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Have the council of elders or whatever scorn him for his arrogance in demanding such a thing. Then have the Kindly Mentor Figure explain that all of the Stormhammers owned by the clan are being used by other heros. However, one was lost centuries ago, and is rumored to be in the lair of....

People who tell the ref, "I'm not rolling stats, I don't want to have something horrible, let's just do a point buy" are taking a certain mentality toward the game. ;)

A priest isn't defined by his spells. His spells - or other class features - are defined by his faith. :) I'm not telling you that Paladins have to be driven by alignment in your game. :) All I'm saying is that this is their design history, the origin of their particular power set. If this...

I'm taking the middle ground. Play - but don't get too attached. And if the ref says, "Would you like to re-roll your hp?" I'm not gonna reply, "No, I prefer it this way." (I take it as stipulated that such re-rolling results in 1s as well, so God is my jerk ref in the thought experiment.)...

Yeah, I think it's a great mechanic. However, you can't take a Combat Reaction while flat footed. So that first round's initiative still determines who's waiting for everyone else to finish their turn.

Why does the character have 1hp? Is it because they were rolled that way? Am I refusing to play them because they're mechanically incapable of performing their ordained game or story role? (i.e. the mechanics make a mockery of the story as described) In this case, I'm perplexed as to which...

Well, I suggest banning Leadership for starters, as it's basically selling a feat. That gets you out of the dangerous realm of player entitlement. The player is correct that they can attempt to hire as many cohorts they can afford, but if a character is throwing gold about, they will attract...

In my experience, "official supplement" is player speak for, "you gotta let me use this book!" It's effective rhetoric, but nothing more. WotC didn't use it, because they weren't so arrogant as to tell hobbyists to purchase their whole range. (Though they didn't shut down this behavior - it...

I understand that. It's beside the point. My disagreement with you is over what it means for a supplement to be published by WotC. This post makes your view clear: if WotC published it as a generic expansion to a particular edition, it's part of the basic rules of that game, and the ref would...

Well, I agree whole-heartedly with that last paragraph. But the rules of 3.0 are just the three core books. A&E is no more official than any other supplement, published or unpublished, that was designed for use with the 3.0 rules. If the ref wants to use A&E, or any other supplement (no...

Depends on how you run with it. True Believer through to Pious Templar is a reasonable option for someone who's had a run-in with their maker. If you want something more low key, plain old Iron Will could represent a new-found resolve, and it's a decent feat for a fighting man. How did the...

I guess I'll answer "rollplayer", in that I am happy to roll dice to find out what my character is like, rather than crafting them to fit some pre-ordained role. But that seems to put the hardcore optimizer who insists on a point-buy or elite array into the roleplayer camp! I also don't know...

This is a fair question. Please allow me to clarify. While I tend to agree with you about the likelihood of refs accepting supplements, it's misleading to claim that: "In 3.0 it is possible. You can enchant the bracers with magic armor special abilities up to +5, as in A&EG. This can be...

I recommend just making things up. It's an old-fashioned approach, somewhat out of favor in this hobby, but still valid. edit: Sorry. Initial reply was a bit snarky. I still think you should make things up, but here's some pointers. For the Fane of Scales, you might find some inspiration...

Chill. :cool: It's an optional expansion. It changes the rules. It's neither right nor WRONG. After all, the Epic Level Handbook radically changes the rules about maximum enhancement bonuses - is that book WRONG? ;)

That's really misleading. The 3.0 DMG is no more flexible than the 3.5 version. A&E is not core to either version: it's a product put out by WotC to be compatible with 3.0. The correct answer is that this is possible if the ref allows the rules from A&E, or at least this specific rule...

OK. My advice is this: don't sketch out a plot. Your players want an RPG, not a rail-shooter. But.... give them a central setting. You've got this wicked lich-construct idea. Cool. I love it. Where does this (probably unhinged, possibly insane) being live? At the bottom/middle of some...

You're lying, it does make sense. ;) I understand that you disagree, but that's beside the point. My post was an attempt to clarify how the Arms & Equipment interpretation of Bracers of Armor works. Now, if you think that interpretation is SHATTERINGLY BROKEN, count me as surprised and...

Heironeous does like his clerics to get stuck in. I suggest that you compromise by trading away what doesn't matter to you. Ask the naga to stop eating nice and potentially nice people. If she wants to chow down on evil clerics, orcs, that kind of thing - well, you should make her aware of...

That controversial "effective" ceiling of +13 means: no more than a +8 enhancement bonus to the Armor bonus granted by the Bracers, with an additional window of +5 for special abilities.