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I don't know if it will help you, but the Rules Compendium updated the wording:

The 'first hit die' isn't counted only when the creature has only 1 HD. If a creature only has 1 HD, that HD is replaced by its first class level. If a creature has more than 1 HD, all hit dice are kept.

The time it takes is listed within the skill description.

As a might-be-easier-than-suddenly-gaining-several-level's-worth-of-power-immediately idea, check out the Savage Progressions articles WotC posted back in the day. There's an article about gaining a template mid-campaign. They also happen to have already created template classes for every...

Attacking a weapon or shield, as well as held or worn objects, are covered under the Sunder rules. As for area damage, the only rules I can recall are the rules for damaging a random object upon rolling a natural 1 on a saving throw.

I'm not sure about a specific source just for possessed items, but the Fiend Folio has an outsider prestige classes in the first appendix called the Fiend of Possession, which might help you. The class details the powers and abilities the fiend has/can grant while possessing an item.

Not quite. A good cleric might be able to prepare an evil spell (depending on your choice of fluff for how this is handled. IE, if the preparation requires praying to your deity to grant the ability to cast the spell, a good deity is unlikely to grant an evil spell, so you wouldn't be able to...

That reminds me, Drow of the Underdark has a language section similar to the ones in the Races books and states that Drow do not have their own language, but 'speak Undercommon and various dialects of Elven'.

Races of the Dragon, and Races of Stone both have small language sections. The language sections in the Races books appear to copy some of the information originally posted in Dragon magazine: #278 = Dwarf, #279 = Elf, #284 = Draconic.

Is he a member of the local thieve's guild? If not, they're going to be pissed when they find out about someone poaching on their turf. And they will find out, because after a few houses are robbed, the nobles are going to be up in arms about getting their stuff protected. One or a couple of...

I'm sorry that I didn't post all of the errata. The errata for the Monster Manual (here) specifically states to delete the sentences you highlighted. The errata I did post indicates what happens to a creature's equipment when it uses the Alternate Form ability. As of the errata, the Polymorph...

When Alternate Form was removed from any link with Polymorph, the errata added this line to the end of the ability: So, in hybrid form, the lycanthrope will keep all of its equipment (since it is still humanoid), but the equipment will fall to the ground in the same space when shifting to...

Add +1 vote for this ruling.

Sharn can create Hex portals (like the ring gate idea) which it can see, cast spells through, and make melee attacks through. The gates can be up to 100 feet from the Sharn, though they must be created within 20 feet of the Sharn (can have up to three at out at a time). Each one can be moved up...

Just remember, your character will still take any Armor Check, nonproficiency, or other penalties of using a shield, just as if you were using it normally.

Play a Sharn (Monsters of Faerun).

I use the "AoO interrupts the action", so this wouldn't fly in my games. You can't be tripped if you're already prone. However, your houserule doesn't stop wolves from tripping because wolves don't make trip attacks as special attacks; they get to trip as part of their normal attack. Your...

How would that stop wolves from tripping? Wolves don't need to use the Trip action; they get to trip as free actions when making their normal bite attacks.

True and definitely a problem that was missed when this rule was stated when Complete Warrior was written. Ignoring the problem of exploding Dragon Disciples to focus on the OP's question, do you think a character that lost one of the requirements of entering a prestige class would be able to...