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This came up in a recent session. Is there a rule in the RAW that allows a caster to voluntarily reduce the area of spells such as stinking cloud, web, entangle, etc? We found the rule that says you could reduce caster level to do less damage, but can you make a 20' radius spell a 5' radius...

If you multiclass both Sorcerer and Wizard (for Ultimate Magus) and you decide to specialize on the Wizard side and ban two schools, is there any rule that says your Sorcerer spell list must also ban those schools? Thanks in advance.

After DMing 3.5 off and on for 5 years, there are many spells I've never used against players. We've been hearing about 4th edition, and how they have removed save or die effects from the game, and I was wondering how I compare. I still enjoy seeing save or die effects in my games, but only from...

Are there any good low level divine spells (1-3) that help mobility, similar to Fly or Expeditious Retreat? Even something like Gaseous Form would be a helpful addition. I can't seem to find much in the PH or the Complete Divine. Any other books that might have divine spells that fill such a...

The rules in the DMG say that a scroll requires a minimum ability score to use a scroll (10+level of the spell). I was wondering if a scroll requires the specific ability score of the scriber, or does the user use his/her own spellcasting attribute. For example, a Protection from Elements...

Does the "Deadly defense" feat from Complete Scoundrel count as precision damage, similar to sneak attack, or can it be used against creatures normally immune to such damage - undead, constructs, etc? As extra die damage , I know it won't double on any crit, but I was still unsure if the base...

If there isn't already a feat out there for this, I think it would be a good idea to allow a version of the Practiced Spellcaster feat (from the Complete Books), to allow multi-classed druids/rangers to advance their animal companions. Maybe we can call it Loyal Animal Companion, or something...

The extraordinary ability Mettle (from the Complete Warrior's Hexblade and Pious Templar classes, among otheres) seems similar to evasion, only it works on Will and Fortitude saves. I am having trouble understanding what spells are affected by the ability. I can see the Fortitude saves better...

Al right, this is my first post about changing D&D's rules. I've been thinking about this for awhile, but I woudl liek some feedback. Thanks. For Item Creation Feats, I'm experiemtning with a whole new system, based on the Eberron Artificer. This is meant to alleve frustration from both teh...

One of my players is a sorcerer, level 9, who pciekd up evard's black tentacles. So far, it's been decimiating to small and medium sized creatures. Considering that, at level 9, the Sorcerer's average modified grapple check is 27 (+9, +8, average roll of "10"), there are few that even stand a...

HI, I'm new to these boards, and I have a question about turning undead. The Turn Resistance ability applies when determining teh highest level of undead the cleric can turn. Does it also apply when determining if a cleric destroys the undead? For example, a ghoul has 2 HD and +2 turn...