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I don't think uncanny dodge has much to do with how good someone dodges. Keeping your DEX bonus means you have some kind of 6th sense when danger is near. You could just as easily call it Danger Sense instead of Uncanny Dodge. In fact, that is probably more accurate. With a simple name...

We have the same feat in our game. We came to it after a debate about weakening the Lasher prestige class. After we all decided it sucked that to be a decent whip user you had to take that stupid class, we basically said screw the Lasher and made it a feat. Good riddance.

I came up with an idea to make wizards and sorcerers more similar so that their levels AND spell progression stacks. Any comments appreciated. First, I give wizards bonus feats as fighters. No feat is automatic (e.g., scribe scroll at 1st level) and gaining a familiar takes a feat. So at 2nd...

Christ! 2d6, crit x4 and you have to spend a feat (and the weapon weighs more and is more rare). Or 2d6, crit 19-20/x2 and you don't have to spend a feat. Duh. The two most over-used words on these message boards are munchkin and munchkin. Is a person now a munchkin if they choose and...

I think most of the posters are misreading or did not read what Monte said. He specifically did not argue that "every NPC will be the same". He argued that if you are going to use the NPC table in the first place, it means you need a quick NPC and don't want to have to customize them by...

Edit: What I mentioned was fixed in 3.5

True enough. However, shield doesn't really count. Using 2 weapons or using a two-handed weapon (available to either fighter or MA), is equivalent. I hope you understand, I am not saying you are wrong about MA balance vis a vis fighter. I am saying your opinion is different from my own.

The case of which you refer was in Texas. A woman was arrested for not wearing a seatbelt. Then, for no other reason than her arrest (in other words, the court assumes there was no other reason), the cop was allowed to search her car. He found a little pot and busted her for it. No further...

Eh. I guess Sigil is right. I'll stop posting politics on this non-political site. Even though it will be hard to resist...

While I agree with the sentiment, our courts have stated in no uncertain terms the minor crimes that are hard to enforce can be punished heavily. The case I specifically remember reading had to do with a multiple decade prison term for a relatively minor marijuana violation. (By "relatively...

So you're saying that "passing a law" means, well, passing a law. Thank you so much for the clarification. Notably, I mentioned that the new law (that was passed) was a shame, not that it was unconstitutional or that I didn't understand how it became illegal to share certain copyrighted...

I hear you. Fighter advantages: 2 hp, 1 feat, can wear armor MA advantages: 8 skill points, better skills, +2 Reflex save, WIS bonus to AC, +1 AC +2 reflex save is better than 2 hp, but let's call it even; WIS bonus (+1) to AC is *far* better than 1 feat, but let's call it even; 8 skill...

I like the class, but it is better than a fighter at every level. At first level, you get an ability that is better than a feat. You also get 2 fewer hit points (3 hit points = 1 feat) in exchange for 2 better reflex save (1 feat). Skills are better and you get more. Attack is the same. And...

The most disturbing thing about this bill is really the same thing that was disturbing about the Digital Millenium Act. It is criminalizing what used to not be a crime. Copyright was an affirmative right. That means if you want to enforce your right, you can, but it was not a *crime* to copy...

Actually, the origins of copyright are in the protection of printing houses, not the artists. Copyright was originally quite similar to trade franchises (monopolies that were sanctioned by the various kingdoms of Europe in exchange for kick-backs from the trade houses). It is interesting to...

Never, never, never admit it. Working in a corporate environment makes you realize that anything anyone knows about you can hurt you. And it would be just plain silly in any non-gaming-related or non-publishing occupation to list it. In some cases it's worse than putting your hobbies include...

Yeah. I wish they would have made permanency a feat instead of a spell. It made sense in 2e when all you had was spells, but not anymore. I suppose it was a sacred cow.

Re: Thanks for the clarification.... I think you gave up too quickly. You are on to something there. Arcane spell scrolls are usable if a spell is on your spell list. A bard can pick up a charm person scroll written by a wizard or a sorcerer and cast from it as easily as if it were written...

Re: Re: Re: Banshee You clearly don't know the copyright laws. That's OK. You sound like a Good Person (TM), so I will enlighten you so that you won't look down on others who also consider themselves Good Persons, such as myself. In case you remember the Napster file-sharing case, one of...

Re: Banshee I have a suggestion, then. Have only one of you buy it and make copies for all of your friends. Probably one of your group is a "collector". Make him buy them. As long as you only share the copies with your group, you aren't violating any copyright laws. (Just don't sell the...