Recent content by Chasmodai

Well, a nice thing to do in combat is battlefield manipulation. Take feats like Karmic Strike, Improved Sunder and Improved Disarm. Monk/Psychic Warrior works best for this, but since Psionics isn't core (boo), we'll have to settle for Monk/Fighter or Monk/Barbarian (if you go for Barbarian...

Let's look at it this way - the Cleave attack you get off an AoO is not an AoO. It's a free attack you get, the same kind of free attack you get from, say, Improved Trip. Besides, Cleave of an AoO doesn't happen all the time (you have to drop the opponent first). The feat, however, can happen...

Like some have said, HiPS is not some sort of 'magical' hiding. As it is written, its a near-magical ability to hide even when you aren't allowed (by the rules) to do so. Imagine Batman and Spiderman doing their fast fade-aways. One second they're there, the next they're not. I'd say HiPS would...

As interesting as that 10 by 10 idea is, I don't have the A&E Guide, so I'm not very clear on how that would go. Besides, I'd like to keep this rather simple and straightforward. Judging at the hp and damage outputs of my PCs, 80hp and the DR would be enough to make the house sufficiently tough...

Ok, I will be running a game for a bunch of level 3 PCs soon and I came up with this monster for them to fight at the end of the story arc. Right now, I'm having problems judging its CR, and whether it would be an appropriate challenge for them. FYI, I plan for the PCs to be around level 4...

Double Post. Delete please.

Bada-bump!

Nice one. Was waiting for something to happen to this SH.

There is a table in Oriental Adventures that deal with BAB and monk iterative attacks for multi-classed characters. It's pretty useful. Yeah Diaglo: didn't really get what you meant the first time, which prompted my response. Maybe you should have used a smiley :D.

Paladins cramp my style? Hah. Who cares what they say. They wanna stop you from pickpocketing some merchant, they gotta see you first. That's what I usually do when playing a CN rogue-type with a Paladin in the party. Tactics-wise, if the paladin wants to be difficult and not be... dubious in...

Mordy would win for two reasons: Reason 1: Gary Gygax. Reason 2: Mordenkainen's Disjunction.

Honestly, I really don't think the character is in anyway too powerful. Of course, being a spellcaster, this man is able to reach levels of insanity almost unseen. Imagine if he casted Divine Power on himself? It's completely possible, since he's a level 8 Sacred Fist and they get level 4...

Flurry of blows my friend. By the way, how did you manage your 2d8 unarmed damage? Does your DM allow the monk and sacred fist unarmed damages to stack? -Chasmodai

I'm a big fan of two-weapon fighting, despite all its 'flaws'. Yes, my AC isn't as high. Yes, my to-hit and damage potential isn't that high. (But then again, I usually play rogues, so I have sneak attack). All I can say is that Two-Weapon fighters should know their role - know when to fight...

Sure it does! :D It's from Oriental Adventures, where Karmic Strike originally came from. Not if you have Defensive Strike. :D I prefer Involuntary Rage over Pain Mastery and Roll With It over anything else. DR 2/- is simply unbeatable!! :D