Recent content by Jidai Geki

Have you checked out Libris Mortis? Mohrgs are apparently pretty good as fighters, as are mummies, and, of course, Vampire spawn.

Thanks, that is a help. I wish there was something more definitive on the role of material components, but I think scribing to the shield will pretty much render it moot. The Runic magic description does say it can be inscribed on any solid object, and it doesn't damage the object when the spell...

Well, as I said earlier, the issue for me isn't taking an alternative to a tower shield, but rather whether or not I actually need to have the material component in hand. I've read nothing conclusive on the issue, and at the risk of repeating myself, I see no issue with scribing the runes...

Even if I take a double-handed weapon, he'll still bitch about his belief that a spell with a material component requires a free hand to manipulate/brandish the component, even though the rules are not clear on whether or not they do. I'm more interested in whether or not I need a free hand to...

Hey, My group is starting a new campaign next week, and I thought I'd mix it up and play something other than a Rogue for once, so I decided to be a Dwarven Wizard with an eye on the Runesmith PrC (Races of Stone). One of my friends, who usually DM's but isn't this time around, is pedantic...