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Most casters probably have at least some clue how their spells work. Cheesy or not, they'd be idiots to not take down a vulnerable target, if they have a minion capable of doing that. It is exactly why that modification of save-or-die spells doesn't work. They're really still pretty much...

I'm not actually sure that this is very overpowered. Slightly, maybe, not not very. Compare it to a conventional Gish build, for an example: it has slightly higher CL but way fewer spells, slightly lower BAB, and no really good abilities. Armored casting is nice, but not game-breaking, and...

Still, it's a clarification at most. I've never had a DM rule that way. That being said, I've got nothing against posting clarifications, but it'd be nice to distinguish between the two. EDIT: I better define "clarification." I mean that they took a rule from "ambiguous" (or debatably...

Actually, as written I believe that you cannot use improved grab on a mounted opponent. To initiate a grapple, you have to move into your opponent's space, which is also the mount's space. However, you only gain the ability to move into the opponent's, not their mount's, space. Therefore, you...

I agree with everything you said. I'd also make it an artifact, if the 3.5 incarnation of vorpal won't suffice. I'm not sure why you need to get rid of the critical confirmation to begin with. Flavorwise, that difference is downright trivial compared to the changes in the classes. -Elemmakil

To the best of my knowledge, there are no similar weapons. Think about it: this one deals, on average, damage of 1.3*C + N, where C is the base damage multiplied on a crit and N the damage not multiplied (generally extra dice). The highest core weapon has an average damage of 1.15*C + N...

Improved Natural Armor counts, does it not? The prerequisites are "Natural armor, Con 13." I assume that we all agree that a human (with no particularly abnormal abilities) could not take this feat. Barkskin statement, "A creature without natural armor has an effective natural armor bonus of...

Good point, Hyp. In fact, the line "The spell does not enable you to control the charmed person as if it were an automaton, but it perceives your words and actions in the most favorable way" definitely supports your conclusion. The only potential flaw that I see is that it it relies somewhat...

Listen to frankthedm. He is absolutely right. A lot of people overlook this part of charm. It makes the person your friend. It is always a bit nasty to adjudicate when used on players because of the element of judgment involved, but I would rule that you are being perfectly reasonable: you...

Not all abilities need to correspond to roles. For an example, a paladin could cure debilitating status effects. For that matter, dispel magic could take care of a few of them, and they could just be made shorter-duration in general, so as to make the ability less critical. I don't think that...

I disagree here. The guard starts out carrying her while she is helpless: the rules are OK with this, AFAIK. When she wakes up, the rules are suddenly no longer OK with the "being carried" state; there are no rules about what happens next. I would have rules that they are grappling but that...

You know, it's amazing how many real-life figures had limited or no magical abilities. In fact, I believe that all such historical figures, of all religions, qualify. Seriously, D&D's mechanical interpretation of a priest doesn't have a whole lot to do with the real archetype, but in this case...

That's the description of the spell Resist Energy, not the description of the term. It is no more the primary source for the special quality energy resistance than Stoneskin is the primary source for DR. Edit: that came off way snarkier than I had thought. Sorry. Second Edit: OK, I was...

Actually, elemental resistances are applied per round, not per attack. EDIT: I agree that it's strong, but I don't think that it't too strong. Combust is a very good second level spell, and would be just fine moved up a level, but it's not really errata-worthy any more than Scorching Ray is...

They recently changed their account structure, probably just to confuse us. You can migrate over your old account: pretend like you want to create an account, and it should give you a link to do so. If you already have migrated your account, sign in under your email rather than account name...

I believe so: "As a DM, you don’t have to worry about creating the gnoll zombie or the orc zombie. The one set of Medium zombie statistics should do you fine." Meh. I can't say that I like this change. Oh, well. On the bright side, zombies will no longer carry around weapons. Thank god...

Ideally, you need someone can calculate the standard deviation of (n)d6, for any positive integer n. Unfortunately, I'm not that person. Sorry. Then, if the standard deviation of 4d6 is close enough to that of 20d6 (for example), your 4d6+56 works fine. "Close enough" is entirely...

A rediculous idea for a ranged bull rusher My proposed build has two main components: Power Throw (CAdv): Power Attack with thrown weapons, even if they are light. Knockback (RoS): Whenever you hit with a weapon while power attacking you get a free bull rush. You need not move with the target...

Daggers aren't necessarily the best throwing weapon in any given build, but they work in all builds and everyone can use them. They don't completely dominate in their area in the same way that the spiked chain does in battlefield control, but they are still generally the best option for...

An alternative to Feywild I admit that I haven't read the entire thread, so forgive me if someone already mentioned this. I think that Feyweald or Feyweld (from Middle English "weald=forest or uncultivated/wild land") would be better that Feywild. Weald is pronounced weld, but I bet that most...