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Looks like it's time to preorder a case or two... A few weeks back, WotC had a survey on Unique miniatures people would like to see; looks like they were very quick in filling one of my requests. :D

To prevent Tumble from being an auto-success at higher levels, I use a rule that I think I got from AU/AE. The DC on a tumble check is 15 or the opponents attack bonus, whichever is higher. Each opponent after the first adds +2, rolling through an opponent adds +5. So, the shapeshifted Druid...

Reserve feats sound very cool. Reminds me of an old Dragon article, which talked about how a wizard who can cast fireball should be able to light his pipe with a snap of his fingers. Sounds like it will be easier for wizards to do something cool every round, instead of wondering whether they...

Mine arrived today, which gave me much glee when I woke up from a five hour nap (dang medication side effects). Good thing, as we finished part one of ST Sunday, and I'm set to run part two this Sunday. My Age of Worms game is a lot less stressful, since it wasn't until part 10 or so that I...

I talked with the players to find out who was native and who was passing through. A little more discussion with two of them who I set at the center of the plot, and then I wrote up a little background for each giving them some info on the town and how they got brought in. So, we have the...

Correct. You can't take the feat until you're 6th level. You're not 6th level until you choose a class to gain a level in. So by the time you get the feat, it's too late to choose a class.

There are dodge replacing feats in Races of the Wild (Expeditious Dodge, I think) and in Tome of Battle (Desert Wind Dodge?) iirc. It wouldn't surprise me if there's one in PHB2 as well. Other than that, I think Races of the Dragons has Kobold Endurance, which can take the place of Endurance...

If the character is staying dead, it's pretty accepted in my group that they will be stripped. Some of it, potions and wands mostly, are considered party treasure the character was holding in trust. Other stuff is divided up to try to keep the death count from going up ("We're all broken up...

Non-core: Orc Warblade, armed with a scythe, Power Attack, Punishing Stance (+1d6 damage, but -2 AC), and Steel Wind Strike (initiate strike and make melee attacks against two foes you threaten). Assume 22 strength on the orc. On a crit this is (2d4+9+2)x4 +1-6= 82 damage inflicted on two...

Started my campaign yesterday. The ship went pretty well; I was a little worried if all the smugglers ganged up on the group, but the players dealt with them quickly and cleanly. The Fighter/Monk (gestalt game) was protected by mage armor, allowing him to avoid almost all hits. A single...

No. Magic effects only affect the creature's body (although area effect spells can seal off the necks if they do fire or acid damage).

I've read through it and liked it. My game starts this Sunday. It feels a little odd; with my Age of Worms game, it wasn't until about the 10th or 11th adventure was out that I suddenly realized, "Hey, this whole thing is pretty cool. I should run it." I don't think I'll get ahead on Savage...

Melee Weapon Mastery gives +2 to hit and damage with all of a type of weapon (slashing in this case). It evens his to hit bonus with the elf if Gilamonster's math is right, and gives him additional damage. If you have Weapon Specialization, it is one of the best feats to take at BAB +8. But...

Races of Wild has the 3.5 Centaur progression.

I was looking at picking up Dragon Magic, if my FLGS has it when I drop by this Friday. Now, after reading this thread and the excerpt, I may have to grab Faiths of Eberron too. Especially since I think I'm running my Eberron game next week... From the player side, I really want to play a LN...

Nothing, yet. Right now, the people at WotC are the ones who have played with it the most, and they felt it was balanced enough to include in the book. Right now, it looks a little too much on paper. Maybe the WotC gang screwed up; they're as prone to it as random people on a message board...

Always kind of cool when I see someone else making the same houserules I have. I've basically replaced the trident with this one-handed spear. Damage and crit are same as a battle axe, just piercing, so I don't see a problem with it.

Not that atypical. Your style and game sound a lot like mine. Were I ever stranded in Australia looking for a group, I think I'd try to find yours. The main slow down for combat that my game seems to have is my Age of Worms game has seven players. It'd go pretty smoothly if everyone was...

Steel Tower Shield shows up in Races of Stone, with a price tag of 75gp.

I'm pretty sure it should be x4 like every other class, and looking at the character package bears this out.