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Basically, what the title advertises. Is a natural 20 an auto-success for skill checks, ability checks, and attack rolls? I thought I read it somewhere in the core books but after looking front to back I cannot find where I read it. Thanks in advance.

The Wizard class feature Orb of Imposition allows a wizard to either take a penalty on an effect that requires a saving throw or to extend the duration of an effect created by an at-will wizard spell that would otherwise end at the end of your current turn. You extend the effect to end at the...

Just wanted to point out that Mage Hand is no longer the enemy blocker it started out to be. The errata states "unless a power description says otherwise, a conjuration cannot be attacked or physically affected, and a conjuration does not occupy any squares." Errata

Clerics only have proficiency with simple melee weapons. Halberd is classified as a military melee weapon. Dwarf training gives the cleric proficiency in the great axe; if not for that, the cleric would be limited to a great club, morningstar, quarterstaff, or scythe as a two-handed weapon...

I am forming a new D&D group in the Chicago area (in Wrigleyville) and I am looking for players. I'm looking to run D&D on Saturday afternoons/evenings either on a weekly basis or a bi-weekly basis. My credentials: I have 15+ years of experience as a GM with several more years experience as...

The change I made to the 5-step in my game keeps the step intact but makes it so that there is not such a huge advantage to the "step back 5 feet from the raging barbarian with the great axe and cast a spell/shoot a handful of arrows in his face while he stands there doint nothing.." issue. The...

Types of firing mechanisms Earliest Firearms: One of the greatest scientists of the Middle Ages was Roger Bacon, born in 1241 in Somerset, England. Between 1257 and 1265, Bacon wrote a book of chemistry called Opus Majus which contained a recipe for gunpowder. The earliest picture of a gun is...

Except in the UA version weapons no longer receive double or triple damage on critical hits. That great sword would deal 2d6+6 (2-h weapon adds 1.5 strength bonus to damage) on a critical hit. As an adjustment, they made weapons that have a x3 or a x4 critical multiplier have a greater threat...

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While fighters do get a lot of feats I do not think those feats should be used to make up for an inherent flaw design. The only game the fighter has is in his feats and if he is using those feats to make up for a weakness that is inherent in the class (and not in a majority of the other...

Half elves in my game receive: • -2 Cha, +2 Dex (Half Elves, though stockier than elves, still possess excellent hand-eye coordination and agility. Due to their dual blood, half elves often struggle with their own identity and have trouble relating to their ancestry.) • Medium-sized • Base...

I already do a little of this in my games. Every class can take a -2 to attack to receive a +1 deflection bonus to AC, without the -5/+5 max/min. The Expertise feat makes this a 1 to 1 ration. It works well in my game because I use the Grim & Gritty rules and players cannot be as reckless in...

The only problem that I see is that it makes melee-type characters a little less effective while having little influence on magic-type characters. A mage doesn't care about criticals when he's casting Tasha's Laughter or Dominate Person or Polymorph. That fighter with the great sword or the...

I had originally planned on running an event until I found out that I would be on a business trip that weekend. I attended the last Game Day and had a great time... Hopefully the next one around I will not have work obligations.

Two experienced roleplayers looking to join and/or create a gaming group to game with. We play a variety of rpgs, including Shadowrun, Starwars (d6), Call of Cthulu, Rolemaster, D&D 3.5, and several others as well as WWII Soldiers (miniatures). Our main stay is D&D 3.5 though. We are both GMs...

I allow the 5-foot to be taken at any portion during the round as long as you are not flat-footed or surprised. Thus, you can continue to "press" an offensive on an opponent. When you are attacking an opponent you do not just sit there and watch him take a step away to launch a lightning bolt...

I will be running a D&D (3.5 ED) Forgotten Realms game for slot 2. As I am in the middle of finals this week, I will post the introductory for the game this weekend.

One way to prevent the goblins from being tracks is weather. A nice rain storm will obliverate any tracks...

I am sure there will be people who have not signed up for any game looking to play something. And there are probably going to be people who do not have access to these boards that nonetheless are aware of the Game Day who will be looking to play a game. I know of at least two who will be in...

Or you could just give them the Toughness feat for free...