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We can sort of infer it though. Basically you can hit any target point within half a square (2.5 feet) of the exact grid intersection without changing the squares that fall within the area of effect. In other words, you'd have to miss by some greater distance than this to cause the area of...

Here are some more specific ideas on how to interpret the "warnings of impending danger or harm" bit in ways that make the spell more useful: Treat all decisions made by the subject as gaining the benefit of an Augury spell (i.e. gives a sense of whether the decision/action will bring good...

Any word on this? I'd been using the forum RSS feeds for some time and found them quite useful, but they've been down for nearly a month now.

I've uploaded volume 2 of the Netbook of Classes to the Downloads page.

I like the idea of finding a fix for the runaway skill problem at higher levels, but I think your proposed solution shifts the problem to low level PCs instead. With the Rule of 3, a 1st level PC that attempted to completely max out a skill could only hope for a +3 or +4 at best, vs. +0 for a...

Here's a list compiled with the help of the great database at http://www.imarvintpa.com/dndLive/index.asp: Book of Exalted Deeds - Curtain of Light, Silvered Claws, Silvered Weapon Complete Arcane - Darkvision, Mass Frostburn - Ice Web, Wall of Coldfire Lost Empires of Faerun - Clearstone...

Having played every edition of D&D, 4e is the first one that had me thinking "that's just silly" far more often than "wow, that's cool" or "finally, they found a better way to handle that". I clearly remember the opposite thing happening the day the 3e rulebooks arrived at my door. I guess I...

That would be great, as long as I don't have to pay a monthly fee to keep using it. It should work just like buying a book - you pay once, and then get to use it as often as you'd like. And ideally there would be a substantial discount available if you already own the physical book. Monthly...

Well the way I envision this happening is something like: <Player> I roll... a 20! With my +7 bonuses, that's a 27! <DM> That's a critical hit for [subtracts opponent's AC] up to +12 damage. <Player> Okay, so I maxed out my crit bonus at +9 [this is written on their character sheet next to...

After reading through this thread, I see both some pros and some cons to this change in the crit rules. Pros: - Getting rid of confirmation rolls and extra damage dice speeds up combat - Keeps max crit damage under control, and favors PCs over monsters by reducing randomness - Natural 20 almost...

Here's why I agree with Mike's position that mass d20 PDF sales hurt innovation: Say you had an idea for some way to improve or add to a game (new mechanics, spells, monsters, etc.) that you felt was interesting enough to be worth sharing with other gamers. Before this phenomenon appeared, you...

Seven. Every time you thought it couldn't get more disturbing, it found a new way to shock you, and the ending was the worst shock of all.

I just started playing through the single player campaign a few days ago. The gameplay feels very similar to the original - frequent combat and mostly item retrieval-style quests. The UI seems a bit more streamlined, and the graphics are better, but nothing special by today's standards. The...

I'm afraid I don't get what the fuss is about. A good red dragon is like a good beholder, or a good mind flayer. An evil gold dragon is like an evil solar. In other words, theoretically possible (maybe due to possession or some other unusual circumstance), but very rare and bizarre. Would a...

Just curious what kinds of methods people use to come up with personalities for the characters they play. For something that seems so central to a role-playing game, there is disturbingly little discussion about this in the core rulebooks.

Seems odd to me that you would answer your own question by interpreting an ambiguous description in a way that you don't like :\ The "field" interpretation opens up a can of worms. Actually, it would only take a single worm anywhere within 10 feet of the caster to prevent the spell from...

I guess this depends on whether you think it should behave like a shell (as the name implies) or a field (as the description states). A shell implies a barrier, while a field implies an effect that permeates an entire area. I'd say shell, since the spell is also described as an "abjuration...

Can't find anything in the rules that indicates you would take a penalty to Reflex saves, even though it clearly makes sense that you should. Pretty much anything that eliminates your Dex bonus to AC should have the same effect on Reflex saves.

Okay... the point I was disputing was that initiating combat always = rolling for initiative. I think the frustrating part was that you made those two points which no one was disputing, and presented them as proof that you can't start a battle with a readied action. What I've been debating in...

The assassin can do that I suppose, but it wouldn't make much sense. Remember, the DM must start combat to allow the ready action to be taken, and if the opponents decide to try to oppose it, then initiative must be rolled. Since his opponents can see him readying an attack, they would almost...