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Whoops! Forgot something. Themewise: He hates stand-up combat. He would rather jump behind something, run away, attack from afar, use objects and the environment to his advantage, and so on. For example, in one session a battle began in the library. Instead of just pulling out his dagger...

Hi all, I am picking up a 3.0 campaign my friends and I had left off a while back. In it I played a wandering scholar sort of person - kind of like Indiana Jones, but more focussed on wits and agility instead of brawn. The idea was to be part of a group called the "Seekers", who of course...

Spike Well I just watched the episode (which btw was very good), but since most of the discussion is about Spike's actions and so on, I thought I'd throw in my two cents: 1) The rape scene was put in only because the writers wanted to remind everyone that Spike was Evil (with a capital E)...

What I'm trying to figure out is why doesn't Wesley use his new "executive" powers and release Lilah from her contract? He tried to burn it while on the tour -- but now that he's a decision maker (or Angel is), surely they could free her? (Mind you, she'd only go straight to hell).

I think there's really two different issues here. 1) Did the paladin break his moral code? 2) Is the paladin the merciful type? There are all kinds of paladins - ferocious ones (fighting on a warfront against orcs, e.g.), merciful ones (helping out peasants), and so on. Paladins can be lazy...

I DM for a group with an individual who is a former CEO of a large Canadian company and a former CFO of a gigantic multinational. I killed his character on Sunday. Muah!

Well, the keyword there is "potentially". I do *not* want to make him kender-like. He's a thrillseeker, not an idiot. He's actually quite intelligent. I've talked to the PCs - I'm not trying to "hint" - but the problem is that only 1 of the 6 players has ever played an RPG before. They're...

Hello, I've recently introduced a new NPC to my group without being fully prepared to handle the repercussions. He is a cleric of Norebo, the god of Gambling, Luck, and Risks. I've intended to introduce him as someone who will push my very conservative players to take a few more chances...

Hi all, thanks for the replies. I would have posted sooner but for some reason I can't log in at home. You've hit the basic problem I had with vermin: they have no Int score. However, I'm making the ruling as follows: any "animal" spells that are not mind-influencing also affect vermin: hold...

Hello, My druid is about to head into a nest of giant spiders, but I can't find any decent spells to use against vermin! Where's the vermin friendship, charm vermin, hold vermin, etc.? Should the animal* spells apply to vermin? Know of any spells that I can use against vermin (as the druid...

Think Bugs Bunny. B chases A around the corner. A is all of a sudden setting up shop as a bakery, and suggesting that B doesn't want the cake he originally ordered, he wants this one, with candles already lit (of course they are fireworks). B walks away, happy with his purchase, until it...

Hi, There was much talk about the "ultimate" NPC "bible" being released now that 3rd party publishers are given access. Has this happened? What is the "best" NPC accessory out there? I'm talking villains, barmaids, merchants, government, adventurers, reluctant monster heroes, city guards...

Yes, but at the same time, this means that there is little difference between tracking 6 horses or 6 grigs - it would be the same as the difference between tracking an ogre or tracking a cat. The DC difference between either of these would only be 3. I would think that the difference between...

Thanks for the tip on MotW. I have that book but didn't see it in there in a quick search. I will use that for covering tracks. In regards to the Large vs. Medium question -- any thoughts? The difference in tracking 8 Medium-size vs. 8 Large is only 1 or 1/every 3 members (so 3 in total)?

I have 4 level 6 PCs, 2 level 5 PCs, 1 level 4 NPC, and 1 level 7 NPC (the prisoner). They have to travel ~ 160 miles, through the forest and hills, without tracks, and they have a platemail wearing dwarf with them (6 miles/day, unless they use horses, which are more easily tracked, which they...

Hi all, Looking at the Track feat, the DC for tracking someone on foot (let's say Medium-size) versus tracking someone on horseback (which are Large) is only a difference of 1?? Does this make sense? I have a group of 8 people on foot. I would have figured tracking 8 people on horseback is...

Hi everyone, The group that I DM has just set off escorting a prisoner into another country. Many factions want this fellow dead, including the government of the country that they are headed off into. They are also heading into a warzone to get this guy through. This seems to be a fairly...

re: focused strike ... well, my plan was actually +level*2 str for one action - which would mean on one attack at level 15: +15 to attack, +15 to damage. However, it would only be 1/day. More powerful than +2 att/+20 dam, but useable only once/day. You're right, and thanks for the pointer...

Hi, totoro: You point out something I had missed entirely - that Focused Strike gives up all attacks for that round in exchange for a single, devastating attack. This does make an enormous difference - and in fact I would suggest it might be underpowered - sort of like Dirty Fighting. re...

Hello, I have a PC in my group which wants to be a special kind of warrior - he is a half-orc barbarian, and wants to have some kind of mystical energy powering him - he is the "chosen one" sort of deal. He's presented to me the following PrC which he would like, taken from a website which is...