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I play humans as a default. I usually try to concentrate on only a couple of key things in any character (and roleplay those out), and, unless race is one of them, I stick to human. OfficeRonin

How about -1 caster level per 5 lbs of metal on the druid's person? Hmmm. All that gold.... Harsh, perhaps... I like the sound of "harsh". Maybe give the first few pounds free. OfficeRonin

I've always like the idea of the half-elf -- doesn't fit in anywhere, etc. These days, when I feel the urge to play it, I just play a human and claim that I am 1/4 elven -- that extra human feat is really nice (especially since I tend to play a lot of wizards). I have no idea how I'd balance...

At low levels, I'd say fighter-type, but beyond that, I'd go for cleric or psychic warrior. Usually, the #5 PC is the multi-classed nightmare trying to qualify for some strange prestige class... OfficeRonin

There are a few in Quintessential Wizard. Since they are there, they probably are in Ultimate Feats... The really cool one allows you to choose the target of an enemy's spell, but it's a long feat chain. OfficeRonin

I'll agree on the speed item, assuming version 3.0. If we're talking 3.5, then it's not on any "must have list", except maybe for the fighter. That's about it. Even healing potions are not needed by the cleric. Nor are magic arms and armor. Nothing else, though. OfficeRonin

Wizards that can cast improved inviso and fly can also cast protection from arrows, so he wouldn't be all that worried about archers. Still, that's a trio of spells, so the amount of artillery spells available will be less. And providing artillery is what the wizard on the battlefield does --...

Quintessential paladin had some rules for doing this -- we are tweaking them, but it's not a bad discussion starter... Officeronin

I ran a beholder that had made an alliance with a kobold sorcerer, who had a scroll of improved invisibility... Wht avoided the TPK was that the party was alerted to the presence of the anti-magic field when the bull's strength spells dropped. OfficeRonin

Most of the mechanics require both xp and levels (levels in the form of feat pre-requisites, anyway), so I don't have a big problem with it, since it requires both feats and levels. As far as CR, you could just count the xp for calculating party CR rather than level. However, since this will...

My group limits the rules we use (core, WotC splats, Quint), and also has house rules. On the fly, we are pretty laid back in our rules lawyering. So, if I climbing the angry, clothed giant is a DC 30 climb check that provokes an AoO (when, of course, the climb check is 25), my players will...

It would be impossible to write a module that would be challenging for 12th level PCs with bunches of magic items while being survivable for 12th level PCs without magic items. I don't mind that WotC thought ahead on this issue, and provided a baseline... Here's a troll for you all... What...

While I agree that signature items are much cooler, I also like Heward's Handy Haversack, and believe it can be a signature item. Loremistress Penelope quested to recover lost knowledge. Having little strength, she was able to carry many formerly lost tomes due to her Haversack -- it was her...

Dwarf wizards rock! That +1 hp per level is huge when you only roll d4s. You could take level one as fighter to grab 10 hps, weapons and a feat. Personally, I'd go for a reach weapon and combat reflexes (as the fighter feat) to help keep the scrubs off of you and you could fight behind the...

I there anything else that can be said? OfficeRonin

I've toyed with the idea of doubling xp cost for magic items, but allowing someone else to pay it. Thus, the wizard can enchant the fighter's sword, but can have the fighter provide the xp. OfficeRonin

1. Sure -- why not? 2. Spell Hawk (out of Quint. Wizard) doe this. I'd ignore the caps... 3. I don't own path of Magic. 4. There's one in Quint Wizard that allows you to change the "targeting" of the spell... 5. I don't know of any PrCs that focus on counterspelling. OfficeRonin

Young Whipper-snapper! When I started playing, the AD+D Player's Handbook had several references, "See the Dungeon Master's Guide", which was not yet printed... Pen and Paper?!!! What ever happened to the wet clay tablets we'd have to lug to the DM's cave? OfficeRonin

Headband of Intellect. Sell everything except your spellbook, if you have to. Glove of Spectral Hand -- and give it to the cleric. Now the cleric can stabilize PCs without taking 4 rounds to trundle his plate armored a** over there... If strength is low, and you carry a bunch of books...

I have no problem with the rope trick after the encounter is over. If the PCs retreat, throwing rope trick to rest up and tackle it again, the enemy can do a number of things. My PCs tried this once, and there was a ranger among the enemy. He tracked them, figured out that the party had gone...