Recent content by christm

You are right on both counts Celebrim, I have neither taken College physics or ever been in track. The day they start requiring Physics for my masters degree program is the day I change colleges. Likewise the day my DM starts requiring us to use real life physics in a FRPG is the day that I...

Ok, in 1990 Randy Barnes set the world shot put record by heaving the 20 pound ball 75 feet, 10.25 inches.. But in 1988 Szymon Ziolkowski from Poland heaved a hammer 83.38 meters (273.56 feet). So if we assume these atheletes are around 200 lbs, are about 6 feet tall, and are throwing an...

I am at work and don't have any books with me right now, but I think in the Tome and Blood book it says that if you are going to substitute one type of item for another you need to have the feats to make BOTH types, and the item should be priced as normal.. for a glove a fireballs you would...

I tend toward being: 2/3rds casual gamer who just wants to hang out with friends.. And fireball high class taverns and small farming towns.. 2/3rds Buttkicker, who wants to fireball small armies and dark overlords.. and 2/3rd Evil Sadistic Megomaniacle Fiend that enjoys fireballing small...

Re: Re: Air elemental's whirlwind I would rule that by turning into a whirlwind the elemental does not take any AOOs from picking up a character. Not only does the elemental loose it's slam attack in this form, but it is also behaving like a spell effect. (Hence the reflex save to avoid being...

For the cost of the spell slot for the minor elementals you can get some very useful services in a more Role Playing heavy campain.. A small fire elemental summoned into your oven can ensure you don't burn your meals, and might earn you some extra cash as a cook in a high dollar inn...

Ok, so the thing is going to have massive threat ranges, nearly 75% of its attacks are going to be crits doing 4d6 points of damage, plus it is going to have many, many attacks per round.. And earlier in the thread there was mention that this was just one out of two of these baddies, the other...

While playing Knuckles, King of the Wall-Climbers would be fun for a while you will probably end up really hacking off the DM and your fellow players by constantly de-railing the campaign and stealing all the best loot for yourself. If you are wanting a dwarven thief that works within the...

We are overlooking one of the most readily available hight indicators around.. Checkers! They are wide enough that you don't have to worry about your carefully painted Mini's falling off, and can be easily stacked so they won't tumble easily when moved around the battle map. Just indicate...

Cion, just looking at your stat points at the very start of this post you might want to exchange the point values for the Dex and Charisma. What spells the bard does get will have their saves based on Cha (Enchantment spells are their only real strong suit), and all the skills that the bard...

You could make them mummy priests. The mummy's show up, paralyze some of the group, then proceed to try to drag the paralyzed group members back into another room to sacrifice/embalm/mummify them alive on an alter. If one pc is paralyzed then one mummy grabs him and takes off, the other two...

I agree with the post by Lord Thurham, just leave the top off a blender if you want to see a real life example of things being thrown out all over the place by whirling blades. Maybe you could just roll 1d4 to determine the number of rounds smaller items remain in the barrier before getting...

Chlorine gas (green dragon's breath weapon) is HIGHlY corrosive. The main way that it kills somebody is liquifying their lungs causing asphixiation, but it will still cause quite a bit of damage as it disolves soft mucus membranes like the inside of your nasal passage, the lining of the throat...

My brother regularly plays Rogues that use a spiked chain and he always gets the weapon finesse, combat reflexes, improved trip, and improved disarm. This combo with a spiked chain means he has reach, can trip and attack any body that rushes him without being counter tripped (a bonus feature of...

I think that DM's should have final say as to what PCs are available, and how many you can take. There are just some PCs that do not fit well with most campains. What do you tell a player that wants to pick up Fist of Hexor, Ravager, True Necromancer or Acolyte of the Skin? These classes...