Recent content by William_2

I think that is the right approach with any kind of switch when found. I also think that if someone attempts Disable Device on that trap, and they have previously seen that switch, they should have a much improved chance of figuring out the working of the trap, as they have a substantial hint...

Well, it still seems like drinking the potion, to me. Just skips the mouth. I’m thinking of the effects of potions functioning more like transubstantiation than ordinary substances. They trigger spells, after all. Somehow. Personally, I favor having to drop them into the stomach, but I can...

Yes, sorry, by “based on the above”, I did not mean that they were the same. I meant I based a conclusion on the only relevant information I could find. Specifically, if additional moving does not trigger extra AOO, I suspect that further attacks don’t trigger extra opportunities for the same...

SRD: “Moving out of more than one square threatened by the same opponent in the same round doesn’t count as more than one opportunity for that opponent.” Even with combat reflexes, I wonder if additional ranged attacks as part of a full attack qualify as new opportunities for AOO. Based on the...

Yes, but a buckler has uses that a small shield does not, hence its existence, I think. Again, not important, but it is all relative.

Well, Druids could use them then. Important, hardly. Less important than anything else discussed here is a bit of a hair split. edit: Hey, stop that! Get your own unimportant thread!

They are there. DMG pg 76 and before. The process is a skill check; from the SRD: Craft DCs For Mechanical Traps Once you know the Challenge Rating of a trap determine the Craft (trapmaking) DC by referring to the table and the modifiers given below. Trap CR Base Craft(Trapmaking) DC 1-3 20...

Has removing the gag been considered? What use is a caster in that condition, anyway? Potions are magical, rather than, say, coffee or medicine, so I think conventional ones only work the one way. The tracheotomy idea seems fine, though.

“Items not normally made of wood or only partially of wood (such as a battleaxe or a mace) either cannot be made from darkwood or do not gain any special benefit from being made of darkwood.” Since the buckler and small wooden shield have identical stats, the stats for the DWB could arguably be...

Strange. While the whip is clear that strikes can be made against all foes in range including adjacent ones, the chain says only adjacent ones. I can’t help suspecting that the intention was identical, but the wording was not applied well. My guess is that the descriptions are explicitly for...

The spiked chain does say that it provides 10’ reach while retaining the ability to attack adjacent foes. It mentions sizing, as well (the 10’ reach is a medium sized weapon, I assume). It does not say how long a spiked chain for a medium user is, though. What would happen if five feet of...

OK, I will chip in the other view. While calling a small Darkwood shield a Darkwood Buckler is, I agree, a poor choice, it is still pretty unambiguous as an item. As is the rule that says a buckler is metal. What a buckler is imagined to do exactly in the game has always been a bit of a...

It’s right there in the question- how to improve. I’m thinking by learning. Still, in retrospect I can see I’m all over the place here. Er…it’s the thought that counts?

Cool question. And no, no success. Always blank looks and “Where is the scroll or villain that explains this to us?”, year after year. I think I am the same as a player, too. Not dim, just expecting clichés in gaming, I guess.

Well, possibly. In this case, it seems like.