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So, I'm looking for some feedback on how to handle an issue that's come up with my brand-new necromancy-based death cleric. When a necromancer has a standing horde, it will stay under the necromancer's control as long as they are unintelligent, and save to break free once-per-day if they are...

There's an article in Wired Magazine's online alt.text column talking about D&D. The article starts off pointing out how comparisons can be made between D&D and Cooking; both pastimes contain voluminous books that contain complex formulas to follow, be they recipes for Flan, or a Task...

I'm hoping that someone with more of an insider's view of the publishing world can explain that. In my mind, once the books have been printed you need, maybe, a month to check the first-run proofs for errors, and start shipping to distributors. Why, if the books are going to the printers now...

I've heard something to this effect in other venues as well. It seems to imply that monsters will have their own distinct set of abilities; that they wouldn't necessarily have the same feats/special abilities/spell-like abilities that Pcs would. This leads to my question: how do you think the...

Zach Quinto (AKA Sylar from Heroes) is signed on to play Spock's younger self in the new JJ Abrams-directed Star Trek movie. Nimoy will have a "meaty cameo", but Quinto will be playing him in the flashback/new origin story that the movie will focus on. I think...cool...

Since NBC is running new Heroes comics all summer, I thought it would be fun to start a thread discussing them, and what they might be telling us about next season. First up is a 4-parter, It Takes a Village. The origin of the Hatian. Not much new in the first issue, except that we're...

So, I'm out at the mall with my 3-yr old daughter, and I see a cute little picture book called "Who is the Beast?". It's about a tiger walking through the jungle, pointing out his features as he goes; "Who is the beast? He has strong legs for jumping, he has long white whiskers, etc, etc,"...

Here is the About the Author section of Hyperion's new detective mystery called Bad Twin: About the Author Bad Twin is the highly-anticipated new novel by acclaimed mystery writer Gary Troup. Bad Twin was delivered to Hyperion just days before Troup boarded Oceanic Flight 815, which was lost in...

So, I've been tossing this idea for a campaign back and forth in my head for a little while now. Every game I've ever played in, and every game I've ever run, has had dragons as epic forces of Good/Evil, that dwarfed the power of mere mortals. Up until about 15th level or so, an encounter with...

Acid arrow is a long range spell. 400 ft +40 per level. If spells where you have to hit on a ranged touch attack have a range increment, like regular ranged weapons, that could be a tough hit for a low BAB caster at, say, 900 feet out. Can't find a range increment for spells, though. Am I blind?

I'm looking for advice on statting out a somewhat non-standard build. Picking up Leadership at 15th level, I'm planning on adding an Arcane Trickster as a cohort. The group is sorely lacking in stealth, and I like the way that the wizard powers complement my own character's (a Wiz/Loremaster)...

So, I'm really digging the Phantom Steed spell right now. Especially at level 14+...it's like a fly spell that lasts 14 hours and moves you along at a speed of 240 feet. The only drawbacks seem to be its' maneuverability is only average, and you can fall off... At this level I'd argue it's...

If a Hasted archer uses the rapid shot feat, what is the attack bonus of the hasted attack? Rapid shot lets you take an additional attack at full BAB-2, but all subsequent attacks are at -2. Does that -2 count towards the extra attack granted by Haste? I think that it does, but I'm not 100% sure.

I'm finding spell resistance to be a major pain for my spellcasting characters, and I'm looking for clever ways to minimize its' impact. I've already got Spell Penetration, focusing on spells that don't allow SR where possible...the ususal stuff. But I'm looking for a spell/item/effect that...

So, my wizard just picked up Simulacrum, and I'm just now exploring the horrible, horrible things I can do with this spell. Only one thing bugs me...I have no ranks in disguise, so any checks I make to create the likeness of the Simulacrum are untrained, straight CHA rolls. My question is: can...

Assume you've got a character with an Imp for a familiar, through the Improved Familiar feat. The Imp is an Outsider, and so it should not be possible to return the Imp from the dead with anything short of a wish/miracle. BUT, the description of the familiar specifically says that a slain...

OK, in general, yes, I figure you hit the other guy with it. But in specific technique, isn't the Sai supposed to be primarily a defensive weapon? I thought the hooked prongs on either side are for catching and parrying an attackers' weapon. I'll confess, this question comes from just...

This seems to be a pretty steep penalty for a spell that still leaves a chance for a wrong answer. I was wondering if a Restoration spell could reverse this decrease, but I suspect the answer is no. The text of the spell never says it's ability score damage, just that if you fail your roll...

I want to use a summon monster spell to litter a battlefield with bunches of lesser critters to act as distractions/meat shields/ etc. I'm considering that a good way to boost the number of critters summoned per spell would be to Empower it, yes? But I'm not sure how the math would work...

I'm pretty sure this works, but if someone knows any specific rulings for or against this tactic, they'd be appreciated. The Spectral Hand spell allows any touch-range spell of up to 4th level that you cast to be cast at range. It never says it has to be an arcane spell. A mystic theurge (or...