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I thought the title was eye catching! I played a super high dex monk with the obligitory spring attack chain. I was rather bored and thought this chain was rather boring. I like the standard monk feats in the PHB so I'm not swaping. I'm just trying to map out the next few levels based upon how...

I'm playing a monk in a new game. And I'm stumped on which feats to take. For levels 1, 3, 6. What would you take and why? I am not interested in the spring attack chain and using point by will put wis and str higher than dex. Using OA feats. chain 1: improved grapple, earths embrace, choke...

I've been working on a revised monk. I'm not finished but the goal is to make a Warrior monk. here is a bullet list of changes. 1. Remove Flurry of Blows + Seperate Unarmed Attack Modifier 2. Fighter BAB 3. Ambidexterity + Two Weapon fighting. The Off Hand attack can be with any part of their...

A lower quality weapon would weigh more. Definitly. Some custom KNIFE makers (notice I said KNIFE) try to make swords like big knives and get a heavy improperly balanced blade. I would rules these as having -1 hit. As being sub par. I rule in my game longswords weigh 2.5 pounds. (3 with...

Actually your typical long sword would weigh 1.5 - 2.5 pounds. (Assuming steel weapons from Jain to Katana to Knightly Sword) It would be rare that one would weigh more than 3 pounds. This can be confirmed by museum pieces, historical writings, modern reproductions not meant for stage combat...

I know this is probably a can of worms but has there been any official erreta on the issue of weapons weights? The weights listed in the PHB are grossly high and it looks like they are trying to use the weight of the weapon as a game balance issue rather than the actual weight of the weapon...

NO! By just taking into account a weapons size is not a way to determine the speed factor. example #1 : Most everybody here should be familliar with the William Walace Sword from the Braveheart movie. This great sword type was used more like a eastern martial artists Bo staff than a golf club...

it depends upon where the seal is. If it is a hose I have patched them with JB weld wrapped with duct tape clamped in 2 of those circular clamps. I did this a few times for months. There is also a head gasket, which is burried in the engine. Not hard to change if you know what you are doing. I...

I'm starting a new game with my wife. She has never played but wants to start after watching LotR a few ;) times. I want to make the game memorable for her and get her hooked. It's much easier getting out when she loves the game too! Anyway she has this thing for dragonflies. She also keeps my...

It sounds like the sorceror is more like the version I thought it would be the first time WotC said they were starting to work on a 3rd edition. I was very surprised that the sorceror was really a variant wizard, and I never liked that. I could see why wizards only had a d4 hit die and 2 skill...

I like your magic item creation rules. They are pretty cool. -D

How do these differ from the PHB? And in which book are they located in? -D

I would not have a problem with it. I have seen some skilled people with whips and they make it dance and dance fast!. They can also hit with incredible accuracy. I have been on stage during a demonstration. I held a few pieces of spagetti with duct tape marikng out 1 inch sections. The guy was...

Chen Paul Chen is constantly improving quality and I have seen several instances where customer comments led directly to product changes. If you spend some money on a Chen product and it did not preform to expectations I would let them know. On a side note. His earlier products did leave a...

Del Tin and Paul Chen (Hanwei) are both good real sword makers. -D

The marks that forensics look at are microscopic. You can easily change these microscopic marks with at the solvents, brushes and cleaning patches used. It would NOT change such obvious markings at the make and model of the guns rifleing. You would still be able to tell the gun in question was a...

Stopping power Sabots might lack stopping power. Even non saboted rounds with small cross sections sometimes offer little in the way of stopping power. Take this example. most 9mm pistols can hold 15 rounds or so. most .45 cal hold 10 or less. 9mm tends to be more popular because of the...

Yes cleaning the gun protects you from forensics. Allot of what you see on tv about guns is propoganda. But remember make and model are able to be picked up. The individual characteristics of each gun would only be shown if 1. The gun was not cleaned after firing the round in question. 2. The...

guns If a gun is cleaned after it is fired, it will leave different marks on rounds than before it is cleaned. You would at most be able to tell make/model of the fire arm. Yes sabots are available in nearly every caliber. Most criminals are not that smart. There are other draw backs to...

Actually there are a number of western smiths that can equal or surpas japanese smiths in quality and effectiveness. Note I did not say astetics as Japanese collectors who only collect Japanese blades look for certain characteristics due to the nature of the steel used. Japanese smiths are...