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hmm, valourous sounds cool, especially since she's played like a gladiator too. i'd like bane, but hate to be married to such a specific and narrow list, even if its two. there's also enhancements from the ToB that give you a +3 to attack rolls, as long as you're in the same stance as the...

basically, my CN 10th level hexblade is without a greatsword, after a rather lucky hill giant sundered it into pieces, that fell into fast-rushing water. the campaign takes place in the forgotten realms, near the greypeak mountains, so i'd have to say that the most common monster types are...

sorry, i should've been a little clearer: i'm the DM, and typically run more of a hack-n-slash game, but was wondering what, in general, DMs who run more cerebral, diplomacy-based encounters have found works, or doesn't work. and yes, opportunities, or really anything would be appreciated.

simply put, anyone offer up any tips on attempting such a thing? as a tad of backstory, some good aligned PCs of roughly 10th level are accosted by a group of druids and forest-folk who are collectively 7th level, but number more. the latter dislike the former and ask why they're on their land...

honestly, tell the bard (probably has the highest charisma and reputation) to pick up leadership and then pick up a nice and loyal barbarian X / dragon shaman X, and maybe sword and board it? i suggest this for a few reasons. firstly, he'll have nice hit points, and will be fairly tanky...

1) Select an un-errata'd Iron Heart Surge as one of your daily maneuvres 2) Claim that, due to your backstory, humanity has been negatively affecting you since you were born. 3) Activate surge, negate humanity, gain small bonus to next attack roll. 4) Profit!

Deep Imaskar springs to mind...

I tend to lean this way. I've found that working with the DM to get snuck into a PrC early, say, through role-play or a side quest, is much better than trying to rules-lawyer and acronym yourself into a class; really, he can just rule 0 it, if it's really abusive, or just forget to call you next...

Not to be a debby downer, but I seem to recall that Natural Bond would only work on the first companion, of a beastmaster's ranks. I...can't cite where I got that from, so feel free to either 1) ignore me, or 2) check the FAQ/Errata?

man, things just got more complicated...thanks for the deluge of ideas! :) but yeah, my thoughts were along the lines of, her soul (mortality) has been corrupted into an undead monster, upon destroying, it would be relinquished, and she could try to reclaim it. however, perhaps as a twist, i...

Armband of Elusive action and Anklet of Translocation are both very nifty. The first allows you, as an immediate action, to ignore provoking an AoO, and the second, as a swift I believe, to warp 10, 20 or 30 feet from your location, using the 'charge' system that has been added to the MIC. Even...

although my style tends to lean more toward tactical hack and slash combat, i can surely appreciate well-placed thematics and story-telling. since your group is mostly new, you probably won't really need to be the most polished on all of your rules. thinking along these lines, sometimes the best...

update: kicking around some sources and i'd wager that the best way to make MH3's flagship monster, the Lagiacrus, would be to take the Plesiosaur from Stormwrack, and apply the half-dragon template, probably blue. here's the original thing i'm working from, in case anyone's wondering...

a player needed a new PC, and chose to be a human rogue, but wanted a tad more flair to her backstory. i suggested that the heroes find her in a long forgotten temple of Shar (FR), except that she's been there far longer than she thinks - in fact, she's dead, but has no idea. essentially, the PC...

fully agree. most people (DMs) fear that "entangling breath" is overpowered in the hands of a DS, but really, it's more like "hey, I can actually contribute to the battle now!"

give it levels in warlock, and gauntlets of eldritch admixture, but ask if acid can be replaced with cold damage. also pick up maximized spell-like ability, so then you can have "normal" blasts, but also fire, lightning and cold, as well as a "charged up" type shot...i mean blast. ...chozo :)

as everyone else already said anything of real value, i'll just chime in and say that your player inadvertently discovered why rogues > scouts. skirmish is nice, as you can do it nearly every round as it has few conditions. sneak attack is harder to pull off, but works a lot nicer.

apologies if this is the wrong forum, but does anyone know if anyone's statted out any of the Monster Hunter Tri beasties for D&D yet? part of me gets giddy thinking about sending my players against a Rathalos. :)

i believe mage-slayer, a feat from complete warrior (may be wrong) allows you to ignore insight or armour or shield bonuses that are given entirely through a spell or like means. although, again, i may be wrong.

nailed it & took my spiel! hah