Recent content by Imre

I don't know where people are getting the idea that you can use Telekinesis to use a weapon in its preferred manner. That is, how would an obviously brute force spell allow you to properly wield a weapon? Clearly the damage listed for a given weapon describes its performance when used in its...

I feel like druids have so much versatility as to be self-defeating. Once you've taken all those standard actions to Wildshape, summon, cast buff spells on yourself and your companion, Call Lightening, etc, you're dead. They have all these options, but unless your DM is a putz, you will rarely...

I play with a group of rather technical, power-oriented gamers. (I fall into this category myself.) I hear a lot of talk on this site about how the druid class is one of the most powerful. I don't buy it, and neither do my friends. In comparing the classes, I can only assume we're sticking...

The ghost touch weapon/blinking thing is very popular, but it doesn't work. I'd suggest reading the "There, not There" series of rules articles on the wotc website. Also, I'm assuming that the energy drain/enervation combo you're using on different foes, because the damage doesn't stack. And...

DMG pg 284: "Most mithral armors are one category lighter than normal for purposes of movement and other limitations". It has nothing to do with proficiency, and to make it do so is foolish.

No, no...I realize the difference between ECL and CR, but thanks. Quartz, I think you're entirely missing the point of my question. I'll have to look up Upper_Krust.

The bias against high level play in Wizards publications is undeniable. Once you hit epic levels, many of the rules formalisms break down. The issue that is the biggest for me is NPC power level. I've already houseruled that magic items have to use a slot, so no Bagful of Stones That Let Me...

I should have put a more obvious segue, but everything I said in my last comment after the first sentence was directed at shilsen. Redfox, I disagree with you a bit. It's funny you should mention the centaur because I had a very bad experience with just that. In UA, the justification given...

Redfox, I tried that once. It doesn't work. I understand that ECL doesn't measure just combat ability. However, it does measure total character ability which subsumes combat. Therefore, two "combat builds" of the same ECL should have roughly the same capabilities in combat. If you take the...

Granted. You're missing two points: 1) CR measures the challenge a creature would pose to a party of 4 with a given average party level. That is CR says basically nothing about how a single character would do; 2) My point was that given the two builds, both of which are ECL 20, the vampire...

I've done this. I let a party of four start at ECL 6 and substitute racial HD with class levels. It is VERY unbalancing. If you look at how Savage Species constructs monster classes, it will give you an idea of how broken it can be. That said, it also depends on what level you're starting...

PHB 277: "The assumed form cannot have more than twice your caster level in HD (to a maximum of 50 HD)" So the max caster level would be 25, not the max HD.

Unfortunately, I think I was mixing feats in my head. I think I combined Slashing Flurry with something else. However, Flurry would be basically useless. Two-Weapon Pounce, however, is a good choice if you have the Tumble for it. Ghost touch does not work with ethereal creatures. Read the...

With a 50 HD cap, I would say the spell would certainly allow epic creatures. Considering the fact that you have to become a standard (ie non-advanced) specimen of a given creature, there's no way you could reach that cap with non-epic creatures. That said, I would certainly think it...

Flanking is a must: Vexing and Adaptable Flanker from PHB2 are good. If you're already maxing out Bluff, Im Feint is a good option. If you take that route, the TWF feat (in PHB2) which lets you attack once with each weapon as a standard action is clutch, since your later attacks probably won't...