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Thanks for the advice. I went with Power attack and more Strength-based feats, since the creature's Strength went up to 30 at CR 16. :] Definitely makes more sense having the creature be able to burn some of its +29 attack bonus for damage. Hehe -A

I am advancing the HD of some creatures, and one of the things I was wondering... If I boost the HD enough that the creature's Dexterity drops(by becoming Large), and that creature has a feat like Dodge(which requires Dex 13)- does it lose the ability to have that feat? Should I choose a new...

I use a piece of regular paper(notebooks work well, too, as all the maps are together, harder to lose) and draw a rough sketch of what the players see as they go throughout the dungeon. Then I draw a room on a battlemat if there is combat. I remember way back when we used to "describe" what...

I am the party cleric, and I always look on in amazement when the Dwarven Fighter wades into combat in the first round and does like 60+ points of damage with his Waraxe on a crit(19-20 from Improved Crit). In 2 or 3 rounds of buffing, I could get to be highly effective in combat, but then the...

I think I get what you're saying now. I guess I was a little fuzzy on the "familiarity" rule. :o And I thought getting the equivalent of two feats by taking the War domain was cool. A Dwarf with Waraxe in the War domain gets like three feats, basically... (Proficiency & Focus from the War...

Actually, you have to pick one weapon for the Exotic Weap. Prof. feat. And someone else mentioned taking the War domain to use a Dwarven Waraxe in one hand. Doesn't work that way. The War domain gives you the ability to use the Deities chosen weapon as Martial- two handed. You need to pick up...

There was this trap on the stairs of one module I DM'ed. One of the steps was rigged so the surface of the step would break, if it was stepped on in just the right way(like a 10% chance each time someone put weight on it). The step itself was hollow, and a couple feet deep(IIRC), lined with...

I prefer 'talk, then roll'- Modifying DC (or adjusting the roll) depending on what's been said. On a side note, I have seen this a lot at Cons: "I roll to assist his Diplomacy check"- without the player(or character) saying anything, expecting the roll to work by itself. They didn't even...

Yeah, it used to be nice at lower levels when our party's Druid could -for the most part-counter an enemy spellcaster. Now it's totally up to the DM what the swarm does, and it's mostly pointless. :\ Produce flame is a good one. Ranged, flaming touch attacks! (or Fire damage, Ranged Touch...

Sooo... The extra *huge* mini costs an extra $7.00 to put in there, or what? No thanks. -A

Mainly, I just like the freedom that the setting offers. Travel to all sorts of planes, interact with the denizens- not tromping around and killing everything. Although you could play it that way if you wanted to. ;) I like the fact that a lot of monsters/demons/devas/whatever have goals and...

Ah, Cool. :cool: Can't wait to get some of these. -A

Psion, did they print Abishai and Shadow dragons in Monsters of Faerun? Is that what you're saying? Would explain why I haven't seen a new version of them... :( -A

The last couple years that I had played games at Gencon(I could not make it this year), I would say the Bad to Good DM ratio was about even. In the many, smaller -Living Grehawk only- (or LG focused) Cons that I have been to... I'd say the good DM's far outnumbered the bad ones. I have also...

Thanks for the advice! It was all very useful :) I think I will start with the printed, fold-up models until I work up the courage(and the time!) to use the more complex forms of construction. Foamcore- I think that is how alot of the houses and castles I have seen at Cons were built.

Hi all. I was just wondering what is a good, fairly cheap way to make your own buildings for use in D&D? I have seen nice buildings and castles at Conventions that look well made, but unfortunately never asked how they were constructed. Any advice on how to build things like watchtowers, 2...

Thanks, NeghVar!! :) William, how will we find you to get our badges before the Gathering? Can you post a picture, maybe?

Good: Torm Neutral: Tempus Evil: Bane I guess I'd pick Torm overall, 'cause I like the idea of Good and Honor, and all that. :D

I've been part of the Community since about Aug/Sep of 2000. I was in a WOTC seminar at GenCon 2000, with a fresh new Player's Handbook. One of the speakers (Skip?) said that someone named Eric Noah had a website where 1E&2E to 3E conversions were being made. :) I was sent a link to the site by...

You could go the cheap route. I mean *cheapass* route. :D They don't exactly have cheapass games in most department stores, but you could pick up 3+ games for the same price as a regular board game. More variety! Fun games. Most of them are short, like 30 min. to an hour, or slightly longer...