Recent content by Catalyst

Caliber, I think you made a lot of strong points in your last post, and I agree with you. As for my statement about happily agreeing with what's "official" in the book, I'll be watching the following thread very closely and hoping Andy actually gives a straightforward answer for once...

I agree with those who've said a large part of the problem is that pretty much the sole "class" ability of Fighters is simply massive feats, and that feats are so important at Epic levels. I wonder how much this debate/argument would be solved if Fighters simply got bonus feats at every even...

But my point is, isn't there already a checks and balances system for this in the prereqs, aside from any class-level restrictions? If the Rogue multiclasses, chances are he'll have a harder time building the 30 ranks in Tumble necessary for Epic Dodge. Spellcasters need every rank in Spellcraft...

And yet, despite having one less Epic feat by level 40, the 20th Ftr / 20th Bbn was in much better shape upon hitting epic levels because his massive number of non-epic feats qualified him for almost anything he'd want. The 20th Bbn / 20th Ftr would have a severely shortened list of feats whose...

I posted this in a more recent thread here regarding the "bonus feats = Epic feats?" question (here: http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22200 ) ------------- The passage in the ELH that states you can take epic feats for your class bonus feats at any time over character...

The passage in the ELH that states you can take epic feats for your class bonus feats at any time over character level 20 has been called an error by Andy Collins. However, I've read a lot of posters who will follow what's printed in the book, and I agree, for a couple reasons. First, if...

Just responding to keep this thread lively, as I too am wondering if there's been a ruling on size restrictions. My players used them on a behir (40' long, the tanglefoot bag only affects a 5' square, right??).

First, would this stack with everything else? Could I buy a Headband of Intellect +6 and a Periapt of Spell Power +6 and get a total of +12? (+16 with Greater Spell Focus)? Or would the item act "as if the caster had Greater Spell Focus in all spellcasting schools while worn", thus duplicating...

Actually, no. To Empower Time Stop 9x (assuming you have Improved Metamagic for sanity's sake) would require an 18th level spell slot, Improved Metamagic, and Improved Spell Capacity x9. That's 10 Epic Feats, to the exclusion of doing anything else, minimum character level 48. A 48th level...

To the poster who felt the stacking probably wasn't intended in the core rules, I have to disagree with you as it has since been clarified as legal in the DnD FAQ on the WotC website. They were asked the question by worried DMs everywhere, and said "Yes, you can stack the effects." I've heard...

On the Wizards of the Cost boards, a discussion on this spell went on for almost a dozen pages (though as many over there do, it degenerated into whether it was "balanced" as printed). Anyway, someone finally got a response from some official that the spell is supposed to have a Fortitude...

Here's a thread that started out about Enhance Spell's usefulness (or lack thereof), and I asked about Empower. Towards the end of page one and most of page 2 (don't worry, that's the entire length) there is a lot of number crunching that shows multiple Empowers is only one way to massive...

It's a Constitution check. You can hold your breath for 2x your Con score, after that you start making Constitution checks (that get increasingly difficult). The spell, however, lasts for five rounds per level, no save. Basically, it's a slow death unless you have someone who can dispel it...

Personally I agree with you Cloudgatherer, a Wiz20/Ftr1 is still a much better fighter than a simple Ftr1. I also believe almost every Epic Feat has epic prereqs, so there isn't really a balance issue allowing the fighter to select from the ELH for his bonus feats provided he qualifies IMHO...

Just an FYI--Andy Collins (and possibly the Sage) have said this passage is an error that got past the editors, and that you cannot take Epic fighter feats as your bonus feats until you hit Fighter 20. http://pub36.ezboard.com/fgameschat19968frm2.showMessage?topicID=35.topic Of course, until...