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On the other hand, if you are playing a whole campaign, having some levels as fighter or ranger may make your sorcerer/wizard survive till he can cast high level spells...

Are you sure that you can apply 'extend' to a spell multiple times? Could you then also cast an 'empowered empowered empowered fireball'? Nice burst, if possible...

The Umbragia setting has a new class (just some months old :cool: ), the Mage, which combines the Sorcerer and the Wizard and casts spells with a manna point system. (The new Bard - called Minstrel - does the same) It can be found in 'Liber Veneficum' on the Umbragia Page (free PDF-Download).

Is Bestow Curse a useful spell in combat? Isn't it a touch spell? If you want Enchantments, take a well formulated 'Suggestion' or Dominate Person'. Do not take the fighter out of the battle, let him fight for you!

Improved two weapon fighting is a feat that makes two weapon fighting still useful at higher levels. Since you receive the 2-weapon-fighting penalties on all attacks when using a full attack, getting just one extra attack with the off hand weapon would not pay off anymore, if you have 4 attacks...

p = probability to hit with one weapon (I) Str = 18 prob. to hit = p two handed Greatsword (avg. damage = 2*3.5 + 1.5*4 = 13) expected damage per round = 13*p (II) Str = 18 prob. to hit = p - 0.1 one Bastard Sword (avg. damage = 5.5 + 4 = 9.5) one Short Sword (avg. damage = 3.5 + 0.5*4 = 5.5)...

Similar. - Encounter without Cleric. Very hard. - Encounter with Cleric. Over, before it began. But well, Clerics are made to be specialized on fighting against undead. But it is an interesting exercise: Who can design an encounter with undead which is a challenge for a group with a cleric...

Alternatively, let their opponent seen to be a fighter, but he then turns out to be a war cleric with very nasty domains and spells prepared.

Make the opponent very strong (e.g. Str 20 + Bull's Strength) and let him wield a greatsword or -axe two handed. Give him full plate armor and let him power attack.

I once did a calculation (just for interest): Character with just one attact per round. Critical hits are notconsidered in this calculation. E(D1) = Expected damage per round without Rapid Shot E(D2) = Expected damage per round with Rapid Shot p = probability to hit with one shot (without...

Even though it is always said that one should not care too much about if the rules present reality, I think a CDG reflects reality pretty well. If you stand close to a helpless victim, it is not hard to kill him, if you take the time to perform a leathal blow (thus it is a full round action)...

'The character changes the sounds that creatures or objects make.' You could change the sounds that your party makes in that way, that they do not produce unintended sounds. Or as another possibility: You could deaden all sounds from all clothing, armor and weapons your party is carrying around...

Nobody ever used this spell? :(

Of course, this should not be an issue of great importance. But it is certainly interesting that you cannot just decide to become visible if someone had turned you invisible (even harder with Improved Invisibility). This could - in some special situations - make turning foes in combat invisible...

Well, imagine you are just standing up in the king's waiting chamber and the doors to his throne room are being opened. Suddenly you turn invisible. Well... elbow one of the king's guards, in front of the king's eyes? Or the king himself? Well, you would get a saving throw at least. But if you...

Unfortunately that's not always possible. Especially if the caster is not your friend. Imagine you are invited to the king and on your way a wizard who does not like you cast invisibility on you. Or even better: someone - you don't know who - casts invisibility on you. Of course you cannot dare...

The other funny thing about this spell is: How can an invisible person (not the caster) end being invisible?He has to attack someone. What if he wants to be visible???

1. The spell Sculpt Sound has a saving throw: Will negates (Object) I am not sure about the description in the PHB about this. If a Bard casts Sculpt Sound on a spellcaster to make him snore like a pig, does the spellcaster get a saving throw or not? 2. Can you use Sculpt Sound to make your...

What are the advantages of a crossbow compared to a bow? 1. You can construct one that can be spanned much stronger than muscle strength. This is already taken care of. 2. You can take you time for aiming without having to hold the bow's draw. Therefore a crossbow is a much better...

I'm playing a Ranger who has 1. Point Blank Shot 2. Rapid Shot instead of Ambidexterity and Two-Weapon Fighting as virtual feats. Who else has been playing with similar rules? What do you think about it (underpowered, overpowered, ?) And even more interesting: Which second feat would be the...