Recent content by UnsocialEntity

My question centers on the running start for jump. Do the two squares need to be in a straight line? If you take a look at Keep on the Shadowfell, in Area 5: Crypt of Shadows, you can see a bunch of runes that are traps. Some of them you can obviously get a good running start for, but some of...

If you don't know Lilarcor, you need to go buy the Baldur's Gate series. I'm open to suggestions. I'm not sure about the auto crit power, and I obviously need more concordance positives. I had a hard time trying to think up something about killing that doesn't happen super easily in a normal...

Fighters train to develop reflex reactions during a fight, which means the synapse is occuring in the spinal cord instead of passing through the brain to get your muscles moving. Just thought it was worth mentioning that a trained fighter won't need mental reaction time for a lot of what he...

I'm not a big fan of power attack with swordsage, as you're working with a medium BAB. Your to hit will already be somewhat gimped, no need to get it even lower. Switching out power attack, and grabbing two levels of fighter will grab you the three feats you'd need for improved trip and combat...

Another thought is Fighter 2/Swordsage 8. You'd only be down one initiator level, but be up 2 feats. You can grab the feats that Arkhandus listed, plus get shadow blade to add dex to weapon damage, and the gloom razor tactical feat. Since you're staying mobile, the gloom razor feat will let you...

If you want to go spiked chain, i'd actually suggest going crusader instead, as you can do some crazy stuff with thicket of blades stance, especially if you can play something that could use a large spiked chain (ex. goliath). People will find it near impossible to make it past you, and with...

If you want some sort of hacking method, you will have to use a house rule. Otherwise you're stuck needing a dispel magic, a torch, or be willing to wait a long time for it to disappear heh. Or I suppose charming the mage and suggesting he dismiss it. Web is just one of those spells that's...

I think I might actually prefer if you could take more actions during a monsters turn. Plenty of times i've seen players sort of "mentally turn off" when it's not their turn because they have no actions they could take until initiative goes back to them. If they have to watch and pay attention...

There's a boxed set released by Wizards called 'D&D basic game'. I think it may be what you're looking for. Unfortunately i've never used it, or even seen the contents of it, so I wouldn't be able to tell you if it was good or not. However, it is meant for players who have never played the game...

Yes, if you start hurting people you "care" about by doing something, then you very well may be evil. But this still reinforces the fact that you have to *do* something to be considered evil. You said a sociopath could be evil without having to do anything that would hurt someone. The only way...

Yea, if you didn't use the Paralyzed condition, what rules would you use for paralyzed with fear? Just make something up? The only thing that seems to make sense is to use the paralyzed condition, given the description of despair.

I think one of the main reasons Freedom of movement is useful and a 4th level spell is because it protects you against all of those helpless coup de grace auto kills. If you want to house rule the despair ability so that freedom of movement doesn't protect you, I think a good balance would be to...

Listen to the Smurf, for he is wise.

Sorry, don't mean to pick on you, but... From the SRD: People who are neutral with respect to good and evil have compunctions against killing the innocent but lack the commitment to make sacrifices to protect or help others. Neutral people are committed to others by personal relationships...

I definately see what Mr. Smurf is getting at with the way quick draw/two weapon fighting/thrown weapons interacts. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find any specific rule that states two weapon fighting works with thrown weapons. Everyone seems to "know" it works, but where does the rule...