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    Abilities like Factotum Cunning Knowledge?

    Well one thing's for sure, I'm definitely feat-starved already. ;) Still trying to get a grip on how this character would interact in combat. I'd like to pick up a whip and do ranged trips but man that's a lot of feats I need to do that ... I'm going to take a look at Complete Adv and Tome of...
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    Abilities like Factotum Cunning Knowledge?

    Nod, I saw that. I'm wondering if taking Font of Inspiration is better than taking Nymph's Kiss -- though I guess a better comparison is "Nymph's Kiss at 1" vs. whatever I would take after I'm outta FoI slots. Anyone have feat suggestions for Factotums besides those mentioned?
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    Abilities like Factotum Cunning Knowledge?

    Ah! I was just rereading Factotum and realized that you get your inspiration points *at the beginning of each encounter*. I was thinking it was per day! This makes an enormous difference, since it means I've basically got +level to skill almost whenever I want !! Ah, so that's the crux of...
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    Abilities like Factotum Cunning Knowledge?

    Thanks for all the suggestions. Two levels of warlock really does look exciting from the point of view of climb + Leaps and Bounds -- I wonder if I can convince my DM to allow the Factotum to use invocations rather than sorc/wiz spells. I'm thinking probably not without some major thematic...
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    Abilities like Factotum Cunning Knowledge?

    Wow, that sounds awesome but unfortunately does not fit with the character concept (from what I know of warlocks) :( I am thinking that I would use the following skills (ni alphabetical order) on a regular basis: 1. Balance 2. Bluff 3. Climb 4. Decipher Script 5. Disable Device 6. Gather...
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    Abilities like Factotum Cunning Knowledge?

    I've got Complete Scoundrel and my curiosity is definitely piqued by Skill Tricks but I'm not sure my DM will allow them yet. I think there's a valid argument against it that the skill tricks should either be feats *or* be just an application of a skill with a particularly high DC. But yeah, I...
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    Abilities like Factotum Cunning Knowledge?

    Hello, I am also building a skill-monkey (as in another thread here) and followed that with great interest. I've decided to use the Human Rogue w/ int 16 and Nymph's Kiss in order to get 13 skill pts/level. My DM has also agreed to allow the use of Knowledge as a class skill without the use...
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    I'm gaming again! also, how to make a simpler campaign?

    Hi guys, Thanks for the awesome ideas. It's spawning a whole bunch of associated ideas. I think I can pull this off. As for world, I am going to use the "Morrowind" province from the Elder Scrolls III : Morrowind video game. Small province with only 6 or so countries, removed from anything...
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    I'm gaming again! also, how to make a simpler campaign?

    Hi, Thanks for the reply. A dungeon crawl is exactly what I'm trying to avoid, actually. What I'm trying to do is build a bunch of 12 rooms or less areas, each of them interesting and strongly story-based, and each with very interesting or unique features. One question would be, for...
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    I'm gaming again! also, how to make a simpler campaign?

    Hi everyone, I am starting up a new campaign and I'm really happy to say that I'm back! I haven't played now in over a year and a bit. I had two groups -- one of which fell apart due to time issues, and the other which fell apart since the storyline was a little too complicated. Also, half...
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    Angel 4/21 (spoilers)

    re: Connor I think Hand of Evil makes a good point - Connor takes the happiness path, which will Wesley take? BUT I thought that it was deliberately vague writing - it amounts to a guess: Did Connor get his memory back or not? - there's no real evidence. Take into account the magical barrier...
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    Poorly thought out names in Fantasy/Sci-fi

    How can you talk about bad Star Wars names and not mention Porkins? Remember him, the fat X-Wing pilot? Porkins, get it? ha. :p
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    Angel 2-25-04 - I'm confuzzled. (spoilers)

    while that's true ... .
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    Angel 2-25-04 - I'm confuzzled. (spoilers)

    And also ... <-- More Buffy S7 ref
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    Help! PC party makeup creates DM quandary!

    Hi all, Thanks -- a lot of these things really help! One of the sorcerers focuses only on Transmutation spells, so she's a good "buff" sorcerer. I'll relay along some of these buffer zone ideas, as well as guerilla tactics, summoning, and flanking. I have index cards for the animals, that...
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    Help! PC party makeup creates DM quandary!

    Hi all, Thanks for the replies. First off, Ukyo is right, that is an odd sum: I don't know how "two fighters" got in there, it should only be one. To answer some of the questions: level 7 druid, level 7 sorcerer, level 6 sorcerer, level 6 rogue. level 7 NPC cleric. Unfortunately the cleric...
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    Help! PC party makeup creates DM quandary!

    Hi all, Thanks for the responses. Unfortunately, some of these ideas do not fit the criteria I've set out. I don't want to introduce any new NPCs since I don't want to run more than one. Since they're newbies, this would include cohorts (it's rules-heavy enough to run one character, running...
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    Help! PC party makeup creates DM quandary!

    Hi all, Thanks for the quick response! I've got to admit, I was not expecting answers like that. Perhaps it is because I left out an important piece of information. They are all newbies, every last one of them. No one in the group has gamed for more than 6 or 7 sessions, and they are still...
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    Help! PC party makeup creates DM quandary!

    Hi all, I've been recently DMing a game that started off with 4 players: a wizard, a druid, a barbarian, and two fighters. This is a fairly easy party to throw into the middle of a typical combat and know they'll come out ok (making sure they have lots of portable healing instead of a cleric)...
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    [SPOILERS] Angel Episode 1/28/2004: "Damage"

    Spike could not have come on the show and just been one of the ensemble. Come on, two vampires with souls -- and they hate each other? They're both dealing with it differently? *Especially* when the entire premise of the show began with "there's this vampire with a soul, see, and he feels...
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