Recent content by Philodendron

Thanks for the input!

The general question: Is there a list of gaming stores that cater (at least in part) to DnD out there on the 'net anywhere? The specific question: I'm trying to help my sister-in-law in the Boston area (NW of city) get a large battlemat for her son, preferrably via purchase from ye olde...

More on mobility This is a bit of a tangent, but a great way to improve your mobility is to take a level of sorcerer (if you have a reasonable charisma (at least 11)) and use expeditious retreat liberally. You can REALLY motor around the battlefield with an extra 30' of movement per round; my...

Actually, can't you just be a little more clever with specifying the trigger action? Make the trigger "your teammate attacks" instead of "your teammate moves into flanking position." Your teammate, if smart, won't attack until after he's already in flanking position, at which point you interrupt...

Sword sage with 3 good saves? ... Or add the maneuver (name escapes me) that lets you take a concentration check in place of a fortitude save. You can only use it once per encounter, but that's getting pretty close to 3 good saves without having to cross over into fighter levels.

It might help if you shared the class(es) of each character and any relevant plot points, if any.

Right. Good question. What I meant is this: casting a melee touch attack spell typically takes its own standard action; engaging in a melee touch attack typically takes its own standard action; but if you cast a melee touch attack spell, you may (either immediately or after a move) try to...

[states the obvious] If you cast a melee touch attack spell normally, the touch attack itself is part of the casting action [/states the obvious] Darkalone was (I think) wondering whether quickening the spell casting also quickens the melee touch attack, or if it only quickens the touching part...

For the win! (If my year of college Spanish serves, Sabado = Saturday and Domingo = Sunday, FWIW)

This! With a little creativity and remembering that HP are abstract, minions can add to the verisimilitude just as well as take away from it. It may require a major shift in mind set, but no particular shift in how much sense the game makes.

Mage hand to the rescue The elven empereror, who had been poisoned to a state of near-total incapacity, is standing in the center of his throne room protected by a prismatic sphere-like effect. My sorcerer/rogue is standing outside the sphere with the antidote and no way to communicate this...

Ahhh, yes. Sometimes, I delude myself that I am internet-savvy. :D

Orcs and Pie For those of us not in the know, what is the origin of the orc/pie connection?

Seconded.

Whelm spells are in the Player's Handbook II, FWIW.