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Aside from treating their character sheet with a contact poison (the appropriate way for dealing with the math-inept)... The DM should have summations of all the PCs' relevant stats. I recommend a copy of their character sheets. That way, when Captain Can't-Add-Numbers says he wants to charge...

Purple nurples are Vile damage, though.

It depends on how the damage is done. If an eldritch blast can harm objects, then it logically also must do physical damage to a body. If it does full damage to objects, then treat it as a physical attack - mass blunt force trauma, possibly penetrative. Think a very large shot put thrown very...

It would not be a copyright violation, since copyright implies copying of text. And by the RAW, every wizard writes a spell differently and uniquely. Thus, copying a spell from another wizard's spellbook to your own unique "spell-coding" would be like: @()$&@%^)#^^$(!!! = "Wiggle little finger...

Sorcerors are wizards who don't need to memorize specific spell lists. Warlocks are supervillains with innate abilities that let them effectively have an unlimited-use ray spell-like ability that outdamages most if not all weapons in the SRD.

An MMORPG - since none currently exist aside from Neverwinter Nights. Some explanation: Computer and console RPGs are not "RPGs" in the classic term, because there is no real "role-playing" involved. While actions have consequence, there is no personality interaction and nuance like there is...

I think D&D will always have your three main archetypes: Fighter, Thief, Magic-User. These are reflected by the NPC classes of Warrior/Expert/Adept, and could probably be used as a framework for other classes that spring off them, with optional class options for DMs who wish to use them in their...

Yes, it does. "...before using the weapon" You use a weapon to attack. Thus, if you do not attack with it, you are not using the weapon.

Thank you, that was what I was trying to say. With regards to Defending armor spikes, or any other weapon with Defending - if you are not using the weapon in that round, then you do not get the bonus. Plainly stated in the SRD. Hence why armor spikes are a bad idea to put the bonus on, because...

To me, it's the ability to look at character advancement and the mechanics as potential for cooperative storytelling. As a DM and as a player, I love the "...WOW!" moments. There have been numerous times when a session will get so intense and action will hinge on a roll that just misses and...

So get rid of the items, period. His vow is making him less effective. Yes, sometimes in-character actions have massive consequences. If a fighter decides "I'm not going to rely on armor anymore" - he doesn't get to say "but I want a natural armor bonus equivalent to my +3 ghost touch...

Mmm... disagree. If you are treating a weapon as a light weapon, why wouldn't it be finesseable? All light weapons are finesseable. Is there any wording that specifically states Weapon Finesse does not apply?

My immediate response to the thread title is "Well, isn't that what Profession (sailor) and Profession (cooking) are for?"

Hold up, let me question my own assumption here. Do they have to be with the same end? If I have a +6/+1 iterative attack sequence, and I'm holding a shortsword in one hand and an axe in the other, can I attack at +6 with the sword and +1 with the axe? The SRD seems to not say one way or the...

As per the SRD: and So if you use Two-Weapon Fighting with the quarterstaff, only your added attack is with the off-hand side. Say both ends (A and B) have different properties. You have a +6/+1 BAB. Regular attack: +6 with end A or B Full attack: +6/+1 with end A or B, but both attacks...

Answer - yes. Assume a fighter wielding a quarterstaff. Fighter has a +5 BAB, 10 STR, 18 DEX, Weapon Finesse, and Two-Weapon Fighting. Extra attack at +5, both attacks at -2 (for TWF and off-hand weapon being light), light weapon gets +4 for Weapon Finesse. Attack would go: +3 (first end...

I seem to be missing the "Soul Caliber" chapter in my PHB. What I *do* have is the Combat section that states that if you use a second weapon to attack beyond your normal sequence of iterative attacks, that counts as two-weapon fighting. If you use ANYTHING in an offensive combat action: natural...

The rule that says that most PC races only have two hands. You cannot wield a two-handed weapon in one hand. Thus, you cannot threaten in a 5' range and a 10' range, because you are either wielding the glaive OR the gauntlet, not both.

It's how I as a DM envision a Defending weapon working - instead of putting all of its magic woobie into hitting more accurately/harder, it's being used to deflect attacks (the only logical way a weapon can add to your defense). Thus, if your armor spikes have the Defending property, they're a...

Oh, I'd give the penalty for the player being a munchkin. Unless he could describe exactly how those armor spikes are parrying attacks without yanking him all over the place.