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It's actually just the regular Heroforge, but with the deities and equipment from the Rise of the Runelords players guide added. It does not include any edition of the Alpha test rules.

These are very well-thought out and creative. They seem very nicely balanced, except for one nit-picky point. +4 to UMD may be just a bit powerful, and also very unorthodox considering that it's a trained only skill. You may consider instead replacing that ability with the ability that UMD is...

I'm considering offering a houserule to my players that would change the way many magic items work in my game. I've been thinking that if I tied the power level of certain magic items to the level of the Character using them, it could slightly tidy up a few issues associated with magic item...

My players will soon be facing a villain with a Human-Bane weapon. There is one human and two half-elves in the party. I'm just posting to verify that Human Bane does not work against half-elves. Is that correct? The Monster Manual does not contain stat blocks for humans, half-elves or...

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It does make sense, though. The wizard won't draw an AoO for attempting to hit someone with a quarterstaff because he's concentrating on the fight. Casting a spell draws an AoO because it's assumed he's thinking more about the spell he's casting than the fight he's in the middle of. A high...

This question pops up here from time to time. A lot of the confusion comes from the fact that there's Casting Defensively and then there's being required to make a Concentration check because you got damaged while attempting to cast. These are two separate events. Casting Defensively: Once...

Thanks for all the discussion. I feel like I can see good reasons for both the 9k price and the 30-40k price. Compared to items in the DMG, 30-40k does sound about right. Compared to the MIC, 9k sounds about right. I guess I wish that if their "message" in the MIC is that magic items are...

Thanks for all of the good advice, everyone! What if I calculate it like this? A 4th level scroll costs 700gp. An 8th level scroll costs 3000gp. So, if I take 2000gp, divide it by 700gp, then multiply by 3000gp, I'd get a price that's the same factor larger as a Dimension Door scroll...

The Pixie is sized Small, so it's right out anyway. The Jermlaine (another Fey) is sized Tiny, no Racial HD and an LA +0 from MMII. They are also virtually the only LA+0 race that gets a bonus to Wisdom (+6!!!). Be sure you check the 3.5 update file from Wizards. :Skims the description...

Thanks for the advice, SolosAddie. That sounds reasonable. If my player decides to go towards the Anklet, I'll probably do something like that. As to the Boots, I'm thinking one of two possibilities. The boots are based on Dimension Door, which is a 4th level spell. The Quicken feat raises...

Sounds good. Thanks! Thanks for the advice. This is what I'll do if he really presses the issue after I've said no.

Yep, I'd say pretty much all of those would stay in the stat block. Maybe not Combat Expertise, but I'd personally leave it in. I think what they are really trying to say is that it would not make sense for your Ice Beast to have, say, Scribe Scroll or Skill Focus (Spellcraft) as a feat.

Yep, p. 71. Any advice on Pricing the Boots when they are usable as Swift actions? Thanks.

I read somewhere that Dragon CRs are intentionally lower than appropriate so that fighting dragons will always be a "memorable" encounter. Personally, like darthkilmor, I'd leave the CR alone. I'd lower the treasure though. The treasure is supposed to be high, partially for flavor and...

I have a player interested in the Dimension Stride Boots from the Magic Item Compendium (p. 94.) They essentially let you teleport a very short distance up to 5 times per day as a Standard Action, and also give a +2 to jump all the time. The list price in the book is 2000 gold. My player...

I have a player, playing a mystic theurge, who wants to take the Arcane Disciple feat to add a domain to his Wizard spells. However, he wants to add a domain that's not on the list for his deity. I've told him that the answer is probably going to be no, but that I'd research and ask around...

It seems like it would just suffice to say, "stick to ranged attacks and spells, because you'll probably die in melee." If he takes feats like Arcane Disciple from Complete Divine, and the spell-like ability feats like Insightful from Complete Arcane, he'll have a pretty broad array of spells...

In response to what your new-to-D&D friend should play: I recommend Warmage from Complete Arcane. Basically like a Sorceror, but better hitpoints and he can wear armor. Your party sounds like it needs a good Artillary Caster and the great thing about the Warmage is that he doesn't have to...

Both the Mannikins and the Warforged are Medium sized. Are you meaning to say that Steelbred will be Large instead of Medium? That will almost certainly give them a Level Adjustment. Steel is actually made entirely from iron. Alloy implies a mixture of two different metals. This probably...