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There is very little clear and understood about fair use - by either the consumers or those who make the products. I own a Movie on DVD. I'd like to have a copy that worked in the cottage's VCR. Too bad: the powers-that-be make it IMPOSSIBLE to copy the thing without overcoming their stupid...

I concur that Overrun as written in the book is slightly inadequate. I had no problem with it provoking AOOs or being easy to avoid, my problem was that after sucking up an AOO (and potentially several) to move through a greeble who can then simply step out of the way to avoid being knocked...

IMC I use and support the RAW. My arguments here were intended to counter the argument that ignoring or not being able to see an opponent prevented a flanking bonus. Exposing a player to 'Coup de Grace' attacks was one (to my mind, amusing) way to neutralize this 'loophole'... The easiest (and...

We used to have substantial problems with rule debates... They got really ugly. Mostly the fights were between me (the DM at the time) and this 'rules revisionist' guy who kept at me to house rule things in his favor. I didn't help much when I rolled out a house rule mid game a few times to...

I think it stands up very well (within the limits of it being a game, ofcourse). Much more so than people give it credit for. I, er, 'rationalized' this point before: if an invisible creature is right next to you swinging an axe - you would be sufficiently distracted by it to be subject to a...

There is one difference, in my opinion. And its somewhat an artifact of round-based combat. A character attacked by someone who snuck up on him becomes aware of the attack at some pint in the round and will make their best effort to dodge and avoid from that point on. In other words, they feel...

Of course. But there is a factual 'loss' invloved: The store pays for inventory, which if stolen, equates to lost revenue. This is not (financially speaking) equivalent to copying digital information - which does not impact inventory in the least. I make no claims for the ethics of the act. I...

Yes. As should be obvious, I was suggesting that both attackers should get the Flanking bonus, not just the one who can't be seen... My position - which I'm not suggesting is canon - is that if two folks flank another - they both get flanking bonusses whether they can be seen or not. They may...

Of course not. Hampered, maybe, but absolutely able to defend oneself. I think the rules model this quite well, actually. I do think, however that such defense implies that the defender's attention is sufficiently divided to allow a Flanking bonus. What I was suggesting earlier was that a CDG...

I'm not contesting your interpretation of what they said (I look forward to the day I out interpret the Hyp.). You are 100% correct - that IS absolutely what they said. I'm suggesting that they're nuts. If the defender is not ignoring an attacker, their attention is divided and the Flank...

In NO WAY am I advocating or defending the illegal copying of books. Theft is theft is theft. 'Kay? However, there is a false premise in the above comment that I regularly see crop up in discussions of this nature. I feel that this premise creates substantial confusion when trying to get a...

From a mechanical point of view it should be flanked = flanked. Driven by the position of the attackers, NOT on some metagamed state of mind. "I ignore the goblin completely in order to avoid taking a Flanking bonus from his buddy the Ogre." Ignore a combatant totally? Closed eyes...

Currently occurring in my game... Big Elevator. Think a freight elevator made out of 'really beat up' flat metal bars. Looks like it's been repaired recently... Operates from inside the cage using a big lever. Turns out that to use it SAFELY, one must twist the lever before pulling it (Search...

In my campaign, most of the 'flavor' is simply non-mechanical. Setting specific stuff mostly, but one can easily change descripitive text of purely mechanical things (spells, monsters, etc.) to give a sense of the unknown. No law says a Bugbear can't belong to a weird tribe where warriors...

Buncha Whiners... I'm not sure why players seem to think its the DM's job to guarantee that they don't end up in too tough a fight. If the characters had dispatched the sentries silently, I'm sure it would have been much more of a cakewalk (unless your soldiers spend all day lined up in...

Definite violation of the spirit of the Oath. A Paladin who doesn't keep his sworn word isn't... I've no REAL problem with a Paladin negotiating with evil under certain circumstances - Lawful Good is not a suicide pact or a license to be a fool. However, if said negotiation required violating...

I can't tell you about my experiences playing a Sorceror across 10 levels, because that's NEVER gonna happen. Not with multiclassing and Prestige classes providing so much more bang for the buck. I have played a Wizard for 12 Levels in one campaign and a Sorceror through 7 levels in another...

It's a fairly obscure (and historically speaking, fairly indefensible) MacGregor 'Hunting'. It's mostly purple with green bands and a white strip. Hey Cuz! I got some Robertson from my Maternal grandmother. Not a bad tartan. Just, y'now, brightish. Although there are some nice variants...

Yup. That's the way the SRD reads as well. From the SRD: You can use a melee attack with a slashing or bludgeoning weapon to strike a weapon or shield that your opponent is holding. I find Hyps' citation from the 3E FAQ persuasive though - A non-melee weapon is a held object. And you can whack...