Recent content by Sparafucile

This came up in a recent session. Is there a rule in the RAW that allows a caster to voluntarily reduce the area of spells such as stinking cloud, web, entangle, etc? We found the rule that says you could reduce caster level to do less damage, but can you make a 20' radius spell a 5' radius...

If you multiclass both Sorcerer and Wizard (for Ultimate Magus) and you decide to specialize on the Wizard side and ban two schools, is there any rule that says your Sorcerer spell list must also ban those schools? Thanks in advance.

Iterative attacks will change this a bit, but this is accurate. However, I still wouldn't use that "third roll" house rule. . . . if only because rolling yet another die during a single player's turn can bog down play even further. Also remember that Power Critical stacks with itself. Your...

It kept us occupied until 3rd edition came out. :D Just kidding. . . I started playing in earnest with 2rd edition, and I always rememberd the wealth of boxed sets, settings, and flavor. It birthed Ravenloft, Dark Sun, PLanescape, and so on. . . 2nd was willing to really experiement with the...

Belkar to be undead? Some variation of a necklace of adaptation? What else could it be?

Well, all that is pretty much true. I'd also like to add the entire purpose of the original poster's query was to discuss the balance issues of the MIC's Healing Belt. That discussion, to some extent, is still going on. . . despite the OP's final (personal) decision on the matter. If the...

While I appreacite the socratic method thing you have going on in your last few posts, I'd really like to understand your point of view. Would you like to give your interepretation of what the quote means to you, i.e. monty haul campaigns? Perhaps you can compare that to a DM's adherence to...

This is true. The bard is not the best class for a dungeon crawl, nor can he go toe to toe in a straight up fight. It's designed to be a support class, and it does that well. I'd also add that the bard has UMD as a class skill. Very useful. Hopefully, you have a DM who considers the class...

The healing belt is pretty cool. . . it does little harm to the game balance. It's a question of utility, and how much the presence of the item can change the overall outcome of the game session. Frankly, getting a single heal one a day for free does little. On the other hand, a once a day...

Charging is a full round action in and of itself. Spring Attack modifes a single move + single standard action, essentially splitting the move betwen the attack. . . What YOU want to do is have your cake and eat it too. . . gain a double move of charge, a +2 attack bonus, and end your turn...

QFT Part of the Dm's job is to offer an experience somewhat based on party roles, and if everyone is a fighter for example, then the campaign flavor needs to shift somewhat to reflect the strengths of that group (and in turn, the gaming desires of the players). Plus, I don't think a DM...

For me, the nasty part of this spell is that it drags the encounter to a halt, as I have to roll for the # of creatures affected. For my game, this change alone solves that problem. And of course, as a DM, I don't use this spell at all.

This one's a little gross. . . but the story was too funny not to share. My wife and I had a baby 6 weeks ago. A few weeks prior to that, we were running the climax to my campaign (I decided to stop DMing for a while, for obvious reasons), and before we settled down to play, my wife had...

That's the best argument I've heard, and it sums up my feelings. I've logged onto their website once a week or so, and downloaded some of the adventures. Is the total content of what I've seen worth 80 bucks? Absoultely not. When a pair of printed products are killed because they are...