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Delivering an unarmed attack provokes an AoO normally because you have to move close to an opponent to get under their guard. Delivering a touch attack doesn't provoke one because you can hit any part of the critter, including their shield or armor. The luxury of not having to find a good spot...

Rays and Energy Missles were the two types mentioned in T&B. Basically they just said that if "Ray" was in the name and it required an attack roll then it counted as a ray, and if "Ray" wasn't in the name and it required a roll then it was an energy missle. Oh, yeah, they mentioned taking...

That doesn't describe my group, and that isn't what I was trying to imply. What I was trying to say was that, in every case that I have personally seen, whenever a player desperately wants to play a Paladin they end up playing a "stupid Dudley Do-Right." This is something that we can't stand...

The warning is usually, "But wouldn't it be fun if your character could [insert class ability from any non-paladin class]." After all, the problem that we have isn't that Paladin class, or even people playing Paladins. The problem we have is with the kind of person who enjoys playing a...

I've personally always been in favor of doing away with the paladin class. Most people choose to replace it with a PrC though. I suppose that making it a class combo of Fighter and a Divine class could also possibly, in some campaigns,be acceptable. Of course my group has a different...

Wild Shape lasts as long as the Druid wants. The text about changing back is simply to clarify that it doesn't require a use of the Wild Shape ability to change back into your natural shape. BTW, it isn't necessary for the druid to change back to native form before WSing into another animal...

And Sneak Attack would probably be more aptly named "Vital Strike" or something similar. What's your point?

As seen in Korymir's post Even though a raging barbarian loses the use of Expertise, he does not lose the use of feats with Expertise as a Prereq. (Including Improved Trip and Knockdown, two feats that Barbarians can use exceptionally well.)

BRC's new Psi HB Prestige classes. Hosted by Monte Cook's web site. You should visit some time, Monte does a lot of really neat stuff (like hiring his friends from WotC).

For humor's sake you could read the DMG summary of the Scent ability. In that one it refers to making a Wis check to track using scent and then later refers to the same roll as a Wild Lore check.

If you want to have a lot of fun with your players (while proving a point) have them roll up a set of characters for a one nighter and don't allow any of the dedicated spell casting classes. (not even clerics) This works best if you run through one of the WotC published adventures. By the...

Well, the riding character would lose the use of any of his or her mounted combat feats. (The reasoning behind this being that the mounted chain of feats assumes that the mount follows instructions immediately without the useless delay of trying to think about the instructions, something that a...

Well, since armor check penalties from multiple sources on the same character (ie. from chainmail, a shield, and carrying a heavy load) all stack, that sounds reasonable. Simply applying the penalties from all armor being worn by the composite entity of the mount and rider.

Wouldn't that be covered by the armor check penalty applied for carrying a medium or heavy load?

It's in S&S. The section concerning new uses for old skills. (IIRC)

Why hasn't anyone mentioned that the Rogue can Bluff to deny his target's Dex bonus to AC?

The correct answer is... Sorta. Magical armors and such will resize themselves to fit the new hero's body. Magical weapons will not work for the new body if it can't normally hold them. The exception to this is if the weapon is enhanced with the "Opposable" ability, which is designed for...

AuraSeer: Sorry, I don't have a cite for it. IMO, its just common sense. If Dragons get to use their spell casting abilities without having hands, then why wouldn't other critters. Unless you only allow humans to cast spells IYC, then it's a bit unfair to say that a character loses all...

HAH! Obviously yall didn't read the appendix at the back of the module. Elmins.... Sorry, Gandalf wasn't a Wizard at all. He was one of those stinky little bards. Come on, it even makes sense in the story (at least they were consistent with making him suck). He is proficient with a long...

AuraSeer: Incorrect. What you are talking about would only apply if Bear weren't his natural form. Of course, instead of waving his hands about like an idiot, he is bobbing his head and dancing around in a tutu. I'm not really sure which part would be worse, the tutu or not being able to...