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In KD's case, the wizard would pick an intersection of gridlines at one of the four corners of his square and that would be the middle of the 10' width of the lightning bolt. So he could get all of those people as you'd expect. Most area spells use an intersection of gridlines as a point of...

Having no weapons training myself, in real life, I would vastly prefer to wield two shields than something like a dire flail. Not only would I look less stupid, but I'd be less likely to kill myself. If I were an adventurer trained in using two shields, I would take advantage of the mockery...

Crothian: I can see the threatening ability being big enough on its own, but do you think that a feat that just removes the -2 penalty does enough? Vaxalon: Two reasons I was thinking of. 1) Game balance. Shouldn't threaten more than a standard melee weapon would (i.e. 5'). 2) Precision...

Comments? DEFENSIVE SHOT [General] You keep your guard up when you fire projectiles at point blank range. Prerequisites: Point Blank Shot, BAB +4 Benefit: You may accept a -2 penalty to attacks with a projectile weapon in order not to provoke attacks of opportunity for firing from within a...

I've created a 4th level dual-wielding spiked shield fighter as an opponent for my players. He's human and so has six feats: Ambidexterity Two-weapon Fighting Weapon Focus (Large Spiked Shield) Weapon Specialization (Large Spiked Shield) Shield Expert (from Sword & Fist) Dodge (If I were...

LokiDR, You might consider applying bonuses and/or penalties to feinting just as for normal Bluff checks. This way, if your player just says "Ow, my arm" you can apply a lameness penalty or at least no bonus. Expending valuable ammunition to fire misleading shots or thinking up creative...

Actually... I think it rather is a big deal, for my games anyway. I usually draw corridors and rooms on wet/dry erase grids, and flipping 45 degrees to avoid these problems would be a horrendous undertaking, suspending combat, moving all figures off the board after recording their location...

Do you need a line of effect for Dispel Magic? Let's say you want to target an area for dispelling that lies behind a glass wall. You can clearly see the area you want to dispel, but there is that wall between you. Can you do it?

Thanks for the feedback so far. I guess it makes sense that Arcane Lock only helps with a break down attempt, since at least that's going to seriously slow you down if you have to hack through the door. For Stone Shape, I'm now a bit concerned that perhaps the spell is meant to affect a...

Hi, Two questions. 1) Arcane Lock gives a door a +10 to break DC, but it specifies no modifier to hardness/hp if you attempt to chop it down. This seems odd to me. Why should it be harder to break down in one fell swoop, but no harder to hack to bits? Do you really think it ought to be that...

Hey folks, Like many of you, I took issue with the rules for wizards learning spells from spellbooks, and came up with my own house rules. I figured I'd share them in case anyone finds them useful. There are some important effects of this alternative on game balance aspects. These are...

I think people should decide whether Waterbreathing allows V spellcasting underwater based on what they want for their campaigns, balance, etc. and then decide on a rationale if they think they need one. For instance, NO: Breathing water means your lungs fill with water. You can't produce...

So, for those who do not allow stacking of med creatures under any circumstances, what would you do in that 10' square raft scenario I portrayed earlier? Force the extra two PCs off the raft? Make them lay down and play dead while the others fight with/without some penalty for them being in...

What would YOU do? Imagine your 6 PCs want to cross a lake on a raft, and build it 10x10. That seems a plenty good size for a raft to hold 6 people, right? Okay, so now they're crossing the lake when they get attacked by some pixies--enter combat mode. There are only 4 5-foot squares on the...

I'd allow it I would allow the teleportation of unconscious creatures as if they were objects for two reasons: 1) It's fun to allow the evil mage to teleport someone away, and having to render them unconscious first makes it at least a bit difficult to pull off. 2) It's fun to be able to save...

Does whether or not you speak the language of a creature affect the kind of information you can get from its surface thoughts with Detect Thoughts? For instance, if you were to use Detect Thoughts on a Goblin while your friend who speaks Goblin interrogates it, could you understand its...

When I DM, I let my wizard player use his Knowledge(arcana) skill to get a shot at knowing about the magical abilities/strengths/weaknesses of monsters if they are part of traditional lore, lycanthropes and vampires, for instance. Also, one time the party came across a clearing where someone...

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Thanks, folks. I'll check that out, Sigil. I think ultimately I might just start swapping celestial/fiendish perks for elemental-seeming ones. Shouldn't be too hard.

I don't get it. At first level, a sorceror/wizard can "communicate telepathically" with her familiar. At fifth level, "the familiar and master can communicate verbally as if they were using a common language." The former ability seems more powerful, and to make the latter completely obsolete...