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Now THIS is a rant! Almost anyone who can read at a high school graduate level and whose hands don't shake can learn to be a mechanic, a plumber, a salesman, a doctor, or president of the USA. The same can not be said for becoming an artist. Or a good writer, etc. Creativity is the most...

Absolutely. I just played a game where the DM allowed one of the players to use these feats and several others from Swashbuckling Adventures in a standard D&D environment. It got real ugly real fast. He rarely failed a parry roll and took no damage or very little damage in 3 out of 4 fights. (He...

Exactly. I don't even agree with a competency bonus as a freebie. I think that prior experience in skills is represented by taking the skill focus feat or other skill-boosting feats. That's why I support the idea of increasing your starting age and suffering the physical stat minuses too if you...

Re: Re: Wild Shape duration? I look at it like this: Think of the HD limit on GWS as part of the ability. Likewise, the distinction between dire and normal animals is part of the WS ability. Just because you can mix and match the sizes and types of forms that are available to you to your best...

I really like this take on the bard! A tavern gossip. Nice. But I still like mine, too :) Maybe I'll give bards a choice IMC. If they are a tavern gossip, they know mostly trivia. If they are a student of the classics, they have a narrower area of knowledge, but its more likely to be of...

Yes. It would always be your current level. However, a DM could decide to only allow these checks for a few levels, as its not fair to assume your character has a chance to know every form. Also, let me explain why I think Wisdom based checks are more appropriate then Intelligence based checks...

Kill him. Oh, er... no. Boot him. Yeah, that's it, boot him. Seriously, this guy obviously isn't enjoying himself anyway. You would be doing everyone in your group a favor. Of course, maybe his girlfriend just dumped him. In that case, point at him and laugh. And then boot him. Gotta get...

I agree. Experts rock. A first level expert starts off with almost as many skill points as a first level rogue and gets to pick his own class skills. Adepts have a nice little spell list and they get a familiar at second level. Even if you only take 1 level, it adds to any sorceror or wizard...

You probably need to get with your DM for some clear guidelines. I think the four knowledge skills you just mentioned are a great place to start. Maybe you can get him to give you a clear list like that. Or, maybe you can talk him into trading out the standard bardic knowledge ability for a set...

Bardic Knowledge overlaps a number of knowledge skills. Most notably, Knowledge(history) and Knowledge(local). The check is 1d20 +bard level +Int. Actual knowledge skills improve much more quickly for the average character. Because of this, I tend to be very liberal with what Bardic Knowledge...

I'll stop lurking around this thread long enough to agree. No sense adding restrictions that aren't specifically stated. Damn! Now I'm two cents short for coffee...

The fighter would have to be a little more specific. However, he may or may not get two attacks because readying to interrupt spellcasting is a specific action listed separately from the ready action in the SRD. If he readies to interrupt, no AoO because he is waiting for casting to start. The...

If a vampire spawn's master is slain, I thought the spawn would become a full-fledged, free-willed vampire. That would allow for lower level vampires. Maybe that's an idea stuck in my head from 2e or something...

In that case, I absolutely agree with you. :)

I was making a druid/monk/shifter that was going to be a backup character for a 12th level PC and that came up. We aborted the game when everybody died at once, so I never got to use the character, but this is what I came up with. Natural animals and plants: Wilderness Lore DC10. Modify the DC...

I have to agree with Jester that a templated creature is not an average member of a species, but it can be argued that a templated creature is not the same species as the base creature. Anyway, it says that your ABILITY SCORES must be average for the creature, but your physical appearance can...

Kind of like a concealment effect by having his outline distorted by the (presumably) loose-fitting or flapping jacket? hmmm... I think I can buy that. Heck, that means Batman's cape gives him a +1 or maybe even a +2 impromptu armor bonus which would certainly explain alot of comic book scenes...

Re: Re: Leather jackets deflect bullets?!? They might limit the damage a little, but they can't keep the road from hitting you. :) That's why I think the idea of DR for armor that I see alot on these boards might be a good way to go instead of defense. But I haven't run or played in a d20...

Excellent! About 50% of the guys I game with have military backgrounds, and my lack of familiarity with such things as firearms has been a topic of concern for me since I am going to GM our first d20 Modern campaign after we rap up our current game. Resources like this help me alot with...

I don't know if this has been addressed before. If so, I apologize. Am I missing something? A leather jacket gives a +1 equipment bonus to defense. That's fine for most melee or thrown weapons, but bullets? Also, plate mail would rarely stop a 9mm. I propose the following house rule: Impromptu...