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Agreed. -Fletch!

Actually, that item gives an insight bonus to spellcraft checks, so it will stack with the standard circumstance bonus that is listed in the item creation tables. A +10 circumstance bonus to spellcraft checks (which seems to be the non-epic maximum just by virtue of the fact that there are none...

This thread has spun around so many times I'm dizzy. Real world examples, fantasy/book/movie examples, blah, blah, blah. We can't define any of the terms we use. Where to go? How about this for a new shot at it. Lawfulness cannot in itself be defined in terms. Chaos cannot be defined in...

Same in Japan... -Fletch!

The selections were just a SWAG by the designers. Add the fact that you can never summon anything outside of the MM, and the attraction of future monster releases is dimmed, at least for those who play more than they DM. -Fletch!

Check the FAQ. Any parts of a summoned creature that are separated from it disappear when the creature does. So poison disappears and does not affect the target if the creature disappears first. -Fletch!

I'll buy that. We did it anyway just because it 'seemed' right. -Fletch!

Re: Auto-fail save on a natural 1? I'm certain it is in that version. It's in the miscellaneous section. It's in my one form September, but no in green, so its not a new addition. -Fletch!

I hope none of the people in my camapaign read this and get the wrong idea. Sometimes the party has to realize that they are outmatched, and then run as best they can. Sometimes the party is supposed to lose. What a boring campaign if they are to win every combat unless they all roll 1's...

Actually, a +3 gets you just about everything in the SRD except for the Solar. You really don't need more until epic levels or if you decide to go kill a deity. Always an awesome choice. -Fletch!

Actually, you're too busy working up that ferocious yell that gives you the +2 on attack, and you're waving your weapon over your head like a maniac, so you get the -2 to AC. You obviously can;t fit the weapon draw into such a realistic, cinematically powerful event... ;) -Fletch!

Two doubles are a triple. If you have Keen Strike and Improved Critical, that triples the threat range, from 20, to 18-20. Imagine if you did have true doubling. A keen rapier with improved critical would have a threat range of 8-20! That would be sick. Check the appendix of the PHB. It...

Re: Morals and ethics Amen, brother. I posted this bit on another thread, but it makes sense to post it here. The thread was "Are lessons learned through D&D". However, the terms "morals" and "ethics" do have a meaning within the context of the history of D&D. How do other game systems...

Game theory can be both very interesting and scarily complicated. However, logic is not a silver bullet on these boards; a sound argument won't always change someone's mind. -Fletch!

No, it is a valid philosophy, regardless of one's personal views. See, that is the problem with philosphical thought in general. There can be conflicting viewpoints that are perfectly valid, and it is choice rather than some universal truth that makes a particular view 'right' in the eyes of...

Um, no. You do not draw an AoO for drawing a weapon: Now, if Quickdraw let you sheathe a weapon as a free action, it might be worth burning a feat. -Fletch!

Far too few people can separate human nature from fantasy, though. I agree, but caution is necessary. -Fletch!

They are certainly related to each other, but independent. For a particular moral outlook, one's ethics can vary widely. For a particular ethical outlook, one's morals can vary widely. The only comparison I can think of is complex numbers. Part real, part imaginary, but with practical uses...

Actually, in previous editions, the G-E axis was the character's morals, and the L-C axis reflected the character's ethics. Two completely separate considerations, but with some similarities in how they are represented as a game mechanic. -Fletch!

The PC would float down. So there it is. Now, an antimagic area would be a different effect entirely, suspending the spell is not the same as dispelling it. -Fletch!