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There are many advantages, but not so many that it makes them overpowered. None of them are overt - which is the key to making them not ZOMG Rangerzilla. This is not a complete list, but a lot to think about: Flanking partner (for you if you're melee, or your allies if you're ranged) Defend...

I assume your DM let you not use the prerequisite that you must worship a chaotic or evil god to get into eldritch disciple?

Eldritch Spear I just started playing a warlock yesterday at level one. While she's a melee warlock, I can't wait to gain Baleful Utterance at level 2. I can see so much use for that, especially since it's a ranged sunder that only has the chance of failure if it's targeting magic weapons...

Actually lawyers argue at great length about whether a law has actually been broken. Simply put, whether you are subject to legal repercussions based on a given action can be independent of whether an actual law was broken. Given the nature of language and the ability to create multiple valid...

That's not a problem with the explanation, but rather that you're trying to apply it to something different. I have the same view on why Undead (whether mindless or not, their brains do not dictate their actions, but rather the negative energy that empowers them to be animate - which is why...

I don't understand the question. There's something missing to make that question make sense. It's possible you might have meant one of the following: What's the consensus on what you think the legality of fan-made 4e character sheets is? What's the consensus on what you think should be legal...

Back in 3.5 I made two character sheets. One was for the purpose of being printed out and used. One was for use on the computer. I made the printable one in paint (yes, I'm crazy) and the other one in excel. The excel character sheet had multiple tabs organized very well over time, along...

Oops guess I read the rules incorrectly. Thanks for the correction. EPIC MAGIC ITEMS While not truly an artifact, the epic magic item is a creation of such power that it surpasses other magic items. Epic magic items are objects of great power and value. The following are typical...

Aside from that being only in 3rd edition (not also in 3.5), there's one more problem with this. It's an epic weapon, which means it's price is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay through the roof. Non-epic items can have at most a +5 enhancement, and +5 worth of magical abilities. Since vorpal is +5, it...

One of the mathematical things they've done is correct the "curve." The difference between two different barbarians at first and 30th levels of the same race and exact same gear is the difference of their ability scores. There is no cascading effect of different progressions that existed...

I ran an encounter for 4 7th level PCs that was something like this. The beginning of the battle was a normal encounter. 3 7th level monsters and 1 9th level monster. On round 3 the monsters called in their dragon under their control: A 4th level solo black dragon. The dragon attacked the...

I take it, you mean "If a critter has 10 fire resistance and it is hit by an area effect with the keyword "fire" (and no other keywords that need to be resisted) which causes 8 damage and knocks targets prone, does he still fall prone?" I see nothing in the rules that say if you do not take...

Like others have stated, you've missed the fact that the players aren't supposed to encounter a level 1 monster all by itself. The DMG chapter "building encounters" (page 52) what is considered a proper challenge for PCs. As such, the level 1 monster all alone is not a challenge. They...

It's a rule that helps adjudicate where you are when someone is in your square. Since they can be in your square when you're prone, if you get up, you both can't be standing in that square. Therefor the rule for a free shift to make sure there's no inconsistency of being in the same spot. If...

Knocking someone prone serves two purposes: Gaining combat advantage and other combat related benefits (like -2 to hit with melee for the target) Consuming the target's move action to get up, therefor limiting possible movement. Allowing a shift when you get up on all getting up would step on...