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I'd seriously consider taking all the Bard levels first before taking the first level of Warblade. First off, you're neglecting the 4x skill points at 1st level - you're trading 8 skill pts (not 2) for that extra 6 hp. And skill pts are harder to come by. Secondly, with Bo9S classes you get a...

I think the problem here is one of terminology. When D&D says "run" it means "sprint" - running as fast as you possibly can - and marathon runners don't do that. In other words, slower than the under-4-minute record for a single mile (which in turn is slower than the record for the 100-yard...

I like the gnolls. The ghost is also a buy for me. I have the marilith in metal but haven't assembled and painted her yet. I also have the bathalian in metal - interestingly, their choice of colors is very close to what I went with, I've always thought mind flayers should dress in wierd...

Badge of Homer - causes the wearer to exclaim "D'oh!" and slap his forehead anytime someone within 30' does something stupid. Badge of Gory - Whenever the wearer is wounded, even for 1 point of damage, gallons and gallons of blood fountain from the wound, spraying everyone within 10 feet...

Uruk Ha'i ... will kill you ... It's no use ... to try and flee... Here am I ... your last encounter... Come to me... come to me...

From the OP's description, sounds like the BBEG specializes in buffing his underlings, instead of whopping foes personally. This helps the DM a bit, as you can then increase his level by 1 or 2 with less chance of Instant TPK. So, bard song or something with auras (marshal, dragon shaman...

She Who Loves to Gallop Through the Wind and Rain (Stormrunner for short), female, centaur Thunder Echoes From the Mountains, female, centaur Hawk Dancing Upon the Wind, male, centaur Hole in the Day, male, lupin Saaneki (SAW-neck-ee), female, lizardfolk Casey Gremlin, female, otterfolk Otookee...

Earthglide is definitely the way to go. You can not only dive into the ground, you can swim through it like water. Mental image of the dragon breaching like a whale, flinging a PC into the air like an orca with a seal, and falling back to Crush a couple other PCs beneath its body...

I believe that, as so often happens, this harks back to Tolkein. Lord of the Rings didn't have the bazillion other races of D&D, just elves, orcs, and hobbits. There are a few half-elves (Elrond is one, which is why in the movies his daughter has the ability to choose between being an immortal...

or, Bunnies and Edgar Rice Burroughs (if you want the Naked Swordfighting on Mars element).

Well, looking in FC2, we find ... not much clarity. On the plus side, in the sample statblock, hellfire blast is not included in the list of incantations known. So it's probably not an incantation per se. On the other hand, hellfire blast is listed seperately from eldritch blast in several...

Be always in disguise. It's probably too late for this - but no-one, not even your fellow PCs, should ever see your real face. What they think is the "real you" is just another disguise. The biggest advantage of this is, that if you ever need a new disguise right now and have only a few...

Anyone else go "Gee, now I want to stat up a half-dragon half-fiend werebear paragon frost giant with an ax and Improved Sunder"? Only speedbump is there doesn't seem to be an official "paragon frost giant" class. I'm thinking of having it, as the third-level ability, grant Powerful Build so...

Pourquoi? Probably because of the nasty-cute Pathfinder goblins and the current buzz about them. Remember that the worgs are not dumb animals. They are bigger, stronger, faster, and tougher than the goblins. They are allies, not slaves - the only reason they tolerate the gobbos at all is...

Actually, they did produce a boxed set (light brown box) containing, IIRC, three booklets - Chainmail, Blackmoor, and a third I can't remember offhand. I've seen it, though I don't own one.

Actually, for a dwarven bard, I'm thinking bagpipes. Seriously, it looks like you have a large party, and a bard's usefulness increases with party size. The same is true with the "aura" generators (dragon shaman, marshal, etc.).

Hmm, you might want to check out Neil Gaiman's latest short story collection, Fragile Things. The very first story, "A Study in Emerald" is basically Sherlock Holmes vs Cthulhu. Lotsa fun, and yoinkable ideas. I particularly like the little newspaper ads used as 'chapter headers' - my...

I agree, Catfolk are a little weak for +1 LA. As a houserule, I gave them a pair of primary natural claw attacks for 1d4. Improved Natural Armor may be better than Dodge, but it doesn't qualify you for Spring Attack et al. I like Expeditious Dodge - you get a +1 dodge bonus to AC in any round...

"no AoOs" means reach weapons get nerfed big time. Suppose I have a longspear and you have a shortsword and are standing 20' away from me. In real life, if you try to run up to me and stab with your sword, I will probably get at least one chance to poke you with my spear before you can get...

Remember that an 8-member party doesn't just inflict 2x the damage of a 4-member party - they have 2x the number of actions per round. This makes a big difference: an 8-PC party is more of a threat than a 4-PC party that deals double damage. They can cast more spells per round, which means...