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Lotus, By my calculation, the Chain will have 1/3 as often a chance of dealing damage than a greatsword based purely on its increased threat range, forgetting feats for a moment because feats are customizable in many sorts of ways, and not all characters will have either a +5 bonus or a...

As one who has been playing gnomish pranksters since [all the way back in] 1994, I still find the "tindertwig/toe" gag funny. Of course I still think the bowling-ball-on-the head gag (popularized by the Three Stooges, Leslie Nielson and a million others) is still, and will always be, funny...

I agree with Pielorinho about the whole "sheathing thing" being much harder than drawing a weapon. Take the example elsewhere on this board where PCs are using barf as a weapon against a troll. Ever try to resheathe barf? Lets just say its messy... :D

Nerf weapons would be especially deadly against slimes and oozes and such. They would do "sponge" damage or some such. IMO, oozes and such should have DR 5/nerf. Perhaps those PCs puking on the troll could use some sponge weapons, too. I see a niche market developing.

The first thing I would do is roll an alchemy check to see if the characters knew what the contents of their stomach was. If they succeeded at that, I would apply the newly minted "splash weapon" tables, but with the following caveat: For every point of damage dealt by inducing vomiting, the...

In general, I think "Regeneration" is a bit of fluff spell, but I agree with the arguments about it filling a niche that a Cleric can afford (but a Wizard wouldn't get near). I am reminded of a trap I just read about in AD&D Temple of Elemental Evil. It says something like this, "When the PCs...

It is simply not true that the chains' damage is substantially weaker, or lower. Several 2 handed weapons do 2d4. Obviously having a lower crit range makes it potentially less powerful per blow than a bastard sword or a falchion, but critical hits happen only a few times per combat, whereas a...

Hey all, I was reading through my new 3.5 ediction PHB this weekend, generally feeling that the world was aright, happy with 99.9% of what I read when I came across an old, festering, pet peeve of mine which I thought I would share: Which power gamer down at WoTC got ahold of the Spiked Chain...

As a very lazy DM with a brain addled by years of marijuana abuse and must see TV, I wholeheartedly support this project. If combat gets "mechanical" its only because you, the DM, was too unimaginative to realize that a tactical breakdown is just a SUGGESTION. Roll yourself a will save, fudge...

I can't comment on whether XP is some sort of karma, mana, souljuice, chi or whatever -- but I can proffer an opinyun about why you lose some when you try to permanently tap into that magical flow: Your mental and physical body is dummed down a bit as it would be if it were exposed to...

I was just reading the rules for multi-classing and I noticed that there are substantial penalties for multiclassing in the form of the cumulative 20% penalty for having too large of a discrepancy between your levels. The book mumbles some excuse about it being "difficult" to juggle the...

After careful scrutiny of the sage wisdom in this thread, which implored me to make my own judgement about 3.5 using the free downloads, I did just this and I must say: I am impressed by 3.5 -- especially the improved ranger and druid classes, which did not seemed particularly well-designed...

Hey All, Forgive me if you have all discussed this to death, but I've been out of the loop for the past several months. My questions are these: Is 3.5 really good enough to drop another $100 to re-buy the core rule books? If I only buy one 3.5 book initially, should I start with the PHB or...

[warning: spoiler for original Temple of Elemental Evil] Hey all, I'm going to lead my adventurers on a conversion of the original AD&D Temple of Elemental Evil. I got my conversion ready, read through the module, etc. But then I found the Zuggtmoy conversion and the skin on the back of my...

Quick, basic question: My character uses a spear with 10' reach. I was trying to figure out if he got an attack of opportunity with it every time the bad guys (with 5' reach) ran up to him. I recall seeing a chart once that implied that reach weapons do not attack adjacently to their wielders...

Gratis, Sir Whiskers Good karma to Sir Whiskers. This conversion rocks. If anybody needs it, drop me an email and I'll pass it along. Put "Temple of Elemental Evil" in the subject so I don't inadvertantly scrap it.

Hey all, Its been a long time since I've been on this board. Glad to see so many new and old faces. I recently found my original Temple of Elemental Evil module buried in my garage and I was wondering if anybody knew where I could find its conversion to 3E. I am surprised that I haven't found...