump around here? Guess I'll find out...

Have you read "The Chronicles of Thoma Covenant the Unbeliever" yet? It's a double trilogy (6 books) written by Stephen R. Donaldson. (1978 copywrite)...

IMO, There is a difference between ‘base sexual instinct’ and logic. Although one might be tempted by instinct, an intelligent being can use logic and way the pros and cons of the base act. Therefore I, for one (using logic) would not cheat on my wife for fear of loosing her. Maybe the paladin’s...