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As there is a specific rule about pinning. It's in the Rules Compendium, and I quoted the part of it relevant to this discussion. The rule about pinning is specific in just the same way as the rule about paralysation.

So in the rules on paralysation, for instance, it should carefully and point-by-point talk about all the possible actions you can take, and then deny each and every one except mental actions? This seems an unreasonable expectation.

I had the nagging feeling we were all overlooking something. Is the rules compendium not considered a definite rules source? In it, on page 61 we find the following text on being pinned: "When your opponent has pinned you, you are held stationary (but not helpless) for 1 round. You can't take...

Where's your quote? In fact, do you even have a counterargument? Your response is so vague as to be completely ambiguous, while ignoring my reply (which you quoted) to your question. Why?

After stating what actions you can take while pinned, the article goes on to say: "You cannot take any other actions except to make an opposed grapple check to escape the pin in place of an attack." As I read it, "any other actions" would include attacking with a natural weapon.

I suggest you take a look at the tables available under Dragon Steed in Draconomicon. They detail at what effective paladin level what mounts are available to you.

Well, the question here is whether the Rapid Reload feat and the Quick Loading enchantment stacks. Quick Loading is found in the Magic Item Compendium and provides a 100-bolt extradimensional quiver. Wording: "[R]eloading a quick loading heavy crossbow is a move action.". Rapid Reload is found...

If you use the Dragon Steed feat to replace your special mount with a dragon, only classes that advance the Paladin's special mount will advance your steed, and you have to have a total of 9 such levels just to get the dragonnel. I suggest using the Dragon Cohort feat instead, advancing the...

PHB page 9. Constitution. Below the bullet points: "If a character's Constitution score changes enough to alter his or her Constitution modifier, the character's hit points also increase or decrease accordingly."

Again, Monkey Grip only applies to your main hand, not your off hand. From the feat text: "You cannot wield a larger weapon in your off hand"

As far as I know, there is no magic either. That doesn't stop it from existing in DnD. The OP of this thread asked if the "prevent pinned opponent from speaking" clause would apply to breath weapons or bite attacks. The "prevent pinned opponent from speaking" clause has no size restriction...

Oh, so we're talking about picking them up now. I thought we were talking about grappling. The rules disallow initiating a grapple with anything more than 1 size category larger than you. The rules do not disallow winning a grapple against anything more than 1 size category larger than you...

More to the point, Monkey Grip only affects your main hand.

Well, there are several ways to look at it, 1. It's one teleport, not three. This means the group is teleported "as a whole" and needs to maintain formation. However, this would seem rather strict when it comes to teleporting into narrow quarters, especially if you are unfamiliar with what is...

Okay. I guess you don't allow people to seriously damage dragons with swords either, since such fantastically huge beasts covered with scales cannot have their internal organs reached by 4-foot pieces of metal. The size difference is represented by modifiers to the grapple check.

I think the bard is perfect for the job; I don't think anything else is really needed. Glibness and a high bluff score should beat even the most vigilant PC's Sense Motive, and part of setting up a good scam is making it believeable. A high Forgery check doesn't hurt. This is cross-class for...

I always thought it made sense to give mages titles not depending on what their character level was, but what level spells they could cast. The difference between a 5th and 6th level spell is obvious in the game world, if only from counting spellbook pages. Thus in my campaign settings, mages...

There are a few items in the MIC that allows for rerolls once a day. I don't have my book with me and I can't remember the item names, but I know one was an amulet.

What sort of weapon are you looking for? If you want a two-handed weapon you should go for a strength build, which will necessitate a lower dexterity and hence the defense problem you described. However, if you're willing to fight with two short swords, I want to suggest the following (loose)...

This is a false dilemma - there are more options than the two you presented. The OP could, for instance, be looking for a system that has the same amount of advantages and drawbacks as items do, but different kinds of advantages and drawbacks.