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Miasma is supposed to have a Fort save to negate; just add that, and it's not so bad.

Does anyone else have a problem with the fact that a 10th level Dragon Disciple is actually 8 Strength weaker than the average creature his size with the same base Strength and the Half-Dragon template? Seems pretty silly to me.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Saves You guess??? I thought it was obvious! W, TKMA, MF. ;)

Actually, situations like a party member being Dominated by an NPC caster that's higher level than the party are the worst, imho. Best case scenario then is that a party caster wastes an action and a Greater Dispelling, instead of targetting the offending NPC. It's only, what, 13k for a scroll...

The Sage Well, that's the thing; the Divine Might ruling generally helps players at least as much as it potentially hurts them, I think. I should also note that I *like* the idea of making the Divine feats free actions or not-an-action actions, but rule changes like that shouldn't be made...

Re: Re: True; my apologies to everyone else. Let me guess; the times you didn't were when you rolled a 1 on your Will save vs Parenting. :D See? Broken as all heck. PS- Auraseer, I don't hate the Sage; far from it. I'm merely of the *opinion* that his impending firing might have adversely...

Re: Re: Saves Actually, isn't calling me an RPG.net refugee tecchnically an insult? :p Anyway, I knew about these boards before this site even hosted them; I just never bothered posting much before. If my tone seems harsh, it's because the Sage has been making crappy houserulings lately that...

True; my apologies to everyone else. I don't suppose I would earn back any Maturity points by pointing out that he 'started it'? :p Also, I don't have a 'cause'; it's simply the truth, like it or not. I happen to like it, is all. However, if you don't follow the core rules, then it changes a...

lol So I supposed you accepted the Sage's 'official' house ruling on Divine Might, and his Dragon Disciple wafflings? How about this approach; both the SRD and the FAQ are 'official' documents posted on the official site. The SRD actually has actual legal muscle, and is the official rules set...

Re: Re: Saves What other books are you referring to? If they use that, they are mistaken; honestly, when in doubt, use Source material over variants. I actually hate to repeat myself, but it bears repeating that automatic failures and successes are NOT part of the basic D20 mechanic; hit...

Practically impossible. Impossible? Well... Imagine a horde of orcs attacking a modern tank chassis; practically the same thing. You can't really get a feel for what +5 Dwarven-crafted Full Plate would be like; you have to imagine something like this, only magical. ;) Not impossible, but...

Yup. And if you use automatic 1's and 20's in your game, you have no one but yourself to blame. Having the automatic hits and misses on 1's and 20's in the core rules is bad enough; why go looking for more D20 mechanics to break?

Saves Where in the Core rulebooks does it say anything about saves automatically succeeding or failing on 20's or 1's? From the SRD: Sorry if the Sage snookered you into believing him, but that's another one if his kooky house rules. I guess a level 80 Wizard failing his Will save against a...

Re: Re: Ice Storm suckage Well, slap me silly; how nice of them to make a completely nonsensical exception. As long as they were breaking the rule of the feat 2 inches to the left of the sidebar anyway, why didn't they buff the damn spell while they were at it? Of course, that also make Ice...

Oooh, I like pedantic. Personally, IMC I allow for retroactive Skill points based on level-based Int gain, Inherent Int gain, and Racial Int gain (and possibly other permanent sources that aren't Enhancement based). I don't let Enhancement bonuses, even permanent ones, give characters extra...

Natural Saves Why do folks keep referring to natural 1's on saves as automatic failures? I realize that the Sage weaseled that into the FAQ, but it's still a house rule; according to the SRD (and the Core books), only attack rolls are automatic hits and misses on natural 1's and 20's. I hope...

Enlarged Icestorm? Just what, exactly, do you think that Enlarging an Icestorm does? Icestorm > Underpowered damage spell in a game where damage spells are already underpowered in general. Bad call, Mr. Wizard.

Ice Storm suckage Ice Storm is rather underpowered for a 4th level spell. I don't believe the 3d6 physical damage it does affects incorporeal beings at all, unlike Force effects. Energy Admixture adds a whopping 2d6 damage, since it only does 2d6 elemental damage (cold). Oh, the fear. It's...

Hmm... Personally, I don't even like the Monster/Person descriptors on the Hold and Charm spells; seems a bit 'videogame'ish' to me. Couple questions: 1. Is this a game balance or flavor based change (sounded like it was balance)? Like I mentioned above, I hate the whole 'Monster'/'Person'...

Re: Re: Re: When Paladins Go Terribly Wrong Tyler, you apparently are a little unclear on the concept of Lawful Good; the god you are describing is Lawful Evil, not LG. Do you even know the meaning of the word justice (one of the cornerstones of LG?) Oh, well.