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Actually, that's true - I saw it once and I remember a battle on a mechanical spider but not in a zepplin. Maybe he's thinking of The Rockeeter (Hmmmmm.....Jennifer......hmmmmmm......) IceBear

But this has nothing to do with 2nd Edition or 3E. The designers have said that in the generic D&D world evil is real and can be detected by detect evil. There is no moral abiguity - if your alignment contains evil then you are evil. It doesn't matter if you just lie and do minor crimes, you...

The Rocketeer had a similar battle sequence. (Jennifer Connelly is also in it, so that's all the more reason) IceBear

From the FAQ: IceBear

I'm NOT going there :D It got old with the beholder graveyard IceBear

You know, despite what it says in that PHB passage quoted above, Whatisitgoodfor's interpretation is the only one that fits. Why, for example, should a stupid (or mindless) monster react differently to a touch attack spell? Despite the PHB stating the monster reacts as if the character is...

The rule in Tome and Blood states that a sneak attack from a spell would take on the energy form of the spell. That's the one part that could unbalance that if the correct spell is used against a vulnerable monster, imo. As for those saying just touch him for the sneak attack damage, it...

My group does it by roleplaying and not powergaming. I, personally, don't see how unbalanced this one feat could be, but then none of my players have shot their ability scores through the roof with magic items. I have one sorcerer PC that has taken both SF and GSF and his DCs aren't anything...

Sure, but from a game rule mechanics point of view how does someone know. Like you said, someone could pretend to cast a spell and then try to touch them. Besides, with 3E, you don't necessarily have to look like a typical spell caster to be a spellcaster. What if they cast a still, silenced...

But doesn't it say in the DMG to adjust the encounter XP depending on it's difficulty. Something that is harder than normal should get more and something that's easier should get less? At least I thought it said something like that. That's all I think anyone means about adjusting XP for risk...

I guess that's what they assume, but then how does the stupid orc know you cast a touch spell and not mage armor or truestrike? IceBear

Possibly, but I think you would suffer an AoO for simply trying to touch someone too (at least I thought I read an example of that somewhere). If not, then that explains it. Edit: Hmmm - maybe I'm extrapolating too much on the touch attack needed to start a grapple causing an AoO or the touch...

There is one thing about touch spells that seems off when it comes to no visual effects - the lack of an AoO. Unless you have improved unarmed strike, when you try to touch someone you will suffer an AoO. For some reason, when you cast a touch spell you are considered "armed" and don't suffer...

He doesn't have to leave. With you and Rav on the thread, my sanity (what little I have :D) can't handle it, so I'm leaving (Whooo hoooo!!) Is it my fault that from the first post Rav is dripping with disgust for GSF when, as even you agree, it's everything compiled together that's causing the...

I actually agree with that post ruleslawyer, despite what it might have seemed from my other cynical posts. IceBear

Yes, yes, I know about the touch attack part. All I meant was *IF* your main problem was with a spell normally doing only 1-3 points of damage suddenly doing tons of damage, it's really no different than a dart doing the same thing. That's all I meant. Sure, the touch attack is easier, but a...

Yeah, but replace that peashooter of a spell with a thrown dart. Same difference really. IceBear

I have to agree with that based on the article. IceBear

Yeah, that's the only part that I don't like. It makes sense (I guess), but that does unbalance it. IceBear

Sorry, double post