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I've always had a house rule that once you take you HP+10 in non-lethal damage, any damage you take from that point on is automatically lethal. There is only so much your system can take.

Yup. Using a spell-like ability provokes AOOs unless "cast defensively" and needs a Concentration check to avoid being disrupted by taking damage.

That's what we do for our games. (But if you don't make the initial DC they get a free whack anyway.) I see the Reflex save as a more of test of reaction time (can you take a swing before he rolls away) whereas the actual skill at hitting the person is determined by the attack roll for the...

At least it's better than the 3.0 version where you had to chart out which square each tenticle was in. That was time-consuming.

As others have said, you can take 10 on the roll. Otherwise a blacksmith would ruin 1 out of every 20 horseshoes he made. (Well, at least until his Craft score was high enough even a 1 succeeded, anyway.) In my games, I only allow the PCs to pre-craft starting equipment they can make by taking...

That seems a bit much to me. Part of those creatures' CR is based on their immunity to sneak attacks and criticals. I'm curious as to your reasoning behind the progression. I personally would think along the lines of plant creatures first (they're still living things and theoretically have sap...

I have a sudden urge to create an adventure that involves stopping a mad wizard out to destroy the world. When the PCs finally confront him they discover his evil plan was to flood the world via decanters. Of course, they'd probably lynch me.:) Luthor: "I wasn't going to do this for another few...

Well, if you're just looking for find traps, you can do Rogue for 1st level and the Ranger from then on out. Your Disable Device will suffer, but Search is a class skill and as others have suggested you can take undead as your favored enemy. You can also ask if your DM will allow the Skill...

I would say more than warriors. I had a rogue that took a level of sorcerer mostly for RP reasons, but the ability to cast shield, expeditious retreat, detect magic and detect poison were really nice, too. Getting the duskblade special abilities and 1st level spells, a +1 BAB and +2 boost their...

I personally think if a PC wants to spend a feat for proficiency, spend the money for a masterwork weapon version (not to mention the time involved finding a smith who can make a masterwork battle shovel and doesn't die of laughter when asked) for something that per the rules is going to be a...

Jumping in on the discussion late, envisioning it in my head, I would go with the interpretation that doesn't require the reflex save. The PC is intentionally trying to move through the area. Much like someone who is not stuck and moving through, they are intentionally avoiding higher...

My experience with epic level play was pretty disappointing. We got up to 24th level and ultimately everything was so powerful (PCs and monsters both) that whoever won initiative tended to kill their opponent before the opponent got to act. It felt like 1st level play with less missing and more...

I think the non-AoO-provoking free action is the key part here. My cousin can do kip-ups pretty well, but when he tried one during a multiple-opponents drill in martial arts class he got beat right back down.:)

Sad thing is that line was written as an off-hand comment. Unfortunately it ended up being delivered through a mouthful of scenery.:rolleyes:

I don't. I actually house-ruled that GMW over-rides any magical properties already on the weapon, much like Holy Sword does, to prevent the "+1 weapon with 10 pluses worth of nifties" issue. Though I suppose with the new DR rules in 3.5 it won't really make as much of a difference.

While I'm sure it'll cause a lot more rogues to take it, I personally found the Spring Attack route a lot more effective for my rogue. With a Con of 10, he just didn't have the HP to stand toe to toe with an enemy and full-attack, so TWF would have been fairly useless to him even with the...

On the other hand, you lose the bonus anytime you lose your Dex bonus, so it's hardly the uber-defense.

Personally, I think it would be a good idea. The franchise is getting stale. They need something new to mix it up some, and Enterprise, unfortunately, is not cutting it. I personally would like to see a movie adaptation or two of Peter David's "Star Trek: New Frontier" books. They're set in the...