Recent content by jndiii

I don't disagree with your logic, and it's appropriate for most circumstances, especially with regards to missing the jump DC. The problem is that being able to roll a 20 implies that, just due to a "fluke of combat", you somehow manage to jump a distance 10 feet further than you normally would...

The Jump skill has scads of silliness both in 3.0 and 3.5. 3.5 is slightly easier to work with, but not by a lot. The core silliness I find is that someone with a bonus of +0 in Jump can take 10 and jump a 10-foot ditch, but if they don't take 10, they might jump 1 foot or 20 feet. The...

Eesh ... Horrid Wilting vs Fire Elementals Note that debates about the composition of elementals is doing no more than comparing fictional universes. The "physics" behind elementals doesn't exist, because they aren't real. The RAW indicate that a Fire Elemental is affected, but the flavor...