Recent content by Arundl

I think of spells with verbal components being in Draconic in the same way many traditional Catholic ceremonies are in Latin (sorry about making a religious comparison, but it seems apt in this case). Being able to recite the ceremony doesn't make you fluent in Latin. Likewise, you could...

My personal favorite as a spellcaster is to polymorph into a Pixie. With an 18 dex and 60' flying speed (good), gives me high mobility and makes my rays hit more frequently (not to mention a bit of extra AC from my new dex and size - I'm human). On another note, what do people think of...

No, the temporary hit points from two castings of the Aid spell (or multiple castings of any other spell) would not stack. This is clarified in teh D&D Rules FAQ. You can find it on the wizards web site. Just search for temporary hit points in the .pdf file.

I'm sorry, but changing the rules to solve the problem of interupting spell casting seems like a cop out to me. There are so many ways to either keep up with the caster or keep them from moving. You just have to think about it. You can carry a bow. You can use a tanglefoot bag. You can get...

As a player, rather than counter-spelling, I usually prepare an action to cast a damaging spell at the caster when he starts casting. It doesn't automatically cause the spell to fail, but I got to do damage to the caster and cause him to make a hard concentration check (depending on the...

I had a question about the prestige class Mage of the Arcane Order (MotAO) in T&B and Item Creation. Could a Mage of the Arcane order use spells from the Spellpool to create magic items (assuming, of course, that the caster had the proper feats)? It seems like they should be able to, but the...