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You know... none of that is terribly Munchkiny (Well, except for the 3.0 crit rules... but those were fixed for a reason). The spell theif combo isn't possible until level 15, and a total bonus of +3 for having any exotic weapon isn't really worth it. Anyways, those things are more along the...

A character in a spycraft game that I once ran made very effective use of a ballpeen hammer. Those things are deadly. Also infamous from that game was white phosphorous grenades. Fire damage is really powerful. It also lead to our most talked about critical failure, when an agent botched a heal...

It's not to hard to grasp the basics of "subtract X from this, add X (or X*2) to this." Much easier than some feats which deal with "in situation X, gain combat option Y and Z." Power attack and expertise are basic (and logical) extrapolations of the basic combat mechanic, and using them will...

We've stopped mid combat a few times, but mostly because it's fairly feasible for us. When playing live, we have initiative order written down on the side of the map, so we can keep track of who was/is up, and we can just mark player positions when removing the minis. When playing online, we...

Yeap. I pretty much bollocksed that one completely. I was picking up DMing for (pretty much) the first time, and I hadn't quite the coldheartedness to kick out group members on principle. If the campaign had lasted a bit longer before the meltdown, they would have been gotten rid of, but I...

Nope, just a big fat nerf to the Invisible Blade's capstone ability. So much for it ever being a worthwhile class.

How was it nerfed? I'm looking at CAdv and RoS, and it seems to be word for word the same between the two.

I'd call myself a 0. I'm as geeky as anyone else, but damn if I don't keep it hidden. I dress very well (as well as I can afford, really), date more girls than I have money for, party more than I play, and while I do have a bit of stubble going (shaving is annoying), I'm so far from fat that I'm...

A big "Eberron influencing character" thing that was the driving force for my last character is this: Religion is a personal issue in Eberron. The gods, if they exist, tend to keep their nose out of things, and even the most active of them (The Silver Flame, Vol (If she's a god)) are distant at...

This sort of "mundane treasure" problem just came up in our group, and we've had a kick of a time with it. We're a group of all dwarves, and just went through the Whispering Cairn (Age of Worms module #1). Instead of just collecting the treasure and going off to the next plot point... we're...

The DMG expert can be very useful in certain situations. Mainly, I find myself contemplating it as an alternative way to qualify for odd skill requirements of PrC's. Choosing any ten skills makes it very useful, and with a decent int, you can dip for one or two levels and come out with a full...

To me, population numbers have seemed screwy in every campaign setting. Greyhawk, FR, Dragonlance... it always seems that the numbers are too low or too high. Maybe it's just personal taste. Regardless, if the issue is that big of a deal... change it. The book is there as a guideline, and if...

Really? I haven't played around with Professional that much, but I don't think many people do. It's either a several hundred dollar liscense, or a bit of work looking for it on pirated software sites. Neither case seems to be really representitive of the typical end user (as far as I can tell...

A deserter finding a new life fighting crime in the skyways of Sharn.

If you're playing in a campaign where alignment isn't so cut and dried, consider Ur-Priest. You need to wait until 6th level before taking it, but the requirements aren't too steep, and if you pick up some fighter or wizard levels before it (wizard levels also count towards Ur-Priest CL), you...

Why do I get the mental image of a high Int, low wis barbarian pulling that out everytime he comes across something?

I think the problem is that you're playing with poor optimizers, not that you're playing with optimizers at all. A good optimizer will do all the odd prestige class dips and character optimization tricks, but will do it unoptrusively. He'll whip major butt, but also defer to other characters...

I would say that a permanency'd casting of tongues would also do the trick... but by the RAW, it doesn't. Props to the designers for making the language requirement so damn'd hard to bypass.

I unlocked the G3, and while I use it on occasion (when I'm playing as Chinese), I still prefer the M16A2 and the AK101 to it. The bigger clip is very useful, and I really like the 3 round burst on the M16. Unfortunately, there is no "One shot, One kill" sniper rifle. The M95 takes your target...

I enjoy GMing, but I prefer playing as a PC. So when our regular GM's taking a break, wants to simply be a PC to avoid burnout, or the group as a whole is itching for multiple sessions a week, I put on my GM cap. I really enjoy the act of GMing, and I like telling interesting stories, it's just...