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    Can I flank with a ranged attack?

    Well, at least partly one can flank with ranged weapons, namely thrown weapons, e.g. daggers. A fighter specialized on throwing daggers (with quick draw), can flank a foe together with an ally (i.e. also the ally gets the +2 bonus), when he holds a dagger in his hand. So he is flanking with a...
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    D&D 3E/3.5 [3.5] - Can you Take 10 or Take 20 on a Hide check?

    One important aspect is missing for taking 20: There must be the possibility for controling the result. Taking 20 means doing a task over and over again. E.g. with search it works, because it is no problem to roll a one (one just does not find the hidden item) and one would know whenever a roll...
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    Knife fighters

    Daggers have the nice property that they can also be thrown. So - given your dex is nearly as high as your strength - you can almost always use your full attack effectively (str-bonus applies to thrown weapons), and are altogether extreme adaptive and flexible in combat. For thrown weapons also...
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    Max Dex Armor?

    Natural Armor. E.g. by items (amulet) or by marrying a dragon and then playing your child.
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    Combat Expertise, Full Defense Actions, and Fighting Defensively

    He is, if he has at least 5 ranks in tumble.
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    Sneak Attk, Multiple Atks, & Invisibility Question

    The question is not, how much time the victim needs to attack. The rules state clearly that with invisibility you can have only one attack with sneak attack from the invisibility, and this is for balance reasons. And for the wands, UMD ideas: A rogue is seldom alone in a battle, so the party...
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    Headband of Intellect - Extra Spells for wizards

    Why not? You can take your first Wiz level after 6 Fighter Levels.
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    Headband of Intellect - Extra Spells for wizards

    Enhancement bonuses do not stack. Also in 3.5 the spell just gives a flat +4. So Fox's Cunning (3.5) gives exactly a +2 on the save DC for the duration. Still nice though. About the headband: 1. It now clearly states that skill points are not increased. Good. 2. Bonus spells are granted. Okay...
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    Skills: Aid Another

    Another person not sitting on the ridden horse can very well aid (+2 on ride check) with a successful Handle Animal Check (calm down the horse).
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    Looking for "mana pool" magic system

    The Umbragia setting also has a mana-point system for the arcane spellcasters in Volume III - Arcane Spellcasters, which is free for download.
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    Question about pixie invis

    Unfortunately (for me as a Pixie-player) there are much easier ways to make Pixies visible, e.g. the stupid Glitterdust.
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    Spell Focus - Still Worth It?

    As most seem to think, that +2 (+4 with greater) is too strong, and +1 (+2 with greater) is too weak, there has to be some good solution in beetween. Ideas (just briefly, knowing that such things should go to House Rules): 1.) SF gives +1 to all spells with save, GSF further +2 to one single...
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    Modified Point Buy System

    Note that starting at 6 (resp. starting at 8 and allowing -1 and -2) makes the point buy system more powerful, as you can drop the not-wanted abilities even further down, which given two more points for the wanted abilities. A strong, tough human Barbarian who before had Str 16, Dex 14, Con 16...
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    Flying races?

    In the Umbragia Setting there is a flying race, the Shadas. They are in the Book of Races, which is free for download. The advantage of flying is traded off with lots of interesting disadvantages. In the campaign we played, the flying guy did not have that many advantages. When talking to...
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    Indirect Shooting

    Does anyone have game mechanics for indirect shooting of arrows and bolts? I.e. a good archer wants to hit a subject standing behind an invisible wall by shooting in a curve over the wall.
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    I got your back....no wait....

    But as soon as you fight against at least one caster, staying together as above is seldom a good idea, since there are way to many area damage effects.
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    Ability average scores

    12.24459876543210
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    Buff in a spell

    I think how you formulated this spell and how maximize spell is mormulated, applying maximize spell to this one will make it always apply to charisma!
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    Funniest Thing you have heard at the gaming table

    "I think I name my warhorse Andy - Andy Warhorse..."
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    2d10 skill checks

    I once had the idea, too, but I allowed it for attack roles. It could be very useful for fighters once they have found out how high the AC of their opponent is. The drawback of course is that you are also very unlikely to do criticals. What about a feat, which allows you to replace any d20 roll...
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